SB 6296 — Concerning the deduction of union dues and fees.

S-4097.2SUBSTITUTES-3317.2SENATE SENATE BILL 6296State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senate Labor & Commerce (originally sponsored by Senators Saldaña, Keiser, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Chase, and Conway)READConwayRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 01/30/18.AN01/11/18. ACT Relating to an employee's written authorization for the deduction of union dues and fees;

andReferred amending RCW 28B.52.045, 41.56.110, 41.59.060, 41.76.045, 41.80.100, 49.39.080, and 47.64.160.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:Sec. 1.  RCW 28B.52.045 and 1987 c 314 s 8 are each amended to readCommittee ason follows:(1)Labor ((Upon& filingCommerce.AN withACT theRelating employer the voluntary written authorization of a bargaining unit employee under this chapter, the employee organization which is the exclusive bargaining representative of the bargaining unit shall have the right to have deducted from the salarydeduction of theunion bargaining unit employee the periodic dues and initiationfees; fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership in the exclusive bargaining representative.

and amending RCW 28B.52.045, 41.56.110, 41.59.060, 41.76.045, 41.80.100, and 49.39.080.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:Sec. 1.  RCW 28B.52.045 and 1987 c 314 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:(1) ((Upon filing with the employer the voluntary written authorization of a bargaining unit employee under this chapter, the employee organization which is the exclusive bargaining representative of the bargaining unit shall have the right to have deducted from the salary of the bargaining unit employee the periodic dues and initiation fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership in the exclusive bargaining representative.

or(b) Includes requirements for deductions of payments other than the deduction under (a) of this subsection, the employer must make such deductions upon written authorization of the employee.Sec. 7.  RCWemployee.--- 47.64.160END and--- 1983 c 15 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:(1) A collective bargaining agreement may include union security provisions including an agency shop, but not a union or closed shop.

((If an agency shop provision is agreed to, the employer shall enforce it by deducting from the salary payments to members of the bargaining unit the dues required of membership in the bargaining representative, or, for nonmembers thereof, a fee equivalent to such dues.))(2)(a) Upon written authorization of an employee within the bargaining unit and after the certification or recognition of the bargaining unit's exclusive bargaining representative, the employer must deduct from the payments to the employee the monthly amount of dues as certified by the secretary of the exclusive bargaining representative and must transmit the same to the treasurer of the exclusive bargaining representative.(b) If the employer and the exclusive bargaining representative of a bargaining unit enter into a collective bargaining agreement that:(i) Includes a union security provision authorized under subsection (1) of this section, the employer must enforce the agreement by deducting from the payments to bargaining unit members the dues required for membership in the exclusive bargaining representative, or, for nonmembers thereof, a fee equivalent to the dues;

or(ii) Includes requirements for deductions of payments other than the deduction under (b)(i) of this subsection, the employer must make such deductions upon written authorization of the employee.(3) All union security provisions shall safeguard the right of nonassociation of employees based on bona fide religious tenets or teachings of a church or religious body of which such employee is a member.

Such employee shall pay an amount of money equivalent to regular dues and fees to a nonreligious charity or to another charitable organization mutually agreed upon by the employee affected and the bargaining representative to which such employee would otherwise pay the dues and fees.

The employee shall furnish written proof that such payment has been made.

If the employee and the bargaining representative do not reach agreement on such matter, the commission shall designate the charitable organization.--- END ---