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Assembly committee advances bill to make ignoring arbitrators an unfair labor practice for UC
Summary
The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement advanced AB 1582, which would bar higher education employers from disregarding arbitration decisions in contracting‑out disputes and require make‑whole relief including attorney fees; supporters cited years‑long delays at UC, while the university warned of operational risk and daily fines.
AB 1582 (Ortega) was advanced out of the Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement on a voice vote after members heard competing testimony about how the University of California handles arbitration outcomes.
The bill, introduced by the author during the committee's morning session, would make it an unfair labor practice for a higher‑education employer to circumvent or ignore a neutral arbitrator's decision in disputes arising from contracting out work that is covered by collective bargaining agreements. The measure would also require make‑whole relief for violations and allow recovery of…
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