Sonoma County Organization of Public/Private Employees v. County of Sonoma
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PERLEY, J.
The primary question presented is whether a concerted series of intermittent work stoppages by public employees can constitute an emergency which exempts the public agency employer from the “meet and confer” obligation imposed by the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Gov. Code, § 3500 et seq.). Our answer is yes.
Background
In the summer of 1989, the County of Sonoma (County) was negotiating a new labor contract with its workforce, the majority of whom were represented by the Sonoma County Organization of Public/Private Employees (SCOPE). Dissatisfied with the progress of the…
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