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Why it matters: A certification based on majority support can trigger a formal representation proceeding or prompt objections and legal challenges that determine whether a union will represent agricultural employees at a given workplace.

Gomez presented the report during the ALRB\u0000open meeting. He said, \"Pursuant to that majority support petition, the regional staff and the regional director investigated and issued a tally that majority support was established and for a certification issued yesterday, July 22.\" The executive secretary also reported other case activity, including filing, refiling, settlements and administrative orders.

Supporting details: Gomez told the board that the United Farm Workers filed a majority support petition and a notice of intent to organize on July 16. He also reported a refiled complaint involving Valadao Dairy (case number 2023CE028VIS), refiled July 17; a settlement in Tazir Appiaris LLC (case number 2019CL005) with an order taking a hearing off calendar issued July 18; and an administrative order (2025-07) dismissing a request for special permission to appeal in United Farm Workers of America v. Monterey Mushrooms LLC (case numbers including 2019CL5 et al.), issued July 10.

Agenda changes and closed-session additions: At the start of the meeting the board unanimously approved minutes from the July 9, 2025 meeting and unanimously approved an amendment to the day's agenda adding two matters to the closed-session docket: Surinder Desai (case number 2025RM002) and Tissue Grown Corporation (case number 2023CE011SAL). The board voted \"aye\" for both motions; the minutes and amendment passed unanimously.

Process and next steps: Gomez said objections to the July 22 certification are due July 28 but noted the potential for objections on Aug. 4 owing to the employer's unrepresented status. Gomez closed his report by saying, \"That concludes my report. Happy to answer any questions.\" No public commenters addressed the certification during the meeting's public comment period.

Meeting context: The report was informational; the board did not vote on the certification itself during the open meeting. The meeting recessed into closed session and later adjourned. The ALRB scheduled its next regular meeting for Aug. 6 at 10 a.m.

Ending note: The executive secretary provided case numbers and dates but did not clarify the exact spelling or pronunciation of the farm named in the petition; the transcript records the name as \"Surrender Deci\" with the speaker expressing uncertainty about pronunciation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Public Board Meeting, July 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","SACRAMENTO \u0000The Agricultural Labor Relations Board\u0000(ALRB) executive secretary, Santiago Aguilar Gomez, said regional staff issued a certification July 22 after finding majority support for a United Farm Workers petition to represent employees at a farm described in the record as \"Surrender Deci\" (pronunciation uncertain), which the report identified as producing almonds and peaches. Objections to the certification are due July 28; Gomez said that, because the employer currently is unrepresented, some objections may be filed on Aug. 4.","taxTitle","Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Agencies under Office of the Governor, Executive, California","taxId",70069,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6155852,"ALRB litigation update: federal consolidation, court deadlines and pending state challenges",122,337000,459000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5473272-79385e090211366c399afa7ca971197d&start=337&end=459","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5473272-79385e090211366c399afa7ca971197d/thumbnail_337000.jpg","/articles/6155852/California/ALRB-litigation-update-federal-consolidation-court-deadlines-and-pending-state-challenges","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6155852-5c1dbe40d1232dfbb8d56b55d4b218a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1776350805&Signature=DF01ID1XiPqG-nMaIvqc5pGXwr3pd3BQOdq5eNXVWMKvpkrKYPo8Q5wjO0S53kubEWtAacJf4C8ZELDwpwLRygaREUKqR6mXeDgTzvzR-4cgRqe2ONMMllGGtfmP0fLeOFbc22otaUd8VrX0yruWgylqVuJ6rQ-k1yF7aVISsqQriCT9rad4UrYeVzRL07WBipIMUWBswmJFHIFrVUnl5nr~ICThGnBhZgVEFsgeteub-7LNs8LK8K6cVG8RzTgMSmrF2~OuTv8CrNDBkoCWRvtaejhLqDphXFfHXgZrbNZPxL6Crvb18~xwrr01FDVe8V3FqrkhGyxMZNvSx~OB4w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","SACRAMENTO \u0000Senior Board Counsel Scott Ricciardi told the Agricultural Labor Relations Board that the agency faces multiple active lawsuits challenging ALRB processes, including consolidated federal cases and state-court challenges.

Why it matters: Litigation over the ALRB's procedures could affect how the agency conducts mediation, consultation and majority-support petition processes going forward.

Federal matters: Ricciardi said two federal cases challenging the ALRA's mandatory mediation and consultation process \u0000Wonderful Nursery LLC v. ALRB (including Olive Hill Greenhouses Inc.) and Western Growers Association v. ALRB\u0000have been formally consolidated in federal court. He reported a consolidated schedule: plaintiffs are to file a consolidated complaint by July 23, 2025; the board's motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint is due Aug. 13, 2025; and a hearing on the motion to dismiss is set for Sept. 22, 2025. Ricciardi said, \"As previously reported, the court formally consolidated these two matters, and there was a new set of deadlines resulting from the consolidation.\"

State superior-court matters: Ricciardi also reported superior-court challenges to the ALRA's majority support petition statute, naming Chavez v. ALRB (case number BCD25100649) and Baltimore Nurseries, LLC v. ALRB (case number ECB24101649). A case management conference was held July 18 and the court set a further case management conference for Dec. 18, 2025.

Appellate matters: Ricciardi said two appellate matters (case numbers F088515 and F088632) remain pending in the Fifth District Court of Appeal; \"Matters are fully briefed, and we are awaiting the setting of oral argument,\" he reported.

Other notes: Ricciardi closed by saying these are the primary litigation items before the board and that no new developments in the appellate files had occurred since the last report. The reports were presented during open session; no board action was recorded in open session on these litigation items.

Ending note: Ricciardi\u0000the board's senior counsel\u0000spoke for the office's litigation unit; the board received the report and did not take an open-session vote on litigation strategy during this meeting.","Senior board counsel Scott Ricciardi told the Agricultural Labor Relations Board that two federal suits challenging mandatory mediation were consolidated and set a series of deadlines; superior-court challenges to the majority-support petition statute remain active, and two appellate matters are fully briefed awaiting oral argument.","actionData","errors"]

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ALRB staff certify United Farm Workers petition to represent employees at almond-and-peach farm; objections due

ALRB litigation update: federal consolidation, court deadlines and pending state challenges