CLAREMONT POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION v. CITY OF CLAREMONT

Filed 8/14/06

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA

CLAREMONT POLICE OFFICERS )

ASSOCIATION, )

)

Plaintiff and Appellant, )

) S120546

v. )

) Ct.App. 2/3 B163219

CITY OF CLAREMONT et al., )

) Los Angeles County

Defendants and Respondents. ) Super. Ct. No. KS007219

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In this case, we consider a provision of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) (Gov. Code,^[1] § 3500 et seq.), which governs labor-management relations at the local government level. Section 3505 mutually obligates a public employer and an employee organization to meet and confer in good faith about a matter within the â€