DECISIONS

                                                                                                                              STATE OF WASHINGTON

                                                                                  BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

In the matter of the petition of:      )

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SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL     )

UNION, LOCAL 925                                                                          )                      CASE 22095-E-08-3413

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Involving certain employees of:   )                      DECISION 10269 - PSRA

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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON                                                                     )                      CERTIFICATION

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____________________________________)    Agreement of Parties

Douglas, Drachler, McKee by Martha Barron, Attorney at Law, for the petitioner.

Lou Pisano, Human Resources, for the employer.

                                                                                                                                     FINDINGS OF FACT

1.                  The Service Employees International Union, Local 925 (SEIU) filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a petition for investigation of a question concerning representation for the maintenance specialists of the University of Washington. 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 SEIU is described as:

ALL SUPERVISORY CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN THE EMPLOYER'S ACADEMIC, MAINTENANCE, AND MEDICAL AREAS OF OPERATION, EXCLUDING CONFIDENTIAL, INTERNAL AUDITORS, AND NONSUPERVISORS AND EMPLOYEES INCLUDED IN ANY OTHER BARGAINING UNIT.

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 SEIU 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 SEIU shall be modified to include the maintenance specialists for a bargaining unit described as:

ALL SUPERVISORY CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN THE EMPLOYER'S ACADEMIC, MAINTENANCE, AND MEDICAL AREAS OF OPERATION, EXCLUDING CONFIDENTIAL, INTERNAL AUDITORS, AND NONSUPERVISORS AND EMPLOYEES INCLUDED IN ANY OTHER BARGAINING UNIT

                                             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 41.56.060.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is

                                                                    CERTIFIED

The maintenance specialists of the University of Washington have chosen:

                     SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 925

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

Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 9th day of January, 2009.

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

CATHLEEN CALLAHAN, Executive Director