Government Code section 3578

The employee organization recognized or certified as the exclusive representative shall represent all employees in the unit, fairly and impartially. A breach of this duty shall be deemed to have occurred if the employee organization’s conduct in representation is arbitrary, discriminatory, or in bad faith.

Source: Section 3578, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=3578. (updated Jan. 1, 1978; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_3578

Original Source: Section 3578, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=3578. (last accessed May 12, 2025).