Decision 0313E – Grossmont Union High School District

LA-CE-1264

Decision Date: May 26, 1983

Decision Type: PERB Decision

View Full Text (PDF)

Perc Vol: 7
Perc Index: 14162

Decision Headnotes

1402.00000 – GENERAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES; WAIVER
1402.03000 – By Contract/Zipper Clauses/Management Rights Clauses

As the wording of the workload provision was sufficiently clear to establish a "clear and unmistakeable" objective meaning, the Association, by agreeing to these provisions, waived its right to negotiate over the change in the District's assignment of classes; p. 17. Exclusive representative may by contractual agreement, waive its right to negotiate a change, and the employer is thereby free to make that change; p. 11.

608.00000 – EMPLOYER REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH; DEFENSES
608.07000 – Waiver by Union; Contract Waivers; Bargaining History Estoppel; Disclaimer; Supersession

As the wording of the workload provision was sufficiently clear to establish a "clear and unmistakeable" objective meaning, the Association, by agreeing to these provisions, waived its right to negotiate over the change in the District's assignment of classes; p. 17. Exclusive representative may, by contractual agreement, waive its right to negotiate a change, and the employer is thereby free to make that change; p. 11.

1402.00000 – GENERAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES; WAIVER
1402.01000 – In General

A waiver, to be effective, must be clearly and unequivocably conveyed; p. 11.