Chelan County v. Chelan County Deputy Sheriff's Ass'n

¶1 The superior court here concluded that a memorandum of understanding, purporting to settle a labor dispute between a county and a deputy sheriff’s association, did not rise to the level of a completed contract, and the court therefore refused to enforce it. We conclude that the dispute should have been referred to arbitration pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, and we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS

¶2 Dale England was a deputy sheriff in Chelan County, Washington. He was also a member of the Chelan County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, a union. His boss was…