City of Granger, Decision 13785 (PECB, 2024)

STATE OF WASHINGTON

BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

Daniel E. Thenell, Attorney at Law, Thenell Law Group, P.C., for Granger Police Guild.

Fantasia Reyes, Deputy Clerk, for the City of Granger.

David Simmons and Richard Salinas, Business Representatives, for Teamsters Local 760.

Findings of Fact

1.                  The Granger Police Uniformed Patrol Officer Guild filed a representation petition concerning employees of the City of Granger. The Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) determined the petition was timely filed and accompanied by a sufficient showing of interest.

2.                  Teamsters Local 760 is the incumbent labor organization that represented the petitioned‑for employees and was granted status as intervenor in these proceedings.

3.                  The bargaining unit, last certified in City of Granger, Decision 12976 (PECB, 2019), is described as follows:

All regular full-time and regular part-time uniformed police officers and police sergeants of the City of Granger, excluding administrative supervisors, confidential employees, and all other employees of the City of Granger.

4.                  PERC conducted election proceedings. The employees were given 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 3 is an appropriate unit within the meaning of RCW 41.56.060.

2.                  Representation proceedings were conducted in accordance with RCW 41.56.070 and chapter 391‑25 WAC.

certification

City of Granger employees in the bargaining unit described in finding of fact 3 have chosen

Teamsters Local 760

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

CISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this  5th  day of February, 2024.

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

Michael P. Sellars, Executive Director