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TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 117 v. STATE, DOC

No. 60073-7-I.

187 P.3d 754 (2008)

TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 117, a labor organization, Appellant, v. The STATE of Washington, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered July 18, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spencer Nathan Thal, Tracey A. Thompson, Tukwila, WA, for Appellant.

Christina T. Sherman, Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, Kara Anne Larsen, Office of The Atty. General, Olympia, WA, for Respondent.

GROSSE, J.

¶ 1 A union has associational standing to bring an action on behalf of its members for wage claims where standing is in the interest of judicial economy and such claims are easily ascertainable. Here, the wages claimed by union members when on call for an emergency response team are easily ascertainable. The trial court erred in dismissing the action.

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¶ 2 The Department...

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