Decision 2054E – Conejo Valley Unified School District
LA-CE-5000-E
Decision Date: July 27, 2009
Decision Type: PERB Decision
Description: The charge alleged that the Conejo Valley Unified School District violated the Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA) by prohibiting the use of District mailboxes to distribute information regarding the union’s political endorsements.
Disposition: The Board upheld the dismissal of the charge, finding that the Education Code supersedes EERA and prohibits the use of school facilities to distribute newsletters containing political endorsements.
Perc Vol: 33
Perc Index: 136
Decision Headnotes
101.02000 – Conflicts Between PERB-Administered Laws and Other California Statutes; Education Code/Supersession; MMBA Supersession
Education Code section 7054 supersedes access rights under EERA; therefore, a union may not use school district mail facilities to distribute newsletters containing political endorsements.
401.09000 – Mail Systems
Education Code section 7054 supersedes access rights under EERA; therefore, a union may not use school district mail facilities to distribute newsletters containing political endorsements.
1500.02000 – Education Code Sections Considered by PERB (By Number)
Section 7054 of the Education Code supersedes access rights under EERA; therefore, a union may not use school district mail facilities to distribute newsletters containing information regarding the union’s political endorsements.
1500.03000 – Education Code Sections Considered by PERB (By Subject)
Use of District Mail System/Equipment. Education Code section 7054 supersedes access rights under EERA; therefore, a union may not use school district mail facilities to distribute newsletters containing political endorsements.