STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS WASHINGTON
Involving certain employees of:
EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 5)
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CASE 21765-E-08-3367
DECISION 10392-C - PECB
CERTIFICATION Representation Election by Agreement of Parties
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Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt LLP, by Terrance Costello, Attorney at Law, for the petitioner.
Attorney General Robert M. McKenna by Scott Majors, Assistant Attorney General, for 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. 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 exempt employees employed by Everett Community College in the following classifications: Director of Institutional Research, Director of E-Learning, Director of Emergency Services Program, Director of Customized Training Grants, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, Associate Director of Information Technology, Budget Manager, General Ledger Manager, Cashier Manager, Facilities Maintenance Manager, Director of Alumni & College Relations, Annual Giving Coordinator, Registration & Records Manager, Student Services Coordinator, Coordinator of Tech Services, Administrative Assistant to the President, Director of Student Activities, Director of Student Athletics, and Entry Services Manager, excluding those exempted by RCW 41.56.021.
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.
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:
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS WASHINGTON
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 1st day of December, 2010.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
CATHLEEN CALLAHAN, Executive Director