STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the matter of the petition of:
PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES OF WASHINGTON
Involving certain employees of:
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
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CASE 23266-E-10-3561
DECISION 10938-A - PECB
CERTIFICATION Representation Election by Agreement of Parties
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Eric Nordlof, General Counsel, for the petitioner, Public School Employees of Washington.
Attorney General Robert M. McKenna, by Alan Smith, 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 NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES EXEMPT FROM RCW 41.06 WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AS COUNSELORS OR ADVISORS OF STUDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM, ACADEMIC ADVISING, ADMISSIONS, ATHLETICS, AUAP, CAREER SERVICES, DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES, DIVERSITY & LEADERSHIP, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH SERVICES, EMPOWERMENT CENTER, FINANCIAL AID, HEALTH AND COUNSELING, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND PROGRAM, RESEARCH GRANT NCRI, STUDENT TRANS & ACADEMIC RESOURCES, UNIVERSITY HOUSING & NEW STUDENT PROGRAM, AND WELLNESS, EXCLUDING FACULTY, CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, SUPERVISORS, AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE EMPLOYER.
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:
NO REPRESENTATION
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 15th day of December, 2010.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
CATHLEEN CALLAHAN, Executive Director