EMPLOYER REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH; UNILATERAL CHANGE (FOR NEGOT OF SPECIFIC SUBJECTS, SEE SEC 1000, SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION) – In General

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Subsection 3541.5(b) does not divest PERB of jurisdiction to resolve unfair practice charges simply because the employer's conduct also constitutes breach of a collective bargaining agreement. The subsection grants PERB authority to resolve charge even if it must interpret terms of agreement to do so; pp. 7-8. PERB is concerned with a change in established policy (concerning a matter within scope), whether the policy is embodied in a contract or evidenced by past practice; p. 8. Not every breach of contract violates Act. Breach must be a change of policy which has a generalized effect or continuing impact upon terms and conditions of employment; p. 9. Competing claims over proper contract interpretation, without showing that charging party's interpretation was the one agreed to, do not demonstrate policy change or violation; pp. 12-13. that charging party's interpretation was the one agreed to, do not demonstrate policy change or violation; pp. 12-13.