| Passed by the House April 15, 2011 Yeas 93 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 12, 2011 Yeas 47 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1127 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved May 3, 2011, 2:10 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 4, 2011 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2011 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/07/11.
AN ACT Relating to certified exclusive bargaining representatives; and amending RCW 41.56.050 and 41.56.140.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 41.56.050 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 296 s 16 are each
amended to read as follows:
(1) In the event that a public employer and public employees are in
disagreement as to the selection of a bargaining representative, the
commission shall be invited to intervene as is provided in RCW
41.56.060 through 41.56.090.
(2) In the event that a public employer and a bargaining
representative are in disagreement as to the merger of two or more
bargaining units in the employer's workforce that are represented by
the same bargaining representative, the commission shall be invited to
intervene as is provided in RCW 41.56.060 through 41.56.090.
Sec. 2 RCW 41.56.140 and 1969 ex.s. c 215 s 1 are each amended to
read as follows:
It shall be an unfair labor practice for a public employer:
(1) To interfere with, restrain, or coerce public employees in the
exercise of their rights guaranteed by this chapter;
(2) To control, dominate, or interfere with a bargaining
representative;
(3) To discriminate against a public employee who has filed an
unfair labor practice charge;
(4) To refuse to engage in collective bargaining with the certified
exclusive bargaining representative.