(a)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(a) TL_translation_of_The Legislature finds and declares that Section 923 of the Labor Code recognizes that it is necessary that the individual worker have full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of his or her own choosing, to negotiate the terms and conditions of his or her employment, and that he or she shall be free from the interference, restraint, or coercion of employers of labor, or their agents, in the designation of representatives or in self-organization or in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining.
(b)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(b) TL_translation_of_The Legislature finds that the National Labor Relations Board has formally declined to assert jurisdiction over horse racing because of extensive state control over the industry, the dominant pattern of sporadic short-term employment which poses problems for the effective enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act, and a unique and special relationship that has developed between the states and the industry.
(c)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(c) TL_translation_of_It is the intent of the Legislature to establish an orderly procedure for backstretch employees to exercise their statutory rights to organize a labor union, in order to reduce the prospect of any strikes, disruptions, or economic action that would interfere with the operation of horse racing meetings in California.
(d)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d) TL_translation_of_Except as provided in subdivision (e), the board shall oversee the conduct of a union recognition procedure for backstretch employees under the following conditions:
(1)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(1) TL_translation_of_Employees shall have the right to join, or refuse to join, a labor organization for purposes of collective bargaining and mutual aid and protection. Existing state-recognized organizations of trainers or horsemen established pursuant to the Horse Racing Law shall not use funds derived or distributed from parimutuel wagering pursuant to state law to advocate or advance any position with respect to unionization of employees. Individual trainers and horsemen, and their agents, shall not coerce or threaten any employee of any trainer or horseman because of the exercise of rights pursuant to this article. No employee shall be discharged or discriminated against for expressing any opinion concerning the selection of a labor union or collective bargaining agent for employees under this article. No trainer or horseman, or group of trainers or horsemen, shall dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any labor organization established under this article nor contribute financial or other support to it.
(2)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(2) TL_translation_of_The labor union and its representatives shall not coerce or threaten any employee of any trainer or horseman because of the exercise of rights pursuant to this article.
(3)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(3) TL_translation_of_Notwithstanding any other provision of law, within 30 days of a request by a bona fide labor organization representing workers in the horse racing industry in California, accompanied by a petition of 125 licensed backstretch workers, the board shall provide the labor organization with a list of all backstretch workers including the type of licenses they hold, their employer, the location at which they are employed, and their address and telephone number. The board may require of any trainer licensee information in the licensee’s possession necessary to comply with this requirement. The labor union shall use this list solely for the purposes of this article, and maintain it in a manner, as the board may require, to preserve the integrity of horse racing. The board may impose an appropriate penalty for any other use.
(4)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(4) TL_translation_of_Every licensed trainer who employs backstretch employees shall file with the board, not later than February 1, 2002, and, within seven days of the commencement of each race meeting thereafter, a complete and accurate list of the names of its backstretch workers. In addition, every trainer shall file with the board a complete, accurate, and updated list within seven days of any changes which occur to the most recently filed list. The lists described in this section, together with any updates thereto, shall be provided within 72 hours after receipt by the board, to any bona fide labor organization which has requested copies thereof and submitted a petition containing the names of 125 backstretch workers pursuant to paragraph (3). Any request need only be made one time and the board shall thereafter be required to provide these lists and any updates thereto in accordance with the provisions of this section so long as a bona fide labor organization seeks to represent licensed backstretch workers.
(5)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(5) TL_translation_of_The labor union may obtain board recognition as the exclusive bargaining agent for employees of employers pursuant to the provisions and procedures described in paragraph (8).
(6)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(6) TL_translation_of_For the purposes of this article:
(A)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(6)(A) “tl-Empleado de pista” o “tl-trabajador de pista” significa una persona con licencia de la tl-junta de conformidad con la tl-subdivisión (c) del tl-Artículo 1481 de la tl-División 4 del tl-Título 4 del tl-Código de Regulaciones de California.
