DECISIONS

                                                                                                                              STATE OF WASHINGTON

                                                                                  BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

In the matter of the petition of:      )

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BELLEVUE COACHES ASSOCIATION                                   )                      CASE 17632-E-03-2855

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)                      DECISION 8390 - PECB

Involving certain employees of:   )

)                      INTERIM CERTIFICATION

BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT                                                  )

)                      Representation Election

)                      By Agreement of Parties

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Jerald Penney, Union Representative, appeared on behalf of the petitioner.

Milton Ellis, Director of Employee Relations, appeared on behalf of 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 was accompanied by a showing of interest which was administratively deter­mined by the Commission to be suffi­cient.

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 EMPLOYEES WHO CONDUCT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN THE BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR WHICH NO CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED, EXCLUDING SUPERVISORS, CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, CERTIFI­CATED EMPLOYEES WHEN PERFORMING AS SUCH, CASUAL EMPLOYEES AND ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AS STATED IN THE SEPARATION NOTICE WHICH REQUIRES THAT THOSE POSITIONS HAVE A PROFESSIONAL TEACHING CERTIFICATE.

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 a bargaining representative, if any; a tally of the results was previously fur­nished to the parties and is attached hereto; 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.

                                                       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 41.56.060.

2.         All conditions precedent to issuance of an interim 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 3 of the foregoing Findings of Fact have chosen:

                               BELLEVUE COACHES ASSOCIATION

as their exclusive bargain­ing 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 4th day of February, 2004.

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

MARVIN L. SCHURKE, Executive Director