STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the matter of the petition of: )
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SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL )
UNION, LOCAL 925 ) CASE 22095-E-08-3413
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Involving certain employees of: ) DECISION 10269 - PSRA
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ) CERTIFICATION
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____________________________________) 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