CASE PROCESSING PROCEDURES; DEFERRAL TO ARBITRATION – Pre-Arbitration

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Even where a new contract interpretation has a continuing impact, PERB defers to contractual procedures if: (1) the dispute arises within a stable collective bargaining relationship; (2) the employer is willing to waive procedural defenses to arbitration and arbitrate the merits of the dispute; (3) the contract and its meaning lie at the center of the dispute; and (4) no recognized exception to deferral applies. (County of Santa Clara (2021) PERB Order No. Ad-485-M, pp. 6-7).