§ 103400 Employee Collective Bargaining Rights

Public Utilities Code·California

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This law says workers can form or join a union, pick their own negotiators, and work together to bargain for better pay, benefits, or protection.

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•Workers can organize themselves into unions.
•They can pick their own representatives for bargaining.
•They may take collective action for better pay, safety, or other protections.

Example

Maria works at a car factory and wants better safety gear. She and her coworkers start a union and choose a representative to talk to the boss about safer equipment.

Because of this law, Maria can help start the union, join it, and have a chosen rep negotiate with the employer for safer gear.

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§ 103400 Employee Collective Bargaining Rights

Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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self-organization labor organizations bargain collectively concerted activities mutual aid or protection

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 103400.

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