H-175                _______________________________________________

                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 174

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Sayan, Fisher, Patrick, Fisch, Todd, Dellwo and Unsoeld

Read first time 1/20/87 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to arbitration of disputes; amending RCW 41.56.125 and 53.18.030; and repealing RCW 49.08.010, 49.08.020, 49.08.030, 49.08.040, 49.08.050, and 49.08.060.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

                   (1) Section 1, chapter 58, Laws of 1903, section 36, chapter 296, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. and RCW 49.08.010;

          (2) Section 2, chapter 58, Laws of 1903, section 37, chapter 296, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. and RCW 49.08.020;

          (3) Section 3, chapter 58, Laws of 1903 and RCW 49.08.030;

          (4) Section 4, chapter 58, Laws of 1903, section 144, chapter 34, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 49.08.040;

          (5) Section 5, chapter 58, Laws of 1903 and RCW 49.08.050; and

          (6) Section 6, chapter 58, Laws of 1903 and RCW 49.08.060.

        Sec. 2.  Section 3, chapter 59, Laws of 1973 as amended by section 23, chapter 296, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. and RCW 41.56.125 are each amended to read as follows:

          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 to assist in the resolution of a labor dispute between such public employer and such bargaining representative arising from the application of the matters contained in a collective bargaining agreement.  The arbitrator shall conduct such arbitration of such dispute in a manner as provided for in the collective bargaining agreement:  PROVIDED, That the  commission shall not collect any fees or charges from such public employer or such bargaining representative for services performed by the  commission under the provisions of this chapter((:  PROVIDED FURTHER, That the provisions of chapter 49.08 RCW shall have no application to this chapter)).

        Sec. 3.  Section 3, chapter 101, Laws of 1967 as amended by section 38, chapter 296, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. and RCW 53.18.030 are each amended to read as follows:

          In determining which employee organization will represent them, employees shall have maximum freedom in exercising their right of self-organization.

          Controversies as to the choice of employee organization within a port shall be submitted to the public employment relations commission.  Employee organizations may agree with the port district to independently resolve jurisdictional disputes((:  PROVIDED, That when no other procedure is available the procedures of RCW 49.08.010 shall be followed in resolving such disputes.  In such case the  chairman of the public employment relations commission shall, at the request of any employee organization, arbitrate any dispute between employee organizations and enter a binding award in such dispute)).