reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-08 - Rules of practice and procedure Public employment relations commission › Section 391-08-820 - Agency offices

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.76.060,
				  41.80.080. 08-04-059, §
										391-08-820, filed 1/31/08,
				  effective 4/1/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110 and
				  41.58.050. 96-07-105, §
										391-08-820, filed 3/20/96,
				  effective 4/20/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050,
				  28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110 and chapters 28B.52,
				  41.56, 41.58,
				  41.59,
				  49.08 and 53.18 RCW. 90-06-070,
				  §
										391-08-820, filed 3/7/90,
				  effective 4/7/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.040,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110 and 47.64.040. 80-14-045
				  (Order 80-4), §
										391-08-820, filed 9/30/80,
				  effective 11/1/80; Order 77-1, §
										391-08-820, filed
				  1/27/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-08 - Rules of practice and procedure Public employment relations commission › Section 391-08-830 - Agency records - Availability - Organization - Requests

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.76.060,
				  41.80.080,
				  42.56.040, and
				  49.39.060. 10-20-172, §
										391-08-830, filed 10/6/10,
				  effective 11/6/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-08 - Rules of practice and procedure Public employment relations commission › Section 391-08-840 - Processing of public records requests

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.76.060,
				  41.80.080,
				  42.56.040, and
				  49.39.060. 10-20-172, §
										391-08-840, filed 10/6/10,
				  effective 11/6/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-08 - Rules of practice and procedure Public employment relations commission › Section 391-08-850 - Processing of public records - Electronic records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.76.060,
				  41.80.080,
				  42.56.040, and
				  49.39.060. 10-20-172, §
										391-08-850, filed 10/6/10,
				  effective 11/6/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-08 - Rules of practice and procedure Public employment relations commission › Section 391-08-860 - Exemptions to public records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority: [RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.76.060,
				  41.80.080,
				  42.56.040, and
				  49.39.060.] 10-20-172, §
										391-08-860, filed 10/6/10,
				  effective 11/6/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-08 - Rules of practice and procedure Public employment relations commission › Section 391-08-870 - Costs for providing public records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.76.060,
				  41.80.080,
				  42.56.040, and
				  49.39.060. 10-20-172, §
										391-08-870, filed 10/6/10,
				  effective 11/6/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-08 - Rules of practice and procedure Public employment relations commission › Section 391-08-880 - Review of denial of public records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.76.060,
				  41.80.080,
				  42.56.040, and
				  49.39.060. 10-20-172, §
										391-08-880, filed 10/6/10,
				  effective 11/6/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-15 - Public records requests-public employment relations commission › Section 391-15-001 - Scope-Contents-Other rules

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
This chapter governs public records requests submitted to the
				agency and establishes its procedures to provide full access to its public
				records under the Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-15 - Public records requests-public employment relations commission › Section 391-15-010 - Agency records-Public records officer-Contact information

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Any person wishing to request access to
			 public records of the agency or seeking assistance in making that request
			 should contact the agency's public records officer:
Public Records Officer
Public Employment Relations Commission
P.O. Box 40919
Olympia, Washington 98504-0919
360-570-7300
info@perc.wa.gov
Information is also available on the agency's website at
www.perc.wa.gov
.
(2) The public records officer will oversee
			 compliance with the act but another staff member may process the request.
			 Therefore, these rules refer to the public records officer "or designee." The
			 public records officer or designee will provide the "fullest assistance" to
			 requestors, ensure that public records are protected from damage or
			 disorganization, and prevent fulfilling public records requests from causing
			 excessive interference with essential functions of the agency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-15 - Public records requests-public employment relations commission › Section 391-15-020 - Agency records-Confidentiality

