Efficient, Effective and Accountable Government

The mission of the Public Employment Relations Commission is to prevent or minimize the disruption to public services by the impartial, timely and expert resolution of labor-management disputes. Approximately 300,000 public employees in Washington have collective bargaining rights, including workers for the state, cities, counties, ports, school districts, community colleges, ferry systems, universities, home care, family care, and public utilities. The agency offers mediation, fact finding, and arbitration services; training in collective bargaining; is responsible for processing representation and unit clarification cases, and adjudicating unfair labor practice cases. All services are provided to our clientele at no cost.