Decision 1379E – California School Employees Association (Hansen)
LA-CO-789
Decision Date: February 28, 2000
Decision Type: PERB Decision
Description: Employee appealed ALJ’s proposed decision which dismissed allegation that CSEA breached its duty of fair representation and discriminated against employee.
Disposition: Affirmed. Employee failed to show that breach of duty of fair representation had occurred.
Perc Vol: 24
Perc Index: 31064
Decision Headnotes
800.02000 – Grievance Handling/Contract Administration
Charging party failed to prove that CSEA arbitrarily ignored or otherwise mishandled a meritorious grievance; no evidence that charging party asked union to file a grievance on any of the five occasions alleged in the complaint.
800.05000 – Mode or Adequacy of Representation/Advocacy
Charging Party did not meet burden of demonstrating CSEA engaged in pattern of conduct that breached DFR. Case distinguished from American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, International Council 57 (Dehler) (1996) PERB Decision No. 1152-H.