Decision 1361E – Lake Tahoe Unified School District
SA-CE-1896
Decision Date: December 1, 1999
Decision Type: PERB Decision
Description: The Board affirmed a partial dismissal of the charge, which alleged that the Lake Tahoe Unified School District violated EERA when it engaged in surveillance of the Association’s executive board meetings and refused to provide requested information.
Disposition: Partial dismissal. No evidence District obtained documents unlawfully.
Perc Vol: 24
Perc Index: 31017
Decision Headnotes
403.01000 – In General; Unlawful Surveillance
The National Labor Relations Board has generally found that an employer has engaged in unlawful surveillance when the employer photographs or videotapes employees or openly engages in record keeping of employees participating in union activities; p. 2, warning letter. Unlawful surveillance of union activities was not demonstrated where the District was given copies of union meeting minutes and a fax by bargaining unit members, and inadvertently obtained a letter intended for the union president; p. 3, partial dismissal letter. There was no evidence in the charge that the District unlawfully obtained the documents described in the charge and therefore the NLRB cases where employers had unlawfully obtained information are distinguished; p. 3, partial dismissal letter.
403.05000 – Information Sought or Obtained by Informants
The National Labor Relations Board has generally found that an employer has engaged in unlawful surveillance when the employer photographs or videotapes employees or openly engages in record keeping of employees participating in union activities; p. 2, warning letter. Unlawful surveillance of union activities was not demonstrated where the District was given copies of union meeting minutes and a fax by bargaining unit members, and inadvertently obtained a letter intended for the union president; p. 3, partial dismissal letter. There was no evidence in the charge that the District unlawfully obtained the documents described in the charge and therefore the NLRB cases where employers had unlawfully obtained information are distinguished; p. 3, partial dismissal letter.