STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the matter of the petition of:
TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 231
Involving certain employees of:
CITY OF OAK HARBOR
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CASE 24516-E-12-3695
DECISION 11318 - PECB
CERTIFICATION Cross-check by Agreement of Parties
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Reid, Pedersen, McCarthy & Ballew, L.L.P., by Russell J. Reid, Attorney at Law, for the petitioner, Teamsters, Local 231.
Margery Hite, Special Counsel, 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 full-time and regular part-time employees of the City of Oak Harbor Marina Department, excluding supervisors, confidential 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
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 Chapter 41.56 RCW.
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:
TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 231
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 16th day of March, 2012.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director