Decision 0222E – San Francisco Federation of Teachers (Hagopian)
SF-CO-70
Decision Date: June 30, 1982
Decision Type: PERB Decision
Perc Vol: 6
Perc Index: 13159
Decision Headnotes
800.02000 – Grievance Handling/Contract Administration
Union policy requiring nonmembers to pay share of arbitration costs or the equivalent of annual dues (whichever is less) as precondition to moving a grievance to arbitration, breaches duty of fair representation where: members were not required to make such payment and the union had the exclusive right under contract to appeal grievance to arbitration. Conditioning representation of nonmembers upon payment of costs also unlawfully discriminates, interferes with, etc., nonmembers in exercise of right not to participate in employee organization; pp. 5-8.
801.02000 – Employee Right to Refrain from Union Activities
Union policy requiring nonmembers to pay share of arbitration costs or the equivalent of annual dues (whichever is less) as precondition to moving a grievance to arbitration, breaches duty of fair representation where: members were not required to make such payment and the union had the exclusive right under contract to appeal grievance to arbitration. Conditioning representation of nonmembers upon payment of cost also unlawfully discriminates, interferes with, etc., nonmembers in exercise of right to participate in employee organization; pp. 5-8.