REPRESENTATION ISSUES; UNIT MODIFICATION – Accretion, Adding classification(s) to existing unit (PERB jurisdictions)
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1310.00000 – REPRESENTATION ISSUES; UNIT MODIFICATION
1310.07000 – Accretion, Adding classification(s) to existing unit (PERB jurisdictions)
1310.07000 – Accretion, Adding classification(s) to existing unit (PERB jurisdictions)
Because effective representation is one central purpose of a unit determination, the preference for broader units in the public sector does not warrant accreting a group of employees into a unit if the exclusive representative objects. (Monterey, supra, PERB Decision No. 2821-M, p. 12, fn. 9; Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital District (2020) PERB Decision No. 2689-M, p. 30, fn. 29 & p. 31, fn. 31; Santa Clara, supra, PERB Decision No. 2670-M, p. 31.) (p. 21, fn. 10.)