PURPOSE: This rule describes who may intervene and the requirements needed to intervene.
- (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 the parties signing a consent election agreement or, absent an agreement, the start 8 CSR 40-2
of any hearing. 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 1994.* Original rule filed Dec. 31, 1975, effective Jan. 10, 1976. Amended: Filed May 3, 1999, effective Nov. 30, 1999.
*Original authority 295.070, RSMo 1947.