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Wash. Rev. Code § 41.80.050 (2026)

Rights of employees

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Except as may be specifically limited by this chapter, employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist employee organizations, and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of collective bargaining free from interference, restraint, or coercion. Employees shall also have the right to refrain from any or all such activities.
[ 2019 c 230 s 15; 2002 c 354 s 306.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: Melissa Belgau v. Jay Inslee, 975 F.3d 940 (9th Cir. 2020).
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Melissa Belgau v. Jay Inslee, 975 F.3d 940 (9th Cir. 2020). · cites it 2× “See RCW 41.80.050. Employees became union members within three months of starting work.”
Teamsters Local Union No. 117 v. Dep't of Corr., 317 P.3d 511 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 7× “It provides that public union employees have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist employee organizations, and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of collective bargaining free from interference, restraint, or…”
Univ. of Washington v. Washington Fed'n of State Employees, 303 P.3d 1101 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “” RCW 41.80.050. A state employer may not, therefore, impose upon employees its own choice as to which labor union should represent them.”
Fish & Wildlife Officers Guild, Resp. v. Wa State Dept. Of Fish & Wildlife, Apps., 364 P.3d 153 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “” RCW 41.80.050. ¶32 The PSRA adopts a unique structure that mandates the negotiation of a master CBA.”
Kniffen v. East Wenatchee Water Dist. (E.D. Wash. 2025). · cites it 2× “However, a question of fact 19 remains regarding whether Defendant should have alerted Plaintiff to the pending 20 opening, particularly in light of the fact that the posting was for union employees 1 as a right of first refusal, meaning that Plaintiff could have been qualified…”
Washington Fed'n Of State Employees, App. v. Univ. Of Wa., P.e.r.c., Res. (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “" RCW 41.80.050. A state employer may not, therefore, impose upon employees its own choice as to which labor union should represent them.”
Yates v. Washington Fed'n of State Employees, AFSCME Council 28, AFL-CIO (W.D. Wash. 2020). “RCW 41.80.050. Consistent with this right, public 10 sector employers can deduct union dues from an employee’s wages only “[u]pon authorization of 11 [the] employee,” RCW 41.”
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