Committee hears technical fix to allow interest arbitration for WMS members at DOC

Jan 17, 2025

House Bill 1068 would extend interest arbitration rights to Washington Management Service (WMS) employees at the Department of Corrections so those managers could use binding interest arbitration to resolve collective bargaining impasses.

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House Bill 1068 received a brief committee hearing as a technical change to extend interest arbitration rights to Washington Management Service (WMS) members at the Department of Corrections. Supporters described the change as a targeted correction to prior legislation that intended to place DOC managers on the same arbitration footing as other DOC employees.

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