Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8 § 32018

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 23, June 7, 2024

Section 32018 - Definition of Terms Under TEERA

As applied to matters arising under TEERA:

(a) "Employee organization" as defined in Public Utilities Code Section 99560.1(f) shall include any two or more employee organizations defined therein who join together to become a "joint requester," "joint intervenor" or "joint petitioner."

(b) "Exclusive representative" as defined in Public Utilities Code Section 99560.1(i) shall include any employee organization that, prior to January 1, 2004, was certified or recognized for a unit of supervisory employees, in accordance with Public Utilities Code Section 30750 et seq.

(c) "Established bargaining unit" shall include any unit of supervisory employees established prior to January 1, 2004, in accordance with Public Utilities Code Section 30750 et seq.

(d) In Chapter 6 of these regulations:

(1) Requester. "Requester" means an employee organization which has filed a TEERA request for recognition.

(2) Intervenor. "Intervenor" means an employee organization filing a competing claim of representation or a challenge to the appropriateness of the unit pursuant to TEERA.

(3) Petitioner. "Petitioner" means an employee organization which has filed a TEERA petition for certification.

(4) Election Intervenor. "Election Intervenor" means an employee organization, whether or not a party to the unit determination hearing, which files an intervention to appear on the ballot for an election in an appropriate unit pursuant to TEERA.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 32018

1. New section filed 2-2-2004 as an emergency; operative 2-2-2004 (Register 2004, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-1-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-2-2004 order transmitted to OAL 5-4-2004 and filed 6-8-2004 (Register 2004, No. 24).

Note: Authority cited: Section 99561(f), Public Utilities Code. Reference: Section 99560 et seq., Public Utilities Code.

1. New section filed 2-2-2004 as an emergency; operative 2-2-2004 (Register 2004, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-1-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-2-2004 order transmitted to OAL 5-4-2004 and filed 6-8-2004 (Register 2004, No. 24).