STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES OF WASHINGTON
Involving certain employees of:
SUMNER SCHOOL DISTRICT
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CASE 26057-E-13-3829
DECISION 12020 - PECB
CERTIFICATION Representation Election by Agreement of Parties
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Joe Fuxa, Organizing Manager, and Jason McKay, Staff Attorney, for the petitioner, Public School Employees of Washington.
Preg O’Donnell & Gillett, PLLC, by Curtis Leonard, Attorney at Law, and Debra Barlow, Executive Director of Human Resources, 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 classified employees of the Sumner School District in the following departments: Student Services, Transportation, Maintenance & Operations, Child Nutrition, Athletics/Activities/Park & Recreation, Information Technology, Special Services, Teaching & Learning, Research & Assessment, Career & College Readiness, Human Resources, STARR, and Business Services. EXCLUDING: Secretaries and Receptionists, Department Administrators and Directors, Confidential employees, Campus Safety Officers, employees in other bargaining units, 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 p26057-E-13reviously 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 41.56.060.
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 31st day of March, 2014.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
Michael P. Sellars
Executive Director