(a) Whenever a majority of the employees employed by the consolidated agency in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by a labor organization, and upon determining that the labor organization represents at least a majority of the employees in the appropriate unit, the determination of questions concerning employee representation and the conduct of employee-employer relations for the consolidated agency shall be governed by the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code).
(b) For the purposes of the wage orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission, the consolidated agency shall be considered a special district.