STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the matter of the petition of:
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION, LOCAL 1576
Involving certain employees of:
ISLAND TRANSIT
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CASE 26856-E-14-3902
DECISION 12272 - PECB
CERTIFICATION Cross-check by Agreement of Parties
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Kathleen Custer, Business Agent, for the petitioner, Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1576.
Robyn Goldring, Administrative Manager, for the employer, Island Transit.
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 part-time Bus Operators and Dispatchers working at Island Transit, 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 RCW 41.56.060.
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:
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION, LOCAL 1576
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 4th day of February, 2015.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director