Lewis County, Decision 13420 (PECB, 2021)

STATE OF WASHINGTON

BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

Rob DeRosa, Business Agent, for Teamsters Local 252.

Lewis County Commissioners, for Lewis County.

Findings of Fact

1.                  Teamsters Local 252 filed a representation petition concerning the Fair & Events Coordinator employees at Lewis County. The Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) determined the petition was timely filed and accompanied by a sufficient showing of interest. No other organization claimed to represent the employees involved.

2.                  The existing bargaining unit, last certified in Lewis County, Decision 13075 (PECB, 2019), represented by Teamsters Local 252 is described as follows:

All full-time and regular part-time employees of Lewis County in the following departments: Budget/Financial Services; Central Services (Information Technology; Mail Services Facilities; Southwest Washington Fair); Public Works (Secretarial and Litter Control); Public Health & Social Services (Environmental Health, Secretarial, Women, Infant & Children (WIC); Social & Community Services; and Administrative Services); Excluding supervisors, confidential employees, and all other employees.

3.                  Because the more than 50 percent showing of interest threshold was met, PERC conducted card check proceedings. The employees were given a free choice in the proceedings. The tally of results was provided to the parties. No meritorious election objections were filed.

4.                  The existing bargaining unit represented by Teamsters Local 252 shall be modified to include the Fair & Events Coordinator employees for a bargaining unit described as follows:

All full-time and regular part-time employees of Lewis County in the following departments: Budget/Financial Services; Central Services (Information Technology; Mail Services Facilities; Southwest Washington Fair); Public Works (Secretarial and Litter Control); Public Health & Social Services (Environmental Health, Secretarial, Women, Infant & Children (WIC); Social & Community Services; Administrative Services; and Parks and Recreation (Fair & Event Coordinators); excluding supervisors, confidential employees, and all other employees.

Conclusions of Law

1.                  The unit described in finding of fact 4 is an appropriate unit within the meaning of RCW 41.56.060.

2.                  Representation proceedings were conducted in accordance with RCW 41.56.095 and chapter 391‑25 WAC.

certification

Lewis County Fair & Events Coordinator employees in the bargaining unit described in finding of fact 4 have chosen

Teamsters local 252

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

ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this  19th  day of October, 2021.

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

Michael P. Sellars, Executive Director