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WA HB1575
WA HB1575Strengthening the rights of workers through collective bargaining by addressing authorizations and revocations, certifications, and the authority to deduct and accept union dues and fees.
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Introduced
01/24/2019
01/24/2019
In Committee
03/28/2019
03/28/2019
Crossed Over
03/11/2019
03/11/2019
Passed
04/26/2019
04/26/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/30/2019
04/30/2019
Introduced Session
2019-2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT Relating to strengthening the rights of workers through1collective bargaining by addressing authorizations and revocations,2certifications, and the authority to deduct and accept union dues and3fees; amending RCW 28B.52.020, 28B.52.030, 28B.52.025, 28B.52.045,441.56.060, 41.56.110, 41.56.113, 41.56.122, 41.59.060, 41.76.020,541.76.045, 41.80.050, 41.80.080, 41.80.100, 47.64.090, 47.64.160,649.39.080, 49.39.090, and 53.18.050; adding new sections to chapter74.24 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.52 RCW; adding a new8section to chapter 41.56 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.809RCW; adding a new section to chapter 49.39 RCW; creating a new10section; and repealing RCW 41.59.100.11
AI Summary
This bill strengthens the rights of workers through collective bargaining by addressing authorizations and revocations, certifications, and the authority to deduct and accept union dues and fees. The key provisions include:
- Requiring employees to authorize union dues deductions directly with the exclusive bargaining representative, and allowing employees to revoke that authorization. Employers must rely on the exclusive bargaining representative's information about authorizations and revocations.
- Allowing the Public Employment Relations Commission to determine exclusive bargaining representatives through a "cross-check" process comparing employee membership records to employment records, if there is no incumbent representative.
- Prohibiting "union security provisions" that require employees to pay union fees or join the union as a condition of employment.
- Allowing binding arbitration of labor disputes over the interpretation or application of collective bargaining agreements.
The bill aims to provide certainty to public employers and employee organizations that have relied on previous state laws allowing union fees, following the Supreme Court's 2018 Janus v. AFSCME decision.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Labor and Employment
Sponsors (25)
Monica Stonier (D)*,
Steve Bergquist (D),
Mike Chapman (D),
Eileen Cody (D),
Lauren Davis (D),
Beth Doglio (D),
Jake Fey (D),
Joe Fitzgibbon (D),
Noel Frame (D),
Roger Goodman (D),
Mia Gregerson (D),
Laurie Jinkins (D),
Shelley Kloba (D),
Debra Lekanoff (D),
John Lovick (D),
Nicole Macri (D),
Strom Peterson (D),
Gerry Pollet (D),
Marcus Riccelli (D),
Cindy Ryu (D),
Mike Sells (D),
Tana Senn (D),
Derek Stanford (D),
Steve Tharinger (D),
Javier Valdez (D),
Last Action
Effective date 7/28/2019. (on 04/30/2019)
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