Except as otherwise provided by the Legislature, public employees shall have the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of employer-employee relations. Public employees also shall have the right to refuse to join or participate in the activities of employee organizations and shall have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with the public agency.
Cal. Gov. Code § 3502
Local Public Employee Organizations
Known as the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act
The act spans §§ 3500–3511 (37 sections).
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case Healdsburg Police Officers Ass'n v. City of Healdsburg (1976)
Most recently applied in 56 Cal. 4th 905 - County of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles County Employee Relations Commission (May 2013)
Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1964.
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