City of Yelm, Decision 12458 (PECB, 2015)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL OF COUNTY AND CITY EMPLOYEES
Involving certain employees of:
CITY OF YELM |
CASE 127560-E-15
DECISION 12458 - PECB
INTERIM CERTIFICATION Cross-Check by Agreement of Parties |
Bill Keenan, Director of Organizing, for the Washington State Council of County and City Employees.
Peter A. Altman, Attorney at Law, Summit Law Group PLLC, for the City of Yelm.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Washington State Council of County and City Employees filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a petition concerning representation of employees of the City of Yelm. The petition was timely filed and was accompanied by a showing of interest administratively determined by the Commission to be sufficient.
2. Following an investigation conference, the Commission proceeded with a determination of the question concerning representation, and issues concerning the eligibility of certain employees for inclusion in the bargaining unit were reserved for subsequent determination.
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 City of Yelm, excluding supervisors, confidential employees, uniformed employees, employees in the Public Works Department, the City Administrator, the Human Resources Manager, 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 a bargaining representative, if any; a confidential cross-check of employer and union documents has been conducted by Commission staff and a tally of the results previously furnished to the parties is attached hereto; the reserved eligibility issues do not affect the outcome of the question concerning representation; 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 purpose of collective bargaining within the meaning of RCW 41.56.060.
2. All conditions precedent to issuance of an interim certification have been met.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is
CERTIFIED
1. The employees of the City of Yelm in the appropriate bargaining unit described in paragraph 3 of the foregoing Findings of Fact have chosen:
WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL OF COUNTY AND CITY EMPLOYEES
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
2. The above-captioned matter is remanded for further proceedings on the eligibility issues reserved as described in paragraph 2 of the foregoing Findings of Fact.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 13th day of November, 2015.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director