Oaksterdam University: California Regulatory Agencies Webinar Series

1-hour w/ 30 min Q&A (1.5 hours total) 

For all cultivation and nursery licenses, to help employers maintain a safe and
productive workplace by ensuring they are trained on their responsibilities under
the law. All CA agricultural employees, indoor included, have certain rights under
the Agricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA) to “ensure peace in the agricultural
fields by guaranteeing justice for all agricultural workers and stability in labor
relations.” The Act describes and protects the rights of agricultural employees to
make their own decisions about whether or not they want a union to negotiate
with their employer about their wages, hours, and other working conditions.
Where the employees have selected a union to represent them, the Act requires
that the employer bargain in good faith with the union concerning wages, hours,
and other working conditions. Even if no union is present, two or more workers
may act together to ask their employer to change their wages, hours, or other
terms and conditions of their employment without fear of discharge or retaliation.
The ALRB enforces the ALRA, conducts elections, and is the remedy for unfair
labor practices