STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
In the matter of the petition of: )
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PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES )
OF WASHINGTON ) CASE 22158-E-08-3421
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Involving certain employees of: ) DECISION 10290 - PECB
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WASHOUGAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ) CERTIFICATION
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____________________________________) Agreement of Parties
Leslie Liddle, Organizing Manager, for the petitioner.
Doug Bright, Director of Human Resources, for the employer.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Public School Employees of Washington filed with the Public
Employment Relations Commission a petition for investigation of
a question concerning representation of classified employees of
the Community Education Program within the Washougal School
District. 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 PSE of Washington
is described as:
ALL FULL-TIME AND REGULAR PART-TIME CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
OF THE WASHOUGAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE FOLLOWING UNITS:
TRANSPORTATION, CUSTODIAL, MAINTENANCE, FOOD SERVICE,
SECRETARIAL, STAFF ASSISTANTS, SPECIALIZED TECHNICIANS AND
WAREHOUSE, EXCLUDING SUPERVISORS, 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 whether they wished
to represented by PSE of Washington 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 PSE of Washington
shall be modified to include the classified employees of the
Community Education Program for a bargaining unit described as:
ALL FULL-TIME AND REGULAR PART-TIME CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
OF THE WASHOUGAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE FOLLOWING UNITS:
TRANSPORTATION, CUSTODIAL, MAINTENANCE, FOOD SERVICE,
SECRETARIAL, STAFF ASSISTANTS, SPECIALIZED TECHNICIANS,
WAREHOUSE AND THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM, EXCLUDING
SUPERVISORS, CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES.
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 classified employees of the Community Education Program within
the Washougal School District have chosen:
PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES OF WASHINGTON
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining
with their employer.
Issued at Olympia, Washington, this 2nd day of February, 2009.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
CATHLEEN CALLAHAN, Executive Director