Gerawan Farming, Inc., Petitioner v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Respondent; United Farm Workers Of…

Summary

The court reversed the Court of Appeal and upheld the mandatory mediation and conciliation scheme against facial substantive due process, equal protection, and nondelegation challenges. It held that compulsory interest arbitration for agricultural employers is not categorically unconstitutional, that the scheme has a rational basis and adequate standards and safeguards, and that an employer may not assert union abandonment as a defense to a request for mandatory mediation and conciliation.