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California Courts of Appeal

May 19, 2015

Mandatory mediation process in agricultural negotiations unconstituional, court rules

A state appeals court panel has declared unconstitutional a mandatory mediation process that binds agricultural employers into contracts with unions representing their employees.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A state appeals court panel has declared unconstitutional a mandatory mediation process
that binds agricultural employers into contracts with unions representing their employees.


The decision by the 5th District Court of Appeal declares unconstitutional a portion
of the state Agricultural Labor Relations Act. In 2002, it was am...

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