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The agency shall preserve the confidentiality of certain
				records, as follows:
(1) To protect
			 the privacy of individual employees, the agency shall not disclose evidence
			 furnished as a showing of interest in support of a representation petition or
			 motion for intervention.
(2) To
			 respect the confidential nature of mediation, the agency shall not disclose
			 notes and memoranda made by any member of the commission or agency staff as a
			 recording of communication made or received while acting in the capacity of a
			 mediator between the parties to a labor dispute.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-15 - Public records requests-public employment relations commission › Section 391-15-030 - Agency offices

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The agency
			 maintains its principal office in Olympia, Washington.
(a) The street address of the Olympia office
			 is:
112 Henry Street N.E., Suite 300
Olympia, Washington 98506-4470.
(b) The mailing address of the Olympia office
			 is:
P.O. Box 40919
Olympia, Washington 98504-0919.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-15 - Public records requests-public employment relations commission › Section 391-15-040 - Agency records-Availability-Organization-Requests

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Hours for inspection of
			 records.
Public records are available for inspection and copying during
			 normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding
			 legal holidays. Records must be inspected at the agency's Olympia
			 office.
(2)
Organization of
			 records.
The agency will maintain its records in a reasonably organized
			 manner. The agency will take reasonable actions to protect records from damage
			 and disorganization. A requestor may not take agency records from its offices
			 without the permission of the public records officer or designee. A variety of
			 records are available on the agency website at
www.perc.wa.gov
. Requestors are encouraged to
			 view the documents available on the website before submitting a records
			 request.
(3)
Making a request
			 for public records.
(a) Any person
			 wishing to inspect or copy the agency's public records should make the request
			 by email to info@perc.wa.gov, by letter, or by submitting the request in person
			 at the agency's Olympia office addressed to the public records officer and
			 including the following information:
(i) Name
			 of requestor;
(ii) Email address,
			 mailing address, and telephone number of the requestor;
(iii) Identification of the public records
			 adequate for the public records officer or designee to locate the records;
			 and
(iv) The date and time of the
			 request.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-15 - Public records requests-public employment relations commission › Section 391-15-050 - Processing of public records requests

