TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 117 v. STATE

No. 43604-3-II.

317 P.3d 511 (2014)

TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 117, a Washington State labor organization, and Phyllis Cherry, Appellants, v. STATE of Washington DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Employer, and Public Employment Relations Commission, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

January 22, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Swedlow , Tukwila, WA, for Appellants.

Valerie Beth Petrie , Office of the Attorney General, Tacoma, WA, Denise R. Pruitt , Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, for Respondents.


JOHANSON, J.

¶ 1 This is a case of first impression in which we are asked to determine whether chapter 41.80 RCW protects public employees' "concerted activities"1 from employer interference, restraint, or coercion. We hold that Washington's public employee rights statute clearly does not protect public employees' "concerted activities." Teamsters Local Union No. 117 (Union) and Phyllis Cherry2 appeal...

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