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NovaWeave Textiles, a plant with about 900 workers, operates with two labor organizations among its workforce: (i) NovaWeave Front (NWF), whose officers are appointed by the plant manager and whose treasury is funded by the company; membership is largely recruited through payroll deductions and incentives; and (ii) the People’s Textile Alliance (PTA), formed spontaneously by workers in response to management practices. Management warns employees that joining PTA will lead to adverse shifts or other disciplinary measures and asserts that NWF is the official bargaining agent. When PTA seeks recognition and certification as the exclusive bargaining agent, the company continues to bargain only with NWF and blocks the certification process. (a) Is NWF a legitimate labor organization for purposes of collective bargaining? Identify the controlling doctrine and explain your reasoning. (b) If NWF is not a valid independent bargaining agent, what remedies may be available to PTA and to affected employees for employer domination or interference with the right to organize? (c) Outline the proper steps the workers must take to secure certification as the exclusive bargaining agent and the role of the labor authorities in ensuring free choice of representation.