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Providing "fullest assistance."
The public records officer or
			 designee will process requests in the order allowing the most requests to be
			 processed in the most efficient manner.
(a)
			 Upon receipt of a request, the agency will assign it a tracking number and
			 enter it into a log.
(b) The public
			 records officer or designee will evaluate the request according to the nature
			 of the request, the volume of requested records, and the availability of the
			 requested records.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-15 - Public records requests-public employment relations commission › Section 391-15-060 - Processing of public records requests-Electronic records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Requesting electronic
			 records.
The process for requesting electronic public records is the
			 same as for requesting paper public records.
(2)
Providing electronic
			 records.
When a requestor requests electronic records in an electronic
			 format, the public records officer will provide the nonexempt records or
			 portions of those records that are reasonably locatable in an electronic format
			 that is used by the agency and is generally commercially available, or in a
			 format that is reasonably translatable from the format in which the agency
			 keeps the record.
(3)
Customized electronic access services.
With the consent of the
			 requestor, the agency may provide customized access services and assess charges
			 under RCW
			  42.56.120(2)(f). A
			 customized service charge applies only if the agency estimates that the request
			 would require the use of information technology expertise to prepare data
			 compilations or provide customized electronic access services when such
			 compilations and customized access services are not used by the agency for
			 other purposes. The agency may charge a fee consistent with
			 RCW
			  42.56.120(2)(f) for such
			 customized access.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-15 - Public records requests-public employment relations commission › Section 391-15-070 - Exemptions to public records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The Public
			 Records Act provides that a number of types of documents are exempt from public
			 inspection and copying. In addition, documents are exempt from disclosure if
			 any other statute exempts or prohibits disclosure.
(2) The agency is prohibited by statute from
			 disclosing lists of individuals for commercial purposes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-15 - Public records requests-public employment relations commission › Section 391-15-080 - Costs of providing copies of public records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Inspection.
There is no fee for inspecting public records,
			 including records on the agency website at
www.perc.wa.gov
.
(2)
Costs.
A requestor may
			 obtain standard copies for 15 cents per page.
(3)
Processing payments.
Before
			 beginning to make the copies or processing a customized service, the public
			 records officer or designee may require a deposit of up to 10 percent of the
			 estimated costs of copying all the records selected by the requestor. The
			 public records officer or designee may also require the payment of the
			 remainder of the copying costs before providing all the records, or the payment
			 of the costs of copying an installment before providing that installment. The
			 agency will not charge sales tax when it makes copies of public
			 records.
(4)
Electronic
			 records.
There is no charge for emailing electronic records to a
			 requestor, unless another cost applies.
(5)
Costs of mailing.
The agency
			 may also charge actual costs of mailing, including the cost of the shipping
			 container.
(6) Payment may be made
			 by cash, check, or money order to the "Public Employment Relations
			 Commission."
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-15 - Public records requests-public employment relations commission › Section 391-15-090 - Review of denial of public records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Petition
			 for internal administrative review of denial of access.
Any person who
			 objects to the initial denial or partial denial of a records request may
			 petition in writing to the public records officer for a review of that
			 decision. The petition must include a copy of or reasonably identify the
			 written statement by the public records officer or designee denying the
			 request.
(2)
Consideration of
			 petition for review.
The public records officer shall promptly provide
			 the petition and any other relevant information to the executive director who
			 will immediately consider the petition and either affirm or reverse the denial
			 within two business days, or a mutually agreed time, following the agency's
			 receipt of the petition.
(3)
Review by the attorney general's office.
Under
			 RCW
			  42.56.530, if the agency denies a requestor
			 access to public records because it claims the record is exempt in whole or in
			 part from disclosure, the requestor may request the attorney general's office
			 to review the matter under WAC
			 44-06-160.
(4)
Judicial review.
Any person
			 may obtain court review of denials of public records requests at the conclusion
			 of two business days after the initial denial of the request regardless of any
			 internal administrative appeal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-001 - Scope-Contents-Other rules

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
This chapter governs representation proceedings under all
				chapters of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) administered by the agency. To
				the extent these rules of practice and procedure differ from the model rules in
				chapter 10-08 WAC or this agency's general rules of practice and procedure in
				chapter 391-08 WAC, these special rules prevail.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.76.060. 03-03-064, §
										391-25-001, filed 1/14/03,
				  effective 2/14/03. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050. 01-14-009, §
										391-25-001, filed 6/22/01,
				  effective 8/1/01; 96-07-105, §
										391-25-001, filed 3/20/96,
				  effective 4/20/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050,
				  28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110 and chapters 28B.52,
				  41.56, 41.58,
				  41.59,
				  49.08 and 53.18 RCW. 90-06-072,
				  §
										391-25-001, filed 3/7/90,
				  effective 4/7/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.040,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110 and 47.64.040. 80-14-046
				  (Order 80-5), §
										391-25-001, filed 9/30/80,
				  effective 11/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-002 - Sequence and numbering of rules - Special provisions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.58.050, 41.58.065,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.76.060,
				  41.80.080, and
				  49.39.060. 12-05-066, §
										391-25-002, filed 2/15/12,
				  effective 3/17/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.76.060,
				  41.80.080, and
				  49.39.060. 10-20-172, §
										391-25-002, filed 10/6/10,
				  effective 11/6/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.76.060. 03-03-064, §
										391-25-002, filed 1/14/03,
				  effective 2/14/03. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050. 01-14-009, §
										391-25-002, filed 6/22/01,
				  effective 8/1/01. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050,
				  28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110 and chapters 28B.52,
				  41.56, 41.58,
				  41.59,
				  49.08 and 53.18 RCW. 90-06-072,
				  §
										391-25-002, filed 3/7/90,
				  effective 4/7/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 34.04.022,
				  
