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Washington Attorney General Reports
Decided January 31, 2006Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Toby Nixon State Representative, 45th District P.O. Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600
Dear Representative Nixon:
By letter previously acknowledged, you asked for the legal opinion of this office on several questions concerning the authority of employees of state and local government to strike. We have paraphrased and consolidated your questions as follows:
1. Do state and local public employees, including teachers, have a legally protected right to strike?
2. What penalties or legal remedies are available against state and local employees who engage in a strike?
3. May the Legislature…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Brandenburg v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. v. Department of RevenueWashington Supreme Court · 1982
- Roza Irrigation District v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1972
- Port of Seattle v. International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's UnionWashington Supreme Court · 1958
- United Federation of Postal Clerks v. BlountDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1971
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