Decision 1079E – Los Angeles Unified School District/United Teachers Los Angeles

LA-CE-3336

Decision Date: January 4, 1995

Decision Type: PERB Decision

Description: District negotiated an unlawful contract provision.

Disposition: Violation found. District ordered not to give effect to unlawful provision.

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Perc Vol: 19
Perc Index: 26037

Decision Headnotes

805.00000 – UNION UNFAIR PRACTICES; CAUSING EMPLOYER TO VIOLATE ACT
805.02000 – Parity Clauses

Parity clauses are not per se illegal, since negotiators have a right to bargain for a goal; therefore, the legality of parity clauses is to be decided on a case-by-case basis; p. 6. Restricted flexibility of the employer is not the test for legality of a bonus [parity] clause; restricted flexibility is simply a natural consequence of such clauses and it is just one indicator of whether a particular clause directly prohibits another bargaining unit from achieving a legitimate goal in negotiations; p. 7. Proper test is to determine the intent of the parties and measure the intent employing the method in NLRB v. Transportation Management Corp. (1983) 462 U.S. 393 [113 LRRM 2857]; pp. 9-10.