Decision 1169H – Regents of the University of California (University Professional and Technical Employees)
SF-CE-445-H
Decision Date: September 12, 1996
Decision Type: PERB Decision
Description: Union appealed dismissal of charge that UC unilaterally changed employee health benefits.
Disposition: Dismissed. Union failed to demonstrate that UC departed from established past practice in making the change.
Perc Vol: 20
Perc Index: 27138
Decision Headnotes
602.01000 – In General
To determine whether a unilateral change has occurred, the charging party must establish that the employer altered the status quo by departing from the terms of the parties' contract or the established past practice; the status quo can encompass change as a normal part of the pattern of conduct between an employer and a union; p. 4.
602.06000 – Change in Past Practice
To determine whether a unilateral change has occurred, the charging party must establish that the employer altered the status quo by departing from the terms of the parties' contract or the established past practice; the status quo can encompass change as a normal part of the pattern of conduct between an employer and a union; p. 4.