											41.58.050,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110 and
				  28B.52.080. 83-24-032 (Order
				  83-02), §
										391-25-002, filed 12/1/83,
				  effective 1/1/84. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.040,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110 and 47.64.040. 80-14-046
				  (Order 80-5), §
										391-25-002, filed 9/30/80,
				  effective 11/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-010 - Representation petition-Who may file

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A representation petition may be filed by any employee, group
				of employees, employee organization, employer, or their agents.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050. 01-14-009, §
										391-25-010, filed 6/22/01,
				  effective 8/1/01. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050,
				  28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110 and
				  41.56.040. 90-06-072, §
										391-25-010, filed 3/7/90,
				  effective 4/7/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.040,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110 and 47.64.040. 80-14-046
				  (Order 80-5), §
										391-25-010, filed 9/30/80,
				  effective 11/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-012 - Special provision - Educational employees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050,
				  28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110 and
				  41.59.070(1) and
				  (4). 90-06-072, §
										391-25-012, filed 3/7/90,
				  effective 4/7/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.040,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110 and 47.64.040. 80-14-046
				  (Order 80-5), §
										391-25-012, filed 9/30/80,
				  effective 11/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-030 - Petition-Time for filing

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) A petition may
			 be filed at any time during which no "contract bar" or "certification bar"
			 exists.
(2)
(a) If a valid collective bargaining
			 agreement is in effect, it operates as a "contract bar" to a petition, and a
			 representation petition may only be filed during the statutory window period.
(i) For state civil service employees who
			 collectively bargain under chapter 41.80 RCW and marine employees who
			 collectively bargain under chapter 47.64 RCW, the statutory window period is
			 not more than 120 days nor less than 90 days before the stated expiration date
			 of the collective bargaining agreement.
(ii) For all other employees, the statutory
			 window period is not more than 90 days nor less than 60 days before the stated
			 expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-032 - Special provision - Educational employees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.76.060 and
				  41.59.070(3).
				  03-03-064, §
										391-25-032, filed 1/14/03,
				  effective 2/14/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-034 - Special provision - Marine employees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050 and 41.58.065. 12-05-066, §
										391-25-034, filed 2/15/12,
				  effective 3/17/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-036 - Special provision - State civil service employees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.76.060,
				  41.80.001 and [41.80].080.
				  03-03-064, §
										391-25-036, filed 1/14/03,
				  effective 2/14/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-037 - Special provision - Higher education faculty

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.76.060 and
				  41.76.020(2).
				  03-03-064, §
										391-25-037, filed 1/14/03,
				  effective 2/14/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-050 - Petition-Filing and service

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A representation petition may be filed through the agency's
				online e-filing system, by email, or in writing to the agency's Olympia office,
				as required by WAC
				391-08-120(1) and
				(2). The party filing the petition shall
				serve a copy of the petition (excluding any showing of interest) on the
				employer and each employee organization named in the petition as having an
				interest in the proceedings, as required by WAC
				391-08-120(3) and
				(4).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  28B.52.030,
				  34.05.413,
				  41.56.050,
				  41.56.060,
				  41.56.070,
				  41.59.070 and
				  41.59.080. 01-14-009, §
										391-25-050, filed 6/22/01,
				  effective 8/1/01. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  28B.52.030,
				  34.05.413,
				  41.56.060,
				  41.56.070,
				  41.59.070 and
				  41.59.080. 00-14-048, §
										391-25-050, filed 6/30/00,
				  effective 8/1/00; 98-14-112, §
										391-25-050, filed 7/1/98,
				  effective 8/1/98; 96-07-105, §
										391-25-050, filed 3/20/96,
				  effective 4/20/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050,
				  28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.56.060,
				  41.56.070 and
				  41.59.070. 90-06-072, §
										391-25-050, filed 3/7/90,
				  effective 4/7/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.040,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110 and 47.64.040. 80-14-046
				  (Order 80-5), §
										391-25-050, filed 9/30/80,
				  effective 11/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-051 - Special provision - Individual providers of home care under RCW 74.39A.270 and 74.39A.300 - Family child care providers under RCW 41.56.208 - Adult family home providers under RCW 41.56.029 - Language access providers under RCW 41.56.510

