Western Washington University, Decision 13864 (PECB, 2024)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the matter of the petition of: MatT Herzog Memorial Lodge 24 Involving certain employees of: Western Washington University |
CASE 138863-E-24 DECISION 13864 - PECB ORDER WITHDRAWING |
A.W. Buster McGehee, Labor Specialist, Fraternal Order of Police, for the Matt Herzog Memorial Lodge 24.
Lea Aune, Associate Director, Human Resources, for Western Washington University.
On October 19, 2021, this agency certified the Matt Herzog Memorial Lodge FOP 24 as the exclusive bargaining representative of the nonsupervisory uniformed personnel at Western Washington University.[1] The bargaining unit is described as:
All nonsupervisory uniformed personnel employed by Western Washington University, excluding supervisors, confidential employees, and all other employees.
Western Washington University, Decision 13421 (PECB, 2021).
On April 11, 2024, the union filed a written disclaimer of all representation rights concerning the nonsupervisory uniformed personnel bargaining unit, effective immediately.
ORDER
The request to disclaim the bargaining unit is granted. The certification issued in Western Washington University, Decision 13421 (PECB, 2021) is withdrawn, and the union no longer represents the bargaining unit.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 30th day of May, 2024.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
Michael P. Sellars, Executive Director
[1] On April 11, 2024, FOP North Cascades Lodge 18 (Lodge 18) filed a unit clarification petition concerning the at-issue bargaining unit. This agency docketed that case as 138863-C-24. According to the petition, the certified bargaining representative of record for this bargaining unit, the Matt Herzog Memorial Lodge FOP 24, recently merged with Lodge 18. Lodge 18 asked that the existing bargaining unit certification be amended to reflect this change. A final order had yet to be issued for that petition when Lodge 18 filed the instant disclaimer. Based upon this fact, there is no need to process Lodge 18’s initial request to clarify this bargaining unit and that case was converted to handle the instant disclaimer.