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CA Pub Util Code § 102399 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102399.

102399.  (a) It is a primary purpose of this chapter to promote the improvement of personnel management and employer-employee relations within the district by providing a uniform basis for recognizing the right of employees to join employee organizations of their own choice, to be represented, to select one employee organization as the exclusive representative of the employees in an appropriate unit, and to afford employees a voice at work.(b) The Public Employment Relations Board established pursuant to Section 3541 of the Government Code, and the powers and duties of that board, as described in Section 3541.3 of the Government Code, shall have jurisdiction, as appropriate, to enforce this chapter and its existing regulations, shall apply, as appropriate, to this chapter. The board shall perform its duties under this section consistent with its regulations and shall have the authority to make additional regulations. The board may also adopt, amend, or repeal all rules and regulations necessary to carry out this article as emergency regulations in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations pursuant to this subdivision is conclusively presumed to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare within the meaning of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 2. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102400.

102400.  Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist employee organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 3. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102401.

102401.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, whenever a majority of the employees employed by the district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by an employee organization, the district, upon determining, as provided in Section 102403, that the employee organization represents the employees in the appropriate unit, shall enter into a written contract with the exclusive representative of the employees governing wages, salaries, hours, pensions, and working conditions. If, after a reasonable period of time, representatives of the district and the exclusive representatives of the employees fail to reach agreement either on the terms of a written contract governing wages, hours, pensions, and working conditions or the interpretation or application of the terms of an existing contract, upon the agreement of both the district and the representatives of the employees, the dispute may be submitted to an arbitration board and the decision of the majority of the arbitration board shall be final and binding.The arbitration board shall be composed of two representatives of the district, and two representatives of the employee organization, and they shall endeavor to agree upon the selection of the fifth member. If they are unable to agree, the names of five persons experienced in labor arbitration shall be obtained from the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service. The employee organization and the district shall, alternately, strike a name from the list so supplied, and the name remaining after the employee organization and the district have stricken four names, shall be designated as the arbitrator. The employee organization and the district shall determine by lot who shall first strike from the list. The decision of a majority of the arbitration board shall be final and binding upon the parties. The expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties. Each party shall bear their own costs.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 4. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102402.

102402.  (a) A contract or agreement shall not be made, or assumed under this article, with any employee organization, association, or group that denies membership to, or in any manner discriminates against, any employee on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code. However, the organization may preclude from membership any individual who advocates the overthrow of the government by force or violence.(b) The district shall not discriminate with regard to employment against any person on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, except as otherwise provided in Section 12940 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 5. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102403.

102403.  If there is a question whether an employee organization represents a majority of employees or whether the proposed unit is or is not appropriate, such matters shall be submitted to the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service for disposition. The California State Mediation and Conciliation Service shall promptly hold a public hearing after due notice to all interested parties and shall thereupon determine the unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining. In making such determination and in establishing rules and regulations governing petitions and the conduct of hearings and elections, the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service shall be guided by relevant federal law and administrative practice, developed under the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as presently amended. It is declared to be in the public interest that the district shall not express any preference for one union over another.The California State Mediation and Conciliation Service shall provide for an election to determine the question of representation and shall certify the results to the parties. Any certification of an employee organization to represent or act for the employees in any collective bargaining unit shall not be subject to challenge on the grounds that a new substantial question of representation within such collective bargaining unit exists until the lapse of one year from the date of certification or the expiration of any collective bargaining agreement, whichever is later; provided, that no collective bargaining agreement shall be construed to be a bar to representation proceedings for a period of more than two years.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 6. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102404 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102404.

102404.  (a) Exclusive representatives shall have the right to represent their bargaining unit members in employer-employee relations with the district, and employees shall have the right to be represented by their exclusive representative.(b) This chapter is not intended to adversely affect any rights afforded to exclusive representatives or district employees under existing law, as it may be amended from time to time.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 8. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102405.

102405.  The district shall give reasonable written notice to an exclusive representative of its intent to make any change to matters within the scope of representation of the employees represented by the exclusive representative for purposes of providing the exclusive representative a reasonable amount of time to negotiate with the district regarding the proposed changes. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 10. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102406 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102406.

102406.  It is unlawful for the district to do any of the following:(a) Impose or threaten to impose reprisals on employees, to discriminate or threaten to discriminate against employees, or otherwise to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees because of their exercise of rights guaranteed to them by this chapter. As used in this subdivision, “employee” includes an applicant for employment or reemployment with the district.(b) Deny employee organizations rights guaranteed to them by this chapter.(c) Refuse or fail to meet and negotiate in good faith with an exclusive representative. Knowingly providing an exclusive representative with inaccurate information, whether or not it is in response to a request for information, constitutes a refusal or failure of the district to meet and negotiate in good faith with the exclusive representative.(d) Dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any employee organization, or contribute financial or other support to it, or in any way encourage employees to join any employee organization in preference to another.(e) Refuse to participate in good faith in mutually agreed upon impasse procedures. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 12. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102407 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102407.

102407.  It is unlawful for an employee organization to do any of the following:(a) 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 their exercise of rights guaranteed to them by this chapter.(b) Refuse or fail to meet and negotiate in good faith with the district concerning any of the employees of which it is the exclusive representative.(c) Refuse to participate in good faith in mutually agreed upon impasse procedures.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 14. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102408 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102408.

