Trustees of the California State University (PERB 1588H)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DECISION OF THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION,
Charging Party,
V.
TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY,
Respondent.
Case No. LA-CE-745-H
PERB Decision No.
	1588-H
January
	16,
	2004
Appearances: 	Rohrbacher,	Rothner, Segall & Greenstone by Bernhard 	Attorney, for California
Faculty Association; Janette Redd Williams, University Counsel, for Trustees
of
the
California State University.
Members.	Before Baker, Whitehead and Neima,
DECISION
RelationsBAKER, 	This 	Employment	Member: 	case is before the Public 	Board (PERB
of
a Board agent's dismissalor Board) on appeal by the California Faculty Association (CFA)
that the Trustees
of
the California State	alleged
	of
its unfair practice charge. The charge
University (CSU) violated the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA)1
implementing a student fee increase which affected CFA unit members enrolled	by unilaterally
in CSU courses.
in	The Board has reviewed the entire record 	this matter, including the unfair practice
charge, CFA's appeal and CSU's response.2 The relevant facts here are identical to the facts
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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Decision	University	in Trustees
of
the California State 	(San Marcos) (2004) PERB 	No. 1584-H
on the Board's decision in(CSU (San Marcos)), which the Board recently decided. Based
CSU (San Marcos), this charge must be dismissed.
ORDER
No.	The unfair practice charge in Case 	LA-CE-745-H is hereby DISMISSED
WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND.
this	Members Whitehead and Neima joined in 	Decision.
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