Decision 0090E – San Jose Unified School District

SF-R-536

Decision Date: February 14, 1979

Decision Type: PERB Decision

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Perc Vol: 3
Perc Index: 10034

Decision Headnotes

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

Adult education teachers do not share a community of interest with existing regular classroom teacher unit, so they should be excluded from that unit; p. 2; pp. 8-12, proposed dec. Unit should include all adult education teachers, not only those teaching 10 or more hours per week, as only difference between the two groups are that those who work less than 15 hours per week receive no fringe benefits; efficiency of operations could be adversely affected by having to negotiate with two units, one of which would contain only about 9% of adult education teachers; pp. 12-15, proposed dec.

1309.00000 – REPRESENTATION ISSUES; UNIT DETERMINATION/CRITERIA (SEE ALSO WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE?, SECTION 200)
1309.01000 – In General/Definition of Appropriate Unit

A unit that is appropriate for meeting and negotiating need not be the most appropriate unit; p. 13, proposed dec.

1309.00000 – REPRESENTATION ISSUES; UNIT DETERMINATION/CRITERIA (SEE ALSO WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE?, SECTION 200)
1309.03000 – Community of Interest

Adult education teachers do not share a community of interest with existing regular classroom teacher unit, so they should be excluded from that unit; p. 2; pp. 8-12, proposed dec. Unit should include all adult education teachers, not only those teaching 10 or more hours per week, as only difference between the two groups are that those who who work less than 15 hours per week receive no fringe benefits; efficiency of operations could be adversely affected by having to negotiate with two units, one of which would contain only about 9% of adult education teachers; pp. 12-15, proposed dec.

1309.00000 – REPRESENTATION ISSUES; UNIT DETERMINATION/CRITERIA (SEE ALSO WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE?, SECTION 200)
1309.04000 – Efficiency of Operation

Adult education teachers do not share a community of interest with existing regular classroom teacher unit, so they should be excluded from that unit; p. 2; 8-12, proposed dec. Unit should include all adult eduction teachers, not only those teaching 10 or more hours per week, as only difference between the two groups are that those who work less than 15 hours per week receive no fringe benefits; efficiency of operations could be adversely affected by having to negotiate with two units, one of which would contain only about 9% of adult education teachers; pp. 12-15, proposed dec.