The term "bargain" is equivalent to "meet and confer," as well as "meet and negotiate."
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 32096
Note: Authority cited: Sections 3509(a), 3513(h), 3524.52(a), 3541.3(g), 3551(a), 3555.5(c), 3563(f), 3603, 71639.1(b) and 71825(b), Government Code; and Sections 28849(b), 30751, 40122, 40122.1(a), 70122, 90300, 98162.5, 99561(f), 100301, 101344, 102399(b), 102403, 103401, 120505, 125521, Appendix 1, Section 4.4 and Appendix 2, Section 13.91, Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections 3509, 3513(h), 3514.5, 3524.52(a), 3541.3(n), 3541.5, 3551(a), 3555.5(c), 3563(m), 3563.2, 71639.1 and 71825, Government Code; and Sections 25052, 28849(b), 28851, 28860(b), 37051, 40122, 40122.1(a), 50121, 70122, 90300, 95651, 98162.5, 99561(f), 100301, 101344, 102399(b), 102403, 103401, 120505, 125521, Appendix 1, Section 4.4 and Appendix 2, Section 13.91, Public Utilities Code.