California Government Code

§ 3521

GOV § 3521Div. 4 · Title 1 · Ch. 10.3

Statute text

(a)In determining an appropriate unit, the board shall be governed by the criteria in subdivision (b). However, the board shall not direct an election in a unit unless one or more of the employee organizations involved in the proceeding is seeking or agrees to an election in such a unit.

(b)In determining an appropriate unit, the board shall take into consideration all of the following criteria:

(1)The internal and occupational community of interest among the employees, including, but not limited to, the extent to which they perform functionally related services or work toward established common goals; the history of employee representation in state government and in similar employment; the extent to which the employees have common skills, working conditions, job duties, or similar educational or training requirements; and the extent to which the employees have common supervision.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 776.