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Labor/Employment

May 16, 2013

Farming company pushes back on mandatory mediation law

The suit claims not only that the state should not have required the mediation with the United Farm Workers of America, but also that the law outlining the process is unconstitutional and lacks proper review mechanisms.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A Fresno farm operator is contesting a state law that it says has forced it into a mandatory mediation with a union despite the company's good faith bargaining. The suit, filed by Gerawan Farming Inc., claims not only that the state should not have required a mediation with the United Farm Workers of America, but also that the law outlining the process is unconstitutional and lacks proper review mechanisms...

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