What law gives state employees the right to bargain?
Employees of the state of Washington have long held the right to join unions and to negotiate certain working conditions. The Personnel System Reform Act of 2002, expanded employee rights to collectively bargain over wages and other terms and conditions of employment. Specific rights are covered in RCW 41.80, which is the state’s collective bargaining law. Many of the provisions in RCW 41.80 took effect on July 1, 2004.
