Pocket Guide to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (16th ed., 2016)
$27.00
By Bonnie G. Bogue, Carol Vendrillo, Marla Taylor, and Eric Borgerson
Revised by Timothy G. Yeung
16th edition, 2016
266 in stock
Description
A valuable reference and training tool, for anyone who needs to understand the basic rights and obligations conferred by the statute covering local government: cities, counties, and most special districts.
The guide provides a description of the MMBA, detailing the Act’s major provisions; the text of the MMBA, including all amendments in effect as of August 1, 2016; a summary of the rules and procedures promulgated by the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to administer the Act, as well as some sources of information about how PERB exercises its authority; a guide to the major decisions by the courts and the board interpreting the Act, arranged by subject; a glossary of labor relations terms; a table of PERB and court decisions interpreting the MMBA; and an index of terms used throughout the guide.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction | 1 |
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A. Overview of California Labor Relations Laws | 2 |
B. History of the Statutory Enactments | 4 |
C. Summary of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act | 7 |
1. Adoption of Local Rules | 7 |
2. Recognition of Employee Organizations | 9 |
3. Bargaining Unit Determination | 10 |
4. Organizational Security | 12 |
5. PERB’s Jurisdiction | 15 |
6. Collective Bargaining | 17 |
7. Dispute Settlement | 19 |
8. Organizational Rights | 24 |
9. Employee Rights | 28 |
10. Unfair Practices | 29 |
D. The MMBA and the Courts | 33 |
E. The MMBA and Other Acts | 35 |
II. Statutes | 36 |
A. Meyers-Milias- Brown Act | 36 |
B. Code of Civil Procedure Sections Addressing Binding Arbitration | 60 |
C. Firefighters, Labor Code | 68 |
D. State Labor Policy, Labor Code | 69 |
III. PERB Regulations | 70 |
A. General Regulations | 70 |
B. Deference to Local Rules on Representational Matters | 70 |
C. Summary of PERB Regulations | 71 |
D. Sources of Information on PERB | 75 |
IV. Major MMBA Court Decisions and Rulings of the Public Employment Relations Board | 77 |
A. Agency Shop | 78 |
B. Arbitration and Delegation of Governing Body’s Authority to Arbitrator | 82 |
C. Discrimination or Retaliation for, or Interference With, Protected Union Activity | 84 |
D. Duty to Bargain (Meet and Confer) in Good Faith | 85 |
E. Employee and Organizational Rights | 91 |
F. Employer Domination of, or Interference with, Exclusive Representative | 92 |
G. Impasse Resolution Procedures | 92 |
H. Local Agency Rules | 94 |
I. Memoranda of Understanding, Agreements | 95 |
J. MMBA Preemption of Labor Relations | 96 |
K. Public Employment Relations Board Procedure | 98 |
L. Representation | 102 |
M. Scope of Bargaining | 104 |
N. Strikes | 109 |
O. Units | 112 |
V. Glossary for MMBA Users | 114 |
VI. Table of Cases | 126 |
VII. Index of Terms | 139 |
Additional information
Weight | 0.625 lbs |
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Dimensions | 10 × 6 × 0.5 in |
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