BILL REQ. #:  S-4106.1 

Read first time 01/25/12.   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

     AN ACT Relating to collective bargaining for postdoctoral researchers at certain state universities; and adding a new section to chapter 41.56 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 41.56 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) In addition to the entities listed in RCW 41.56.020, this chapter applies to:
     (a) The University of Washington with respect to postdoctoral researchers in a classification in subsection (2) of this section on any University of Washington campus; and
     (b) Washington State University with respect to postdoctoral researchers in a classification in subsection (3) of this section on any Washington State University campus.
     (2) The employees in this subsection constitute an appropriate bargaining unit at the University of Washington:
     (a) Research associate;
     (b) Research associate trainee;
     (c) Senior fellow;
     (d) Senior fellow trainee; and
     (e) All employees whose duties and responsibilities are substantially equivalent to those employees in (a) through (d) of this subsection.
     (3) The employees in this subsection constitute an appropriate bargaining unit at Washington State University:
     (a) Postdoctoral research associate; and
     (b) All employees whose duties and responsibilities are substantially equivalent to those employees in (a) of this subsection.