Decision 1297S – State of California (Department of Corrections)
SA-CE-1065-S
Decision Date: October 22, 1998
Decision Type: PERB Decision
Description: Union appealed Board agent’s proposed decision dismissing charge and complaint alleging the State violated the Dills Act by interfering with protected rights when a State manager refused to answer Union representative’s question.
Disposition: Dismissed. The Union representative’s question at end of meeting was not an attempt to represent employees.
Perc Vol: 23
Perc Index: 30010
Decision Headnotes
408.01000 – In General
Although representation is denied if a union representative present at a meeting is prohibited from speaking, representative was not attempting to represent employee while attempting to ask questions. The main focus of the questions was a potential unilateral change, not the issue raised by the employer during the meeting.
408.03000 – Investigatory Interviews
Although representation is denied if a union representative present at a meeting is prohibited from speaking, representative was not attempting to represent employee while attempting to ask questions. The main focus of the questions was a potential unilateral change, not the issue raised by the employer during the meeting.