Headnote for A270E, 800.04000 - Scope of Duty; Internal Union Affairs - California Public Employment Relations Board

UNION UNFAIR PRACTICES; DUTY OF FAIR REPRESENTATION – Scope of Duty; Internal Union Affairs

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800.00000 – UNION UNFAIR PRACTICES; DUTY OF FAIR REPRESENTATION
800.04000 – Scope of Duty; Internal Union Affairs

An exclusive representative does not violate the duty of fair representation by refusing to represent a unit memeber who seeks vindication of rights in a non-contractual administrative or judicial forum not controlled by the exclusive representative such as under the Education Code; p. 7, 8, ALJ's order. The national affiliate of an exclusive representative does not become an exclusive representative through affiliation with a local chapter; p. 7, ALJ's order.