STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
DAVID McLEAN
Involving certain employees of:
CITY OF SEATTLE
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CASE 26513-E-14-3872
DECISION 12139 - PECB
CERTIFICATION Representation Election by Agreement of Parties
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David A. McLean, for the decertification petitioner.
Peter S. Holmes, Seattle City Attorney, by Amy Lowen, Assistant City Attorney, for the employer.
John Cunningham, Business Representative, for the intervenor, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 77.
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 was accompanied by a showing of interest which was administratively determined by the Commission to be sufficient.
2. The organization(s) listed above as intervenors (if applicable) timely moved for intervention in the proceedings, and each motion for intervention was supported by a showing of interest which was administratively determined by the Commission to be sufficient.
3. These representation proceedings were conducted by the Commission in the bargaining unit described as:
All full-time and regular part-time employees in the Material Controller – Principal, Material Controller – Senior, and Material Controller classifications employed by the City of Seattle, Seattle City Light, 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, if any; 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 3 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 3 of the foregoing Findings of Fact have chosen:
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 77
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 19th day of August, 2014.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director