EMPLOYER DETERRENCE OR DISCOURAGEMENT – In General; Standards

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Where a charging party meets its burden to prove an employer violated PEDD section 3553, it creates a presumptive section 3550 violation. The employer may rebut the presumption by showing that although the communication required section 3553 negotiations pre-publication, it does not meet the threshold prima facie test for deterring or discouraging employee decisions protected by section 3550. A section 3553 violation shifts the burden to the employer to prove the mass communication does not tend to influence employee free choice. (p. 37.)