SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION – Reduction in Hours/Workday/Worktime/Workyear

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The number of days in a work year is a negotiable matter because it affects hours and wages, subjects specifically listed within the scope of representation in EERA section 3543.2; p. 15, proposed dec. It is undisputed that by changing the counselors from D-basis to C-basis the District: shortened the number of days in their work year, reduced their pay, eliminated several holidays, changed the beginning and ending dates of their work year and reduced the rate at which they earn retirement credits. Plainly, the shortening of the work year affected the counselors' hours of work and pay, both mandatory subjects of bargaining; p. 16, proposed dec.