King County, Decision 12974 (PECB, 2019)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
PROFessional and technical employees, local 17
Involving certain employees of:
king county |
CASE 130767-E-18
DECISION 12974 - PECB
CERTIFICATION Cross-Check by Agreement of Parties
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Anthony Davidson, Acting Executive Director, for the Professional and Technical Employees, Local 17.
Kristi Knieps, Senior Labor Negotiator, for King County.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Professional and Technical Employees, Local 17 filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a petition concerning representation of employees of King County. 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 employees in the Business Finance Officer I, II and Fiscal Specialist I, II, and III job classes who work in the Finance & Administration section and Regional Housing & Community Development section of the King County Department of Community and Human Services, excluding supervisors, confidential 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 King County in the appropriate bargaining unit described in finding of fact 2 have chosen
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 17
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 21st day of February, 2019.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director