(B)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(6)(B) “tl-Unidad de negociación multiempleador” significa cualquier tl-unidad de negociación creada y reconocida de conformidad con los tl-términos de la tl-cláusula (iii) del tl-subpárrafo (A) del tl-párrafo (8).
(C)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(6)(C) “tl-Unidad electoral aprobada” significa cualquier tl-unidad electoral creada y reconocida de conformidad con el tl-párrafo (7).
(7)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(7) tl-Existen cuatro unidades electorales creadas y reconocidas de conformidad con esta tl-sección, de la siguiente manera:
(A)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(7)(A) tl-Empleados de pista que trabajan para tl-entrenadores de tl-caballos purasangre alojados en tl-hipódromos con licencia, incluyendo tl-ferias e tl-instalaciones de entrenamiento auxiliares aprobadas en las tl-zonas central y sur combinadas.
(B)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(7)(B) tl-Empleados de pista que trabajan para tl-entrenadores de tl-caballos purasangre alojados en tl-hipódromos con licencia, incluyendo tl-ferias e tl-instalaciones de entrenamiento auxiliares aprobadas en la tl-zona norte.
(C)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(7)(C) tl-Empleados de pista que trabajan para tl-entrenadores de tl-caballos cuarto de milla alojados en tl-hipódromos con licencia e tl-instalaciones de entrenamiento auxiliares aprobadas en las tl-zonas central y sur combinadas.
(D)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(d)(7)(D) tl-Empleados de pista que trabajan para tl-entrenadores de tl-caballos de arnés alojados en tl-hipódromos con licencia, incluyendo tl-ferias e tl-instalaciones de entrenamiento auxiliares aprobadas en la tl-zona norte.
tl-La junta utilizará el tl-Servicio Estatal de Mediación y Conciliación de California para todos los tl-fines apropiados de esta tl-ley, incluyendo las tl-operaciones relacionadas con la tl-realización de tl-procedimientos de reconocimiento y tl-elecciones.
(8)Copy CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(8)
(A)Copy CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(8)(A) tl-Con respecto a los tl-trabajadores de pista, una tl-organización laboral que busque tl-reconocimiento como tl-agente de negociación colectiva para estos tl-trabajadores deberá tl-recopilar tl-tarjetas firmadas que indiquen la tl-intención del tl-trabajador individual de ser tl-representado por esa tl-organización para tl-fines de negociación colectiva y tl-presentar esas tl-tarjetas al tl-Servicio Estatal de Mediación y Conciliación de California para tl-revisión y tl-validación. tl-Cuando la tl-organización laboral reciba tl-tarjetas firmadas por tl-trabajadores que representen al menos el 30 tl-por ciento de los tl-empleados en una tl-unidad electoral descrita en el tl-párrafo (4), el tl-Servicio Estatal de Mediación y Conciliación de California deberá tl-realizar una tl-elección por voto secreto con respecto a la tl-unidad electoral tan pronto como sea tl-factible después, pero en ningún tl-caso más de 30 tl-días calendario después de la tl-validación de las tl-tarjetas por parte del tl-servicio.
tl-Aquellos empleados de pista con derecho a tl-votar en la tl-elección serán aquellos que tl-figuren en la tl-lista más tl-reciente del tl-entrenador con licencia descrita en el tl-párrafo (3). tl-Sin embargo, cada tl-empleador podrá tl-actualizar su tl-lista no más de 72 tl-horas antes de la tl-elección. tl-Si los tl-comisarios determinan, de conformidad con las tl-disposiciones del tl-párrafo (11), que el tl-empleador presentó una tl-lista inexacta o tl-errónea con la tl-intención deliberada de tl-manipular los tl-resultados de una tl-elección, y que la tl-inexactitud o el tl-error pudo haber tl-afectado el tl-resultado de la tl-elección, los tl-comisarios tl-decretarán que el tl-empleador perdió la tl-elección, independientemente del tl-resultado real de la misma, y los tl-comisarios tl-emitirán una tl-orden al tl-entrenador para que tl-negocie con el tl-sindicato.
