Section 125526 Of Article 2. Employee Relations From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 11.5. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
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. If the district and the representatives of the employees do
not agree to submit any dispute to arbitration as provided in
Section 125525, the State Conciliation Service may be notified by
either party that a dispute exists and there is no agreement to
arbitrate.
Following that notification, the State Conciliation Service shall
determine whether or not the dispute may be resolved by the parties
and, if not, the issues concerning which the dispute exists. Upon
that determination, the service shall certify its findings to the
Governor. The Governor shall, within 10 days of receipt of
certification, appoint a factfinding commission consisting of three
persons.
The commission shall immediately convene and inquire into and
investigate the issues in the dispute. The commission shall have
authority to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and
subpoenas duces tecum for the production of books, documents, and
other records. Subpoenas shall be served and enforced in accordance
with Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1985) of Title 3 of Part 4 of
the Code of Civil Procedure. The commission shall report to the
Governor within 30 days of the date of its creation.
After the creation of the commission, and for 30 days after the
commission has made its report to the Governor, no change, except by
mutual agreement, shall be made by the parties to the controversy in
the conditions out of which the dispute arose, and service to the
public shall be provided.