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<a href="mailto:loganb@awcnet.org">Logan Bahr</a>, <a href="mailto:brandona@awcnet.org">Brandon Anderson</a> | Mar 04, 2019
<strong><a target="_blank" href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1575&Chamber=House&Year=2019">HB 1575</a></strong> and <strong><a target="_blank" href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5623&Chamber=Senate&Year=2019">SB 5623</a></strong>, concerning the deduction of union dues and fees, continue to advance in the House and Senate.
HB 1575 and SB 5623, concerning the deduction of union dues and fees, continue to advance in the House and Senate. Last week, both bills survived the fiscal cutoff and were voted out of committee.
These bills are in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME that made union agency fees unconstitutional. The House and Senate bills remove statutory language on agency fees and provide procedures for authorizing the deduction and revocation of union dues from an employee’s pay. The bills also authorize a cross-check process to determine union representation for certain public employees.
AWC has been working with legislators and the bill’s proponents and we are supportive of the sections that protect local governments from potential litigation associated with complying with the new requirements set forth in the bills.