Decision 3032E – Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
LA-CE-7024-E
Decision Date: June 23, 2026
Decision Type: PERB Decision (Non-Precedential)
Description: During a decertification campaign by Joined Party Santa Monica-Malibu Classified Employees Association (SMMCEA), confidential human resources employee Nedra Ford and other employees, speaking at breaks in mandatory trainings, encouraged classified employees to decertify Charging Party Service Employees International Union Local 99 (SEIU) and support SMMCEA. The complaint alleged that Ford and the other SMMCEA-aligned employees acted as agents of Respondent Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, and the District thereby violated the Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA) and the Prohibition on Public Employer Deterring or Discouraging Union Membership (PEDD). The ALJ issued a proposed decision dismissing the complaint, finding that SEIU did not establish any agency relationship between the District and the employees. SEIU filed exceptions, requesting in part that the Board find that agency existed between Ford and the District. The District and SMMCEA urged the Board to affirm the proposed decision.
Disposition: In a non-precedential decision, the Board affirmed the proposed decision’s dismissal of the complaint and charge.
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