Legal Opinion
International Ass'n of Firefighters v. City of Yakima
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 1978No. 44892PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, J.
Local Union No. 469, International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO (union), appeals a judgment affirming a Department of Labor and Industries decision.1 The department reversed the order of a labor mediator and excluded fire department battalion chiefs from the statutorily defined class of "public employees". We find these battalion chiefs are public employees and reverse the trial court.
This action comes to us after extensive administrative proceedings. In 1969, the Department of Labor and Industries, acting pursuant to the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act, RCW 41.56,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Roza Irrigation District v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1972
- Stevens v. MarcoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
- Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1977
- Feider v. HannaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
3Cited by13 opinions
- City of Pasco v. Public Employment Relations CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1992
- City of Yakima v. International Ass'n of Fire FightersWashington Supreme Court · 1991
- Nucleonics Alliance v. Washington Public Power Supply SystemWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- Public Employment Relations Commission v. City of KennewickWashington Supreme Court · 1983
- Mason v. Kenyon Zero StorageCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1993
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