In 1975, the
California State Legislature passed the Education Employment Relations Act (EERA) and established the
Education Employment Relations Board (
EERB). In 1977, the Legislature enacted the State Employer-Employee Relations Act (later named the
Ralph C. Dills Act), which established collective bargaining for state employees for the first time and renamed the board to its current name. Further laws have expanded the board's powers: • Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA) of 1979, extending the same coverage to the
California State University System, the
University of California System and
UC Law San Francisco • The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) of 1968 establishing collective bargaining for California’s municipal, county, and local special district employers and employees was brought under PERB’s jurisdiction pursuant to Senate Bill 739 (Chapter 901, Statutes of 2000), effective July 1, 2001. PERB’s jurisdiction over the MMBA excludes peace officers, management employees and the City and County of Los Angeles • Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Transit Employer-Employee Relations Act (TEERA) of 2003, covering supervisory employees of the transit agency • SB 1102 (Chapter 227, Statutes of 2004), brought the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (Trial Court Act) and the Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act (Court Interpreter Act) under PERB’s jurisdiction • Judicial Council Employer-Employee Relations Act (JCEERA, AB 83 (Stats. 2017, Ch. 835)), established collective bargaining for employees of the Judicial Council. • Public Employee Communication Chapter (PECC) (AB 119, 2017) gives exclusive representatives of California’s public employees specific rights for communication with represented members. • Prohibition on Public Employers Deterring or Discouraging Union Membership (PEDD, SB 285, 2017), prohibits public employer interference with the right to organize or join a union • Building a Better Early Care and Education System Act of 2019, known as the Childcare Provider Act (CCPA), establishes right to collective bargaining for family childcare providers who participate in a state-funded early care and education program • AB 355 (2019), extends PERB jurisdiction to OCTA workers • AB 2850 (2020), extends PERB jurisdiction to BART workers • SB 598 (2021), extends PERB jurisdiction to SacRT workers • SB 597 (2022), extends PERB jurisdiction to SCMTD workers • AB 2524 (2022), extends PERB jurisdiction to VTA workers • AB 288 (2025), allowing California workers covered under the
National Labor Relations Act as of January 1, 2025 to petition the PERB when the federal
National Labor Relations Board does not respond to unfair labor practice challenges, issue bargaining orders or respond to certification petitions within six months; creating the PERB Enforcement Fund sustained by civil penalties from employers found in violation of labor laws. == Members ==