RCW 35.22.350
Utilities—Collective bargaining with employees.
Every city of the first class which owns and operates a waterworks system, a light and power system, a street railway or other public utility, shall have power, through its proper officers, to deal with and to enter into contracts for periods not exceeding one year with its employees engaged in the construction, maintenance, or operation thereof through the accredited representatives of the employees including any labor organization or organizations authorized to act for them concerning wages, hours and conditions of labor in such employment, and every city having not less than one hundred forty thousand nor more than one hundred and seventy thousand population is empowered and authorized to immediately place in effect any adjustment or change in such wages, hours and conditions of labor of such employees as may be required to conform to the provisions of any such contract, irrespective of the provisions of any annual budget or act relating thereto: PROVIDED, That not more than one such contract not in conformity with any annual budget shall be made during any budget year, nor shall any such adjustment or change be made which would result in an excess of expenditures over revenues of such public utility.
[ 1965 c 7 § 35.22.350. Prior: 1955 c 145 § 1; 1951 c 21 § 1; 1935 c 37 § 1; RRS § 8966-5.]
NOTES:
Labor regulations: Title 49 RCW.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 35.22 - First-Class Cities.
35.22.020 - Mode of exercising powers, functions and duties.
35.22.030 - Cities having ten thousand or more population may frame charter for own government.
35.22.050 - Election of freeholders to frame charter.
35.22.060 - Submission of charter—Publication.
35.22.070 - Election on adoption of charter—Notice.
35.22.080 - Conduct of elections.
35.22.100 - Certificates of election to officers.
35.22.110 - Authentication of charter.
35.22.120 - Petition for submission of charter amendment.
35.22.130 - Requisites of petition—Effect of favorable vote.
35.22.140 - New or revised charter—Petition—Freeholders.
35.22.150 - Submission of new charter.
35.22.160 - Election on adoption of new charter.
35.22.170 - Publication of proposed charter.
35.22.180 - Conduct of elections.
35.22.190 - Effect of favorable vote.
35.22.195 - Powers of cities adopting charters.
35.22.200 - Legislative powers of charter city—Where vested—Direct legislation.
35.22.205 - Compensation and hours of mayor and elected officials.
35.22.210 - Separate designation of councilmembers in certain first-class cities.
35.22.220 - Repeal of separate designation.
35.22.235 - First-class mayor-council cities—Twelve councilmembers.
35.22.245 - First-class mayor-council cities—Seven councilmembers.
35.22.280 - Specific powers enumerated.
35.22.282 - City and town license fees and taxes on financial institutions.
35.22.284 - Association of sheriffs and police chiefs.
35.22.288 - Publication of ordinances or summary—Public notice of hearings and meeting agendas.
35.22.290 - Additional powers—Auditoriums, art museums.
35.22.300 - Leasing of land for auditoriums, etc.
35.22.302 - Conveyance or lease of space above real property or structures or improvements.
35.22.310 - Cesspools, filling of—Removal of debris, etc.
35.22.320 - Collection of cost of filling cesspools, etc.
35.22.330 - Radio communication.
35.22.340 - Streets—Railroad franchises in, along, over, and across.
35.22.350 - Utilities—Collective bargaining with employees.
35.22.360 - Utilities—Wage adjustments.
35.22.365 - Public transportation systems in municipalities—Financing.
35.22.370 - Wards—Division of city.
35.22.410 - Wharves—City may let wharves or privileges thereon.
35.22.570 - Omnibus grant of powers to first-class cities.
35.22.580 - Diversion of local improvement moneys prohibited—Refund of excess.
35.22.590 - Bonds voted by people—Transfer of excess to redemption fund.
35.22.600 - Liability for violations of RCW 35.22.580 or 35.22.590.
35.22.610 - Police officers—Appointment without regard to residence authorized.
35.22.630 - Public works or improvements—Cost amounts—How determined.
35.22.650 - Public works or improvements—Minority business, employees—Contract, contents.
35.22.660 - Child care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.
35.22.680 - Residential care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.
35.22.690 - First-class cities subject to limitations on moratoria, interim zoning controls.
35.22.695 - Planning regulations—Copies provided to county assessor.
35.22.700 - Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required.
35.22.705 - Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency.