06/03/2026
Know your rights ✊ HEERA is the Higher Education Employer-Employee Rights Act. HEERA is California State law and it governs labor relations, collective bargaining, and union representation for public higher education systems.
HEERA protects higher education employees' right to form, join, and participate in labor unions, and to bargain collectively over wages, hours and working conditions.
It also protects employees from illegal retaliation, discrimination or coercion. Your supervisor or unit director cannot question you about your engagement with union activities or prevent you from participating in union events or discriminate against you because you participate.