Passed by the House April 15, 2011 Yeas 93 Nays 2 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 12, 2011 Yeas 47 Nays 0 ________________________________________ President of the Senate		CERTIFICATE I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1127 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Chief Clerk
Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED Secretary of State State of Washington

AN ACT Relating to certified exclusive bargaining representatives; and amending RCW 41.56.050 and 41.56.140.

Sec. 1   RCW 41.56.050 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 296 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In the event that a public employer and public employees are in disagreement as to the selection of a bargaining representative, the commission shall be invited to intervene as is provided in RCW 41.56.060 through 41.56.090.
     (2) In the event that a public employer and a bargaining representative are in disagreement as to the merger of two or more bargaining units in the employer's workforce that are represented by the same bargaining representative, the commission shall be invited to intervene as is provided in RCW 41.56.060 through 41.56.090.

Sec. 2   RCW 41.56.140 and 1969 ex.s. c 215 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     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 employee who has filed an unfair labor practice charge;
     (4) To refuse to engage in collective bargaining with the certified exclusive bargaining representative.