STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS, LOCAL 1439
Involving certain employees of:
COULEE MEDICAL CENTER (grant county public hospital district 6)
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CASE 26273-E-14-3848
DECISION 12056 - PECB
INTERIM CERTIFICATION Cross-check by Agreement of Parties
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Austin DePaolo, Union Representative, for the petitioner, UFCW, Local 1439.
Garvey Schubert Barer, by Michael Brunet, Attorney at Law, 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. Following an investigation conference, the Commission proceeded with determination of the question concerning representation, and issues framed concerning the eligibility of certain employees for inclusion in the bargaining unit were reserved for subsequent determination.
3. These representation proceedings were conducted by the Commission in the bargaining unit described as:
All full-time, and regular part-time and per diem Registered Nurses employed by the Coulee Medical Center, excluding supervisors, confidential employees and all other employees.
4. 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. The reserved eligibility issues do not affect the outcome of the question concerning representation; 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 RCW 41.56.060.
2. All conditions precedent to a certification have been met.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is
CERTIFIED
1. The employees of the above-named employer in the appropriate bargaining unit described in paragraph 2 of the foregoing Findings of Fact have chosen:
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS, LOCAL 1439
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
2. The above-captioned matter is remanded for further proceedings on the eligibility issues reserved as described in paragraph 2 of the foregoing Findings of Fact.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 5th day of May, 2014.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director