Royal School District, Decision 12951 (PECB, 2018)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Involving certain employees of:
ROYAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
CASE 130963-E-18
DECISION 12951 - PECB
CERTIFICATION Representation Election
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Steve Lindholm, WEA-Southeast Uniserv Director, for the Washington Education Association.
Lorraine Wilson, Attorney, and Jay W. Schulkin, Attorney, Porter Foster Rorick LLP, for the Royal School District.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Washington Education Association filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a petition concerning representation of employees of the Royal School District. The petition was timely filed and accompanied by a showing of interest administratively determined by the Commission to be sufficient.
2. These representation proceedings were conducted under the supervision of the Commission in the bargaining unit described as:
All athletics coaches in Royal School District, excluding supervisors, confidential employees, and positions for which educational certification is required.
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 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 Royal School District in the appropriate bargaining unit described in finding of fact 2 have chosen
Washington Education Association
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 13th day of December, 2018.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director