If a union wants to organize, it typically moves through five steps to the organizing process. Which one of the following is not one of the five stages of unionization of work force?

Financing is not identified as one of the five formal stages of union organizing in standard HR and labor relations frameworks. The recognized stages typically include the organizing campaign, gathering authorization cards, filing for an NLRB election, the election itself, and obtaining formal recognition from the employer.

The campaign is a recognized stage of union organizing in which union organizers contact and persuade workers to support unionization.

Obtaining recognition is a formal stage in which the employer officially acknowledges the union as the exclusive bargaining representative following a successful election.

The election, overseen by the NLRB, is a core stage in which eligible employees vote on whether to be represented by the union.