Port of Tacoma, Decision 12557-B (PORT, 2016)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the matter of the petition of:
Teamsters Local 117
Involving certain employees of:
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CASE 127497-E-15
DECISION 12557-B - PORT
CERTIFICATION Cross-Check by Agreement of Parties
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Tracey Thompson, Senior Staff Attorney, for Teamsters Local 117.
Warren E. Martin, Attorney at Law, Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP, for the Port of Tacoma.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Teamsters Local 117 filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a petition concerning representation of employees of the Port of Tacoma. The petition was timely filed and accompanied by a showing of interest administratively determined by the Commission to be sufficient. No other organization is known to claim to represent the employees involved.
2. These representation proceedings were conducted by the Commission in the bargaining unit described as:
All employees performing office-clerical duties at the Port of Tacoma, excluding supervisors, confidential employees, and all other employees.
3. 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; and no meritorious objections have been filed with respect to these proceedings.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. The unit described in Finding of Fact 2 is an appropriate unit for the purpose 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 Port of Tacoma in the appropriate bargaining unit described in Finding of Fact 2 have chosen:
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 117
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 31st day of October, 2016.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director