DECISIONS

                        STATE OF WASHINGTON

          BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION


In the matter of the petition of:  )
                                   )
STEVEN A. BROWN                    )    CASE 20662-E-06-3178 
                                   )
Involving certain employees of:    )    DECISION 9508 - PECB
                                   )
CUSICK SCHOOL DISTRICT             )    CERTIFICATION
                                   )    Representation Election
                                   )    by Agreement of Parties
___________________________________)    


     Steve Brown, for the petitioner.

     Dan Read, Superintendent, for the employer.

     Steven Bruchman, Union Representative, for the intervenor,
     Teamsters Union, Local 690.


                           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 BUS DRIVERS, MECHANICS
          AND TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEES OF THE CUSICK SCHOOL
          DISTRICT, EXCLUDING SUPERVISORS, CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES
          AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES.


4.   All proceedings were conducted under the supervision of the
     Commission in a manner designed to afford the affected DECISION
     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

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:


                      TEAMSTERS UNION, LOCAL 690


as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining
with their employer.


Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 6th day of December, 2006.


                         PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION



                         KENNETH J. LATSCH, Operations Manager