INTERN. ASS'N OF FIRE FIGHTERS v. EVERETT

No. 70344-2.

42 P.3d 1265 (2002)

146 Wash.2d 29

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 46, an unincorporated voluntary association, Curt Rider and Tim Key, Respondents, v. CITY OF EVERETT, a municipal corporation, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided March 28, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Eberhardt, Paul Smith, Bellevue, Mark Soine, Everett, for Appellant.

Janet K. May, Des Moines, Amicus Curiae.

James Webster, Lynn Weir, Seattle, for Respondent.


BRIDGE, J.

The City of Everett seeks reversal of a decision by the Court of Appeals, Division One, awarding attorney fees pursuant to RCW 49.48.030 to the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 46, for a successful grievance arbitration action on behalf of union members Curt Rider and Tim Key. We hold that RCW 49.48.030 provides for an award of attorney fees to a labor union that successfully recovers wages or salaries owed to its employee members in a...

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