STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES
Involving certain employees of:
STATE – PARKS AND RECREATION
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CASE 22650-E-09-3493
DECISION 10619 - PSRA
CERTIFICATION Cross-check by Agreement of Parties
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Herb Harris, PERC Specialist, for the petitioner.
Brad Garrett, Labor Negotiator, LRO, for the employer.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) filed a petition for investigation of a question concerning representation with the Public Employment Relations Commission, for the Park Aides of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. 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 WFSE is described as:
ALL NONSUPERVISORY CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE WASHINGTON STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, EXCLUDING CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, INTERNAL AUDITORS, SUPERVISORS, WASHINGTON MANAGEMENT SERVICE EMPLOYEES (ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2004), EMPLOYEES IN OTHER BARGAINING UNITS AND EMPLOYEES HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE UNIT BY ORDERS OF THE WASHINGTON PERSONNEL RESOURCES BOARD OR ITS PREDECESSORS.
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 WFSE 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 WFSE shall be modified to include the Park Aides for a bargaining unit described as:
ALL NONSUPERVISORY CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE WASHINGTON STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, EXCLUDING CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, INTERNAL AUDITORS, SUPERVISORS, WASHINGTON MANAGEMENT SERVICE EMPLOYEES (ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2004), EMPLOYEES IN OTHER BARGAINING UNITS AND EMPLOYEES HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE UNIT BY ORDERS OF THE WASHINGTON PERSONNEL RESOURCES BOARD OR ITS PREDECESSORS.
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 Park Aides of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission have chosen:
WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 11th day of December, 2009.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
CATHLEEN CALLAHAN, Executive Director