Section 3507 Of Chapter 10. Local Public Employee Organizations From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 10.
3507
. (a) A public agency may adopt reasonable rules and
regulations after consultation in good faith with representatives of
a recognized employee organization or organizations for the
administration of employer-employee relations under this chapter.
The rules and regulations may include provisions for all of the
following:
(1) Verifying that an organization does in fact represent
employees of the public agency.
(2) Verifying the official status of employee organization
officers and representatives.
(3) Recognition of employee organizations.
(4) Exclusive recognition of employee organizations formally
recognized pursuant to a vote of the employees of the agency or an
appropriate unit thereof, subject to the right of an employee to
represent himself or herself as provided in Section 3502.
(5) Additional procedures for the resolution of disputes involving
wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.
(6) Access of employee organization officers and representatives
to work locations.
(7) Use of official bulletin boards and other means of
communication by employee organizations.
(8) Furnishing nonconfidential information pertaining to
employment relations to employee organizations.
(9) Any other matters that are necessary to carry out the purposes
of this chapter.
(b) Exclusive recognition of employee organizations formally
recognized as majority representatives pursuant to a vote of the
employees may be revoked by a majority vote of the employees only
after a period of not less than 12 months following the date of
recognition.
(c) No public agency shall unreasonably withhold recognition of
employee organizations.
(d) Employees and employee organizations shall be able to
challenge a rule or regulation of a public agency as a violation of
this chapter. This subdivision shall not be construed to restrict or
expand the board's jurisdiction or authority as set forth in
subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 3509.