EMPLOYER REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH; REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION – In General

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604.00000 – EMPLOYER REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH; REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION
604.01000 – In General

Under PERB-administered statutes, an exclusive representative is entitled to all information that is necessary and relevant to discharge its representational duties. (Petaluma City Elementary School District/Joint Union High School District (2016) PERB Decision No. 2485, p. 17.) The terms “necessary” and “relevant” are interchangeable, and a charging party union meets its burden by showing that it has requested relevant information, without also having to show, separately, that the information is “necessary” to fulfilling the union’s representative function. (Id. at p. 21.) PERB uses a liberal, discovery-type standard, similar to that used by the courts, to determine relevance. (Id. at p. 16.)