Certificated educational employees are covered by the
Educational Employment Relations Act, RCW Chapter 41.59.

This Act is administered by the Public Employment Relations Commission.

*Note - RCW text for each Section below is provided through links directly to the text
from the Washington State Legislature's publications link (leginfo.leg.wa.gov).


CHAPTER 41.59 RCW

EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT
Sections 41.59.010 Purpose. 41.59.020 Definitions. 41.59.060 Employee rights enumerated--Fees and dues, deduction from pay. 41.59.070 Election to ascertain exclusive bargaining representative, when--Run-off election-- Decertification election. 41.59.080 Determination of bargaining unit--Standards. 41.59.090 Certification of exclusive bargaining representative--Scope of representation. 41.59.100 Union security provisions--Scope--Agency shop provision, collection of dues or fees. 41.59.110 Commission, rules and regulations of--Federal precedents as standard. 41.59.120 Resolving impasses in collective bargaining-- Mediation--Fact-finding with recommendations-- Other. 41.59.130 Binding arbitration procedures authorized. 41.59.140 Unfair labor practices for employer, employee organization, enumerated. 41.59.150 Commission to prevent unfair labor practices--Scope. 41.59.160 Applicability of administrative procedure act provisions to commission action. 41.59.170 Effective date of certain agreements--Increased benefits during agreement authorized, when. 41.59.180 Employees in specialized job category--Exclusion. 41.59.900 Short title. 41.59.910 Construction of chapter--Effect on existing agreements--Collective bargaining agreement prevails where conflict. 41.59.920 Construction of chapter--Employee's rights preserved. 41.59.930 Construction of chapter--Employer's responsibilities and rights preserved. 41.59.935 Construction of chapter--Certain agreements subject to RCW 28A.150.410 and 28A.400.200. 41.59.940 Effective date--1975 1st ex.s. c 288. 41.59.950 Severability--1975 1st ex.s. c 288.
NOTES: Reviser's note: Phrase "the commission" is used throughout chapter 41.59 RCW; 1975 1st ex.s. c 288 § 4, wherein the commission was created, was vetoed by the governor; reference to the proviso in RCW 41.59.020(3) below, together with amendments and repeals in 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 5 (codified in chapter 41.58 RCW) suggests commission to be that created in RCW 41.58.010.