Section 30756 Of Article 10. Labor Provisions From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 10.
30756
. (a) In the event the board and the representatives of the
employees do not agree to submit a dispute over the terms and
conditions of a collective bargaining agreement to arbitration as
provided in subdivision (d) of Section 30750, the State Conciliation
Service may be notified by either party that a dispute exists and
that there is no agreement to arbitrate.
(b) Following such 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.
(c) Upon a determination that the dispute cannot be resolved by
the parties, the service shall certify its findings to the Governor
of the State of California.
(d) The Governor shall, within 10 days of receipt of
certification, appoint a factfinding commission consisting of three
persons.
(e) 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 serviced
and enforced in accordance with Chapter 2 (commencing with Section
1985) of Title 3, Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
The commission shall report to the Governor within 60 days of the
date of its creation. However, the commission shall deliver a
preliminary confidential report to the parties not later than the
51st day of the 60-day period, and the parties may submit comments on
such report to the commission for its consideration not later than
the 54th day of the 60-day period.
The commission shall, if either party so requests in its comments,
include in its report an estimate of the cost of implementing any
proposals or recommendations contained in the report.
(f) After notification to the State Conciliation Service by either
party in accordance with subdivision (a), no change, except by
mutual agreement, shall be made by the parties in the conditions out
of which the dispute arose and service to the public shall continue
to be provided (1) until the service determines that the dispute may
be resolved by the parties, or (2) if the service determines that the
dispute cannot be resolved by the parties, until 10 days after the
commission has made its report to the Governor.