- 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
- Commission Considers Amending Administrative Rules
- The Commission is considering petitions to amend WAC 391-25-030 and WAC 391-35-356 at its regular meeting on August 11, 2009. For more information, including a copy of each petition, please click here: Rule Amendment Petitions.
- PERC Announces a FREE Labor Relations Workshop Series
- PERC is proud to announce a series of FREE labor relations workshops that we will offer throughout the state. Our workshops are designed to provide practical information on a number of recurring issues in the labor relations field. Please note that our workshops should not be viewed as an alternative to, or a substitute for, the fine presentation made at the annual LERA Conference, but are directed at specific issues of limited scope. Read the full article here: FREE Labor Relations Workshops.
- 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.
