REPRESENTATION ISSUES; ELECTIONS – Stay of

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The District’s alleged refusal to negotiate pending the resolution of decertification proceedings independently supports staying the election. “[A]n election may properly be blocked where there has been a failure to bargain in good faith, since that conduct by its very nature undercuts support for an individual union or unions in general, and renders a fair election impossible.” (Grenada Elementary School District (1984) PERB Decision No. 387, p. 9; accord Clovis Unified School District (1984) PERB Decision No. 389, p. 25 [an employer, by “obstructing negotiations with the exclusive representative,” had “interfere[d] with employees[’] right to select an exclusive representative to meet and negotiate with the employer on their behalf”].) (p. 11.)