RCW 49.99.020: Application—Federal preemption.

Following June 11, 2026, should federal law cease to preempt the regulation of private sector labor-management relations in the state, as a whole or any portion thereof, with regard to any employer, employees, trade, or industry which had been subject to federal labor law regulation, this chapter applies in full force and effect to such employer, employees, and trade or industry entities. Additionally, following June 11, 2026, should the national labor relations board determine that any employer or employees, as defined in RCW 49.99.030, or trade or industry falls outside the previously existing jurisdiction of the national labor relations act, or should the board decline to exercise jurisdiction, or be deprived of its previous jurisdiction over the same, this chapter applies in full force and effect to such employer, employees, trade, or industry.