BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 6, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
AB
874 (Rendon) - As Amended March 26, 2015
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|Policy |Public Employees, |Vote:|6 - 1 |
|Committee: |Retirement/Soc Sec | | |
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill applies the Ralph C. Dills Act (Dills Act) to
employees of the Judicial Council, subject to certain specified
exemptions. As a result, Judicial Council employees could be
represented by a union.
FISCAL EFFECT:
1)Annual General and Special Fund costs of $400,000 to $750,000
to Judicial Council to establish and maintain labor and
employee relations functions.
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2)Increased ongoing employment costs following any salary or
benefits increases resulting from union bargaining.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. According to the author, Judicial Council employees
are not represented by a union, but would like to be. Service
Employees International Union Local 1000 (SEIU) believes it
can represent Judicial Council employees under the
Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA), however recognition can only
be confirmed by undertaking a representation petition process
with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). According
to the author, in the event PERB determines MMBA is
inapplicable to Judicial Council employees, AB 874 serves to
clarify that Judicial Council employees can be represented by
a union under the Dills Act.
2)Judicial Employees. The California Constitution exempts from
civil service officers and employees appointed or employed by
councils, commissions, or public corporations in the judicial
branch or by a court of record or officer thereof. Existing
law provides collective bargaining rights for state employees
of the executive branch under the Dills Act, which establishes
processes for determining wages, hours, terms, and conditions
of employment for represented employees. The Trial Court
Employment Protection and Governance Act provides a similar
regulatory labor relations framework for trial court
employees. As a result of that legislation, trial court
employees are currently represented by SEIU.
This bill creates a framework to allow Judicial Council
employees to be represented by a union. According to the
Judicial Council, approximately 575 employees could be
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affected by this bill.
Analysis Prepared by:Joel Tashjian / APPR. / (916)
319-2081