PURPOSE: This rule describes who may intervene and the requirements needed to intervene.

1. (1) Any third party having a legitimate interest in any proceedings may file a petition of intervention setting forth facts sufficient to establish such interest and requesting that the board resolve contested factual matters in its favor. For purposes of third-party intervention, legitimate interest means the intervenor must be able to prove it is authorized to represent at least ten percent (10%) of the employees within a proposed bargaining unit. An intervening organization’s showing of legitimate interest shall be made either prior to or during the course of any hearing that may be held. Any organization which has a signed, valid collective bargaining agreement encompassing the proposed bargaining unit, or any portion, shall be considered to have a legitimate interest in any proceedings upon presentation of same.

AUTHORITY: section 295.070, RSMo 1986. Original rule filed Dec. 31, 1975, effective Jan. 10, 1976.