Seattle Area Plumbers, Housing Plumbers, Pipefitters, Refrigeration, & Marine Pipefitters Apprenticeship Committee v. Washington State Apprenticeship & Training Council

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Van Deren, J.

— Union affiliated apprenticeship sponsors1 (collectively the Objectors) appeal the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council’s (Council)2 decision to allow the nonunion affiliated Construction Industry Training Council (CITC) to expand the geographic area in which it provides plumber apprenticeship training. The Objectors argue that (1) the Council may only approve apprenticeship programs that comply with Council regulations and this one does not, (2) the Council’s erroneous evidentiary rulings denied the Objectors a full hearing, (3) the Council has treated…