- Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission:
- It is the mission of the Public Employment Relations Commission to prevent or minimize disruptions to public services by the uniform, impartial, efficient and expert resolution of labor-management disputes. There are approximately 350,000 public employees in the State of Washington who work for the state, cities, counties, ports, school districts, community colleges, universities and public utilities who have collective bargaining rights under public sector collective bargaining statutes. The agency offers mediation, fact-finding, and arbitration services, training in collective bargaining, and is responsible for processing representation and unit clarification cases, and adjudication of unfair labor practice cases. All services are provided to the agency's clientele at no cost.
Announcements
- Notice to State Agencies
- In keeping with the Commission’s decision in City of Mabton, Decision 9992-A (PECB, 2008), notice of all incoming cases involving state agencies will be sent to Diane Leigh, Director of the State Labor Relations Office.
- Recent Commission Action on Rule Making Petitions
- PERC staff will start rule-making procedures regarding WAC 391-25-030, but will not further pursue changes to WAC 391-35-356. For more information, please click here: Rule Making Activity.
- Pre-Filing Collective Bargaining Agreements
- Collective bargaining agreements can now be pre-filed with PERC and will be given a reference number that can be cited in lieu of filing paper copies. The Pre-Filing Request Form can be found on our Forms and Publications Page.
