STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
BENTON FRANKLIN JUVENILE COURT GUILD
Involving certain employees of:
BENTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES JUVENILE COURT
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CASE 25189-E-12-3749
DECISION 11598 - PECB
CERTIFICATION Representation Election by Agreement of Parties
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Makler, Lemoine & Goldberg, P.C., by Mark Makler, Attorney at Law, for the petitioner, Benton Franklin Juvenile Court Guild.
Andy Miller, Benton County Prosecuting Attorney, by Stephen J. Hallstrom, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, and Shawn P. Sant, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, by Janet Taylor, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, for the employer.
Audrey Eide, Attorney at Law, for the intervenor, Washington State Council of County and City Employees.
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 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 employees of the Benton and Franklin Counties Juvenile Court in the Program Coordinator, Counselor II & III, Detention Supervisor, Legal Secretary I-V, Accounting Assistant I-III, and Legal Process Assistant I-V classifications, excluding mangers, supervisors other than the Detention Supervisors classification, confidential employees, employees in other bargaining units, and all other employees of the Juvenile department.
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 41.56.060.
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:
BENTON FRANKLIN JUVENILE COURT GUILD
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 17th day of December, 2012.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director