The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA)

The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) governs labor-management relationship within California local governments. Cities, counties, and most districts are covered by the law, which appears in the California Government Code al sections 3500-3511.

The MMBA permits each local employer to adopt its own reasonable rules and regulations governing employment relations after consultation in good faith with employee organizations.

The local rules may include provisions for the following:

1. Verifying that an organization does in fact represent the employees of a public agency
2. Verifying the official status of employee organization officers and representatives
3. Recognition of employee organizations
4. Exclusive recognition of employee organizations formally recognize pursuant to a vote of the employees of the organization or an appropriate unit thereof, subject to the right of an employee to represent himself or herself as provided in section 3502
5. Additional procedures for the resolution of disputes involving wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment
6. Access of employee organization officers and representatives to work locations
7. Use of official bulletin boards and other means of communication by employee organizations
8. Furnishing nonconfidential information pertaining to employment relations to employee organizations
9. Any other matters that are necessary to carry out the purpose of the MMBA