Clark County, Decision 12355 (PECB, 2015)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the joint petition of:
CLARK COUNTY
and
CLARK COUNTY CUSTOdY OFFICER’S GUIld
For clarification of an existing bargaining unit.
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CASE 27274-C-15-1626
DECISION 12355 - PECB
ORDER AMENDING CERTIFICATION |
Josh Ferrell, for the Clark County Custody Officer’s Guild.
Francine Reis, for Clark County.
On June 4, 2015, Clark County (employer) and the Clark County Custody Officer’s Guild (union) jointly filed a unit clarification petition under WAC 391-35-085 asking that the Commission amend an existing bargaining unit certification to reflect a change in the name of the certified bargaining representative. The joint request for amendment is granted.
The union represents a bargaining unit of corrections employees described as “[a]ll full-time and regular part-time Custody Officers and Custody Sergeants of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, excluding supervisors, confidential, and all other employees of the employer.” Clark County, Decision 5133 (PECB, 1995). The employees in the bargaining unit had previously been in the “Custody Officer” job class. The employer has changed the title of that job class and the employees are now in the “Corrections Deputy” job class. Accordingly, the union has changed its name to the Clark County Corrections Deputy Guild to reflect the change in job title of the employees in the bargaining unit. The parties jointly state that the petition does not alter the configuration of the bargaining unit and that no question concerning representation is raised by the petition.
The Commission’s rules provide a process for an organization to petition for an amendment to an existing certification under WAC 391-35-085, which states:
A party may file a petition to amend an existing certification, and the executive director may amend the certification, provided that the purpose of the amendment is to reflect changed circumstances such as the name of the labor organization or the name of an employer, and the bargaining unit is not affected by the change and there is no question concerning representation.
Here, the parties’ petition merely seeks to amend the existing certification to ensure that the union’s name accurately reflects the job class that is included in the bargaining unit. The bargaining unit’s structure has not been altered, and no question concerning representation exists.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is
ORDERED
1. The certification issued in Clark County, Decision 5133 (PECB, 1995), is amended to reflect that the certified bargaining representative has changed its name to the Clark County Corrections Deputy Guild.
2. The amendment to the certification issued in this proceeding does not give rise to a new “certification bar” year under RCW 41.56.070 or WAC 391-25-030(2).
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 9th day of June, 2015.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director