REPRESENTATION ISSUES; UNIT DETERMINATION/CRITERIA (SEE ALSO WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE?, SECTION 200) – Classroom Teachers

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1309.00000 – REPRESENTATION ISSUES; UNIT DETERMINATION/CRITERIA (SEE ALSO WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE?, SECTION 200)
1309.08000 – Classroom Teachers

While substitute teachers may be included within a broader unit of teachers, a unit composed solely of substitute teachers may also be appropriate. A stand-alone unit of substitutes in this case satisfies the requirements of EERA section 3545 and ensures the ability of such employees to exercise the rights guaranteed under EERA, where the alternative would leave them with no representation whatsoever. Substitute teachers fall within the scope of EERA, and the District “would have an obligation to negotiate regardless of whether substitutes were placed in a separate unit or folded into the existing unit.”