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Wash. Rev. Code § 41.80.110 (2026)

Unfair labor practices enumerated

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(1) It is an unfair labor practice for an employer:
(a) To interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by this chapter;
(b) To dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any employee organization or contribute financial or other support to it: PROVIDED, That subject to rules adopted by the commission, an employer shall not be prohibited from permitting employees to confer with it or its representatives or agents during working hours without loss of time or pay;
(c) To encourage or discourage membership in any employee organization by discrimination in regard to hire, tenure of employment, or any term or condition of employment;
(d) To discharge or discriminate otherwise against an employee because that employee has filed charges or given testimony under this chapter;
(e) To refuse to bargain collectively with the representatives of its employees.
(2) It is an unfair labor practice for an employee organization:
(a) To restrain or coerce an employee in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by this chapter: PROVIDED, That this subsection shall not impair the right of an employee organization to prescribe its own rules with respect to the acquisition or retention of membership in the employee organization or to an employer in the selection of its representatives for the purpose of bargaining or the adjustment of grievances;
(b) To cause or attempt to cause an employer to discriminate against an employee in violation of subsection (1)(c) of this section;
(c) To discriminate against an employee because that employee has filed charges or given testimony under this chapter;
(d) To refuse to bargain collectively with an employer.
(3) The expressing of any views, arguments, or opinion, or the dissemination thereof to the public, whether in written, printed, graphic, or visual form, shall not constitute or be evidence of an unfair labor practice under this chapter, if such expression contains no threat of reprisal or force or promise of benefit.
[ 2002 c 354 s 312.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2026 · leading case: Freedom Found. v. Serv. Employees Int'l Union Local 925, 423 P.3d 849 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018).
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Freedom Found. v. Serv. Employees Int'l Union Local 925, 423 P.3d 849 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). “140; RCW 41.80.110. UW is prohibited from controlling or directing employees' union activity.”
Imperato v. Wenatchee Valley Coll., 247 P.3d 816 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). “150 and RCW 41.80.110. This argument fails. In Allen , the Washington Supreme Court stated that the duty of fair representation applies to unions under RCW 41.”
Imperato v. Wenatchee Valley Coll., 160 Wash. App. 353 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). “150 and RCW 41.80.110. This argument fails. In Allen , the Washington Supreme Court stated that the duty of fair representation applies to unions under RCW 41.”
Univ. of Washington v. Washington Fed'n of State Employees, 303 P.3d 1101 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “RCW 41.80.110(1)(a). It is also an unfair labor practice for an employer to “refuse to bargain collectively with the representatives of its employees.”
Teamsters Local Union No. 117 v. Dep't of Corr., 317 P.3d 511 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “11 ¶22 In order to determine whether state law protected Cherrjfs e-mails, we must first evaluate what actions fall within the class of actions statutorily protected by chapters 41.”
Fish & Wildlife Officers Guild, Resp. v. Wa State Dept. Of Fish & Wildlife, Apps., 364 P.3d 153 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “¶19 PERC affirmed the dismissal of the allegation that the State violated RCW 41.80.110 by refusing to bargain with FWOG on wages and health care benefits.”
Killian v. Seattle Pub. Schs. (Wash. 2017). · cites it 2× “180, a claim not included in RCW 41.80.110. CP at 9, 981. Similarly, petitioners could not have filed their DFR claims against lUOE with PERC.”
Yates v. Washington Fed'n of State Employees, AFSCME Council 28, AFL-CIO (W.D. Wash. 2020). · cites it 2× “RCW 41.80.110. The Public Employee Relations Commission is empowered to address 15 and remedy unfair labor practices.”
Washington Fed'n Of State Employees, App. v. Univ. Of Wa., P.e.r.c., Res. (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “RCW 41.80.110(1 )(a). It is also an unfair labor practice for an employer to "refuse to bargain collectively with the representatives of its employees.”
Silvia Zarate v. Washington Pub. Emp. Relations Comm'n (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). “Zarate in violation of RCW 41.80.110(1)(c) when it terminated her.”
Donald Canfield, App./cr-res. v. Michelle Clark & Sea. Pub. Schs., Res./cr-app. (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “210; and RCW 41.80.110(1 )(d). The legislature could have easily included such language in the prevailing wage act, but it did not.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 41.80.110(1) — 1 case
Killian v. Seattle Pub. Schs. (Wash. 2017). “180, a claim not included in RCW 41.80.110. CP at 9, 981. Similarly, petitioners could not have filed their DFR claims against lUOE with PERC.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 41.80.110(1)(a) — 1 case
Univ. of Washington v. Washington Fed'n of State Employees, 303 P.3d 1101 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “RCW 41.80.110(1)(a). It is also an unfair labor practice for an employer to “refuse to bargain collectively with the representatives of its employees.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 41.80.110(1)(c) — 1 case
Silvia Zarate v. Washington Pub. Emp. Relations Comm'n (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). “Zarate in violation of RCW 41.80.110(1)(c) when it terminated her.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 41.80.110(1)(e) — 1 case
Univ. of Washington v. Washington Fed'n of State Employees, 303 P.3d 1101 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “RCW 41.80.110(1)(a). It is also an unfair labor practice for an employer to “refuse to bargain collectively with the representatives of its employees.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 41.80.110(2) — 1 case
Yates v. Washington Fed'n of State Employees, AFSCME Council 28, AFL-CIO (W.D. Wash. 2020). “RCW 41.80.110. The Public Employee Relations Commission is empowered to address 15 and remedy unfair labor practices.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 41.80.110(l)(c) — 1 case
Teamsters Local Union No. 117 v. Dep't of Corr., 317 P.3d 511 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “11 ¶22 In order to determine whether state law protected Cherrjfs e-mails, we must first evaluate what actions fall within the class of actions statutorily protected by chapters 41.”
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