Decision 1906M – Town of Paradise

SA-CE-301-M

Decision Date: May 24, 2007

Decision Type: PERB Decision

Description:  Exceptions challenged the ALJ’s decision that the Town of Paradise violated its duty to bargain in good faith under the MMBA by failing to provide the Operating Engineers Local 3 with requested information on the Town’s on-call policy.

Disposition:  The Board affirmed and adopted the ALJ’s decision.

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Perc Vol: 31
Perc Index: 108

Decision Headnotes

604.00000 – EMPLOYER REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH; REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION
604.01000 – In General

An employer must provide information that is relevant and necessary to effectively administer a collective bargaining agreement. Thus, the town violated its duty to bargain in good faith under the MMBA by failing to provide the union with requested information on the town’s on-call policy, where the on-call policy was an issue at the bargaining table.

604.00000 – EMPLOYER REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH; REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION
604.05000 – Subjects of Information

An employer must provide information that is relevant and necessary to effectively administer a collective bargaining agreement. Thus, the town violated its duty to bargain in good faith under the MMBA by failing to provide the union with requested information on the town’s on-call policy, where the on-call policy was an issue at the bargaining table.