City of Issaquah, Decision 14028 (PECB, 2025)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the matter of the petition of: Teamsters local 763 Involving certain employees of: City of issaquah |
CASE 141396-E-24 DECISION 14028 - PECB CERTIFICATION |
Melissa Mafua, Business Agent, for Teamsters Local 763.
Stephanie Johnson, Human Resources Director, for the City of Issaquah.
James M. Cline, Attorney at Law, Cline & Associates, for the Issaquah Police Support Services Association.
Findings of Fact
1. Teamsters Local 763 filed a representation petition concerning Public Safety Telecommunicator employees of the City of Issaquah. The Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) determined the petition was timely filed and accompanied by a sufficient showing of interest.
2. The Issaquah Police Support Services Association is the incumbent labor organization that represented the petitioned‑for employees and was granted status as intervenor in these proceedings.
3. The petitioned-for Public Safety Telecommunicator employees are included in a bargaining unit described as follows:
All full-time and regular part-time nonsupervisory uniformed public safety telecommunicators employed by the City of Issaquah, excluding confidential employees, supervisors, and nonuniformed employees, and all other employees.
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 Issaquah employees in the bargaining unit described in finding of fact 3 have chosen
teamsters local 763
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 9th day of January, 2025.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
Michael P. Sellars, Executive Director