PDFWAC 391-65-050

Grievance arbitration—Contents of request.

Each request for appointment of a grievance arbitrator shall contain:
(1) Information identifying the parties to the dispute, including:
(a) The name, address and telephone number of the employer and the name, address and telephone number of its principal representative;
(b) The name, address and telephone number of the employee organization and the name, address and telephone number of its principal representative;
(c) The employer's principal business;
(d) A copy of the current or most recent applicable collective bargaining agreement;
(e) A description of the bargaining unit involved, specifying inclusions and exclusions;
(f) The number of employees in the bargaining unit;
(g) The agreement of the party or parties making the request to accept the decision of the arbitrator as final and binding; and
(h) The agreement of the party or parties making the request that there shall be no strike or lockout on the matters submitted to arbitration.
(2) Identification of the grievance to be resolved in arbitration.
(3) Designation of the request as:
(a) A request for appointment of a member of the agency staff as arbitrator; or
(b) A request for the submission of a list containing a specified number of names from the dispute resolution panel created by WAC 391-55-110.
(4) The name(s), signature(s) and, if any, title(s) of the representative(s) of the requesting party (parties), and the date(s) of the signature(s).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.52.080, 41.56.090, 41.59.110, 41.58.050 and 41.56.125. WSR 99-14-060, § 391-65-050, filed 7/1/99, effective 8/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.52.080, 41.56.090, 41.59.110, 41.58.050, 34.05.413 and 41.56.125. WSR 96-07-105, § 391-65-050, filed 3/20/96, effective 4/20/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.52.080, 41.58.050, 41.56.090 and 41.59.110. WSR 88-12-057 (Order 88-09), § 391-65-050, filed 5/31/88. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.52.080, 41.56.040, 41.58.050, 41.59.110 and 47.64.040. WSR 80-14-050 (Order 80-9), § 391-65-050, filed 9/30/80, effective 11/1/80.]