Teamsters Local Union No. 117 v. Department of Corrections

¶1 — This is a case of first impression in which we are asked to determine whether chapter 41.80 RCW protects public employees’ “concerted activities”1 from employer interference, restraint, or coercion. We hold that Washington’s public employee rights statute clearly does not protect public employees’ “concerted activities.” Teamsters Local Union No. 117 (Union) and Phyllis Cherry2 appeal from a Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) order that dismissed Washington Corrections Center for Women (Corrections Center) shop steward Cherry’s unfair labor practice complaint. The Teamsters…