(i)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(i) tl-Cualquier elección será realizada por el tl-Servicio Estatal de Mediación y Conciliación de California bajo tl-reglas establecidas por el tl-servicio de acuerdo con la tl-práctica estándar. tl-Las reglas se tl-establecerán no más de 60 tl-días después de la tl-fecha de entrada en vigor de esta tl-sección, se tl-pondrán a disposición del tl-sindicato laboral de buena fe y de los tl-empleadores de tl-empleados de pista, y estarán tl-exentas de la tl-Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo. tl-Las reglas tl-establecerán un tl-sistema de voto secreto para la tl-realización de la tl-elección, según el cual las tl-papeletas emitidas por los tl-empleados de pista de tl-empleadores individuales se tl-depositarán insertándolas en tl-sobres tl-debidamente identificados con respecto a cada tl-empleador. tl-Los sobres serán tl-recogidos y tl-tabulados en tl-secreto por el tl-servicio, sujeto a la tl-observación de un tl-representante designado por la tl-organización laboral de buena fe y un tl-representante designado por la tl-organización que representa a los tl-entrenadores de conformidad con la tl-subdivisión (a) del tl-Artículo 19613.2. tl-Una vez completada la tl-tabulación, el tl-servicio tl-emitirá un tl-informe tl-certificando a aquellos tl-empleadores, la tl-mayoría de cuyos tl-empleados que tl-participaron en la tl-elección votaron a tl-favor de la tl-representación sindical. tl-Esos empleadores así tl-certificados estarán tl-obligados a tl-negociar con el tl-sindicato laboral de conformidad con esta tl-subdivisión. tl-Todos los demás tl-empleadores no estarán tl-obligados a tl-negociar con el tl-sindicato y tl-no habrá otra tl-elección con respecto a esos tl-empleadores durante al menos un tl-año a partir de la tl-fecha de la tl-elección anterior. tl-El servicio no tl-hará pública la tl-tabulación numérica de tl-votos por tl-empleador.
(ii)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(ii) tl-Las impugnaciones sobre tl-papeletas impugnadas serán tl-resueltas por el tl-servicio en una tl-audiencia consolidada que tl-comenzará a más tardar tl-tres días hábiles después de la tl-elección.
(iii)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(iii) Sa loob ng 45 araw mula sa sertipikasyon ng mga resulta ng halalan ng serbisyo sa lupon, ang mga tagapagsanay na kinakailangang makipagtawaran alinsunod sa subparagraph na ito ay maaaring bumuo ng mga yunit ng pakikipagtawaran ng maraming employer alinsunod sa mga probisyon ng subdibisyon na ito. Bukod pa rito, ang organisasyong kumakatawan sa mga tagapagsanay alinsunod sa subdibisyon (a) ng Seksyon 19613.2 ay magsasagawa ng pulong tungkol sa pagbuo ng mga yunit ng pakikipagtawaran ng maraming employer sa loob ng limang araw mula sa sertipikasyon ng mga resulta ng halalan. Para sa mga lisensyadong tagapagsanay na inilarawan sa subparagraph (A) ng talata (7), ang pinakamababang bilang ng mga empleyado sa backstretch na pinagtatrabahuhan ng mga lisensyadong tagapagsanay na bumubuo sa yunit ng pakikipagtawaran ng maraming employer sa petsa ng halalan ay ang mas mababa sa 100 empleyado o 10 porsyento ng kabuuang empleyado na sakop ng pakikipagtawaran. Para sa mga lisensyadong tagapagsanay na inilarawan sa subparagraphs (B), (C), at (D), ng talata (7), ang pinakamababang bilang ng mga empleyado sa backstretch na pinagtatrabahuhan ng mga lisensyadong tagapagsanay na bumubuo sa yunit ng pakikipagtawaran ng maraming employer sa petsa ng halalan ay ang mas mababa sa 50 empleyado o 10 porsyento ng kabuuang empleyado na sakop ng pakikipagtawaran. Ang