California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 3 - Public Employment Relations Board
Chapter 5 - Meyers-Milias-Brown Act
Subchapter 1 - Enforcement and Application of Local Rules Concerning Unit Determinations, Recognition, Representation and Elections
Article 6 - Severance Petition
Section 61400 - Severance Petition

Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 61400

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) An employee organization may file a petition to become the exclusive representative of an appropriate unit consisting of a group of employees who are already members of a larger established unit represented by an incumbent exclusive representative by filing a petition for certification in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of this Chapter. Such a petition shall include the following information:

(1) The name, address and telephone number of the petitioning employee organization and the name, address and telephone number of the agent to be contacted;

(2) The name, address and telephone number of the employer and the name, address and telephone number of the agent to be contacted;

(3) A brief description and the title of the established unit;

(4) The name, address and telephone number of the exclusive representative of the established unit and the name, address and telephone number of the agent to be contacted;

(5) A description of the proposed appropriate unit, including the classifications and positions to be included and those to be excluded;

(6) The approximate number of employees in the proposed appropriate unit;

(7) The date on which the exclusive representative was recognized or certified;

(8) The effective and expiration dates of the current memorandum of understanding, if any, covering employees in the established unit.

(b) Whenever a memorandum of understanding exists, a severance petition or an amendment to a severance petition must be filed during the "window period" defined by Section 61010.

(c) Concurrent with the filing of a severance petition and any amendment to a severance petition, the employee organization shall serve a copy of the petition or amendment, excluding any proof of support, on the employer and the exclusive representative. Proof of service pursuant to Section 32140 is required.

1. New article 6 (sections 61400-61420) and section filed 6-11-2001 as an emergency; operative 7-1-2001 (Register 2001, No. 24). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-29-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-11-2001 order transmitted to OAL 10-18-2001 and filed 12-4-2001 (Register 2001, No. 49).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 4-11-2006; operative 5-11-2006 (Register 2006, No. 15).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 3509(a) and 3541.3(g) and (n), Government Code. Reference: Sections 3507, 3507.1, 3509 and 3541.3(a), (c), (e) and (l), Government Code.

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