Legal Opinion
Building Material & Construction Teamsters' Union v. Farrell
California Supreme Court
Decided April 3, 1986No. S.F. 24915PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
We must determine whether the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA)1 requires local public agencies to “meet and confer” with representatives of a recognized employee bargaining unit before eliminating employment positions in that bargaining unit and reassigning the duties of those positions to employees outside the unit.
The relevant facts are not in dispute. One vacant, full-time position and one filled, part-time position in class 7355, “Truck Driver,” were deleted from the Laguna Honda Hospital budget for fiscal year 1980-1981 by the Department of Public Health of the City and…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Glendale City Employees' Ass'n v. City of GlendaleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Soule Glass and Glazing Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by78 opinions
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