Port of Seattle, Decision 12836 (PORT, 2018)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the matter of the petition of:
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 117
Involving certain employees of:
PORT OF SEATTLE |
CASE 130438-E-18
DECISION 12836 - PORT
CERTIFICATION Cross-Check by Agreement of Parties
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Marie Duarte, Associate General Counsel, for the Teamsters Local 117.
Milton Ellis, Labor Relations Manager, for the Port of Seattle.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Teamsters Local 117 and Port of Seattle filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a request to conduct a cross-check concerning representation of employees of the Port of Seattle. 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 nonsupervisory Traffic Support Specialists employed by the Port of Seattle, excluding, supervisors, confidential employees, and all other employees.
3. 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 Seattle 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 23rd day of February, 2018.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director