California Labor Code

§ 1156.3

LAB § 1156.3 Effective Jun 30, 2022Div. 2 · Part 3.5 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)A petition that is either signed by, or accompanied by authorization cards signed by, a majority of the currently employed employees in the bargaining unit may be filed by an agricultural employee or group of agricultural employees, or any individual or labor organization acting on behalf of those agricultural employees, in accordance with any rules and regulations prescribed by the board. The petition shall allege all of the following:

(1)That the number of agricultural employees currently employed by the employer named in the petition, as determined from the employer’s payroll immediately preceding the filing of the petition, is not less than 50 percent of the employer’s peak agricultural employment for the current calendar year.

(2)That no valid election pursuant to this section has been conducted among the agricultural employees of the employer named in the petition within the 12 months immediately preceding the filing of the petition.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 59. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022.