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.56.060,
				  41.56.090, and
				  41.58.050. 10-20-172, §
										391-25-051, filed 10/6/10,
				  effective 11/6/10; 08-04-058, §
										391-25-051, filed 1/31/08,
				  effective 4/1/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.76.060,
				  74.39A.240 and[74.39A].270 .
				  03-03-064, §
										391-25-051, filed 1/14/03,
				  effective 2/14/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-070 - Contents of petition filing forms

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Each completed representation petition filing form, whether
				obtained from the agency's website or through the agency's e-filing system,
				must include all of the following:
(1)
			 Information identifying the parties and their representatives (if known),
			 including:
(a) The name, email address,
			 mailing address, and telephone number of the employer and of the employer's
			 representative.
(b) The name, email
			 address, mailing address, and telephone number of the petitioner and of the
			 petitioner's representative.
(c)
			 The name, email address, mailing address, and telephone number of any
			 organization that currently represents the employees involved and of its
			 principal representative.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-080 - Election for inclusion of unrepresented employees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Where only one employee organization
			 seeks to add an employee or group of previously unrepresented employees to an
			 appropriate bargaining unit that it already represents, the organization may
			 petition for a self-determination election to ascertain the employees' desire
			 to be included in the existing bargaining unit.
(2) To invoke the self-determination election
			 procedures under this section, the petitioning organization shall:
(a) Demonstrate that it has the support of at
			 least 30 percent of the unrepresented employees to be included in the
			 appropriate existing unit;
(b)
			 Affirmatively state on the petition filed under WAC
			 391-25-070 that it requests a
			 self-determination election to add the petitioned-for employees into an
			 existing appropriate bargaining unit;
(c) Provide an accurate description of the
			 existing bargaining unit that it seeks to merge the unrepresented employees
			 into; and
(d) Demonstrate that the
			 resulting bargaining unit is appropriate under the applicable statute.
(i) If the propriety of the proposed
			 resulting unit is disputed, the executive director or designee shall make a
			 determination following a hearing.
(ii) If the propriety of the proposed
			 resulting unit is stipulated, the executive director or designee shall
			 determine whether the proposed unit is, on its face, an appropriate unit under
			 the applicable statute.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-090 - Petition filed by employer

