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SENATE BILL 5210
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State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By Senators Pelz, Heavey, Prentice, Roach, C. Anderson, Prince, Kohl, Snyder and Winsley
Read first time 01/16/95. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Trade.
AN ACT Relating to unfair labor practices in public employee collective bargaining; and amending RCW 41.56.140 and 41.56.150.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. 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 discipline a public employee because of activities related to a labor dispute, other than criminal activities, authorized by the bargaining representative for the employee's bargaining unit;
(5) To refuse to engage in collective bargaining.
Sec. 2. RCW 41.56.150 and 1969 ex.s. c 215 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
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 a public employee who has filed an unfair labor practice charge;
(4) To discipline a member because of activities related to a labor dispute, other than criminal activities, authorized by the bargaining representative for the member's bargaining unit;
(5) To refuse to engage in collective bargaining.
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