California Public Utilities Code

§ 28850

PUC § 28850 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 10 · Part 2 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)If a majority of the employees employed by the district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by an employee organization, the board, after determining pursuant to Section 28851 that the employee organization represents the employees in the appropriate unit, shall bargain with the exclusive representative of those employees. Both parties shall bargain in good faith and make all reasonable efforts to reach agreement on the terms of a written contract governing wages, salaries, hours, working conditions, and grievance procedures.

(1)If a dispute arises over the terms of a written contract governing wages, salaries, hours, or working conditions that is not resolved by negotiations conducted in good faith between the board and the exclusive representative, then upon the agreement of both parties, the board and the exclusive representative may submit the dispute to an arbitration board. The decision of a majority of the arbitration board shall be final.

(2)(A) The arbitration board shall be composed of two representatives of the district, two representatives of the exclusive representative, and a fifth member to be agreed upon by the representatives of the district and the exclusive representative.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 293, Sec. 3. (AB 2850) Effective January 1, 2021.