Trends and Developments Concerning Washington Public Labor Contracts
By Jim Cline
In our recent newsletters we discussed the extension of arbitration to emergency dispatchers (Newsletter 4/26/24). In the last article, we discussed what the chief interest arbitration factors were under law and arbitration precedent (Newsletter 4/29/24). We noted in that article that there may be some complexities in extending those principles to dispatchers and we discuss that here.
By Jim Cline
In the last newsletter, we discussed that the Washington legislature has extended binding interest arbitration rights to emergency dispatchers. In this article, we discuss some practical questions about how interest arbitration would work, specifically for E911 employees.
By Jim Cline
Long overdue good news for Washington Dispatchers. The Governor has signed SB 5808, extending binding interest arbitration rights to E911 centers. The law includes emergency telecommunicators in the definition of “uniform employees” under the PECBA interest arbitration provisions.
