Headnote for 0777H, 603.03000 - Usurping the Role of Union as Rep; Employer Speaking to or on Behalf of Employees - California Public Employment Relations Board

EMPLOYER REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH; BYPASSING EXCLUSIVE REP – Usurping the Role of Union as Rep; Employer Speaking to or on Behalf of Employees

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603.00000 – EMPLOYER REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH; BYPASSING EXCLUSIVE REP
603.03000 – Usurping the Role of Union as Rep; Employer Speaking to or on Behalf of Employees

Employer newsletter, published during negotiations, violated HEERA by announcing that as a result of the State budget employees would receive a 4 percent pay increase for non-faculty staff, effective January 1, 1988. Negotiations were not yet completed and the statements had the effect of undercutting the bargaining relationship envisioned under the Act. Comment constituted unlawful interference and was not protected under section 3571.3.