BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the matter of the petition of: )
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TEAMSTERS UNION, LOCAL 117 ) CASE 21213-E-07-3293
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Involving certain employees of: ) DECISION 9865 - PECB
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CITY OF LAKEWOOD ) CERTIFICATION
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___________________________________) Agreement of Parties
Spencer Nathan Thal, General Counsel and Leonard Smith, Director of Organizing, for the petitioner.
Heidi Wachter, City Attorney, and Debra J. Young, Human Resources Director, for the employer.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The above‑named petitioner filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a petition for investigation of a question concerning representation of employees of the above‑named employer. 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. These representation proceedings were conducted by the Commission in the bargaining unit described as:
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 their bargaining representative, 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.
CONCLUSION OF LAW
1. The unit described in paragraph 2 of the foregoing Findings of Fact is an appropriate unit for the purposes of collective bargaining within the meaning of 41.56.060 RCW.
2. All conditions precedent to a certification have been met.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is
CERTIFIED
The employees of the above-named employer in the appropriate bargaining unit described in paragraph 2 of the foregoing Findings of Fact have chosen:
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 28th day of September, 2007.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
CATHLEEN CALLAHAN, Executive Director