Trustees of the California State University (PERB 1587H)

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-772-H
PERB Decision No.
	15
8 7 - H
January
	15,
	2004
Appearances: 	Attorney,	Rothner, Segall & Greenstone by Bernhard Rohrbacher, 	for Academic
Professionals
of
California; Janette Redd Williams, University Counsel, for Trustees
of
the
California State University.
Before Baker, Whitehead and Neima, Members.
DECISION
Relations	BAKER, Member: This case is before the Public Employment 	Board (PERB
a Board agent's
or Board) on appeal
by
the Academic Professionals
of
California (APC)
of
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 	which	by unilaterally implementing a student fee increase 	affected APC unit
members enrolled in CSU courses.
including	The Board has reviewed the entire record in this matter, 	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.

2
Marcos)	Trustees
of
the California State University (San 	(2004) PERB Decision No. 1584-H
decision in(CSU (San Marcos)), which the Board recently decided. Based on the Board's
CSU (San Marcos), this charge must be dismissed.
ORDER
is	The unfair practice charge in Case No. LA-CE-772-H 	hereby DISMISSED
WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND.
Decision.	Members Whitehead and Neima joined in this
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