STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
SEATTLE PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS GUILD
Involving certain employees of:
CITY OF SEATTLE
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CASE 23601-E-10-3602
DECISION 10946 - PECB
CERTIFICATION Representation Election by Agreement of Parties
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Cline and Associates, by James Cline, Attorney at Law, on behalf of the petitioner, Seattle Parking Enforcement Officers Guild.
Jennifer Schubert, Assistant City Attorney, for the employer.
Bill Keenan, Director of Organizing, 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 (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 parking enforcement officers of the City of Seattle, excluding supervisors, confidential employees and casual 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 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:
SEATTLE PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS GUILD
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 28th day of December, 2010.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
CATHLEEN CALLAHAN, Executive Director