City of Moses Lake, Decision 12828 (PECB, 2018)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL OF COUNTY AND CITY EMPLOYEES
Involving certain employees of:
CITY OF MOSES LAKE |
CASE 129880-E-17
DECISION 12828 - PECB
CERTIFICATION Cross-Check by Agreement of Parties
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Bill Keenan, Director of Organizing, for the Washington State Council of County and City Employees.
Kevin Wesley, Labor Relations Consultant, The Wesley Group, for the City of Moses Lake.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Washington State Council of County and City Employees filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a petition concerning representation of employees of the City of Moses Lake. 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 building maintenance, sewer, stormwater/streets and water department employees at the City of Moses Lake, 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 Moses Lake in the appropriate bargaining unit described in Finding of Fact 2 have chosen
WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL OF COUNTY AND CITY EMPLOYEES
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 31st day of January, 2018.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director