Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs' Association
Representing Law Enforcement Professionals Since 1971
The advent of the Myers, Milieus, Brown Act in 1968 (collective bargaining) brought with it major law enforcement unrest in California, as cities and counties resisted complying with the law, probably because many were confused. The administrators had not had to deal with unions before and, subsequently, strikes and disciplinary actions were the order of the day.
Although it seems as if we’ve been doing contract negotiations forever, the law establishing city employees’ right to organize is not even 40 years old. In 1968, with the passage of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, employees at “local agencies” (cities, counties and special districts) in California gained the right to form unions and “collectively bargain” a […]
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