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2025 Revised Code of Washington
Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions
Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.
- 41.56.010 - Declaration of purpose.
- 41.56.030 - Definitions.
- 41.56.040 - Right of employees to organize and designate representatives without interference.
- 41.56.041 - Right to strike not granted.
- 41.56.045 - Unfair labor practices for public employer enumerated.
- 41.56.047 - Unfair labor practices for bargaining representative enumerated.
- 41.56.051 - Commission to prevent unfair labor practices and issue remedial orders and cease and desist orders.
- 41.56.052 - Department to prevent unfair labor practices and issue remedial orders—Application to state civil service employees.
- 41.56.061 - Employee authorization of membership dues and other payments—Revocation.
- 41.56.065 - Information to be provided to exclusive bargaining representative by employer.
- 41.56.067 - Presenting information about the exclusive bargaining representative—Access to new employees.
- 41.56.071 - Right of employee representing bargaining unit to be absent from employment during legislative session—Replacement.
- 41.56.073 - Rights of employees and bargaining representatives of school districts dissolved due to financial insolvency.
- 41.56.075 - Certain communications—Privilege from examination and disclosure.
- 41.56.081 - Department-contracted individual providers—Family child care providers—Adult family home providers—Language access providers—Employee authorization of membership dues and other payments—Revocation—Third-party entity permitted to act as an individual provider's agent.
- 41.56.090 - Rules and regulations.
- 41.56.093 - Applicability of administrative procedure act to commission action.
- 41.56.101 - Application of chapter.
- 41.56.105 - Fish and wildlife officers—Application of chapter.
- 41.56.111 - Application of chapter to passenger-only ferry employees.
- 41.56.131 - Application of chapter to education providers under chapter 28A.193 RCW.
- 41.56.139 - School district collective bargaining agreements.
- 41.56.145 - Application of chapter to charter schools.
- 41.56.151 - Application of chapter to individual providers under chapter 74.39A RCW.
- 41.56.153 - Application of chapter to family child care providers—Governor as public employer—Procedure—Intent.
- 41.56.155 - Application of chapter to adult family home providers—Governor as public employer—Procedure—Intent.
- 41.56.157 - Application of chapter to language access providers—Governor as public employer—Procedure—Intent—Report.
- 41.56.202 - Disagreement in selection of bargaining representative—Consolidation of bargaining units—Intervention by commission.
- 41.56.211 - Determination of bargaining unit—Bargaining representative.
- 41.56.221 - Election to ascertain bargaining representative.
- 41.56.231 - Certification of bargaining representative—Cross-check.
- 41.56.240 - Certification of bargaining representative—Scope of representation.
- 41.56.300 - Authority and duty of employer to engage in collective bargaining—Limitations—Mediation, grievance procedures upon failure to agree.
- 41.56.310 - Collective bargaining agreements—Effect of termination—Application of section.
- 41.56.320 - Retroactive date in collective bargaining agreements allowable, when.
- 41.56.350 - Collective bargaining agreements—Binding arbitration.
- 41.56.360 - Arbitrators—Selection—Additional method.
- 41.56.401 - Application of chapter to employees of institutions of higher education—Exceptions—Limitations on bargaining.
- 41.56.403 - Application of chapter to University of Washington printing craft employees.
- 41.56.407 - Application of chapter to certain postdoctoral and clinical university employees.
- 41.56.411 - Application of chapter to classified employees of technical colleges.
- 41.56.421 - Application of chapter to academic employees.
- 41.56.423 - University of Washington—Certain employees enrolled in an academic program—Scope of collective bargaining.
- 41.56.425 - Washington State University—Certain employees enrolled in an academic program—Scope of collective bargaining.
- 41.56.501 - Uniformed personnel—Legislative declaration.
- 41.56.511 - Uniformed personnel—Negotiations—Declaration of an impasse—Appointment of mediator.
- 41.56.521 - Uniformed personnel—Interest arbitration panel—Powers and duties—Hearings—Findings and determination.
- 41.56.525 - Interest arbitration panel a state agency.
- 41.56.530 - Uniformed personnel—Interest arbitration panel—Determinations—Factors to be considered.
- 41.56.535 - Uniformed personnel—Arbitration panel—Rights of parties.
- 41.56.540 - Uniformed personnel—Refusal to submit to procedures—Invoking jurisdiction of superior court—Contempt.
- 41.56.545 - Uniformed employees—Strikes prohibited—Violations—Contempt of court.
- 41.56.560 - Uniformed personnel—Application of chapter to Washington state patrol—Bargaining subjects.
- 41.56.562 - Uniformed personnel—Application of chapter to Washington state patrol—Mediation and arbitration.
- 41.56.565 - Fish and wildlife officers—Application of certain uniformed personnel provisions.
- 41.56.570 - Application of uniformed personnel collective bargaining provisions to employees of public passenger transportation systems—Conditions.
- 41.56.575 - Commercial nuclear plants—Application of chapter to certain employees.
- 41.56.900 - Short title—Effective date—1967 ex.s. c 108.
- 41.56.905 - Uniformed personnel—Provisions additional—Liberal construction.
- 41.56.906 - Construction of chapter—Certain agreements subject to RCW 28A.400.320.
- 41.56.908 - Construction—Intent—Subchapter headings and captions not law—2025 c 290.
- 41.56.913 - Conflict with federal requirements—2006 c 54.
NOTES:
Reviser's note: Throughout chapter 41.56 RCW, the phrase "this act" has been changed to "this chapter." "This act" [1967 ex.s. c 108] is codified as this chapter and RCW 41.06.150.
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