California § 99563.7 - It shall be unlawful for the transit district employer to do any of the following

§ 99563.7. It shall be unlawful for the transit district employer to do any of the following

It shall be unlawful for the transit district employer to do any of the following: (a) Impose or threaten to impose reprisals on employees, to discriminate or threaten to discriminate against employees, or otherwise to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees because of their exercise of rights guaranteed by this chapter. For purposes of this subdivision, “employee” includes an applicant for employment or reemployment. (b) Deny to employee organizations rights guaranteed to them by this chapter. (c) Refuse or fail to meet and confer with an exclusive representative. (d) Dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any employee organization, or contribute financial or other support to it, or in any way encourage employees to join any organization in preference to another. However, subject to rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to Section 99561, an employer shall not be prohibited from permitting employees to engage in meeting and conferring or consulting during working hours without loss of pay or benefits. (e) Refuse to participate in good faith in the impasse procedure set forth in Article 9 (commencing with Section 99568).