Chimacum School District, Decision 13042 (PECB, 2019)
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:
Chimacum School District |
CASE 131533-E-19
DECISION 13042 - PECB
CERTIFICATION Cross-Check by Agreement of Parties
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Eric R. Hansen, Attorney at Law, for the Washington Education Association.
Rick Thompson, Superintendent, for the Chimacum 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 Chimacum School District. 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 bus drivers and dispatch employees of the Chimacum School District, excluding mechanics, 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 the Chimacum 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 22nd day of July, 2019.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director