Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, Decision 13749 (PSRA, 2023)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the matter of the petition of: TEAMSTERS LOCAL 760 Involving certain employees of: WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE |
CASE 137504-E-23 DECISION 13749 - PSRA CERTIFICATION |
Kane Koerner, Organizer, for Teamsters Local 760.
Kelly Oshiro, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General Robert W. Ferguson, for the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Findings of Fact
1. Teamsters Local 760 filed a representation petition concerning employees of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. 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 bargaining unit is described as follows:
All Fish & Wildlife Captains and Lieutenants at the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, 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.
Conclusions of Law
1. The unit described in finding of fact 2 is an appropriate unit within the meaning of RCW 41.80.070.
2. Representation proceedings were conducted in accordance with RCW 41.80.135 and chapter 391‑25 WAC.
certification
Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife employees in the bargaining unit described in finding of fact 2 have chosen
Teamsters Local 760
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 6th day of December, 2023.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
Michael P. Sellars, Executive Director