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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 4Ch. 12Art. 5§ 3576 Employee Decertification Petitions

§ 3576 Employee Decertification Petitions

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§ 3576 Employee Decertification Petitions

Key Takeaways

  • •Workers can ask for a vote to remove their union or change who represents them.
  • •At least 30% of the workers must agree to start this process.
  • •The request must follow the board's rules.

Example

A group of teachers at a school want to stop being represented by their current union.

If at least 30% of the teachers sign a petition saying they don’t want the union anymore, the board will look into it and decide if a vote should happen.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 3576 Employee Decertification Petitions

A petition may be filed with the board, in accordance with its rules and regulations, requesting it to investigate and decide the question of whether the employees wish to decertify an exclusive representative or to reconsider the appropriateness of a unit. Such petition may allege that the employees in an appropriate unit no longer desire a particular employee organization as their exclusive representative, provided that such petition is supported by 30 percent of the employees in the unit indicating support for another organization or lack of support for the incumbent exclusive representative. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 744.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

petitionemployeeportregulationorganizationaccordancequestion

Related Statutes

  • § 3575 Employee Representation Petitions
  • § 3573 Union Recognition Process
  • § 3587 Union Financial Reporting Requirements
  • § 3544.3 Employee Representation Election Petition
  • § 3574 Higher Education Union Recognition

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 3576.
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