Section 32613.5 - Employee Organization Unfair Practices under OCTDAIt shall be an unfair practice for an employee organization to do any of the following:
(a) Cause or attempt to cause the Authority to engage in conduct prohibited by the OCTDA or by any rules or regulations adopted by the Authority.(b) Impose or threaten to impose reprisals on employees, discriminate or threaten to discriminate against employees, or otherwise interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees because of the exercise of rights guaranteed to them by the OCTDA or by any rules or regulations adopted by the Authority pursuant to the OCTDA.(c) Refuse or fail to meet and confer in good faith as required by Public Utilities Code Section 40126 or any rules and regulations adopted by the Authority.(d) Fail to exercise good faith while participating in any impasse procedure mutually agreed to, including pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 40120, or contained in Chapter 3, Division 4.5, Title 1 of the Government Code (commencing with Government Code Section 3611) (Public Transit Labor Disputes Act).(e) Violate in any way the Public Employees Communication Chapter as contained in Title 1 of the Government Code (commencing with Section 3555) or Section 32610.5 of these regulations.(f) Violate in any way the Prohibition on Public Employers Deterring or Discouraging Union Membership as contained in Title 1 of the Government Code (commencing with Section 3550), or Section 32611.5 of these regulations.(g) In any other way violate OCTDA or any local rule or regulation adopted by the Authority pursuant to the OCTDA.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 32613.5
Note: Authority cited: Section 3541.3(g), Government Code; and Section 40122.1(a), Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections 3550, 3553, 3555, 3555.5(c), 3556, 3558, 8(b) and 3611, Government Code; and Sections 40120 and 40122.1, Public Utilities Code.
1. New section filed 6-5-2024; operative 10/1/2024 (Register 2024, No. 23).