While serving as a PPOA delegate in 1986, Anderson became an organizer of a rival union, the Lieutenants and Sergeants Organization (hereinafter LASO), which was formed with the purpose of replacing PPOA as the majority bargaining representative for unit No. 2 Anderson became a PPOA delegate from the Industry Station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and served as PPOA's spokesman to his worksite. 621.Īnderson joined PPOA upon being promoted to sheriff sergeant in 1984.fn. 621 is comprised of all employees in the classifications of "Corrections Officers and Custody Assistants." PPOA's voting membership also includes many employees who do not belong to either unit No.
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Real party in interest, Professional Peace Officers' Association (hereinafter PPOA), is the certified majority bargaining representative for unit Nos. 612, which is comprised of supervisory peace officers in the classifications of "Sheriff Sergeant, Sheriff Lieutenant, Lieutenant (District Attorney), and Supervising Investigator (District Attorney)." 1 As a sheriff sergeant, Anderson is a member of Los Angeles County Bargaining Unit No. Anderson has been a sergeant in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department since 1984.fn. We affirm the judgment denying the petition for writ of mandate. We conclude the MMBA and the County Ordinance do not preclude a union from defending itself in this manner, and that the union's action in this case was reasonable. Code, § 3500 et seq., hereinafter the MMBA) and Los Angeles County Employee Relations Ordinance 9646 (hereinafter County Ordinance), for an employee organization to deny reinstatement to a former member who was expelled for dual unionism.
In this case of first impression, we must decide whether it is an unfair labor practice under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Gov. Marr & Marchant, Cecil Marr and Diane Marchant for Real Party in Interest and Respondent. No appearance for Defendant and Respondent. Silver, Goldwasser & Shaeffer and Stephen H. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. LOS ANGELES COUNTY EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMISSION, Defendant and Respondent PROFESSIONAL PEACE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION, Real Party in Interest and Respondent.