Redwood City School District (PERB A026E)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA	
STATE
	OF
	CALIFORNIA
DECISION
	OF
	THE
PUBLIC
	EMPLOYMENT
	RELATIONS
	BOARD
DECISION OF THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD
REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT,
Employer, APPELLANT,
and 	Case No. SF-I-145
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND 	Administrative Appeal
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 377, COUNCIL 57 , PERB Order No. Ad-26
Employee Organization. March 16, 1978
Appearances : 	Michael J. Dunlap, Business Agent, for American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 377,
Council 57; Kenneth G. Hill, Deputy Superintendent--Personnel,
for Redwood City School District.
Before Gluck, Chairman; Cossack Twohey and Gonzales, Members.
ORDER
The decision of the Regional Director, determining that an
impasse exists, is sustained by the Board itself.
The information submitted to the Board by the parties indicates
significant differences between them despite a substantial number of
meetings. It is the Board's policy to promote the resolution of
issues between parties . 	The Regional Director in this case acted
within his discretion in determining that the appointment of a
mediator would expedite negotiations .
REDWOOD
	CITY
	SCHOOL
	DISTRICT,
Employer,
	APPELLANT,
and
AMERICAN
	FEDERATION
	OF
	STATE,
	COUNTY
	AND
MUNICIPAL
	EMPLOYEES,
	LOCAL
	377,
	COUNCIL
	57,
Employee
	Organization
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) 	Case 	No.
	SF-I-145
Administrative
	Appeal
PERB
	Order
	No. 	Ad-26
March
	16,
	1978
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Ap~earances: 	Michael	
J.	
Dunlap,
	Business
	Agen~
	for
	American
Fe
	eration
	of 	State,
	County 	and
	Municipal
	Employees,
	Local
	377,
Council
	57;
	Kenneth
	G.
	Hill,
	Deputy
	Superintendent--Personnel,
for
	Redwood
	City
	School
	District.
Before
	Gluck, 	Chairman;
	Cossack
	Twohey 	and
	Gonzales,
	Members.
ORDER
The
	decision 	of 	the 	Regional
	Director,
	determining
	that
	an
impasse
	exists, 	is
	sustained
	by
	the
	Board
	itself.
The
	information 	submitted 	to 	the
	Board by
	the
	parties 	indicates
significant
	differences
	between
	them
	despite
	a
	substantial
	number
	of
meetings.
	It
	is
	the 	Board's 	policy
	to 	promote
	the
	resolution
	of
issues
	between
	parties.
	The
	Regional
	Director
	in
	this
	case 	acted
within 	his 	discretion 	in
	determining
	that
	the 	appointment
	of
	a
mediator
	would
	expedite 	negotiations.
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By: /r,
mond 	J .. G
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By: Raymond J. Gonzales, Memberember
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Harry ,Gluck,Chairman
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Harry Gluck,
Jerilou C Cossack 	Twohey, 	Memberossack Twohey, Member
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EDMUND G. BROWN JR.. Governor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD
San Francisco Regional Office
177 Post St., 9th Floor
San Francisco, California 94108
(415) 557-1350
February 3, 1978	Redwood City School District
815 Allerton Street
Redwood City, California 94603
Attn: 	Ken Hill
Local 377 AFSCME
537 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, California 94063
Aten: Michael J. Dunlap
Re: Redwood City School District Impasse
Dear Sirs:
It has been determined that an impasse does exist and your case has been referred to
a state mediator who will be contacting both parties shortly to set up an initial
meeting. 'Investigation of the matter established that nineteen (19) meetings have
taken place over a period of seven (7) months with several major areas yet to be
resolved and no further meetings scheduled. We have decided that the help of a
mediator at this time would facilitate the bargaining process.
An appeal to this decision may be made within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of
this letter, stating the facts upon which the appeal is based and filed with
the Executive Director, Mr. Charles Cole, at 923 12th Street, Suite 200,
Sacramento, California 95314. Copies of any appeal must be served upon all
other parties to this action with additional copy to the San Francisco Regional
Office.
Very truly yours,
James W. Tamm
Regional Director
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ST.A.rt
OF
CALIFORNIA	
EOMUND
G.
l!ROWN JR., Co,-.,mor
PUSL!<:
	eMPtOYMENT	
RELATIONS BOARD
Sen frcncisco Re~ional Office
177 Post St., 9th Floor
Sen Francisco, California 	94108
(415) 557-1350
Redwood
	City
	School
District
815
	Allerton
Street
~cdwood
	City, 	C~lifornia
	94603
Attn:
	Ken
	Hil." 
February 3,
	l978
Loc::11 177
	AFSCME
537
~!iddlefield
	Road
2edwood
City,
	California
	94063
Attn:
	Michael
J.
	Dunlap
Re: 	Redwood
City
School
District
	Impasse
Dear
	Sirs:
to
	le
	h_as
	been
determinf:•t
	that
	an impasse does
	exist
	and
your
case
has
been
	referred
a
	state
mediator
who
will
be
contacting
both
parties shortly
	to
	set
	up
	nn
	initial
meeting.· Investigation of
	the
matter
established that
nineteen
	(19)
	meetings
	have
t~ken
	place over
a
	period
of
seven (7)
	months
with
several
major
areas yet 	to
	be
resolved
	and no
	further
	meetings
scheduled.
	We
have
decided
	that
	the halp
	of
	a
mediator
at
	this
	time
	wourd
	facilitate
	the bargaining process.
An
	appeal
	to
	thi5 decision
may be made
within ten
	(10)
	calendar
days
	of
	receipt
	of
this
	letter,
	stating
	the
	facts
	upon
which
	the appeal
	is
based
and
	filed
,,:ich
the Executive
Director,
	Mr.
	Charles Cole,
	at
	923
12th
Street,
	Suite
	200,
Sacramento,
	California
95314.
	Copies
	of
any
appeal
must
be
served
upon
	all
other
parties
	to
	this action
with
additional
copy
	to
	the
San
Francisco 	Regional
Office.
Very
	truly
yours,
~
4~.-,
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.Jaccs	
\..J.	
Ta.:,,m
1~~icnal Director
JT/JG