EMPLOYER REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH; UNILATERAL CHANGE (FOR NEGOT OF SPECIFIC SUBJECTS, SEE SEC 1000, SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION) – New Policy or Application or Enforcement of Existing Policy in New Way

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Elimination of 5 minutes from the preparation period was unlawful despite no specific evidence of impact. Impact on hours is apparent since teachers must accomplish the remainder of preparation outside regular hours. That the change was a small one may be a sensible position to take at negotiations table, but is no basis for exempting employer from obligation to bargain; pp. 9-10. (Overruled - see Imperial - PERB #825.) A single administrative error, immediately retracted by the District upon discovery, but which resulted in some teachers working noon-time duty on one day, does not demonstrate a breach of bargaining obliga- tion. Hearing officer's characterization of conduct as de minimus, inappropriate; p. 11.