Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 28B Higher Education - Chapter 28B.52 Collective Bargaining -- Academic Personnel In Community Colleges

• 28B.52.010 Declaration of purpose
  It is the purpose of this chapter to strengthen methods of administering employer-employee relations through the establishment of orderly methods of communication between academic employees ...
• 28B.52.020 Definitions
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Employee organization" means any organization which includes as members the academic employees of a college district and which has ...
• 28B.52.025 Right to organize or refrain from organizing
  Employees have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist employee organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and also have ...
• 28B.52.030 Representatives of employee organization -- Right to collective bargaining
  Representatives of an employee organization, which organization shall by secret ballot have won a majority in an election to represent the academic employees within its ...
• 28B.52.035 Negotiations reduced to written agreements -- Provisions relating to salary increases -- Restrictions
  At the conclusion of any negotiation processes as provided for in RCW 28B.52.030, any matter upon which the parties have reached agreement shall be reduced ...
• 28B.52.040 Negotiated agreements -- Procedures for binding arbitration
  A board of trustees or an employee organization that enters into a negotiated agreement under RCW 28B.52.030 may include in the agreement procedures for binding ...
• 28B.52.045 Collective bargaining agreement -- Exclusive bargaining representative -- Union security provisions -- Dues and fees
  (1) Upon filing with the employer the voluntary written authorization of a bargaining unit employee under this chapter, the employee organization which is the exclusive ...
• 28B.52.050 Academic employee may appear in own behalf
  Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any academic employee from appearing in his or her own behalf on matters relating to his or her employment ...
• 28B.52.060 Commission -- Mediation activities -- Other dispute resolution procedures authorized
  The commission shall conduct mediation activities upon the request of either party as a means of assisting in the settlement of unresolved matters considered under ...
• 28B.52.065 Commission's adjudication of unfair labor practices -- Rules -- Binding arbitration authorized
  The commission may adjudicate any unfair labor practices alleged by a board of trustees or an employee organization and shall adopt reasonable rules to administer ...
• 28B.52.070 Discrimination prohibited
  Boards of trustees of college districts or any administrative officer thereof shall not discriminate against academic employees or applicants for such positions because of their ...
• 28B.52.073 Unfair labor practices
  (1) It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer: (a) To interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights ...
• 28B.52.078 Strikes and lockouts prohibited -- Violations -- Remedies
  The right of college faculty to engage in any strike is prohibited. The right of a board of trustees to engage in any lockout is ...
• 28B.52.080 Commission to adopt rules and regulations -- Boards may request commission services
  The commission shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the administration of employer-employee relations under this chapter. The boards may request the services of the ...
• 28B.52.090 Prior agreements
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to annul or modify, or to preclude the renewal or continuation of, any lawful agreement heretofore entered into ...
• 28B.52.100 State higher education administrative procedure act not to affect
  Contracts or agreements, or any provision thereof entered into between boards of trustees and employees organizations pursuant to this chapter shall not be affected by ...
• 28B.52.200 Scope of chapter -- Limitations -- When attempts to resolve dispute required
  Nothing in chapter 28B.52 RCW as now or hereafter amended shall compel either party to agree to a proposal or to make a concession, nor ...
• 28B.52.210 Scope of chapter -- Community and technical colleges faculty awards trust program
  With respect to the community and technical colleges faculty awards trust program, the permissible scope of collective bargaining under this chapter shall be governed by ...
• 28B.52.220 Scope of chapter -- Community and technical colleges part-time academic employees
  With respect to the community and technical colleges part-time academic employees, the permissible scope of collective bargaining under this chapter shall be governed by RCW ...
• 28B.52.300 Construction of chapter
  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, this chapter shall not be construed to deny or otherwise abridge any rights, privileges, or benefits granted ...
• 28B.52.900 Severability -- 1987 c 314
  If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009