AB 2754, as introduced, Grove. Public employment: employee bargaining representatives: financial information.
Existing law generally grants state employees the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of employer-employee relations. Existing law prescribes procedures in this regard for different public employers and occupational classifications, both state and local.
This bill would require an organization that provides representation to public employees in labor negotiations with a state or local public employer to hold an election every 2 years to determine if the current labor union should continue to represent those members of the organization. This bill grant members the right during that election to affirmatively select another public employee organization to represent them.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 3599.1)
2is added to Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to read:
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(a) For purposes of this section:
7(1) “Public employee organization” means an organization that
8provides representation to public employees in labor negotiations
9with a public employer regarding the terms and conditions of
10employment.
11(2) “Public employer” means any public employer, including,
12but not limited to, an employer subject to Chapter 10 (commencing
13with Section 3500), Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 3512),
14Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 3525), Chapter 10.7
15(commencing with Section 3540), or Chapter 12 (commencing
16with Section 3560), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 71600)
17of Title 8, and Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 71800) of
18this code, and
Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 99560) of Part
1911 of Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code.
20(b) On and after January 1, 2017, a public employee organization
21shall hold an election every two years to determine if that
22organization will continue to represent its members during any
23subsequent employment-related negotiations.
24(c) During the election described in subdivision (b), members
25shall have the right to affirmatively select another public employee
26organization to represent them.
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