Trustees of the California State University (PERB 1586H)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DECISION OF THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD
ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS OF
CALIFORNIA,
Charging Party,
V.
TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY,
Respondent.
Case No. LA-CE-744-H
PERB Decision No.
	1586-H
January
	15,
	2004
Appearances: Rothner, Segall & Greenstone by Glenn Rothner and Bernhard Rohrbacher,
Attorneys, for Academic Professionals
of
California; Janette Redd Williams, University
Counsel, for Trustees
of
the California State University.
Before Baker, Whitehead and Neima, Members.
DECISION
BAKER, Member: This case is before the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB
or Board) on appeal by the Academic Professionals
of
California (APC)
of
a Board
agent's
dismissal
of
its unfair practice charge. The charge alleged that the Trustees
of
the California
State University (CSU) violated the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations
Act
(HEERA)1 by unilaterally implementing a student fee increase which affected APC unit
members enrolled in CSU courses.
The Board has reviewed the entire record in this matter, including the unfair practice
charge, APC's appeal and CSU's response.2 The relevant facts here are identical to the facts in
1HEERA is codified at Government Code section 3560 et seq.
2CSU filed a request to consolidate and the California State Employees Association
filed a response to the request after submission of this case to the Board. The Board declines
consolidation.

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No.	Trustees
of
the California State University (San Marcos) (2004) PERB Decision 	1584-H
(CSU (San Marcos)), which the Board recently decided. Based on the Board's decision in
CSU (San Marcos), this charge must be dismissed.
ORDER
The unfair practice charge in Case No. LA-CE-744-H is hereby DISMISSED
WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND.
Members Whitehead and Neima joined in this Decision.
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