Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 28B.52 - Collective Bargaining—Academic Personnel in Community Colleges.
28B.52.010 - Declaration of purpose.

RCW 28B.52.010
Declaration of purpose.

It is the purpose of this chapter to strengthen methods of administering employer-employee relations through the establishment of orderly methods of communication between academic employees and the college districts by which they are employed.
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote cooperative efforts by prescribing certain rights and obligations of the employees and employers and by establishing orderly procedures governing the relationship between the employees and their employers which procedures are designed to meet the special requirements and needs of public employment in higher education. It is the intent of this chapter to promote activity that includes the elements of open communication and access to information in a timely manner, with reasonable discussion and interpretation of that information. It is the further intent that such activity shall be characterized by mutual respect, integrity, reasonableness, and a desire on the part of the parties to address and resolve the points of concern.

[ 1991 c 238 § 145; 1987 c 314 § 1; 1971 ex.s. c 196 § 1.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 28B - Higher Education

Chapter 28B.52 - Collective Bargaining—Academic Personnel in Community Colleges.

28B.52.010 - Declaration of purpose.

28B.52.020 - Definitions.

28B.52.025 - Right to organize or refrain from organizing.

28B.52.027 - Application of RCW 41.56.037—Bargaining representative access to new employees.

28B.52.030 - Representatives of employee organization—Right to collective bargaining.

28B.52.035 - Negotiations reduced to written agreements—Provisions relating to salary increases—Restrictions.

28B.52.040 - Negotiated agreements—Procedures for binding arbitration.

28B.52.043 - Collective bargaining—Employee authorization of membership dues—Revocation.

28B.52.045 - Collective bargaining—Exclusive bargaining representative—Dues and other payments.

28B.52.050 - Academic employee may appear in own behalf.

28B.52.060 - Commission—Mediation activities—Other dispute resolution procedures authorized.

28B.52.065 - Commission's adjudication of unfair labor practices—Rules—Binding arbitration authorized.

28B.52.070 - Discrimination prohibited.

28B.52.073 - Unfair labor practices.

28B.52.078 - Strikes and lockouts prohibited—Violations—Remedies.

28B.52.080 - Commission to adopt rules and regulations—Boards may request commission services.

28B.52.090 - Prior agreements.

28B.52.100 - State higher education administrative procedure act not to affect.

28B.52.200 - Scope of chapter—Limitations—When attempts to resolve dispute required.

28B.52.210 - Scope of chapter—Community and technical colleges faculty awards trust program.

28B.52.220 - Scope of chapter—Community and technical colleges part-time academic employees.

28B.52.300 - Construction of chapter.