Opinion ID: 1281454
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Heading: Second Court of Appeal Opinion in 8 ALRB 87

Text: A different division of the Second District Court of Appeal reviewed the Board's modified order in United Farm Workers v. Agricultural Labor Relations Bd. (1987) 201 Cal. App.3d 1213 [236 Cal. Rptr. 38], review granted June 18, 1987 (S000868), which shall be referred to hereafter as the second Court of Appeal decision in 8 ALRB 87. This time, Division Seven of the Second District held: (1) The law of the case doctrine did not preclude reconsideration of issues decided in the first review because the court in the first review ignored controlling precedents in reaching its decision (in other words the first decision was legally incorrect). (2) The federal work site access rule of Labor Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co., supra, 351 U.S. 105, relied on by the court in the first decision, is inapplicable to access at a residential labor camp during nonworking time. (3) Although the speech and privacy rights of workers and organizers are not absolute, and although the grower (but not the Board) may impose reasonable restrictions to protect business interests, no restrictions were shown to be necessary. The modified order was therefore vacated and the Board was ordered to reinstate its former order permitting unrestricted access to the camp. This court granted review as to the second Court of Appeal decision on June 18, 1987, and that review remains pending in this court.