Pocket Guide to the Ralph C. Dills Act (3rd ed., 2013)

This guide provides a thorough description of the Dills Act – how it works, its history, and how it fits in with other labor relations laws. Also included are Public Employment Relations Board enforcement procedures, the text of the act, and a summary of all key cases that interpret the act, with complete citations and references to CPER analyses. In addition, there is a summary of PERB rules and regulations, a case index, and a glossary of terms designed for Dills Act users.

Since the 2006 edition, the Governor’s reorganization plan has created a new Department of Human Resources that took over the responsibilities of the Department of Personnel Administration and limited the role of the State Personnel Board. This new pocket guide edition summarizes over 60 PERB and court decisions that have issued since 2006 – cases that develop and clarify areas of the law such as interference and discrimination, duty to bargain, scope of bargaining, impasse resolution, protected activity, PERB jurisdiction and procedures, and unilateral action, among others.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction (Page 1)
   1. History of California Labor Relations Laws (Page 2)
   2. Excluded Employees Bill of Rights Act Summary (Page 5)
   3. Dills Act: Summary and Commentary (Page 7)
      1. PERB (Page 9)
      2. Representation (Page 10)
      3. Scope of Representation (Page 11)
      4. Unfair Practices (Page 12)
      5. Organization Security (Page 13)
      6. Impasse, Expired Agreements and Strikes (Page 14)
      7. Legislative Approval (Page 17)
      8. Access and Other Organizational Rights (Page 18)
      9. Public Notice (Page 19)
2. Ralph C. Dills Act (Page 20)
3. Major PERB and Court Decisions (Page 45)
   1. Access, Union right to (Page 46)
   2. Agreements and Contracts (Page 48)
   3. Code Sections Pertaining to Peace Officers’ Rights (Page 50)
   4. Dills Act/Constitutional Conflicts (Page 51)
   5. Discrimination for, or Interference With, Protected Activity (Page 52)
   6. Domination of, or Interference With, Union (Page 58)
   7. Dues Deduction (Page 60)
   8. Duty of Fair Representation (Page 61)
   9. Duty to Bargain in Good Faith (Page 65)
   10. Election Objections (Page 72)
   11. Employee Organization (Page 73)
   12. Exclusive Representative, Certification or Decertification Elections (Page 73)
   13. Fair Share (Page 75)
   14. Furloughs (Page 80)
   15. Impasse Resolution Procedures (Page 80)
   16. Internal Union Matters (Page 82)
   17. Protected Activity (Page 84)
   18. Public Employment Relations Board Jurisdiction (Page 86)
   19. Public Employment Relations Board Procedure (Page 91)
   20. Public Notice (“Sunshine Law”) (Page 96)
   21. Right to Information (Page 96)
   22. Representation Rights (Page 97)
   23. Scope of Bargaining (Page 100)
   24. Strikes and Job Actions (Page 103)
   25. Unilateral Action (Page 107)
   26. Unit Determination (Page 112)
4. PERB Regulations and Sources of Information (Page 115)
   1. PERB Regulations (Page 115)
      1. General Provisions (Page 115)
      2. Unfair Practices (Page 116)
      3. Injunctions (Page 117)
      4. Representation Procedures (Page 117)
      5. Impasse Resolution (Page 118)
      6. Agency Shop (Page 118)
   2. Sources of Information on PERB (Page 119)
5. Glossary of Terms (Page 121)
6. Table of Cases (Page 133)
7. Index to Subjects (Page 137)