CFR > Title 5 - Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER XIV—FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL > SUBCHAPTER C—FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY (parts 2420 to 2430) > PART 2422—REPRESENTATION PROCEEDINGS > 2422.1—Purposes of a petition.

2422.1—Purposes of a petition.

A petition may be filed for the following purposes:
(a) Elections or Eligibility for dues allotment. To request:
(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.
(3) Petitions under this subsection must be accompanied by an appropriate showing of interest.
(b) Clarification or Amendment. To clarify, and/or amend:
(1) A recognition or certification then in effect; and/or
(2) Any other matter relating to representation.
(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.