Labor/Employment
Jan. 2, 2026
AB 339: A new procedural layer for contracting out public services in California
California cities, counties and special districts contemplating the outsourcing of bargaining unit work under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) have long operated within a framework that treats most contracting decisions involving work performed by represented employees as subject to the obligation to meet and confer negotiations before engaging in such contracting.
The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) has repeatedly concluded that, when a contracting decision is motivate...
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