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Wash. Rev. Code § 49.60.190 (2026)

Unfair practices of labor unions

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It is an unfair practice for any labor union or labor organization:
(1) To deny membership and full membership rights and privileges to any person because of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.
(2) To expel from membership any person because of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.
(3) To discriminate against any member, employer, employee, or other person to whom a duty of representation is owed because of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.
[ 2020 c 52 s 11; 2007 c 187 s 10; 2006 c 4 s 11; 1997 c 271 s 11; 1993 c 510 s 13; 1985 c 185 s 17; 1973 1st ex.s. c 214 s 8; 1973 c 141 s 11; 1971 ex.s. c 81 s 4; 1961 c 100 s 2; 1957 c 37 s 10. Prior: 1949 c 183 s 7, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 7614-26, part.]

Notes:

Severability—1993 c 510: See note following RCW 49.60.010.
Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 81: See note following RCW 49.60.120.
Element of age not to affect apprenticeship agreements: RCW 49.04.910.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1979–2017 · leading case: McClarty v. Totem Elec., 137 P.3d 844 (Wash. 2006).
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McClarty v. Totem Elec., 137 P.3d 844 (Wash. 2006). “" RCW 49.60.190(2). These provisions give rise to disability discrimination claims under two theories—disparate treatment and failure to accommodate.”
McClarty v. Totem Elec., 157 Wash. 2d 214 (Wash. 2006). “” RCW 49.60.190(2). These provisions give rise to disability discrimination claims under two theories — disparate treatment and failure to accommodate.”
McClarty v. Totem Elec., 15 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 273 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). “180, the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD); (2) Local 76 committed unfair labor union practices in violation of RCW 49.60.190; (3) Totem discharged McClarty from employment and Local 76 discharged him from its apprentice program in retaliation for his filing a Labor…”
McClarty v. Totem Elec., 81 P.3d 901 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). “180, the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD); (2) Local 76 committed unfair labor union practices in violation of RCW 49.60.190; (3) Totem discharged McClarty from employment and Local 76 discharged him from its apprentice program in retaliation for his filing a Labor &…”
Seattle Newspaper-Web Pressmen's Union Local No. 26 v. City of Seattle, 604 P.2d 170 (Wash. Ct. App. 1979). “RCW 49.60.190 provides: It is an unfair practice for any labor union or labor organization: (1) To deny membership and full membership rights and privileges to any person because of age, sex, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, or the presence of any sensory,…”
Jin Zhu v. N. Cent. Educ. Serv. Dist. (Wash. 2017). “Second, RCW 49.60.190 defines practices by labor unions that are unfair when based on a person's protected characteristics, including denying the person membership to the union, expelling the person from the union, and discriminating against the person in the union's duty…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 49.60.190(2) — 2 cases
McClarty v. Totem Elec., 137 P.3d 844 (Wash. 2006). “" RCW 49.60.190(2). These provisions give rise to disability discrimination claims under two theories—disparate treatment and failure to accommodate.”
McClarty v. Totem Elec., 157 Wash. 2d 214 (Wash. 2006). “” RCW 49.60.190(2). These provisions give rise to disability discrimination claims under two theories — disparate treatment and failure to accommodate.”
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