UNION UNFAIR PRACTICES; DUTY OF FAIR REPRESENTATION – Mode or Adequacy of Representation/Advocacy

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800.00000 – UNION UNFAIR PRACTICES; DUTY OF FAIR REPRESENTATION
800.05000 – Mode or Adequacy of Representation/Advocacy

The union refused to hire an attorney to represent charging party in a hearing before the personnel commission. Unions do not owe a duty of fair representation to their members to provide financial assistance for securing outside counsel.