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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 2Ch. 4§ 28849 Employee Union Representation Rights

§ 28849 Employee Union Representation Rights

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§ 28849 Employee Union Representation Rights

Key Takeaways

  • •Workers can join groups (like unions) to have a say at work.
  • •These groups can talk to bosses for all workers in a job type.
  • •A special board (Public Employment Relations Board) makes sure these rules are followed.

Example

A group of teachers want better pay and working conditions.

They can form a union to talk to the school bosses together. The special board makes sure the school listens and follows the rules.

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§ 28849 Employee Union Representation Rights

(a) It is a primary purpose of this chapter to promote the improvement of personnel management and employer-employee relations within the district by providing a uniform basis for recognizing the right of employees to join employee organizations of their own choice, to be represented, to select one employee organization as the exclusive representative of the employees in an appropriate unit, and to afford employees a voice at work. (b) The Public Employment Relations Board established pursuant to Section 3541 of the Government Code, and the powers and duties of that board, as described in Section 3541.3 of the Government Code, shall have jurisdiction, as appropriate, to enforce this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 293, Sec. 2. (AB 2850) Effective January 1, 2021.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

personnel managementemployer-employee relationsemployee organizationsexclusive representativePublic Employment Relations Board

Related Statutes

  • § 102399 Employee Representation Rights
  • § 100309 Vta Employee Representation
  • § 28850 Public Employee Collective Bargaining
  • § 28856 Union Representation Rights
  • § 28857 Employee Change Negotiation Notice

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 28849.
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