From: General Manager [pbarty@peaceofficers.org] on behalf of mmorgenstern@peaceofficers.org

Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 2:29 AM

To: 'mmorgenstern@peaceofficers.org'

Cc: 'pbarty@peaceofficers.org'

Subject: FW: Peace Officers Severance Petition Successful

Dear Peace Officers,

            As a former Board Member of the Public Employees Relations Board (PERB) and former Director of the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA), I wanted to let you know what kind of process we can expect as the severance election moves forward, because we should be hearing shortly that we qualified for the severance election.

After they give official notice, PERB will call for an informal hearing between CAUSE / CSLEA and PEACE OFFICERS to take place within a few weeks. CAUSE / CSLEA will have the opportunity to cooperate with the election process or to call for an administrative law judge (ALJ) to make a determination of the appropriateness of the new union based upon their arguments  for or against the creation of a peace officer only union (Bargaining Unit 22). PERB will try to facilitate a settlement regarding the creation of a new bargaining unit and classes of employees that should be in it and address any concerns that CAUSE / CSLEA may have about the impending severance election. 

   The Governor’s office, via DPA, will also be asked for it’s position on a Peace Officers only unit and their views are likely to heavily influence the PERB’s final decision. We fully expect that the Governor and his administration, which includes DPA,  will support the creation of a peace officer only unit. If CAUSE / CSLEA cooperates, PERB could call for an election before Christmas. If CAUSE / CSLEA opposes the creation of a peace officer only union, the ALJ involvement would add a minimum of 90-days (and possibly a much much longer) delay to the entire process. If , on the other hand, CSLEA were to support the new unit we could move quickly to an election and peace officers would have their own unit without cost or delay. CAUSE/CSLEA and PEACE OFFICERS of California could then compete in the election and we would have a win win solution;  peace officers would have a peace officers only unit and they could choose either union, CAUSE/CSLEA or PEACE OFFICERS of California to represent them. 

Signed: Marty Morgenstern

P.O.C. Bargaining Negotiator

This e-mail is being sent to all Peace Officers that are eligible to receive notifications regarding the severance of Sworn Officers into an alternative Peace Officer only Bargaining Unit (BU 22).

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