2422.1—Purposes of a petition.
A petition may be filed for the following purposes:
(1)
(i)
An election to determine if employees in an appropriate unit wish to be represented for the purpose of collective bargaining by an exclusive representative, and/or
(ii)
A determination of eligibility for dues allotment in an appropriate unit without an exclusive representative; or
(2)
an election to determine if employees in a unit no longer wish to be represented for the purpose of collective bargaining by an exclusive representative.
(c) Consolidation.
To consolidate two or more units, with or without an election, in an agency and for which a labor organization is the exclusive representative.