Compare positions on Measure A: Charter Amendment Reiterating Good Faith Negotiation Obligations And Establishing Impartial Binding Arbitration For Certified Public Safety Employee Disputes in Los Angeles County | Change.vote
Measure A: Charter Amendment Reiterating Good Faith Negotiation Obligations And Establishing Impartial Binding Arbitration For Certified Public Safety Employee Disputes
Measure A: Charter Amendment Reiterating Good Faith Negotiation Obligations And Establishing Impartial Binding Arbitration For Certified Public Safety Employee Disputes
Certain county public-safety employees could have stalled union contract disputes settled by a neutral panel whose decision binds both sides. They could not strike.
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Proposal impacts
Impact on County represented firefighters
Firefighter contract disputes could end with a binding panel decision even if the county objects.
Firefighter contract disputes today go through mediation and fact-finding unless both sides agree to arbitration.
Impact on County DA investigators
Investigator contract options would include a binding panel decision. County district attorney investigators would be barred from striking.
Investigator contract options currently include arbitration of contract terms when both parties consent.
Impact on County labor negotiators
County contract decisions would bind negotiators after a panel ruling without a final vote by county supervisors.
County contract decisions today follow mediation and fact-finding when talks stall. County officials can then impose final terms.
Impact on County residents
County contract disputes would give residents a chance to address the panel before it chooses binding terms.
County contract disputes today involve a county commission, with no required panel hearing for residents.
