STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the matter of the petition of: )
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WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE )
EMPLOYEES ) CASE 21799-E-08-3372
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Involving certain employees of: ) DECISION 10168 - PSRA
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COMMUNITY COLLEGE ) CERTIFICATION
DISTRICT 17 - SPOKANE ) Cross-check by
___________________________________) Agreement of Parties
Gladys Burbank, Director of PERC Activities, for the petitioner.
Tina Peterson, Labor Negotiator, Labor Relations Office, 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 SUPERVISORY CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT 17 - SPOKANE, EXCLUDING CONFIDENTIAL
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 RCW 41.80.
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:
WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining
with their employer.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 22nd day of August, 2008.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
KENNETH J. LATSCH, Special Project Manager