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) If an employer
			 has been presented with one or more demands for recognition of an exclusive
			 bargaining representative of previously unrepresented employees, it may obtain
			 a determination of the question concerning representation by filing a petition
			 under WAC
			 391-25-070. The employer shall
			 attach copies of any written demand(s) for recognition or other correspondence
			 pertaining to the claimed question concerning representation.
(2) If an employer disputes the majority
			 status of the incumbent exclusive bargaining representative of its employees,
			 it may obtain a determination of the question concerning representation by
			 filing a petition under WAC
			 391-25-070.
(a) The employer shall attach affidavits and
			 any other documentation available to it to demonstrate the existence of a good
			 faith belief that a majority of its employees in an existing bargaining unit no
			 longer desire to be represented by their incumbent exclusive bargaining
			 representative.
(b) Any evidence
			 submitted by employees to the employer must be in a form consistent with WAC
			 391-25-110 and must not be
			 disclosed by the agency consistent with WAC
			 391-25-110(4).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-092 - Special provision - Educational employees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050,
				  28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110 and
				  41.59.070(1) and
				  (4). 90-06-072, §
										391-25-092, filed 3/7/90,
				  effective 4/7/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.040,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110 and 47.64.040. 80-14-046
				  (Order 80-5), §
										391-25-092, filed 9/30/80,
				  effective 11/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-096 - Special provision - State civil service employees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) WAC
			 391-25-090 is inapplicable to
			 bargaining units of state civil service employees.
(2) Where an employer claims that an employee
			 organization previously certified as the exclusive bargaining representative of
			 state civil service employees has become defunct or has abandoned
			 representation of a bargaining unit, it may file a petition under WAC
			 391-25-070 to obtain a
			 determination as to whether the employee organization continues to represent
			 the bargaining unit. Instead of a showing of interest under WAC
			 391-25-110, the employer shall
			 attach affidavits and other documentation as may be available to it to
			 demonstrate the existence of a good faith belief that the employee organization
			 has become defunct or has abandoned representation of the bargaining unit. The
			 documentation provided under this section shall not include signature documents
			 provided to the employer by employees.
(3) An employee organization named in a
			 petition filed under this section shall be given a reasonable opportunity to
			 respond and rebut the allegations in the petition. Ongoing activity as
			 exclusive bargaining representative may be demonstrated by evidence showing
			 that the employee organization has been holding meetings of its members,
			 collecting dues, electing or appointing officers and representatives for the
			 purposes of dealing with the employer, processing grievances, negotiating
			 collective bargaining agreements, or similar activities for and on behalf of
			 employees in the bargaining unit.
(4) If it is determined that the employee
			 organization is defunct or has abandoned its responsibilities for and on behalf
			 of the employees in the bargaining unit, the executive director shall vacate
			 the certification of the employee organization as exclusive bargaining
			 representative. An order issued by the executive director shall be subject to
			 appeal under WAC
			 391-25-660.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.76.060 and
				  41.80.070(2).
				  03-03-064, §
										391-25-096, filed 1/14/03,
				  effective 2/14/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-110 - Supporting evidence-Showing of interest confidential

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) A petition filed by employees or an
			 employee organization must be accompanied by a showing of interest indicating
			 that the petitioner has the support of at least 30 percent of the employees in
			 the bargaining unit which the petitioner claims to be appropriate. The showing
			 of interest must be filed under the same timeliness standards applicable to the
			 petition and consist of original or legible paper or electronic copies of
			 individual authorization cards or letters signed and dated by employees in the
			 bargaining unit claimed appropriate. Authorization cards or letters are not
			 valid unless signed and dated during the one-year period preceding the filing
			 of the petition. The authorization cards submitted in support of a petition
			 under this section must, at a minimum, contain the following:
(a) The employee's name typed or printed
			 legibly, the employee's signature, and the date of the employee's
			 signature;
(b) A statement that the
			 employee designates the named labor organization as the employee's exclusive
			 bargaining representative for purposes of collective bargaining;
(c) A statement that the showing of interest
			 may be used for purposes of a card check election;
(d) A statement that the employee understands
			 that the employee's signature on the card may be used to obtain certification
			 of the named labor organization as the exclusive bargaining representative of
			 the employee without a secret ballot election; and
(e) A statement that the employee has the
			 right to ask the agency to revoke the employee's authorization card for
			 purposes of card check.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-130 - List of employees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Unless
			 otherwise specified by the executive director or designee, the employer shall
			 submit to the agency and the petitioner a list containing the names and last
			 known addresses of all of the employees in the bargaining unit described in the
			 petition within 10 days following a request by the agency. After granting a
			 motion for intervention, the agency shall provide a copy of the list of names
			 and addresses to the intervenor.
(2) In addition to the information required
			 by subsection (1) of this section, an employer of symphony musicians who are
			 seeking to be represented for the purposes of collective bargaining must, upon
			 request, provide the executive director with financial information that
			 establishes the agency's jurisdiction over the employer.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.56.070 and
				  41.59.070. 01-14-009, §
										391-25-130, filed 6/22/01,
				  effective 8/1/01; 96-07-105, §
										391-25-130, filed 3/20/96,
				  effective 4/20/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050,
				  28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.56.070 and
				  41.59.070. 90-06-072, §
										391-25-130, filed 3/7/90,
				  effective 4/7/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.040,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110 and 47.64.040. 80-14-046
				  (Order 80-5), §
										391-25-130, filed 9/30/80,
				  effective 11/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-136 - Special provision - State civil service employees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.76.060 and
				  41.80.080. 03-03-064, §
										391-25-136, filed 1/14/03,
				  effective 2/14/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-137 - Special provision - Higher education faculty

