{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-3599.56","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 3599.56","heading":"","body":"Employees have 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. Employees also have the right to refuse to join or participate in the activities of employee organizations, except that the parties are not precluded from agreeing to a maintenance of membership provision pursuant to a memorandum of understanding. In any event, employees have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with the employer.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","DIVISION 4. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES [1000. - 3599.84.]","CHAPTER 12.5. Legislature Employer-Employee Relations [3599.50. - 3599.84.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"8e3095345f8f62d1bf505694cc1f72805d5750dedc8e333cd1b46b1778a2b748","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-3599.55","next":"us-ca/gov-3599.57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}