Laborers International Union, Local No. 374 v. City of Aberdeen

Is a labor union entitled, because of the Washington public disclosure act, to inspect unexpurgated copies of a private contractor's payroll records filed with a city pursuant to a public contract, in order to verify the contractor's compliance with federal public project wage laws? The union brought this action in superior court claiming it is. The City of Aberdeen, conceding that such payroll records are public records, contended that only copies edited to delete information that would identify specific employees should be furnished. The contractor, Felton Construction, intervened…