§ 28859 Employee Organization Prohibited Conduct

Public Utilities Code·California

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•Work groups can't punish or threaten workers for using their rights.
•Work groups must talk and negotiate fairly with the boss about worker issues.
•Work groups can't refuse to join fair talks when there's a disagreement.

Example

A teacher's union tells a teacher they'll get fired if they report unsafe conditions at school.

This is illegal because the union can't threaten a teacher for using their right to speak up about safety.

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§ 28859 Employee Organization Prohibited Conduct

It is unlawful for an employee organization to do any of the following: (a) Impose or threaten to impose reprisals on employees, discriminate or threaten to discriminate against employees, or otherwise interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees because of their exercise of rights guaranteed to them by this chapter. (b) Refuse or fail to meet and negotiate in good faith with the district concerning any of the employees of which it is the exclusive representative. (c) Refuse to participate in good faith in mutually agreed upon impasse procedures. (Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 293, Sec. 8. (AB 2850) Effective January 1, 2021.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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reprisals discriminate interfere good faith impasse procedures

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 28859.

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