Washington § 49.08.050 - Failure to arbitrate — Statement of facts — Publicity.

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§ 49.08.050. Failure to arbitrate — Statement of facts — Publicity.

Upon the failure of the director of labor and industries, in any case, to secure the creation of a board of arbitration, it shall become his or her duty to request a sworn statement from each party to the dispute of the facts upon which their dispute and their reasons for not submitting the same to arbitration are based. Any sworn statement made to the director of labor and industries under this provision shall be for public use and shall be given publicly in such newspapers as desire to use it.
[ 2010 c 8 s 12003; 1903 c 58 s 5; RRS s 7671.]

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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