10K Hearing

Question: What is a 10K Hearing? 

Answer: A Section 10(k) hearing is a hearing held pursuant to Section 10(k) of the National Labor Relations Act.  Such a hearing is scheduled when an employer files an unfair labor practice charge alleging that a union has engaged in an unfair labor practice with regard to a jurisdictional dispute.  The purpose of the 10(k) hearing is to determine which union should be awarded jurisdiction in these particular circumstances.  Of the factors looked at at by the NLRB in such a hearing, the most important are generally the employer's choice of who should be assigned the work and the past practice in such assignments.