There is within the Public Employment Relations Board a division known as the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service, which shall conduct the services provided pursuant to Section 3601 and carryout the functions vested by any other statute in the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service, the State Mediation and Conciliation Service, the State Conciliation Service, or the Division of Conciliation of the Department of Industrial Relations.
Chapter 1General Provisions
Section § 3600
The California State Mediation and Conciliation Service is part of the Public Employment Relations Board. Its role is to perform mediation and conciliation tasks as outlined in Section 3601 and other related laws. This unit handles tasks previously managed by various state mediation and conciliation services.
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Section § 3601
This law allows a board to step in to help resolve labor disputes if any party involved asks for it. They can also offer to help even if no one asks, especially if a work stoppage is likely. The board aims to encourage good relations between unions and employers. They can organize arbitration if all parties agree, and any arbitration results are publicly accessible. However, other records linked to these labor disputes are kept confidential, except for specific legal provisions related to mediation confidentiality.
The board may investigate and mediate labor disputes providing any bona fide party to this type of dispute requests intervention by the board and the board may proffer its services to both parties when work stoppage is threatened and neither party requests intervention. In the interest of preventing labor disputes, the board shall endeavor to promote sound union-employer relationships. The board may arbitrate or arrange for the selection of boards of arbitration on those terms that as all
of the bona fide parties to the dispute may agree upon. Any decision or award arising out of an arbitration conducted pursuant to this section is a public record. Section 703.5 and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1115) of Division 9 of the Evidence Code apply to a mediation conducted by the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service, and any person conducting the mediation. All other records of the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service relating to labor disputes are confidential.
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Section § 3602
This law allows a government board to seek and collect payments from employers, labor unions, and employee groups for certain services. These services include election, arbitration, training, and mediation related to labor relations, provided by the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service. This also covers costs for services involved in public transit labor relations.
Notwithstanding any other law, the board may seek and collect reimbursement from private and public sector employers, labor unions, and employee organizations for election, arbitration, training, and facilitation services provided by the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service pursuant to Section 3601 and for representation services, including the provision of hearing officers, related to public transit labor relations provided by the California State Mediation and
Conciliation Service pursuant to the Public Utilities Code.
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