As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) “District” means the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, including all operations and extensions of its transportation system, regardless of modality or vehicle type, and excluding all temporary bus lines.

Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 28848

  • District: means the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, including all operations and extensions of its transportation system, regardless of modality or vehicle type, and excluding all temporary bus lines. See California Public Utilities Code 28848
  • Employee organization: means an organization that includes employees of the district that has as one of its primary purposes representing those employees in their relations with the district. See California Public Utilities Code 28848
  • Rapid transit: as used in this part , means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by any means. See California Public Utilities Code 28505
  • San Francisco Bay area: as used in this part , means the Counties of San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara and San Mateo. See California Public Utilities Code 28504

(b) “Employee organization” means an organization that includes employees of the district that has as one of its primary purposes representing those employees in their relations with the district. “Employee organization” shall also include any person of the organization authorized to act on its behalf.

(c) “Exclusive representative” means an accredited employee organization recognized or certified as the exclusive negotiating representative of employees in an appropriate unit within the district.

(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 293, Sec. 1. (AB 2850) Effective January 1, 2021.)