State – Corrections, Decision 12824-A (PSRA, 2018)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 117
Involving certain employees of:
State – CORrections
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CASE 129800-E-17
DECISION 12824-A – PSRA
FINAL CERTIFICATION |
Marie Duarte, Associate General Counsel, for the petitioner, Teamsters Local 117.
Charlynn Hull, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General Robert W. Ferguson, for the employer, Department of Corrections.
On October 31, 2017, Teamsters Local 117 filed a representation petition with the Public Employment Relations Commission involving certain employees of Department of Corrections. As a result of preliminary processing of the petition, the Commission determined the question concerning representation and reserved the issues concerning the eligibility of certain employees for inclusion in the bargaining unit for a subsequent determination. The tally indicated that Teamsters Local 117 was entitled to certification in the matter and that the reserved eligibility issues were not of a sufficient number to affect the outcome of the proceedings.
An interim certification was issued in this matter, State – Corrections, Decision 12824 (PSRA, 2018), for a bargaining unit described as:
All non-supervisory classified employees of the Washington State Department of Corrections working in correctional institutions, the correctional industries program, the sex offender treatment program, and the regional business service center, excluding persons exempt from the coverage of Chapter 41.06 RCW, employees in the Washington Management Service, confidential employees, supervisors, institutions employees in historically excluded groups that have not been modified by subsequent orders, and all other employees of the employer.
The proceeding was held open to resolve the eligibility disputes previously framed by the parties.
Prior to issuance of a decision on the eligibility issues, the parties resolved their differences. It therefore appears that all issues that could properly be addressed in this representation proceeding have been resolved and that no further proceedings are necessary.
ORDER
1. The interim certification issued in this matter will stand as the final certification in this representation proceeding.
2. The above-captioned matter is CLOSED.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 28th day of March, 2018.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director