(1) For the purpose of negotiating collective bargaining agreements under this chapter, the employer shall be represented by the governor or governor’s designee.

Terms Used In Washington Code 47.64.175

  • Employer: means the state of Washington. See Washington Code 47.64.011
  • Ferry employee: means any employee of the marine transportation division of the department of transportation who is a member of a collective bargaining unit represented by a ferry employee organization and does not include an exempt employee pursuant to RCW 41. See Washington Code 47.64.011
  • Ferry employee organization: means any labor organization recognized to represent a collective bargaining unit of ferry employees. See Washington Code 47.64.011
(2) Two or more ferry employee organizations may, upon agreement of the parties, negotiate, as a coalition with the employer representative as designated in subsection (1) of this section, a multiunion collective bargaining agreement on behalf of all the employees in ferry employee organization bargaining units that the exclusive bargaining representatives represent. The coalition shall bargain for a multiunion collective bargaining agreement covering all of the employees represented by the coalition. The governor’s designee and the exclusive bargaining representative or representatives are authorized to enter into supplemental bargaining of bargaining unit-specific issues for inclusion in or as an addendum to the multiunion collective bargaining agreement, subject to the parties’ agreement regarding the issues and procedures for supplemental bargaining. Nothing in this section impairs the right of each ferry employee organization to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement exclusive to the bargaining unit it represents.

NOTES:

Prospective application—Savings—Effective dates—2006 c 164: See notes following RCW 47.64.011.
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