BILL REQ. #:  S-1875.1 

Read first time 02/27/2003.   Referred to Committee on Commerce & Trade.

     AN ACT Relating to collective bargaining agreements 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. Any rules adopted under this chapter regarding appropriate meal periods and rest periods may be modified by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement if the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement entered into by the employees specifically prescribe rules concerning meal periods and rest periods.