Decision 2290E – Inglewood Unified School District

LA-CO-1491-E

Decision Date: October 29, 2012

Decision Type: PERB Decision

Description: The charge alleged that the Inglewood Teachers Association violated its duty to bargain under EERA by refusing to engage in reopener negotiations.

Disposition: The Board affirmed the dismissal of the charge for failure to state a prima facie violation of the duty to bargain.

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Perc Vol: 37
Perc Index: 96

Decision Headnotes

804.00000 – UNION UNFAIR PRACTICES; UNION BARGAINING CONDUCT
804.01000 – In General

Charge failed to allege a prima facie violation of the duty to bargain over reopener proposal, where contractual zipper clause barred negotiations unless one of two exceptions applied and employer failed to reopen agreement in a timely fashion. Document entitled “Proposal for a Side Letter Agreement” submitted in context of meetings over fiscal crisis did not constitute a valid demand to bargain, did not create a bargaining obligation, and did not constitute timely reopener demand, and untimely bargaining request did not “relate back” to proposal.

804.00000 – UNION UNFAIR PRACTICES; UNION BARGAINING CONDUCT
804.02000 – Refusal to Bargain in Good Faith (See, also, Scope of Representation, Sec. 1000)

Charge failed to allege a prima facie violation of the duty to bargain over reopener proposal, where contractual zipper clause barred negotiations unless one of two exceptions applied and employer failed to reopen agreement in a timely fashion. Document entitled “Proposal for a Side Letter Agreement” submitted in context of meetings over fiscal crisis did not constitute a valid demand to bargain, did not create a bargaining obligation, and did not constitute timely reopener demand, and untimely bargaining request did not “relate back” to proposal.