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Identify the true statements about election petitions to the National Labor Relations Board $($NLRB$)$ to determine if employees wish to be represented by a union. $($Check all that apply.$)$

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Unlike employees and unions, employers are not allowed to file representation petitions asking the NLRB to conduct an election.

A petitioner must serve the representation petition on the NLRB$,$ which then notifies the other party.

The NLRB investigates a representation petition to assess whether an election should be conducted and directs an election, if appropriate.

The employer is free to simply acknowledge its employees' interest in joining a particular union and to engage in bargaining with that union.