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Pierce County, Decision 7137 (PECB, 2000)

Collection DECISIONS
Date 08/02/2000
Case Number 15215-E-00
Decision Maker Executive Director
Case Type Certification
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By Election, 18 Eligible Voters

Statute PECB - RCW 41.56

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                                                       STATE OF WASHINGTON

 

                  BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

 

In the matter of the petition of:

 

JERRY BRYANT                 

 

Involving certain employees of:

 

PIERCE COUNTY   

 

CASE 15215-E-00-2541

 

DECISION 7137 - PECB

 

CERTIFICATION

Representation Election

Pursuant to Agreement

of Parties

 

 

 

Jerry Bryant, appeared pro se.

 

Denise Greer, Attorney at Law, and Michael Taft, Senior Labor Relations Analyst, represented the employer.

 

Carrie Blackwood, Union Representative, represented the intervener, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 17.

 

 

                                                            FINDINGS OF FACT

 

 

1.         The above‑named petitioner timely filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a petition for investigation of a question concerning representation of employees of the above‑named employer; said petition was accompanied by a showing of interest which was administratively determined by the Commission to be sufficient; and the employer declined voluntarily to extend recognition to the petitioner as the exclusive bargaining represen­tative of its employees.

 

2.         The organization(s) listed above as interveners timely moved for intervention in the captioned proceedings; and said motion for intervention was in each case supported by a showing of interest which as 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 CIVIL ENGINEER 3'S AND 4'S, ENGINEER TECHNICIAN 4'S AND RIGHT OF WAY AGENT 3'S EMPLOYED BY PIERCE COUNTY IN PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES AND PLANNING AND LAND SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, EX­CLUDING 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 was previously furnished to the parties and is attached hereto; and no meritorious objections have been filed with respect to these proceedings.

 

 

                                                         CONCLUSION OF LAW

 

 

The unit described in finding of fact number 3 is an appropriate unit for the purposes of collective bargaining within the meaning of RCW 41.56.060; and all conditions precedent to a certification have been met.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, it is

 

 

                                                                    CERTIFIED

 

 

The employees of the above named employer employed in the appropri­ate collective bargaining unit described in finding of fact number 3 have chosen:

 

 

                                                                                    INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS, LOCAL 17

 

 

as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer with respect to wages, hours and conditions of employment.

 

 

Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 2nd day of August, 2000.

 

 

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

 

 

 

MARVIN L. SCHURKE, Executive Director

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