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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5263

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senators Warnke, West, McMullen, Bender, Pullen, Bauer, Smitherman and Metcalf

Read first time 1/20/89 and referred to Committee on   Economic Development & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to arbitration for unilaterally implemented proposals; and amending RCW 41.56.100.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 10, chapter 108, Laws of 1967 ex. sess. as amended by section 21, chapter 296, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. and RCW 41.56.100 are each amended to read as follows:

          A public employer shall have the authority to engage in collective bargaining with the exclusive bargaining representative and no public employer shall refuse to engage in collective bargaining with the exclusive bargaining representative:  PROVIDED, That nothing contained herein shall require any public employer to bargain collectively with any bargaining representative concerning any matter which by ordinance, resolution or charter of said public employer has been delegated to any civil service commission or personnel board similar in scope, structure and authority to the board created by chapter 41.06 RCW.  Upon the failure of the public employer and the exclusive bargaining representative to conclude a collective bargaining agreement, any matter in dispute may be submitted by either party to the commission.  In the event that a public employer implements any proposal where there has been no contract settlement, allegations that the employer is violating the terms of the implemented proposal shall be subject to arbitration under the procedure established by the parties' last contract or RCW 41.56.125.