Such contract shall contain a further provision that in case any dispute arises as to what are the prevailing rates of wages for work of a similar nature and such dispute cannot be adjusted by the parties in interest, including labor and management representatives, the matter shall be referred for arbitration to the director of the department of labor and industries of the state and his or her decision therein shall be final and conclusive and binding on all parties involved in the dispute.
RCW 39.12.060
Director of labor and industries to arbitrate disputes.
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 109 Wash. 2d 819 - Everett Concrete Products, Inc. v. Department of Labor & Industries (1988)
Most recently applied in 93 Wash. App. 735 - Ironworkers District Council v. University of Washington Board of Regents (January 1999)
1989 c 12 s 10; 1965 ex.s. c 133 s 4; 1945 c 63 s 6; Rem
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