Decision 3041H – Regents of the University of California and University Council-American Federation of Teachers
LA-CE-1474-H, LA-CE-1481-H, LA-CE-1487-H, LA-CE-1491-H, LA-CO-571-H, LA-CO-577-H, and LA-CO-578-H
Decision Date: July 16, 2026
Decision Type: PERB Decision
Description: Daniel Frederick McKeown filed four charges against the Regents of the University of California and three charges against University Council – American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). McKeown alleged that the University violated the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA) by taking various actions in retaliation for his speech during working time concerning his wages. McKeown alleged that UC-AFT violated the duty of fair representation under HEERA by failing or refusing to file grievances over various actions by the University. After PERB’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) sent warning letters in these cases, McKeown filed requests for the Board agent assigned to his cases to recuse herself. The Board agent denied McKeown’s recusal requests, and OGC dismissed the charges. McKeown appealed.
Disposition: In a precedential decision, the full Board upheld OGC’s dismissals of McKeown’s charges and the Board agent’s determinations denying McKeown’s recusal requests. The Board further found that McKeown had engaged in an abuse of process by filing duplicative, filing error-filled documents containing fictious legal authority, and filing documents not authorized by PERB Regulations. To address McKeown’s abuse of process, the Board imposed non-monetary litigation sanctions on McKeown.
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