Los Angeles Council of School Nurses v. Los Angeles Unified School District

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing three class actions brought by the appellants for lack of jurisdiction.

Statement of the Facts

In October of 1978, the appellants, on behalf of all nurses, librarians and psychologists in the Los Angeles Unified School District, com menced three class actions against the respondents, Los Angeles Unified School District and United Teachers Los Angeles, the exclusive collective bargaining representative for certified employees in the district.

In commencing their actions, the appellants attempted to challenge a provision in their collective bargaining agreement which required the appellants to work longer on-school site hours, than was required of teachers in the district. Contending that their work requirements were uniformly identical with the work requirements for teachers, the appellants alleged that the bargaining agreement had violated provisions of the Education Code, that the provisions of the agreement were unfair and discriminatory, and that, in entering into such agreement, United Teachers Los Angeles had breached its duty of fair representation.

At the commencement of the trial court proceedings, the respondents…