Headnote for 0897E, 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

As exclusive representative's decision to refund agency fees to one nonmember is an internal union matter which does not have a substantial impact on the relationship of unit members to the employer, there was no violation of the duty of fair representation; p. 3, warning letter. Duty of fair representation does not apply to internal union activities that do not have a substantial impact on the relationship of unit members to their employer; p. 3, warning letter.