Decision 0090E – San Jose Unified School District
SF-R-536
Decision Date: February 14, 1979
Decision Type: PERB Decision
Perc Vol: 3
Perc Index: 10034
Decision Headnotes
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.
1309.01000 – 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.
1309.03000 – 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.
1309.04000 – 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.