Title 41 — Title 41 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, CIVIL SERVICE, AND PENSIONS
37 chapters · 1,408 sections in this title.
RCW 41.56.540 Uniformed personnel—Refusal to submit to procedures—Invoking jurisdiction of superior court—Contempt.
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If the representative of either or both the uniformed personnel and the public employer refuse to submit to the procedures set forth in *RCW 41.56.511 and 41.56.521, the parties, or the commission on its own motion, may invoke the jurisdiction of the superior court for the county…
RCW 41.56.545 Uniformed employees—Strikes prohibited—Violations—Contempt of court.
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The right of uniformed employees to engage in any strike, work slowdown, or stoppage is not granted. An organization recognized as the bargaining representative of uniformed employees subject to this chapter that willfully disobeys a lawful order of enforcement by a superior cour…
RCW 41.56.560 Uniformed personnel—Application of chapter to Washington state patrol—Bargaining subjects.
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(1) In addition to the entities listed in *RCW 41.56.101, this chapter applies to the state with respect to the officers of the Washington state patrol appointed under RCW 43.43.020, except that the state is prohibited from negotiating any matters relating to retirement benefits …
RCW 41.56.562 Uniformed personnel—Application of chapter to Washington state patrol—Mediation and arbitration.
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In addition to the classes of employees listed in RCW 41.56.030(14), the provisions of *RCW 41.56.501 through 41.56.525 and 41.56.535, 41.56.540, and 41.56.545 also apply to Washington state patrol officers appointed under RCW 43.43.020 as provided in this section, subject to the…
RCW 41.56.565 Fish and wildlife officers—Application of certain uniformed personnel provisions.
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In addition to the classes of employees listed in RCW 41.56.030(14), the provisions of *RCW 41.56.501, 41.56.511, 41.56.521, 41.56.525, 41.56.535, 41.56.540, and 41.56.545 also apply to fish and wildlife officers as provided in this section. If more than one exclusive bargaining …
RCW 41.56.570 Application of uniformed personnel collective bargaining provisions to employees of public passenger transportation systems—Conditions.
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In addition to the classes of employees listed in RCW 41.56.030(14), the provisions of *RCW 41.56.501 through 41.56.525, 41.56.535, 41.56.540, and 41.56.545 shall also be applicable to the employees of a public passenger transportation system of a metropolitan municipal corporati…
RCW 41.56.575 Commercial nuclear plants—Application of chapter to certain employees.
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(1) In order to assure the uninterrupted and dedicated service of employees employed by employees of operators of certain commercial nuclear plants, the provisions of *RCW 41.56.501 through 41.56.535, 41.56.540, and 41.56.545 shall apply to the operating and maintenance employees…
RCW 41.56.900 Short title—Effective date—1967 ex.s. c 108.
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RCW 41.56.010 through 41.56.900 and 41.06.150 shall be known as the "Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act" and shall take effect on July 1, 1967.[ 1967 ex.s. c 108 s 14.]
RCW 41.56.905 Uniformed personnel—Provisions additional—Liberal construction.
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The provisions of this chapter are intended to be additional to other remedies and shall be liberally construed to accomplish their purpose. Except as provided in RCW 53.18.015, 41.58.070, 43.101.095, and 43.101.135, if any provision of this chapter conflicts with any other statu…
RCW 41.56.906 Construction of chapter—Certain agreements subject to RCW 28A.400.320.
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Nothing in this chapter may be construed to grant school district employers or classified school district employees the right to reach agreements that are in conflict with the termination provisions of RCW 28A.400.320.[ 2009 c 396 s 11.]
RCW 41.56.908 Construction—Intent—Subchapter headings and captions not law—2025 c 290.
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It is the intent of the legislature to reorganize chapter 41.56 RCW into subchapters to simplify navigation of the statute. The legislature does not intend to make, and no provision of chapter 290, Laws of 2025 may be construed as making, a substantive change to the provisions of…
RCW 41.56.913 Conflict with federal requirements—2006 c 54.
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If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies dire…