1. (a) Cause or attempt to cause the District to engage in conduct prohibited by the Santa Cruz Metro Act.
2. (b) 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 the exercise of rights guaranteed to them by the Santa Cruz Metro Act.
3. (c) Refuse or fail to bargain in good faith as required by Public Utilities Code Section 98170.
4. (d) Fail to exercise good faith while participating in any impasse procedure mutually agreed to, including pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 98167, or contained in Chapter 3, Division 4.5, Title 1 of the Government Code (commencing with Government Code Section 3611) (Public Transit Labor Disputes Act).
5. (e) Violate in any way the Public Employees Communication Chapter as contained in Title 1 of the Government Code (commencing with Section 3555) or Section 32610.5 of these regulations.
6. (f) Violate in any way the Prohibition on Public Employers Deterring or Discouraging Union Membership as contained in Title 1 of the Government Code (commencing with Section 3550), or Section 32611.5 of these regulations.
7. (g) In any other way violate the Santa Cruz Metro Act.

It shall be an unfair practice for an employee organization to do any of the following:

Note: Authority cited: Section 3541.3(g), Government Code; and Sections 98160.5(b) and 98170, Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections 3553, 3555, 3555.5(c), 3556, 3558, 3558.8(a), 3558.8(b), 3558.8(h) and 3611, Government Code; and Sections 98160.5(b), 98168(b), 98170, 98171(b) and 98173, Public Utilities Code.

History

1. New section filed 6-30-2025; operative 10-1-2025 (Register 2025, No. 27).