Existing law generally grants state employees the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of employer-employee relations. Existing law prescribes procedures in this regard for different public employers and occupational classifications, both state and local.

This bill would require an organization that provides representation to public employees in labor negotiations with a state or local public employer to place an itemized version of its budget on its Internet Web site and to provide each member of the organization easy access to it. The bill would require the budget to be updated on an ongoing basis. The bill would also require a public employee organization to provide its members a means of asking questions about financial issues related to the organization and would grant members the right to receive responses to their questions, in writing if requested, within a reasonable time.