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.76.060. 03-03-064, §
										391-25-137, filed 1/14/03,
				  effective 2/14/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-140 - Notice to employees-Limitations on employer actions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
(a) The
			 employer shall provide to the petitioned-for employees a copy of the petition
			 and a notice created by the agency to inform employees of the existence of
			 proceedings under this chapter. The employer shall also post the notice in
			 conspicuous places on its premises where notices to affected employees are
			 usually posted. The notice must remain posted until a direction of election or
			 order of dismissal is issued in the proceeding.
(b) The posting requirement in this
			 subsection does not apply to the bargaining units described in
			 RCW
			  74.39A.270,
			 74.39A.300,
			 41.56.028,
			 41.56.029, and
			 41.56.510.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-150 - Amendment and withdrawal

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A petition may be amended or withdrawn by the petitioner at any
				time before the issuance of a notice of election and the mailing of the ballots
				or under any conditions the executive director or the commission may
				impose.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.76.060,
				  41.80.080, and
				  49.39.060. 10-20-172, §
										391-25-150, filed 10/6/10,
				  effective 11/6/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050,
				  28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.56.060 and
				  41.56.070. 90-06-072, §
										391-25-150, filed 3/7/90,
				  effective 4/7/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.040,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110 and 47.64.040. 80-14-046
				  (Order 80-5), §
										391-25-150, filed 9/30/80,
				  effective 11/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-170 - Intervention-By incumbent representative

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
An organization which demonstrates that it has been the
				exclusive representative of all or any part of the bargaining unit involved in
				proceedings under this chapter during the year preceding the filing of the
				petition must automatically be allowed to intervene in the proceedings without
				motion and is entitled to participate in the proceedings and to have its name
				listed as a choice on the ballot in any election.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  28B.52.030,
				  41.56.070 and
				  41.59.070. 96-07-105, §
										391-25-170, filed 3/20/96,
				  effective 4/20/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050,
				  28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.56.070 and
				  41.59.070. 90-06-072, §
										391-25-170, filed 3/7/90,
				  effective 4/7/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.040,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110 and 47.64.040. 80-14-046
				  (Order 80-5), §
										391-25-170, filed 9/30/80,
				  effective 11/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-190 - Intervention-By organization other than incumbent

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An organization not covered by WAC
			 391-25-170 may, by motion,
			 intervene in proceedings under this chapter if:
(a) The motion for intervention is supported
			 by a showing of interest indicating that the intervenor has the support of at
			 least 10 percent of the employees in the bargaining unit which the original
			 petitioner claims to be appropriate; or
(b) The organization seeking intervention
			 demonstrates, through affidavits or other documentary evidence, that the
			 petitioned-for employees only share a community of interest with a bargaining
			 unit it represents and demonstrates that it has filed a unit clarification
			 petition under chapter 391-35 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-197 - Special provision - Higher education faculty

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.76.060 and
				  41.76.005(11).
				  03-03-064, §
										391-25-197, filed 1/14/03,
				  effective 2/14/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-210 - Bargaining unit configurations-New organizing

