Mandatory mediation changes rules for negotiating farm labor contracts

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" Mandatory mediation changes rules for negotiating farm labor contracts "
Martin, Philip; Mason, Bert

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	944738
Doc. No	:	LA553281q5
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Martin, Philip; Mason, Bert
Title & Author	:	Mandatory mediation changes rules for negotiating farm labor contracts [Article]\ Martin, Philip; Mason, Bert
Title of Periodical	:	California Agriculture
Volume/ Issue Number	:	57/1
Date	:	2003
Abstract	:	In September 2002, Governor Gray Davis signed the first major amendments to the 1975 Agri-cultural Labor Relations Act in 27 years. Under these amendments, if a farm employer and certified union are unable to negotiate a first collective bargaining agree-ment within 6 months, a mediator can impose an agreement. The number of contracts in California agriculture has declined precipitously since the mid-1980s, and we are skeptical that mandatory mediation will sharply increase the number of workers employed on farms under collective bargaining agreements.