California Public Utilities Code

§ 90300

PUC § 90300 Effective Jun 27, 2012Div. 10 · Part 8 · Ch. 3 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)Employees have the right to self-organize, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. It is declared to be in the public interest that the district not express any preference for one union over another.

(1)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, if a majority of the employees employed by a district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by a labor organization, then the district, after determining pursuant to subdivision (f) that the labor organization represents the employees in the appropriate unit, shall enter into a written contract with the accredited representative of those employees governing wages, salaries, hours, and working conditions.

(B)(i) If a dispute arises over wages, salaries, hours, or working conditions that is not resolved by negotiations conducted in good faith between the district and the labor organization, then upon the request of either party, the district and the labor organization may submit the dispute to an arbitration board. The decision of a majority of the arbitration board shall be final.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 127. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.