The United Mine Workers (UMW)were seeking recognition through an election at the McCoy Coal Co.Two hundred employees were eligible to vote,but the vote was only 50 for and 25 against the UMW.According to the process the NLRB should now:
A) order another election since neither side received the votes of a majority of the unit employees.
B) certify the union as the representative for the 50 employees voting for the UMW.
C) leave it up to the parties to negotiate whether or not the UMW will represent any employees.
D) certify the UMW since it was approved by a majority of those voting.

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The NLRB should certify the UMW since it was approved by a majority of those voting. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) requires that a union must be certified if it is approved by a majority of employees in a bargaining unit. In this case, since 50 employees voted in favor of the UMW, which is more than half of the employees who voted, the union should be certified as the representative of the bargaining unit employees.

The United Mine Workers (UMW)were Seeking Recognition Through an Election