BILL REQ. #:  S-2134.1 

READ FIRST TIME 03/05/03.   

     AN ACT Relating to collective bargaining agreements in the construction trades concerning meal and rest periods; and amending RCW 49.12.187.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 49.12.187 and 1973 2nd ex.s. c 16 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:
     This chapter shall not be construed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers through representatives of their own choosing concerning wages or standards or conditions of employment. Rules adopted pursuant to this chapter regarding the appropriate meal and rest periods, as they apply to construction trades employees who work with hot asphalt or other materials or construction processes that do not allow for scheduled and fixed breaks for work crews, may be modified by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement if the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement covering such employees specifically prescribe rules concerning meal periods and rest periods.