Andrews
Andrews v. Board of Supervisors
Opinion
Opinion
Newsom, J.
Appellant has been employed as a deputy probation officer III (formerly senior deputy) by the County of Contra Costa since January 1974. His position is part of the probation unit represented by Contra Costa Employees Association, Local 1 (hereinafter Local 1), which has been certified by respondent as the duly elected majority representative of the probation unit since October 20, 1970. Appellant, however, is not a member of Local 1.
Prior to March 1, 1978, appellant received 5 percent of his base salary as shift differential pay for working a schedule described in Contra Costa County Ordinance No. 36-8.602(3) as follows; “Every employee whose position has a regularly assigned daily work schedule: [¶] ... (3) Involving rotation between the shifts commonly called day, afternoon and graveyard shifts; shall receive extra pay of only one shift differential of five percent of his base salary rate, unless otherwise provided by Board resolution.... ”
In July 1977, Local 1 entered into a memorandum of understanding with .the County of Contra Costa which was approved by respondent during that month and incorporated into resolution No. 77/599.