102408.  (a) This chapter shall not displace, or supplant, the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3610) of Division 4.5 of Title 1 of the Government Code, and the impasse resolution and injunctive relief procedures provided for pursuant to Sections 3612 to 3614, inclusive, of the Government Code shall remain exclusive.(b) (1) An exclusive representative may elect to move one or more of its bargaining units to the jurisdiction of the Public Employment Relations Board for unfair practice charges. Notification by the exclusive representative of such election shall be filed with the General Counsel of the Public Employment Relations Board or their designee and served on the district pursuant to applicable regulations. An election by an exclusive representative for one or more of its bargaining units to be subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Employment Relations Board shall be irrevocable for that unit.(2) The initial determination as to whether the charge of unfair practice is justified and, if so, the appropriate remedy necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, is a matter within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Public Employment Relations Board, except that in an action to recover damages due to an unlawful strike, the Public Employment Relations Board shall have no authority to award strike-preparation expenses as damages, and shall have no authority to award damages for costs, expenses, or revenue losses incurred during, or as a consequence of, an unlawful strike.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 16. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102410 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102410.

102410.  This chapter, as amended by the act adding this section, shall not be interpreted as if it were in conflict with any collective bargaining agreement and shall not be implemented to abrogate an agreement entered into before January 1, 2022, between the district and an employee organization. Sections 102405 to 102408, inclusive, shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the Public Employment Relations Board’s interpretation of parallel provisions in other statutes it enforces.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 20. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102411 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102411.

102411.  Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings by eminent domain or otherwise, the district shall assume and observe all existing pension and labor contracts. To the extent necessary for operation of facilities, all of the employees of the acquired public utility whose duties pertain to the facilities acquired shall be appointed to comparable positions in the district without examination, subject to all the rights and benefits of this part, and these employees shall be given sick leave, seniority, vacation, and pension credits in accordance with the records and labor agreements of the acquired public utility. Members and beneficiaries of any pension or retirement system or other benefits established by that public utility shall continue to have the rights, privileges, benefits, obligations, and status with respect to that established system. No employee of any acquired public utility shall suffer any worsening of their wages, seniority, pension, vacation, or other benefits by reason of the acquisition.The district may extend the benefits of this section to officers or supervisory employees of the acquired public utility.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 21. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102412 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102412.

102412.  The district shall not contract with any company, person, or public agency for that company, person, or public agency to provide transit facilities or services or acquire any existing system, or part thereof, whether by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, nor shall the district dispose of or lease any transit system, or of its system, or part thereof, nor merge, consolidate, or coordinate any transit system or part thereof, unless it shall first have made adequate provision for any employees who are, or may be, displaced. The terms and conditions of the provision shall be a proper subject of collective bargaining. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 22. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102413 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102413.

102413.  Notwithstanding the provisions of the Government Code, employees of this district may authorize and, upon authorization, the district shall make deductions from wages and salaries of employees pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement with a duly designated or certified labor organization:(a) For the payment of union dues, fees, or assessments.(b) For the payment of contributions pursuant to any health and welfare plan or pension or retirement plan.(c) For any purpose for which deductions may be authorized by employees of any private employer. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 23. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102414 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102414.

102414.  The obligation of the district to bargain in good faith with a duly designated or certified employee organization and to execute a written collective bargaining agreement with that employee organization covering the wages, hours, and working conditions of the employees represented by that employee organization in an appropriate unit, and to comply with the terms thereof, shall not be limited or restricted by any provision of law. The obligation of the district to bargain collectively shall extend to all subjects of collective bargaining that are or may be proper subjects of collective bargaining with a private employer, including retroactive provisions. The duly designated or certified employee organization shall also have the obligation to bargain in good faith. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 24. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102415 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102415.

102415.  The district shall take steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under Subchapter II of the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the related provisions of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, as amended. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 25. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102416 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102416.

102416.  The district shall take steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under the workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation disability, and unemployment insurance laws of the State of California.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 26. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102417 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102417.

102417.  In the event an exclusive collective bargaining representative is selected pursuant to Section 102403, the provisions of Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code are not applicable to the district.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 27. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102418 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations|Section 102418.

102418.  Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 3555) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code applies to the district and its employees. Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (i) of Section 3558.8 of the Government Code, the district is a public employer for purposes of Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 3555) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 28. (SB 598) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102430 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 2 - Retirement System|Section 102430.

102430.  The district may provide for a retirement system; provided, that the adoption, terms, and conditions of any retirement system covering employees of the district represented by a labor organization in accordance with this section shall be pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement between such labor organization and the district. The district may establish trust accounts for the purposes of this section.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 536, Sec. 9. (AB 957) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102431 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 2 - Retirement System|Section 102431.

102431.  The board may contract with the board of administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and enter all or any portion of its employees under such system, provided, that no employees of the district in a bargaining unit which is represented by a labor organization shall be included in such contract except as authorized by a collective bargaining agreement.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1374.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102432 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 6 - Personnel|ARTICLE 2 - Retirement System|Section 102432.

102432.  Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings in eminent domain or otherwise, that has a pension plan in operation, members and beneficiaries of such pension plan shall continue to have the rights, privileges, benefits, obligations, and status with respect to such established system.Whenever any such facilities are acquired by the district, the board shall consider and take into account the outstanding obligations and liabilities of the publicly or privately owned public utility by reason of such pension plan, and shall negotiate an allowance in the purchase price of such utility for the assumption of such obligations and liabilities when acquiring the facilities.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1374.)
CA Pub Util Code § 102500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 14 - SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 7 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 1 - Authorization and Issuance of General Obligation Bonds|Section 102500.

102500.  The district may exercise its powers under this article only with respect to territory in cities and counties in which the voters have authorized the district to operate and levy a tax; the term “district” as used in this article, shall be limited to such territory for purposes of the election and the incurring of indebtedness, and for purposes of Section 102336.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1374.)