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NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION


        Additionally, the bill makes the date, time and location of new employee orientation sessions confidential.  Under
        SB 866, only invited employees, union representatives and vendors contracted to provide services for the sessions
        may be given date, time and location information for orientation sessions.  These new provisions are in further-
        ance of AB 119, which mandated union access to new employee orientation sessions and became effective on
        January 1.


        EMPLOYER COMMUNICATION


        The bill restates existing law that took effect January 1 that bars public employers from discouraging or deterring
        public employees or applicants from becoming or remaining union members and additionally prohibits public
        employers from discouraging or deterring employees or applicants from authorizing union representation or the
        deduction of union dues or fees.


        SB 866 also subjects to the meet and confer process any mass communication regarding public employees’ right
        to support or join, or to refrain from supporting or joining, a union.  If an agreement about the content of the com-
        munication is not reached, public employers must include a communication of “reasonable length” from the union
        representative with any communication they send regarding this right.


        The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) is granted jurisdiction for enforcing the bill’s provisions.




















































        SB 866 Overview                                                                            LozanoSmith.com
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