Section 391-35-340. Unit placement of supervisors—Bargaining rights of supervisors.

(1) It shall be presumptively appropriate to exclude persons who exercise authority on behalf of the employer over subordinate employees (usually termed "supervisors") from bargaining units containing their rank-and-file subordinates, in order to avoid a potential for conflicts of interest which would otherwise exist in a combined bargaining unit.

(2) It shall be presumptively appropriate to include persons who exercise authority on behalf of the employer over subordinate employees (usually termed "supervisors") in separate bargaining units for the purposes of collective bargaining.

(3) The presumptions set forth in this section shall be subject to modification by adjudication.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.52.080, 41.56.090, 41.59.110, 41.58.050, 41.56.060 and 41.59.080. WSR 01-14-009, § 391-35-340, filed 6/22/01, effective 8/1/01.]

RCW 28B.52.080, 41.56.090, 41.59.110, 41.58.050, 41.56.060 and 41.59.080. WSR 01-14-009, § 391-35-340, filed 6/22/01, effective 8/1/01.