What types of allegations does PERC review?
The PERC statute does not prohibit all acts of perceived unfairness or discrimination against covered employees; rather, PERC’s jurisdiction is limited to resolving claims of unfair practices. For example, PERC has jurisdiction to consider claims by an employee organization that the employer has failed or refused to negotiate in good faith or has interfered with employee organization rights granted by the statute. Also, an individual employee may file an unfair practice charge alleging that the employer or the employee organization representing him or her has discriminated against the employee in retaliation for protected activity under the Act, or has interfered with rights guaranteed by the Act. An employer may also file a charge against a union, alleging, for example, that the union failed to negotiate in good faith.
