RCW 41.56.110
Employee authorization of membership dues and other payments—Revocation.
(1) Upon the authorization of an employee within the bargaining unit and after the certification or recognition of the bargaining unit's exclusive bargaining representative, the employer shall deduct from the payments to the employee the monthly amount of dues as certified by the secretary of the exclusive bargaining representative and shall transmit the same to the treasurer of the exclusive bargaining representative.
(2)(a) An employee's written, electronic, or recorded voice authorization to have the employer deduct membership dues from the employee's salary must be made by the employee to the exclusive bargaining representative. If the employer receives a request for authorization of deductions, the employer shall as soon as practicable forward the request to the exclusive bargaining representative.
(b) Upon receiving notice of the employee's authorization from the exclusive bargaining representative, the employer shall deduct from the employee's salary membership dues and remit the amounts to the exclusive bargaining representative.
(c) The employee's authorization remains in effect until expressly revoked by the employee in accordance with the terms and conditions of the authorization.
(3)(a) An employee's request to revoke authorization for payroll deductions must be in writing and submitted by the employee to the exclusive bargaining representative in accordance with the terms and conditions of the authorization.
(b) After the employer receives confirmation from the exclusive bargaining representative that the employee has revoked authorization for deductions, the employer shall end the deduction no later than the second payroll after receipt of the confirmation.
(4) The employer shall rely on information provided by the exclusive bargaining representative regarding the authorization and revocation of deductions.
(5) If the employer and the exclusive bargaining representative of a bargaining unit enter into a collective bargaining agreement that includes requirements for deductions of other payments, the employer must make such deductions upon authorization of the employee.
[ 2019 c 230 § 9; 2018 c 247 § 2; 1973 c 59 § 1; 1967 ex.s. c 108 § 11.]
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.