Headnote for 1029S, 407.02000 - Withdrawal of Union Membership; Authorization Suggested, Aided or Discouraged - California Public Employment Relations Board

EMPLOYER INTERFERENCE, RESTRAINT, COERCION; INTERFERENCE WITH DECERTIFICATION OR RIVAL UNION PETITION – Withdrawal of Union Membership; Authorization Suggested, Aided or Discouraged

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407.00000 – EMPLOYER INTERFERENCE, RESTRAINT, COERCION; INTERFERENCE WITH DECERTIFICATION OR RIVAL UNION PETITION
407.02000 – Withdrawal of Union Membership; Authorization Suggested, Aided or Discouraged

Requirement by the union that members submit an acknowledgment form in addition to the signed withdrawal letter required by the Dills Act violates members' right to withdraw from membership; pp. 7-8. Parties are prohibited from extending the contract without also extending the window period for withdrawing from union membership; p. 8. In the absence of a contract, there is no requirement of maintenance of membership; pp. 8-9.