Headnote for 2852-H, 602.02000 – Adequate Prior Notice and Opportunity to Bargain - California Public Employment Relations Board

EMPLOYER REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH; UNILATERAL CHANGE (FOR NEGOT OF SPECIFIC SUBJECTS, SEE SEC 1000, SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION) – Adequate Prior Notice and Opportunity to Bargain

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602.00000 – EMPLOYER REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH; UNILATERAL CHANGE (FOR NEGOT OF SPECIFIC SUBJECTS, SEE SEC 1000, SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION)
602.02000 – Adequate Prior Notice and Opportunity to Bargain

Announcing a new policy as a fait accompli does not trigger a duty to demand bargaining and cannot support a waiver defense. (p. 18, fn. 10.)