Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 35 Cities And Towns - Section 35.58.265 Acquisition of existing transportation system -- Assumption of labor contracts -- Transfer of employees -- Preservation of employee benefits -- Collective bargaining

§ 35.58.265. Acquisition of existing transportation system -- Assumption of labor contracts -- Transfer of employees -- Preservation of employee benefits -- Collective bargaining

If a metropolitan municipal corporation shall perform the metropolitan transportation function and shall acquire any existing transportation system, it shall assume and observe all existing labor contracts relating to such system and, to the extent necessary for operation of facilities, all of the employees of such acquired transportation system whose duties are necessary to operate efficiently the facilities acquired shall be appointed to comparable positions to those which they held at the time of such transfer, and no employee or retired or pensioned employee of such systems shall be placed in any worse position with respect to pension seniority, wages, sick leave, vacation or other benefits that he enjoyed as an employee of such system prior to such acquisition. The metropolitan municipal corporation shall engage in collective bargaining with the duly appointed representatives of any employee labor organization having existing contracts with the acquired transportation system and may enter into labor contracts with such employee labor organization.

[1965 c 91 § 1.]

Notes:
Retention of employees, preservation of pension rights and other benefits upon acquisition of metropolitan facility: RCW 35.58.380 through 35.58.400. Sections:  Previous  35.58.230  35.58.240  35.58.245  35.58.250  35.58.260  35.58.262  35.58.263  35.58.265  35.58.268  35.58.270  35.58.271  35.58.2711  35.58.2712  35.58.272  35.58.2721  Next

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