California Coastal Farms v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board

Plaintiff, California Coastal Farms (Coastal Farms), appeals from an order denying its petition for a writ of mandate which sought to compel defendant Agricultural Labor Relations Board of the State of California (Board) to adopt and implement certain rules and standards of picketing conduct and to do so in compliance with the procedural requirements prescribed by section 1144 of the Labor Code.

Plaintiff, Coastal Farms, filed with defendant Board a charge that the real party in interest herein, United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO (UFW) had engaged in unfair labor practices by picketing the residences of plaintiff’s employees.

The Board then issued a complaint against the UFW, based upon plaintiff’s charge. The relief sought in the Board’s complaint was that the UFW should cease and desist from picketing residences except under certain conditions specified by the Board.

Thereafter, in the superior court, the Board filed an application for an order to show cause and a temporary restraining order which sought to prohibit the UFW from picketing the residences of employees of Coastal Farms except under certain conditions which were substantially the same as those…