Grant County, Decision 12638 (PECB, 2016)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
GRANT COUNTY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
Involving certain employees of:
GRANT COUNTY
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CASE 128406-E-16
DECISION 12638 - PECB
CERTIFICATION Representation Election by Agreement of Parties
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Patrick A. Emmal, Attorney at Law, Emmal Skalbania & Vinnedge, for the petitioner, Grant County Public Employees Association.
Anthony F. Menke, Attorney at Law, Menke Jackson Beyer, LLP, for the employer, Grant County.
Tina Brissey, Association President, for the intervenor, Grant County Solid Waste Association.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Grant County Public Employees Association filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a petition concerning representation of employees of Grant County. The petition was timely filed and accompanied by a showing of interest administratively determined by the Commission to be sufficient.
2. The Grant County Solid Waste Association is the incumbent labor organization that represented the petitioned‑for employees and was granted status as intervenor in these proceedings.
3. These representation proceedings were conducted under the supervision of the Commission in the bargaining unit described as:
All regular full-time and part-time solid waste employees of Grant County, excluding supervisors, confidential employees, foremen, recycling employees, and all other employees.
4. All proceedings were conducted 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.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. The unit described in Finding of Fact 3 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.
CERTIFICATION
The employees of Grant County in the appropriate bargaining unit described in Finding of Fact 3 have chosen
GRANT COUNTY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 8th day of December, 2016.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director