{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-9701.513","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 9701.513","heading":"Exclusive recognition of labor organizations.","body":"The Department must accord exclusive recognition to a labor organization if the organization has been selected as the representative, in a secret ballot election, by a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit as determined by the Authority, who cast valid ballots in the election.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER XCVII—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT)","PART 9701—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM","Subpart E—Labor-Management Relations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"ec490cf0c9a19c6537a96e4b6a6c477b18543a8ede0f08c5871c3a7b7b1f093c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-9701.512","next":"us/5-cfr-9701.514"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}