| has gloss | eng: Card check (also called majority sign-up) is a method for American employees to organize into a labor union in which a majority of employees in a bargaining unit sign authorization forms, or "cards," stating they wish to be represented by the union. Since the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) became law in 1935, majority sign-up has been an alternative to the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) election process. There are two main differences between majority sign-up and the NLRB election process. One difference is that majority sign-up is a public ballot, whereas the NLRA election process is a secret ballot. The other difference is that majority sign-up does not mandate intervention of the NLRB if the employers refuse to recognize the union after a majority of workers vote for unionization, whereas the NLRB election process does require NLRB intervention. |