STATE OF WASHINGTON

          BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION


In the matter of the petition of:   )
                                    )
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL     )
UNION, LOCAL 925                    )    CASE 22095-E-08-3413
                                    )
Involving certain employees of:     )    DECISION 10269 - PSRA
                                    )
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON            )    CERTIFICATION
                                    )     Cross-check by
____________________________________)    Agreement of Parties

     Douglas, Drachler, McKee by Martha Barron, Attorney at Law, for
     the petitioner.

     Lou Pisano, Human Resources, for the employer.

                           FINDINGS OF FACT

1.   The Service Employees International Union, Local 925 (SEIU)
     filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a
     petition for investigation of a question concerning
     representation for the maintenance specialists of the
     University of Washington. 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.   The existing bargaining unit represented by SEIU is described as:

          ALL SUPERVISORY CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY
          OF WASHINGTON IN THE EMPLOYER'S ACADEMIC, MAINTENANCE, AND
          MEDICAL AREAS OF OPERATION, EXCLUDING CONFIDENTIAL,
          INTERNAL AUDITORS, AND NONSUPERVISORS AND EMPLOYEES
          INCLUDED IN ANY OTHER BARGAINING UNIT.

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 whether they wished
     to represented by SEIU in its existing bargaining unit.  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.

4.   The existing bargaining unit represented by SEIU shall be
     modified to include the maintenance specialists for a
     bargaining unit described as:

          ALL SUPERVISORY CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY
          OF WASHINGTON IN THE EMPLOYER'S ACADEMIC, MAINTENANCE, AND
          MEDICAL AREAS OF OPERATION, EXCLUDING CONFIDENTIAL,
          INTERNAL AUDITORS, AND NONSUPERVISORS AND EMPLOYEES
          INCLUDED IN ANY OTHER BARGAINING UNIT

                          CONCLUSION OF LAW

The unit described in paragraph 4 of the foregoing Findings of Fact
is an appropriate unit for the purposes of collective bargaining
within the meaning of RCW 41.56.060.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is

                              CERTIFIED


The maintenance specialists of the University of Washington have 
chosen:

           SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 925


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

     
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this  9th  day of January, 2009.


               PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION


               CATHLEEN CALLAHAN, Executive Director