LABOR RELATIONS PERTAINING TO MAINTENANCE IN THE WASHINGTON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Legislation provides for collective bargaining in State agencies by providing for the establishment of exclusive bargaining representatives within the various agencies. The bargaining units for each agency were established by the Personnal Board after consultation with the Department and employee organizations. An employee organization may request certification as exclusive representative when it shows proof of representing 30 percent of the employees in the bargaining unit. A statewide negotiating committee was developed from which was selected a negotiating team that would be directly involved in the negotiations. The Personnel Board rules provide that if the parties cannot reach agreement, it shall go to mediation and then to binding arbitration by the Board. Negotiations to obtain a satisfactory agreement in the maintenance area are outlined. This agreement which has been in effect for 4 years, defines the employees right as a part of his employment, and has tended to develop a higher degree of uniformity in management-employee relationships. Some problems that have arisen that are directly concerned with the bargaining agreement are also discussed.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of the Los Angeles, California meeting November 12 through 15, 1973
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Corporate Authors:
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
341 National Press Building
Washington, DC United States 20004 -
Authors:
- Bulley, W A
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1973-11
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 149-153
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Serial:
- Issue Number: 59
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Collective bargaining; Labor unions; Laws; Maintenance personnel; Management; Personnel; Personnel management; State departments of transportation
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00129926
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM