STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the matter of the petition of: )
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OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES )
INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 11 ) CASE 21586-E-08-3342
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Involving certain employees of: ) DECISION 10064 - PECB
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SKAMANIA COUNTY ) CERTIFICATION
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___________________________________) Agreement of Parties
Doug Luse, Organizer, for the petitioner.
Gordon Thomas Honeywell by Warren E. Martin, Attorney at Law,
for the employer.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The above-named petitioner filed with the Public Employment
Relations Commission a petition for investigation of a question
concerning representation of employees of the above-named
employer. The petition was timely filed and accompanied by a
showing of interest which was administratively determined by
the Commission to be sufficient. No other organization is known
to claim to represent the employees involved.
2. These representation proceedings were conducted by the
Commission in the bargaining unit described as:
ALL FULL-TIME AND REGULAR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES IN
FACILITIES AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OF SKAMANIA COUNTY,
EXCLUDING SUPERVISORS, CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, CASUAL
EMPLOYEES AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES.
3. All proceedings were conducted under the supervision of the
Commission in a manner designed to afford the affected
employees a free choice in the selection of their bargaining
representative, a confidential cross-check of employer and
union documents has been conducted by the Commission staff and
a tally of the results previously furnished to the parties is
attached hereto; and no meritorious objections have been filed with
respect to these proceedings.
CONCLUSION OF LAW
1. The unit described in paragraph 2 of the foregoing Findings of
Fact is an appropriate unit for the purposes of collective
bargaining within the meaning of 41.56.060 RCW.
2. All conditions precedent to a certification have been met.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is
CERTIFIED
The employees of the above-named employer in the appropriate
bargaining unit described in paragraph 2 of the foregoing Findings
of Fact have chosen:
OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES
INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 11
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining
with their employer.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 5th day of May, 2008.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
CATHLEEN CALLAHAN, Executive Director