Decision 1897E – United Educators of San Francisco (Gillead)
SF-CO-657-E
Decision Date: April 10, 2007
Decision Type: PERB Decision
Description: The charge alleged that the United Educators of San Francisco violated EERA by breaching its duty of fair representation.
Disposition: The Board upheld the dismissal finding that the association’s decision not to pursue an individual grievance but rather a class action grievance did not violate the duty of fair representation.
Perc Vol: 31
Perc Index: 87
Decision Headnotes
800.01000 – In General; Prima Facie Case
For the purposes of establishing a violation of the duty of fair representation, a charging party must show that the union’s conduct was arbitrary, discriminatory, or in bad faith. It is not a violation for a union to consolidate charging party’s grievance with a class action grievance.
800.02000 – Grievance Handling/Contract Administration
For the purposes of establishing a violation of the duty of fair representation, a charging party must show that the union’s conduct was arbitrary, discriminatory, or in bad faith. It is not a violation for a union to consolidate charging party’s grievance with a class action grievance.