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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 11.5Ch. 5Art. 2§ 125520 Employee Organizational Rights

§ 125520 Employee Organizational Rights

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§ 125520 Employee Organizational Rights

Key Takeaways

  • •Workers can join or create groups (like unions) to talk to their boss together.
  • •These groups can help workers ask for better pay, hours, or working conditions.
  • •Workers can pick their own leaders to speak for them.
  • •It’s legal for workers to team up to protect each other at work.

Example

A group of teachers at a school want better pay.

They can form a union, choose a leader, and talk to the school boss together to ask for higher salaries. The law protects their right to do this.

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

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§ 125520 Employee Organizational 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. 1975, Ch. 1188.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

self-organizationlabor organizationsbargain collectivelyconcerted activitiesmutual aid or protection

Related Statutes

  • § 120500 Employee Labor Organization Rights
  • § 30755 Employee Collective Bargaining Rights
  • § 100300 Employee Organizational Rights
  • § 103400 Employee Collective Bargaining Rights
  • § 101340 Employee Union Rights Protection

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 125520.
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