DECISIONS

Decision Information

City of Seattle, Decision 13424 (PECB, 2021)

Collection DECISIONS
Date 10/21/2021
Case Number 134437-E-21
Decision Maker Executive Director
Case Type Certification
Additional Information By card check, 1 eligible employee
Statute PECB - RCW 41.56

Decision Content

City of Seattle, Decision 13424 (PECB, 2021)

STATE OF WASHINGTON

BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

In the matter of the petition of:

PROTEc17

Involving certain employees of:

city of seattle

CASE 134437-E-21

DECISION 13424 - PECB

CERTIFICATION
Self-Determination by Card Check

Xuan-Trang Tran-Thien, Union Organizer, for PROTEC17.

Jeff Clark, Interim Labor Relations Director, for the City of Seattle.

Findings of Fact

1.                  PROTEC17 filed a representation petition concerning the Architect – Senior at the City of Seattle. 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 City of Seattle, Decision 13367 (PECB, 2021), represented by the PROTEC17 is described as follows:

All regular, probationary, and temporary employees in the Building Plans Examiner Supervisor; Civil Engineer, Senior; Civil Engineer, Supervisor; Civil Engineering Specialist, Senior; Civil Engineering Specialist, Supervisor; Contract Payments, Supervisor; Economist, Senior; Electrical Engineer, Senior; Electrical Engineer, Supervisor; Electrical Engineering Specialist, Senior; Electrical Engineering Specialist, Supervisor; Electrical Power Systems Engineer; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal – Premium; Electrical Power Systems Engineer – Premium; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal – Merit; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal – Premium Merit; Electrical Power Systems Engineer – Merit; Electrical Power Systems Engineer – Premium Merit; Electrical Service Engineer; Geo-Technical Engineer; Landscape Architect, Senior; Mapping Supervisor; Materials Engineer, Senior; Materials/GeoTechnical Engineering, Supervisor; Mechanical Engineer, Senior; Mechanical Engineer, Supervisor; Mechanical Plans Engineer, Senior; Mechanical Plans Engineer, Supervisor; Permit Process Leader; Power Analyst, Senior; Power Resource Engineer, Senior; Structural Plans Engineer, Senior; Structural Plans Engineer, Supervisor; Surveyor, Chief; Transportation Planner Senior; and Victim Advocate Supervisor job classes working for the City of Seattle; excluding 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 the PROTEC17 shall be modified to include the Architect – Senior for a bargaining unit described as follows:

All regular, probationary, and temporary employees in the Architect – Senior; Building Plans Examiner Supervisor; Civil Engineer, Senior; Civil Engineer, Supervisor; Civil Engineering Specialist, Senior; Civil Engineering Specialist, Supervisor; Contract Payments, Supervisor; Economist, Senior; Electrical Engineer, Senior; Electrical Engineer, Supervisor; Electrical Engineering Specialist, Senior; Electrical Engineering Specialist, Supervisor; Electrical Power Systems Engineer; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal – Premium; Electrical Power Systems Engineer – Premium; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal – Merit; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal – Premium Merit; Electrical Power Systems Engineer – Merit; Electrical Power Systems Engineer – Premium Merit; Electrical Service Engineer; Geo-Technical Engineer; Landscape Architect, Senior; Mapping Supervisor; Materials Engineer, Senior; Materials/GeoTechnical Engineering, Supervisor; Mechanical Engineer, Senior; Mechanical Engineer, Supervisor; Mechanical Plans Engineer, Senior; Mechanical Plans Engineer, Supervisor; Permit Process Leader; Power Analyst, Senior; Power Resource Engineer, Senior; Structural Plans Engineer, Senior; Structural Plans Engineer, Supervisor; Surveyor, Chief; Transportation Planner Senior; and Victim Advocate Supervisor job classes working for the City of Seattle; excluding 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

Architect – Senior employees in the bargaining unit described in finding of fact 4 have chosen

PROTEC17

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

ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this  21st  day of October, 2021.

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

Michael P. Sellars, Executive Director

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