Snipets from WAC 356…
WAC 356-42-010 Membership in employee organization.
(1) State employees shall have the right to affiliate with, be represented by and participate in, the management of employee organizations. State employees shall have the right to be represented by such organizations in collective negotiations with appointing authorities. No persons or parties shall directly or indirectly interfere with, restrain, coerce or discriminate against any state employee or group of state employees in the free exercise of these rights. However, the right not to affiliate with employee organizations shall be modified by the certification of a union shop representative according to WAC 356-42-043.
WAC 356-42-042 Election provisions--General.
(1) To provide that union shop elections are truly representative of the desires of the employees and that all employees eligible to vote have every opportunity to do so, employee participation in these elections will be encouraged to the greatest extent possible.
WAC 356-42-043 Union shop requirements.
(1) Once a majority of employees within a bargaining unit determine by election to require as a condition of employment membership in the employee organization designated as exclusive representative, all employees included in that unit, shall be required to pay to the employee organization the regular dues of the organization, or pay a representation fee or a nonassociation fee
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