pinakamabababang bilang ng mga empleyado sa backstretch na pinagtatrabahuhan ng mga lisensyadong tagapagsanay upang maging kwalipikado bilang isang yunit ng pakikipagtawaran ng maraming employer alinsunod sa subdibisyon na ito ay maaaring, sa pahintulot ng kinikilalang unyon ng manggagawa, bawasan. Sa o bago ang ika-45 araw kasunod ng sertipikasyon ng mga resulta ng halalan, bawat kinatawan ng isang yunit ng pakikipagtawaran ng maraming employer na nabuo alinsunod sa subdibisyon na ito ay magbibigay-abiso sa lupon at sa eksklusibong ahente ng kolektibong pakikipagtawaran, sa nakasulat, na isang yunit ang nabuo, ibubunyag ang mga pangalan ng mga lisensyadong tagapagsanay na bumubuo sa yunit, at ipahihiwatig ang bilang at mga pangalan ng mga empleyado sa backstretch na pinagtatrabahuhan ng mga lisensyadong tagapagsanay na bumubuo sa yunit. Maliban sa pagsali sa isa pang yunit ng pakikipagtawaran ng maraming employer, nang walang pahintulot ng bona fide na organisasyon ng paggawa, ang isang tagapagsanay na piniling sumali sa isang yunit ng pakikipagtawaran ng maraming employer ay hindi na maaaring pumili na magbitiw mula sa yunit maliban sa loob ng 30-araw na panahon bago ang petsa ng pagtatapos ng kasunduan sa kolektibong pakikipagtawaran na nagresulta mula sa mga negosasyon. Ang mga empleyado ng isang lisensyadong tagapagsanay na nagbitiw mula sa isang yunit ng pakikipagtawaran ng maraming employer at hindi sumali sa isa pang yunit, ay hindi karapat-dapat na magpetisyon upang tanggalin ang sertipikasyon ng unyon sa loob ng isang taon mula sa petsa ng pagtatapos ng kasunduan sa kolektibong pakikipagtawaran na nagresulta mula sa negosasyon sa pagitan ng unyon at ng yunit ng pakikipagtawaran ng maraming employer kung saan siya ay dating miyembro at na may bisa sa panahon ng pagbibitiw ng tagapagsanay. Sa pagkumpleto at sertipikasyon ng mga resulta ng halalan, ang unyon ay kikilalanin bilang eksklusibong ahente ng kolektibong pakikipagtawaran para sa mga manggagawang ang mga employer ay kinakailangang makipagtawaran, at ang executive director ng lupon ay maglalabas ng utos sa mga apektadong employer upang simulan ang negosasyon nang may mabuting pananampalataya para sa pag-apruba ng mga kasunduan sa trabaho alinsunod sa mga pamamaraan na itinakda sa seksyon na ito.
(B)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(B) Kung ang isang indibidwal na employer ng mga manggagawa sa backstretch ay tumangging kinatawan sa pamamaraan ng kolektibong pakikipagtawaran ng maraming employer na inilarawan sa clause (iii), ang lupon ay maglalabas ng utos upang simulan ang negosasyon nang may mabuting pananampalataya para sa mga kasunduan sa trabaho sa batayan ng indibidwal na employer. Ang lupon ay maaaring magbigay ng serbisyo ng pamamagitan at pagkakasundo sa kahilingan ng mga partido anumang oras. Kung ang isang employer ay kinakailangan sa ilalim ng subparagraph na ito na makipagtawaran nang kolektibo sa unyon, at ang mga partido ay hindi makarating sa isang kasunduan sa loob ng 90 araw mula sa utos, ang lupon ay hihilingin sa mga partido na lumahok sa sapilitang pamamagitan at serbisyo ng pagkakasundo sa loob ng 30 araw. Kung walang kasunduan ang magreresulta mula sa pamamagitan na ito, alinman o parehong partido ay maaaring magdeklara ng isang impasse. Sa deklarasyon ng isang partido ng isang impasse, ang executive director ng lupon ay magtatalaga ng isang arbitrator sa paraang inilarawan sa talata (11) upang matukoy ang mga isyu at maglabas ng isang pinal at umiiral na utos na nagtatatag ng mga tuntunin ng isang kasunduan sa kolektibong pakikipagtawaran.
