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Wash. Rev. Code § 41.56.010 (2026)

Declaration of purpose

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The intent and purpose of this chapter is to promote the continued improvement of the relationship between public employers and their employees by providing a uniform basis for implementing the right of public employees to join labor organizations of their own choosing and to be represented by such organizations in matters concerning their employment relations with public employers.
[ 1967 ex.s. c 108 s 1.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 46 cases, 1972–2020 · leading case: Deputy Sheriff's Ass'n v. Bd. of Commissioners for Yakima Cnty., 601 P.2d 936 (Wash. 1979).
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Deputy Sheriff's Ass'n v. Bd. of Commissioners for Yakima Cnty., 601 P.2d 936 (Wash. 1979). · cites it 4× “030(6)'s distinction is irrational in light of PECBA's general preamble, RCW 41.56.010, [1] and the preamble to the 1973 "uniformed *838 personnel" amendments, RCW 41.”
Burke & Thomas, Inc. v. Int'l Org. of Masters, 600 P.2d 1282 (Wash. 1979). · cites it 4× “The intent of the contract is thus, presumptively, to agree to the terms and conditions of employment as between the parties.”
City of Yakima v. Int'l Ass'n of Fire Fighters, 818 P.2d 1076 (Wash. 1991). · cites it 3× “RCW 41.56.010. The Act applies to all county and municipal governments as well as to many other political subdivisions of the State.”
Zylstra v. Piva, 539 P.2d 823 (Wash. 1975). · cites it 4× “010 to be as follows: The intent and purpose of this chapter is to promote the continued improvement of the relationship between public employers and their employees by providing a uniform basis for implementing the right of public employees to join labor organizations of their…”
Green River Cmty. Coll. Dist. No. 10 v. Higher Educ. Pers. Bd., 730 P.2d 653 (Wash. 1986). · cites it 2× “010) and the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act (RCW 41.56.010). The interests of state institutions of higher education and the employees of those institutions will be furthered by the enactment of a system of personnel administration designed specifically to meet…”
Nucleonics All. v. Washington Pub. Power Supply Sys., 677 P.2d 108 (Wash. 1984). · cites it 2× “56, declaring in RCW 41.56.010: The intent and purpose of this chapter is to promote the continued improvement of the relationship between public employers and their employees by providing a uniform basis for implementing the right of public employees to join labor organizations…”
Katherine Miller v. Jay Inslee, 916 F.3d 783 (9th Cir. 2019). “See Wash. Rev. Code § 41.56.010 (declaration of purpose).”
City of Pasco v. Pub. Emp. Relations Comm'n, 833 P.2d 381 (Wash. 1992). “56, is set out in RCW 41.56.010: The intent and purpose of this chapter is to promote the continued improvement of the relationship between public employers and their employees by providing a uniform basis for implementing the right of public employees to join labor…”
Champagne v. Thurston Cnty., 178 P.3d 936 (Wash. 2008). “80 RCW], if the terms of, or recognized custom and practice under, the collective bargaining agreement prescribe specific payment interval requirements for employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement; provided, that: (a) All regular wages (whether paid on an hourly,…”
Roza Irrigation Dist. v. State, 497 P.2d 166 (Wash. 1972). · cites it 2× “56), declaring in RCW 41.56.010: The intent and purpose of this chapter is to promote the continued improvement of the relationship between public employers and their employees by providing a uniform basis for implementing the right of public employees to join labor…”
Orenic v. Illinois State Labor Relations Bd., 537 N.E.2d 784 (Ill. 1989). “In Zylstra, the court’s conclusion rested in large part on the fact that the Public Employees’ Collective Bargaining Act ( Wash. Rev. Code §§41.56.010 through 41.56.”
Smith v. Bates Technical Coll., 991 P.2d 1135 (Wash. 2000). “This statute also provides classified employees of Washington's technical colleges with the right to engage in union activity and to collectively bargain for rights and benefits beyond those provided by statute.”
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