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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 4Ch. 12Art. 5§ 3573 Union Recognition Process

§ 3573 Union Recognition Process

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§ 3573 Union Recognition Process

Key Takeaways

  • •A group of workers can ask to be the official voice for all workers in a certain job group.
  • •They must show that more than half of the workers in that group want them to represent them.
  • •They have to tell the boss exactly which jobs are in the group and prove most workers agree.
  • •The boss must put up a notice about this request where all workers in that group can see it.

Example

A group of janitors at a university want to form a union to talk to the school bosses about better pay.

They can ask the university to recognize them as the official group speaking for all janitors. They need to show that more than half of the janitors agree. Then, the university must put up signs in all buildings where janitors work, telling everyone about this request.

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§ 3573 Union Recognition Process

An employee organization may become the exclusive representative for the employees of an appropriate unit for purposes of meeting and conferring by filing a request with a higher education employer alleging that a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit wish to be represented by such organization and asking the employer to recognize it as the exclusive representative. The request shall describe the grouping of jobs or positions which constitute the unit claimed to be appropriate and shall certify that proof of majority support has been submitted to either the board or to a mutually agreed upon third party. Notice of any such request shall immediately be posted conspicuously on all employee bulletin boards in each facility of the employer in which members of the unit claimed to be appropriate are employed. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 744.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

educationclaimemployeeportemployerunionorganizationmajority

Related Statutes

  • § 3574 Higher Education Union Recognition
  • § 3575 Employee Representation Petitions
  • § 3544 Employee Union Recognition Process
  • § 3544.3 Employee Representation Election Petition
  • § 3560 Higher Education Labor Relations

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 3573.
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