Assembly Bill 2224 - Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit - Home Page

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940— 21 —AB 2224105151. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1(commencing with Section 105140), in order to protect andpreserve the collective bargaining rights of employees of thedistrict organized pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section27000) of Division 16 of the Streets and Highways Code, whoseemployment opportunities may be adversely affected by theadoption and implementation of this division, upon the district’sdecision to commence rail service, the district shall establish atleast three collective bargaining units comprised of the following:(a) A transportation operators collective bargaining unit.(b) A transportation maintenance collective bargaining unit.(c) A transportation dispatch and equipment servicingcollective bargaining unit.For purposes of this section, the district’s decision to commencerail service shall be effected by the district’s adoption of aresolution that confirms that sufficient financing exists toundertake rail service and declares the intention of the district totake all reasonable and necessary steps to commence rail service.105152. For a period of four years, commencing with thedistrict’s decision to commence rail service as provided in Section105151, or until the expiration of the current collective bargainingagreement, whichever is later, employees of the district organizedpursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 27000) of Division16 of the Streets and Highways Code, who are employed by thatdistrict in classifications assigned to the same or similar collectivebargaining units as those set out in Section 105151, shall be givenpriority of employment within the collective bargaining units setforth in Section 105151. Any dispute arising over the appropriateplacement within a collective bargaining unit or over anyassignment of classifications made by the district to a bargainingunit set forth in Section 105151 shall be resolved by the PublicEmployee Relations Board. Any determination of the PublicEmployee Relations Board shall be consistent with the intent ofthis section.105153. The district shall recognize and bargain with, as theaccredited representative of the employees within the collectivebargaining units set forth in Section 105151, the accreditedcollective bargaining representatives that represent the same orsimilar bargaining units within the district organized pursuant toPart 3 (commencing with Section 27000) of Division 16 of the93