DECISIONS

                                                                                                                             STATE OF WASHINGTON

                                                                             BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

In the matter of the petition of:                    )

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WASHINGTON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES                              )

ASSOCIATION                                                                                                            )                      CASE           22326-E-09-3443

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Involving certain employees of:                   )                      DECISION 10368 - PSRA

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STATE - LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD                                )                      CERTIFICATION

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___________________________________)       Agreement of Parties

Greg Parker, Union President, and Lou Baker, Union Representative, for the petitioner.

John Dryer, Labor Negotiator, and Joe Ruiz, Labor Relations Manager, for the employer.

                                                                                                                                    FINDINGS OF FACT

1.                  The Washington Public Employees Association filed a petition for investigation of a question concerning representation with the Public Employment Relations Commission, for the supervisory carpenters of the Washington State Liquor Control Board. The petition was timely filed and accompanied by a showing of interest which was administratively determined by the Commission to be sufficient. No other organization is known to claim to represent the employees involved.

2.                  The existing bargaining unit represented by the Washington Public Employees Association is described as:

ALL SUPERVISORY CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF WAREHOUSE OPERATOR 3 AND 4, EXCLUDING CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, WASHINGTON MANAGEMENT SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES.

3.                  All proceedings were conducted under the supervision of the Commission in a manner designed to afford the affected employees a free choice in the selection of whether they wished to represented by the Washington Public Employees Association in its existing bargaining unit.  A confidential cross-check of employer and union documents has been conducted by the Commission staff and a tally of the results previously furnished to the parties is attached hereto; and no meritorious objections have been filed with respect to these proceedings.

4.                  The existing bargaining unit represented by the Washington Public Employees Association shall be modified to include the supervisory carpenters for a bargaining unit described as:

ALL SUPERVISORY CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD IN THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF WAREHOUSE OPERATOR 3, 4, AND CARPENTER, EXCLUDING CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, WASHINGTON MANAGEMENT SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES.

                                             CONCLUSION OF LAW

The unit described in paragraph 4 of the foregoing Findings of Fact is an appropriate unit for the purposes of collective bargaining within the meaning of RCW 41.80.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is

                                                                    CERTIFIED

The supervisory carpenters of the Washington State Liquor Control Board have chosen:

                              WASHINGTON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.

Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 22nd day of April, 2009.

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

CATHLEEN CALLAHAN, Executive Director