Port of Tacoma, Decision 12816 (PORT, 2018)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 22
Involving certain employees of:
Port of Tacoma
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CASE 129810-E-17
DECISION 12816 - PORT
CERTIFICATION Cross-Check by Agreement of Parties
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Emily M. Maglio, Attorney at Law, Leonard Carder, for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 22.
Rodney B. Younker, Attorney at Law, Summit Law Group PLLC, for the Port of Tacoma.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 22 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 under the supervision of the Commission in the bargaining unit described as:
All Administrative Assistants employed by the Port of Tacoma, excluding supervisors, confidential 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 Port of Tacoma in the appropriate bargaining unit described in Finding of Fact 2 have chosen
International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 22
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 8th day of January, 2018
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director