(9)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(9) [tl: No labor agreement under this article shall apply to any trainer or horseman with respect to employment associated with fair meetings prior to January 1, 2003.] [tl: After this date, employees shall be added by accretion into an existing contract where applicable.] [tl: For racing meetings conducted in the central and southern zones during the first three months of any calendar year and for fair racing meetings, this section shall not apply to trainers who normally reside and work outside of California and who are engaged in racing in this state for a limited period of time, not exceeding 90 racing days in any calendar year.] [tl: For any other racing meeting conducted during any calendar year, this section shall not apply to trainers, backstretch workers, or both, who normally reside and work outside of California and who are engaged in racing in this state for a limited period of time, not exceeding 50 racing days in any calendar year.]
(10)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(10) [tl: Except as provided in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (8), at any time subsequent to the expiration of an agreement under paragraph (8), when the agreement is not in effect, the board may recognize a majority interest, obtained during this period in the same manner as union recognition of employees, within a multiple employer bargaining unit who no longer desire to be represented by the union, and withdraw the recognition granted pursuant to this section from that union.] [tl: An employer may inform his or her employees that a process for decertification exists and direct them to the board for information.] [tl: However, any card, signature, vote, or other indicator obtained for this purpose by means of coercion or threat or with the assistance or inducement of any employer shall be invalid.]
(11)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(11) [tl: Disputes, other than disputes concerning the operation and application of ongoing contracts, disputes subject to binding interest arbitration pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (8), and economic disputes arising in the context of multiemployer bargaining pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (8), but including disputes concerning the rights established in paragraphs (1) and (2), upon complaint shall be adjudicated by the stewards.] [tl: The stewards shall have the authority to order any remedy, including reinstatement of employment, injunctive relief, damages, and attorney’s fees.] [tl: An investigation and adjudication by the stewards shall be concluded as expeditiously as possible, consistent with applicable standards of due process.] [tl: In addition, the board may require the parties to submit the issue to binding arbitration subject to judicial review in the same manner as decisions of the board.] [tl: Disputes subject to this paragraph include disputes involving any backstretch employee or group of employees, and any trainer or group of trainers.]
(12)CA Negosyo At Propesyon Code § 19455(12) [tl: Upon submission of a complaint to binding arbitration under any provision of this article, the executive director of the board shall select an arbitrator from a panel of professional arbitrators with expertise in labor negotiations selected by the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service or from a panel identified in collective bargaining agreements between labor organizations and employers in the horse racing industry in California, or both.] [tl: The arbitrators selected by the service or identified in collective bargaining agreements shall be available to resolve the matter expeditiously.] [tl: The arbitrator selected by the executive director shall have the authority to convene an immediate hearing and require the parties to exercise all due diligence in promptly attending to the issue in controversy.] [tl: In all matters pertaining to the rights established by this article, an arbitrator shall have the authority to fashion an appropriate remedy, including reinstatement of employment, injunctive relief, damages, and attorney’s fees, and issuance of a make-whole remedy in the event of a persistent failure of a party to bargain in good faith.] [tl: The board may take any administrative action within its authority to ensure compliance with decisions of arbitrators authorized by this section.] [tl: Either party may also bring an action in state court to compel a party to go into arbitration or to enforce the decision of an arbitrator.] [tl: Costs of arbitration shall be shared equally by the parties, and any party shall be entitled to recover any reasonable fees or costs incurred in securing compliance with or enforcement of an award or order of the arbitrator.]
