Decision 0854E – San Ramon Valley Unified School District

As association's strike conduct or its duty to bargain in good faith are not covered by the contract, Board refused to defer complaint alleging that association's strike conduct violated its duty to bargain in good faith; p. 9. As provisions of contract involved the rights of individual employees, Board refused to defer complaint involving association's conduct; p. 9 The fact that related issues in an arbitration were deferred by a regional attorney when filed as allegations in an unfair practice charge does not mean that the allegations in the present unfair practice must also be deferred; p. 8.

As Board affirmed ALJ's denial of association's motion to dismiss and defer the complaint to binding arbitration, Board dissolved its previous order for stay of hearing and ordered ALJ to schedule a hearing on the merits; p. 10.