Legal Opinion

City of Vancouver v. Public Employment Relations Commission

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided March 25, 2014No. 43641-8-IIPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBjorgen, J.

¶1 The Public Employment Relations Commission (Commission) found that the city of Vancouver *339(City) committed an unfair labor practice by discriminating against Vancouver Police Officers’ Guild (Guild) president Ryan Martin out of animus over his union activities. The City appeals, contending that the Commission (1) improperly applied judicial precedent to the Guild’s discrimination complaint; (2) violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), chapter 34.05 RCW, by engaging in improper rule-making; and (3) based its decision on factual findings unsupported by the record.

¶2 We hold that RCW…

2Cases cited41 opinions

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