RCW 41.56.100 Authority and duty of employer to engage in collective bargaining—Limitations—Mediation, grievance procedures upon failure to agree. (1) A public employer shall have the authority to engage in collective bargaining with the exclusive bargaining representative and no public employer shall refuse to engage in collective bargaining with the exclusive bargaining representative. However, a public […]
RCW 41.56.110 Employee authorization of membership dues and other payments—Revocation. (1) Upon the authorization of an employee within the bargaining unit and after the certification or recognition of the bargaining unit’s exclusive bargaining representative, the employer shall deduct from the payments to the employee the monthly amount of dues as certified by the secretary of […]
RCW 41.56.113 Department-contracted individual providers—Family child care providers—Adult family home providers—Language access providers—Employee authorization of membership dues and other payments—Revocation—Third-party entity permitted to act as an individual provider’s agent. (1) This subsection (1) applies only if the state makes the payments directly to a provider. (a) Upon the authorization of an individual provider who contracts […]
RCW 41.56.120 Right to strike not granted. Nothing contained in this chapter shall permit or grant any public employee the right to strike or refuse to perform his or her official duties. [ 2012 c 117 § 85; 1967 ex.s. c 108 § 12.]
RCW 41.56.122 Collective bargaining agreements—Binding arbitration. Subject to RCW 41.58.070, a collective bargaining agreement may provide for binding arbitration of a labor dispute arising from the application or the interpretation of the matters contained in a collective bargaining agreement. [ 2021 c 13 § 2; 2019 c 230 § 11; 1975 1st ex.s. c 296 […]
RCW 41.56.123 Collective bargaining agreements—Effect of termination—Application of section. (1) After the termination date of a collective bargaining agreement, all of the terms and conditions specified in the collective bargaining agreement shall remain in effect until the effective date of a subsequent agreement, not to exceed one year from the termination date stated in the […]
RCW 41.56.125 Arbitrators—Selection—Additional method. Except for law enforcement personnel grievance arbitrations subject to RCW 41.58.070, in addition to any other method for selecting arbitrators, the parties may request the public employment relations commission to, and the commission shall, appoint a qualified person who may be an employee of the commission to act as an arbitrator […]
RCW 41.56.130 Rules and regulations of Washington state personnel resources board—Mandatory subjects. See RCW 41.06.150.
RCW 41.56.140 Unfair labor practices for public employer enumerated. It shall be an unfair labor practice for a public employer: (1) To interfere with, restrain, or coerce public employees in the exercise of their rights guaranteed by this chapter; (2) To control, dominate, or interfere with a bargaining representative; (3) To discriminate against a public […]
RCW 41.56.150 Unfair labor practices for bargaining representative enumerated. It shall be an unfair labor practice for a bargaining representative: (1) To interfere with, restrain, or coerce public employees in the exercise of their rights guaranteed by this chapter; (2) To induce the public employer to commit an unfair labor practice; (3) To discriminate against […]
RCW 41.56.160 Commission to prevent unfair labor practices and issue remedial orders and cease and desist orders. (1) The commission is empowered and directed to prevent any unfair labor practice and to issue appropriate remedial orders: PROVIDED, That a complaint shall not be processed for any unfair labor practice occurring more than six months before […]
RCW 41.56.165 Applicability of administrative procedure act to commission action. Actions taken by or on behalf of the commission shall be pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW, or rules adopted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, and the right of judicial review provided by chapter 34.05 RCW shall be applicable to all such actions and rules. […]
RCW 41.56.203 University of Washington—Certain employees enrolled in an academic program—Scope of collective bargaining. (1) In addition to the entities listed in RCW 41.56.020, this chapter applies to the University of Washington with respect to employees who are enrolled in an academic program and are in a classification in (a) through (i) of this subsection […]
RCW 41.56.205 Washington State University—Certain employees enrolled in an academic program—Scope of collective bargaining. (1) In addition to the entities listed in RCW 41.56.020, this chapter applies to Washington State University with respect to employees who are enrolled in an academic program and are in a classification in (a) through (g) of this subsection on […]
RCW 41.56.210 Department to prevent unfair labor practices and issue remedial orders—Application to state civil service employees. See RCW 41.06.340.
RCW 41.56.220 Right of employee representing bargaining unit to be absent from employment during legislative session—Replacement. Any public employee who represents fifty percent or more of a bargaining unit or who represents on a statewide basis a group of five or more bargaining units shall have the right to absent himself or herself from his […]
RCW 41.56.230 Rights of employees and bargaining representatives of school districts dissolved due to financial insolvency. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, employees and bargaining representatives of school districts that are dissolved due to financial insolvency shall have resort to collective bargaining, including grievance arbitration and other processes, only to the extent provided by […]
RCW 41.56.430 Uniformed personnel—Legislative declaration. The intent and purpose of chapter 131, Laws of 1973 is to recognize that there exists a public policy in the state of Washington against strikes by uniformed personnel as a means of settling their labor disputes; that the uninterrupted and dedicated service of these classes of employees is vital […]
RCW 41.56.440 Uniformed personnel—Negotiations—Declaration of an impasse—Appointment of mediator. Negotiations between a public employer and the bargaining representative in a unit of uniformed personnel shall be commenced at least five months prior to the submission of the budget to the legislative body of the public employer. If no agreement has been reached sixty days after […]
RCW 41.56.450 Uniformed personnel—Interest arbitration panel—Powers and duties—Hearings—Findings and determination. If an agreement has not been reached following a reasonable period of negotiations and mediation, and the executive director, upon the recommendation of the assigned mediator, finds that the parties remain at impasse, then an interest arbitration panel shall be created to resolve the dispute. […]
