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In Central Washington University, Decision 12305-A (PSRA, 2016) the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) announced a new test for determining when a public employer’s decision to contract out work is a mandatory subject of bargaining. According to the...
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The U.S. Supreme Court, in 4 to 4 decision, affirmed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upholding the right of public sector unions to collect agency/fair share fees from from individuals who choose to not to be members. The per curiam...
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An Examiner for Washington’s Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) has recently determined that free coffee provided by a public employer to corrections employees at the employer’s detention facilities is a mandatory subject of bargaining. However, the...
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Two recent examples: Judge Finds Scrawling ‘F**k Your S**tty Town Bitches’ On Speeding Ticket Is Free Speech, Even If It’s “crude and offensive.” [Posted by Christopher Mathias on the Huffington Post. Mr. Mathias’s full post can be found...
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In a recent decision, an Examiner for the PERC held that the City of Walla Walla did not fail to bargain over its decision to change the numbering system for apparatus/equipment used by dispatchers in the City’s dispatch center and the protocols used by...