RCW 41.56.080
Certification of bargaining representative—Scope of representation.
The bargaining representative which has been determined to represent a majority of the employees in a bargaining unit shall be certified by the commission as the exclusive bargaining representative of, and shall be required to represent, all the public employees within the unit without regard to membership in said bargaining representative: PROVIDED, That any public employee at any time may present his or her grievance to the public employer and have such grievance adjusted without the intervention of the exclusive bargaining representative, if the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining agreement then in effect, and if the exclusive bargaining representative has been given reasonable opportunity to be present at any initial meeting called for the resolution of such grievance.
[ 2012 c 117 § 84; 1975 1st ex.s. c 296 § 19; 1967 ex.s. c 108 § 8.]
Structure 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.
41.56.020 - Application of chapter.
41.56.022 - Application of chapter to University of Washington printing craft employees.
41.56.024 - Application of chapter to classified employees of technical colleges.
41.56.025 - Application of chapter to education providers under chapter 28A.193 RCW.
41.56.0251 - Application of chapter to charter schools.
41.56.026 - Application of chapter to individual providers under chapter 74.39A RCW.
41.56.027 - Application of chapter to passenger-only ferry employees.
41.56.040 - Right of employees to organize and designate representatives without interference.
41.56.060 - Determination of bargaining unit—Bargaining representative.
41.56.070 - Election to ascertain bargaining representative.
41.56.080 - Certification of bargaining representative—Scope of representation.
41.56.090 - Rules and regulations.
41.56.095 - Certification of bargaining representative—Cross-check.
41.56.110 - Employee authorization of membership dues and other payments—Revocation.
41.56.120 - Right to strike not granted.
41.56.122 - Collective bargaining agreements—Binding arbitration.
41.56.123 - Collective bargaining agreements—Effect of termination—Application of section.
41.56.125 - Arbitrators—Selection—Additional method.
41.56.130 - Rules and regulations of Washington state personnel resources board—Mandatory subjects.
41.56.140 - Unfair labor practices for public employer enumerated.
41.56.150 - Unfair labor practices for bargaining representative enumerated.
41.56.165 - Applicability of administrative procedure act to commission action.
41.56.430 - Uniformed personnel—Legislative declaration.
41.56.440 - Uniformed personnel—Negotiations—Declaration of an impasse—Appointment of mediator.
41.56.452 - Interest arbitration panel a state agency.
41.56.465 - Uniformed personnel—Interest arbitration panel—Determinations—Factors to be considered.
41.56.470 - Uniformed personnel—Arbitration panel—Rights of parties.
41.56.490 - Uniformed employees—Strikes prohibited—Violations—Contempt of court.
41.56.496 - Commercial nuclear plants—Application of chapter to certain employees.
41.56.500 - School district collective bargaining agreements.
41.56.513 - Application of chapter to certain postdoctoral and clinical university employees.
41.56.515 - Fish and wildlife officers—Application of chapter.
41.56.516 - Fish and wildlife officers—Application of certain uniformed personnel provisions.
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.
41.56.913 - Conflict with federal requirements—2006 c 54.
41.56.914 - Short title—2006 c 54.
41.56.915 - Effective date—2006 c 54.
41.56.950 - Retroactive date in collective bargaining agreements allowable, when.