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 20945-E-07-3229

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Involving certain employees of:                   )                      DECISION 9759 - PSRA

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WASHINGTON STATE - FISH                                                                      )

AND WILDLIFE                                                                                                          )                      CERTIFICATION

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___________________________________)       Agreement of Parties

Herb Harris, Union Organizer, for the petitioner.

Tina Peterson, Labor Negotiator, Labor Relations Office, 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:

            ALL EMPLOYEES OF WASHINGTON STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE WHO WORK IN SPATIAL DATA MANAGEMENT SECTION IN THE SCIENCE DIVISION OF THE WILDLIFE PROGRAM COVERED UNDER RCW 41.06 AND RCW 41.80, EXCLUDING SUPERVISORS, CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, WASHINGTON MANAGEMENT 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 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 41.06 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:

                              WASHINGTON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

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

Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 20th day of June, 2007.

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

CATHLEEN CALLAHAN, Executive Director