Managing the State’s Collective Bargaining Process

The Labor Relations Office (LRO) was established to negotiate master agreements on behalf of the Governor with union-represented employees, as established in the Personnel System Reform Act of 2002.

2009-2011 Collective Bargaining Agreements

Negotiated 2009-2011 Collective Bargaining Agreements are now available on our website.  The renegotiated agreements cover employees in general government service, most state community colleges, The Evergreen State College, Central and Western Washington Universities, child care and home care workers and employees of the Washington State Ferries and Washington State Patrol. New agreements in this biennium cover adult family home providers, biologists at the Department of Fish and Wildlife and employees of Western Washington University represented by Public School Employees of Washington. Visit About Agreements for highlights of negotiated changes.

Last updated: February 8, 2010