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Committee hears narrowing amendment for bill to extend collective bargaining rights to student employees
Summary
Staff explained HB 1570 would apply the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Act to student employees; a striking amendment was presented to limit coverage to nonacademic student employees at Western Washington University, reducing the estimated fiscal impact from roughly $1.5 million per biennium to about $200,000 per biennium, and multiple student and labor witnesses urged support.
Staff told the House Appropriations Committee that House Bill 1570 would extend collective-bargaining coverage to student employees at state higher-education institutions. David Pringle summarized the bill, noting it defines student employees as those enrolled in academic programs (including across academic breaks) and lists exclusions from bargaining such as academic…
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