State of California

  M E M O R A N D U M

  REFERENCE CODE:
  2004-031

  DATE:
  July 21, 2004

  TO:
  Employee Relations Officers
  Personnel Officers
  Personnel Transactions Supervisors

  FROM:
  Department of Personnel Administration
  Labor Relations Division

  SUBJECT:
  Decertification Campaign - Bargaining Unit 7

  CONTACT:
  Tim V. Virga, Labor Relations Officer
  (916) 324-9350
  FAX: (916) 322-0765
  Email: TimVirga@dpa.ca.gov


  
  The Department of Personnel Administration received a 
  letter from the Teamsters Local 228 informing the State 
  that they have initiated a decertification effort in 
  Bargaining Unit 7, currently represented by the California 
  Union of Safety Employees (CAUSE).
  
  Generally, any employee organization making a 
  decertification attempt is entitled to access State 
  employees for purposes of organizing, as long as such 
  access is during non-work time and is in non-work areas.  
  
  Non-work time is defined as lunch periods, regularly 
  scheduled rest periods, and time before and after work.  
  Non-work areas are defined as the cafeterias, employee 
  break rooms, building foyers, and other locations 
  accessible to the general public and CAUSE.  Campaign 
  literature may be left in places where employees 
  congregate, such as cafeterias, as long as these areas are 
  accessible to the general public.  The use of bulletin 
  boards is subject to your own departmental policy according 
  to the non-work time and area criteria discussed previously 
  and may not diminish the space presently offered to CAUSE.  
  The use of internal mail systems to distribute campaign 
  literature is not permitted.  If you have questions 
  regarding specific requests for access, please contact the 
  Labor Relations Division immediately. 
  
  PML 2004-031
  July 21, 2004
  Page 2
  
  
  Please inform the managers and supervisors in your 
  departments that the role of State management in a 
  decertification campaign is one of strict neutrality during 
  this period.  State management, supervisory, and 
  confidential employees must not participate in any campaign 
  activity.
  
  If you have questions regarding this PML, please contact 
  Tim V. Virga, Labor Relations Officer, at (916) 324-9350.
  
  Sincerely, 
  
  
  
  David Gilb
  Chief of Labor Relations