DECISIONS

Washington State Ferries, Decision 12939 (MRNE, 2018)

                                                       STATE OF WASHINGTON

                     BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

Daniel Twohig, Regional Representative, for the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots.

Charlynn R. Hull, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General Robert W. Ferguson, for the Washington State Ferries.

                                                            FINDINGS OF FACT

1.                  The International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a petition concerning representation of employees of the Washington State Ferries.  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 Workforce Development Leads, including the Eagle Harbor Training Lead and Safety Manager, employed by the Washington State Ferries, excluding confidential employees, employees in other bargaining units, 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 Chapter 47.64 RCW.

2.                  All conditions precedent to a certification have been met.

                                                               CERTIFICATION

The employees of the Washington State Ferries in the appropriate bargaining unit described in finding of fact 2 have chosen

               International organization of masters, mates and pilots

as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.

ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this   16th   day of November, 2018.

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director