DECISION 10496 (PSRA)

Issue 1: Should the existing library bargaining unit be clarified to include regular part-time employees?

The Executive Director modifies the library bargaining unit represented by the union to include regular part-time employees who perform work similar to work performed by full-time bargaining unit employees and who work more than 350 hours in any twelve consecutive month period.

2. Should the LAP job series be accreted into the existing library bargaining unit?

The Executive Director finds that the LAP job series cannot be accreted into the unit because the conditions set forth in WAC 391-35-020(4) have not been met. The record did not establish that there was a change of circumstances or that the existing bargaining unit represented by the union is the only appropriate unit for the employees at issue.

3. How should the bargaining unit be defined?

The unit description is updated to reflect job titles currently used by the employer.

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By: Cathleen Callahan, Executive Director
August 6, 2009

Case 21835-C-08-1361

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