Sacramento County Employees Organization v. County of Sacramento

This case is another skirmish in the ongoing battle over whether employees working in the courts of this state are entitled to bargain collectively with their employer under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act. (Gov. Code, §§ 3500-3510, hereafter referred to as the MMBA.) (See Service Employees Internat. Union v. Superior Court (1984) 161 Cal.App.3d 1005 [ 208 Cal.Rptr. 48 ]; Service Employees Internat. Union v. Superior Court (1982) 137 Cal.App.3d 320 [ 187 Cal.Rptr. 9 ].)

Sacramento County Employees Organization (SCEO) appeals from a judgment denying a petition for a writ of mandate. SCEO alleges it represents various employees who staff the superior and municipal courts in Sacramento. The affected employees working in the superior courts are court reporters, legal secretaries, transcribers and process clerks. The em ployees working in the municipal courts are account clerks, associate process clerks, cashier clerks, court process specialists, data entry operators, deputy clerks, legal secretaries, courtroom clerks, and senior process clerks.

SCEO seeks to compel respondents County of Sacramento, “Sacramento County Superior Court” and “Sacramento County Municipal Court” to…