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Honorable Joseph Zarelli State Senator, 18th District P.O. Box 40418 Olympia, WA 98504-0418

Dear Senator Zarelli:

By letter previously acknowledged, you have asked for an opinion on the questions paraphrased below:

1. May employees exercise their rights of nonassociation with a union under RCW 41.80.100(2) based on their strongly held private religious objections to union membership, even if their objections are not based on the teachings of a church or religious body?

2. Who makes the determination that employees qualify for the right of nonassociation under RCW 41.80.100(2), and what proof is…