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) A
			 party to proceedings under this chapter may not propose more than one
			 bargaining unit configuration for the same employee(s).
(2) If new organizing petitions filed by two
			 or more organizations are pending at the same time and involve any or all of
			 the same employees, the following process applies:
(a) The timeliness and the sufficiency of the
			 respective showings of interest of each petition must be determined
			 separately;
(b) If multiple
			 petitions are timely and properly supported by the appropriate showing of
			 interest, then the proceedings for each valid petition must be consolidated for
			 resolution of all issues concerning the description(s) of the bargaining
			 unit(s) and eligibility list(s).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-215 - Bargaining unit configurations-Decertification, change of representation, and severance petitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) A petition to
			 "decertify" under WAC
			 391-25-070(6)(c)
			 or 391-25-090(2)
			 may not alter the existing bargaining unit configuration during the
			 representation proceeding;
(2) If
			 an organization files a motion for intervention under WAC
			 391-25-190 in a decertification
			 proceeding, the intervening organization may not seek a bargaining unit
			 configuration different from the existing bargaining unit
			 configuration.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-217 - Special provision - Higher education faculty

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.06.340,
				  41.76.060 and
				  41.76.005(11).
				  03-03-064, §
										391-25-217, filed 1/14/03,
				  effective 2/14/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-220 - Investigation conferences

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) If a
			 representation petition is properly supported under WAC
			 391-25-110, an investigation
			 conference may be held to determine:
(a) The
			 jurisdiction of the agency;
(b) The
			 qualification of the petitioner and any intervenor(s) for certification as
			 exclusive bargaining representative;
(c) The timeliness of the petition;
(d) The existence of blocking charges under
			 WAC 391-25-370;
(e) The propriety of the petitioned-for
			 bargaining unit; and
(f) The list
			 of employees eligible to vote or be considered in determining a question
			 concerning representation and the cut-off date for eligibility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-229 - Special provision - Symphony musicians

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050 and
				  49.39.060. 10-20-172, §
										391-25-229, filed 10/6/10,
				  effective 11/6/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-230 - Election agreements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  28B.52.030,
				  41.56.060,
				  41.56.070,
				  41.56.080,
				  41.59.070,
				  41.59.080 and
				  41.59.090. 01-14-009, §
										391-25-230, filed 6/22/01,
				  effective 8/1/01. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  28B.52.030,
				  41.56.060,
				  41.56.070,
				  41.59.070 and
				  41.59.080. 00-14-048, §
										391-25-230, filed 6/30/00,
				  effective 8/1/00; 98-14-112, §
										391-25-230, filed 7/1/98,
				  effective 8/1/98; 96-07-105, §
										391-25-230, filed 3/20/96,
				  effective 4/20/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050,
				  28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.56.060,
				  41.56.070,
				  41.59.070 and
				  41.59.080. 90-06-072, §
										391-25-230, filed 3/7/90,
				  effective 4/7/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.040,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110 and 47.64.040. 80-14-046
				  (Order 80-5), §
										391-25-230, filed 9/30/80,
				  effective 11/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 391 - Public Employment Relations Commission › Chapter 391-25 - Representation case rules › Section 391-25-250 - Cross-check agreements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  28B.52.030,
				  41.56.060,
				  41.56.070,
				  41.56.080,
				  41.59.070,
				  41.59.080 and
				  41.59.090. 01-14-009, §
										391-25-250, filed 6/22/01,
				  effective 8/1/01. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.58.050,
				  28B.52.030,
				  41.56.060,
				  41.56.070,
				  41.59.070 and
				  41.59.080. 00-14-048, §
										391-25-250, filed 6/30/00,
				  effective 8/1/00; 98-14-112, §
										391-25-250, filed 7/1/98,
				  effective 8/1/98; 96-07-105, §
										391-25-250, filed 3/20/96,
				  effective 4/20/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   41.58.050,
				  28B.52.080,
				  41.56.090,
				  41.59.110,
				  41.56.060 and
				  41.56.070. 90-06-072, §
										391-25-250, filed 3/7/90,
				  effective 4/7/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.52.080,
				  41.56.040,
				  41.58.050,
				  41.59.110 and 47.64.040. 80-14-046
				  (Order 80-5), §
										391-25-250, filed 9/30/80,
				  effective 11/1/80.