5020: Collective Bargaining
- 5000: Personnel
5020: Collective Bargaining
Adoption Date: Nov. 20, 2012
The board authorizes the superintendent or designee to engage in collective bargaining with the properly designated bargaining units and will abide by collective bargaining agreements reached with such properly designated bargaining units.
A chief negotiator selected by the superintendent will advise and inform the board regarding negotiations’ progress and will negotiate within parameters established by the board. Any tentative agreements reached by the chief negotiator will not be binding upon the board until formally approved by the board.
Cross Reference:
Board Policy 5021 Applicability of Personnel Policies
Legal References:
| RCW 41.56.060 | Determination of bargaining unit — Bargaining representative |
| RCW 41.59.070 | Election to ascertain exclusive bargaining representative, when — Run-off election — Decertification election |