STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
SHERRI CLARKE
Involving certain employees of:
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY |
CASE 27141-E-15
DECISION 12396-A - PSRA
CERTIFICATION Representation Election by Agreement of Parties
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Sherri Clarke, the decertification petitioner.
Kendra Wilkins-Fontenot, Labor Relations Officer, for the employer, Washington State University.
Lewis Woods, Director of PERC Activities, for the intervenor, Washington Federation of State Employees.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Sherri Clarke 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 Washington Federation of State Employees is the incumbent labor organization that represented the petitioned-for employees and was granted status as intervenor in this proceeding.
3. These representation proceedings were conducted by the Commission in the bargaining unit described as:
All non-supervisory civil service employees of the Washington State University Western Washington and Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research and Extension Centers, excluding confidential employees, internal auditors, supervisors, employees in other bargaining units, and employees historically excluded from the bargaining unit by orders of the Washington State Personnel Resources Board or its predecessors.
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.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. 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 41.80.070.
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 3 of the foregoing Findings of Fact have chosen:
NO REPRESENTATION
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 18th day of August, 2015.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director