Pocket Guide to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (16th ed., 2016)

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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

  1. Introduction (Page 1)
    1. Overview of California Labor Relations Laws (Page 2)
    2. History of the Statutory Enactments (Page 4)
    3. Summary of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Page 7)
      1. Adoption of Local Rules (Page 7)
      2. Recognition of Employee Organizations (Page 9)
      3. Bargaining Unit Determination (Page 10)
      4. Organizational Security (Page 12)
      5. PERB’s Jurisdiction (Page 15)
      6. Collective Bargaining (Page 17)
      7. Dispute Settlement (Page 19)
      8. Organizational Rights (Page 24)
      9. Employee Rights (Page 28)
      10. Unfair Practices (Page 29)
      1. Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Page 36)
      2. Code of Civil Procedure Sections Addressing Binding Arbitration (Page 60)
      3. Firefighters, Labor Code (Page 68)
      4. State Labor Policy, Labor Code (Page 69)
      1. General Regulations (Page 70)
      2. Deference to Local Rules on Representational Matters (Page 70)
      3. Summary of PERB Regulations (Page 71)
      4. Sources of Information on PERB (Page 75)
      1. Agency Shop (Page 78)
      2. Arbitration and Delegation of Governing Body’s Authority to Arbitrator (Page 82)
      3. Discrimination or Retaliation for, or Interference With, Protected Union Activity (Page 84)
      4. Duty to Bargain (Meet and Confer) in Good Faith (Page 85)
      5. Employee and Organizational Rights (Page 91)
      6. Employer Domination of, or Interference with, Exclusive Representative (Page 92)
      7. Impasse Resolution Procedures (Page 92)
      8. Local Agency Rules (Page 94)
      9. Memoranda of Understanding, Agreements (Page 95)
      10. MMBA Preemption of Labor Relations (Page 96)
      11. Public Employment Relations Board Procedure (Page 98)
      12. Representation (Page 102)
      13. Scope of Bargaining (Page 104)
      14. Strikes (Page 109)
      15. Units (Page 112)
      Weight 0.625 lbs
      Dimensions 10 × 6 × 0.5 in