City of Chewelah, Decision 12800 (PECB, 2017)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 690
Involving certain employees of:
CITY OF CHEWELAH |
CASE 129778-E-17
DECISION 12800 - PECB
CERTIFICATION Cross-Check by Agreement of Parties
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Joseph Kuhn, Business Representative, for Teamsters Local 690.
Dorothy Knauss, Mayor, for the City of Chewelah.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Teamsters Local 690 filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a petition concerning representation of employees of the City of Chewelah. 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 under the supervision of the Commission in the bargaining unit described as:
All full-time and regular part-time employees employed by the City of Chewelah in Public Works, excluding supervisors, confidential employees, clerical employees, and all other employees.
3. All proceedings were conducted 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.
CERTIFICATION
The employees of the City of Chewelah in the appropriate bargaining unit described in Finding of Fact 2 have chosen
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 690
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 28th day of November, 2017.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director