CASE PROCESSING PROCEDURES; CHARGE – Blocking Charges

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PERB’s Office of the General Council stayed a decertification petition based on three unfair practice charges filed by the incumbent union, each alleging conduct tending to influence employee free choice. PERB refers to such charges as “blocking charges,” meaning they allege conduct likely to affect employee free choice and therefore allow the charging party to request that PERB stay representation processes pending unfair practice proceedings. (p. 2 & fn. 1.)