REPRESENTATION ISSUES; UNIT DETERMINATION/CRITERIA (SEE ALSO WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE?, SECTION 200) – In General/Definition of Appropriate Unit

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In Peralta Community College District (1978) PERB Decision No. 77 (Peralta), the Board interpreted EERA section 3545 as creating a rebuttable presumption that all classroom teachers should be placed in the same unit. To rebut the presumption, [a petitioner] has the burden to show that its proposed unit is more appropriate than one including day-to-day substitutes, based on three factors: (1) community of interest; (2) established practices including the extent to which employees in different categories have selected [the petitioner] as their representative; and (3) employer efficiency. (EERA, § 3545, subd. (a).)