King County, Decision 13156 (PECB, 2020)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
PROTEC17
Involving certain employees of:
KING COUNTY |
CASE 132051-E-19
DECISION 13156 - PECB
INTERIM CERTIFICATION Cross-Check by Agreement of Parties
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Paul Marvy, Projects Administrator, for PROTEC17.
Robert S. Railton, Deputy Director of Labor Relations, for King County.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. PROTEC17 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.
2. Following an investigation conference, the Commission proceeded with a determination of the question concerning representation, and issues concerning the eligibility of certain employees for inclusion in the bargaining unit were reserved for subsequent determination.
3. These representation proceedings were conducted under the supervision of the Commission in the bargaining unit described as:
All full-time and regular part-time non-supervisory employees in the Project-Program Manager I, II, and III job classes who work for the King County Department of Community & Human Services in the following divisions: Performance, Measurement & Evaluation; All Home; Adult Services; Housing, Homelessness & Community Development; Developmental Disabilities & Early Childhood Development; and Children, Youth & Young Adult Services. Excluding supervisors, confidential employees, employees in other bargaining units, and all other employees.
4. 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 card check of employer and union documents has been conducted by Commission staff and a tally of the results previously furnished to the parties; the reserved eligibility issues do not affect the outcome of the question concerning representation; and no meritorious objections have been filed with respect to these proceedings.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. The unit described in finding of fact 3 is an appropriate unit for the purpose of collective bargaining within the meaning of RCW 41.56.060.
2. All conditions precedent to issuance of an interim certification have been met.
CERTIFICATION
1. The employees of King County in the appropriate bargaining unit described in finding of fact 3 have chosen
PROTEC17
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
2. The above-captioned matter is remanded for further proceedings on the eligibility issues reserved as described in finding of fact 2.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 4th day of February, 2020.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director