California Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Flashcards

Which California agency oversees collective bargaining disputes for public sector employees (excluding agricultural workers)?

Answer: Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)

PERB administers collective bargaining statutes for California's public sector employees, including state, local government, and educational employees.

The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) governs collective bargaining for which group of employees?

Answer: Local government employees such as city and county workers

The MMBA governs labor relations for local public agencies, including cities, counties, and special districts in California.

California's Agricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA) was signed into law in which year, making California the first state to grant farm workers collective bargaining rights?

Answer: 1975

The ALRA was signed into law in 1975, representing a landmark victory for César Chávez and the United Farm Workers movement.

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) does NOT apply to which category of employers?

Answer: Federal, state, and local government agencies

The NLRA covers private sector employers; public sector government agencies are excluded and instead covered by separate federal or state statutes.

Under California public sector labor law, 'good faith' bargaining requires an employer to:

Answer: Meet at reasonable times and genuinely try to reach agreement, without being required to agree to any specific proposal

Good faith bargaining obligates parties to meet at reasonable times and genuinely attempt to reach agreement, but does not compel agreement to any particular proposal.

Which California statute governs collective bargaining for K-12 school districts and community colleges?

Answer: Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA/Rodda Act)

The Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA), also called the Rodda Act, governs collective bargaining for K-12 school districts and community college districts.

Under California public sector labor law, an employer commits an unfair labor practice (ULP) when it:

Answer: Refuses to meet and confer in good faith with a recognized employee organization

Refusing to meet and confer in good faith with a recognized employee organization is a classic unfair labor practice under California's public sector collective bargaining statutes.