Washington State University, Decision 12981 (PSRA, 2019)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 280
Involving certain employees of:
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY |
CASE 131233-E-19
DECISION 12981 - PSRA
INTERIM CERTIFICATION Cross-Check by Agreement of Parties
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Dean Bushey, Assistant Business Manager, for the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 280.
Kendra Wilkins-Fontenot, Labor Relations Officer, for the Washington State University.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 280 filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a petition concerning representation of employees of the Washington State University. The petition was timely filed and accompanied by a showing of interest administratively determined by the Commission to be sufficient.
2. Following an investigation conference, the Commission proceeded with a determination of the question concerning representation, and issues concerning the eligibility of certain employees for inclusion in the bargaining unit were reserved for subsequent determination.
3. These representation proceedings were conducted under the supervision of the Commission in the bargaining unit described as:
All full-time and regular part-time stationary engineers and maintenance mechanics employed in the Washington State University Steam Plant; excluding supervisors, confidential employees and all other employees.
4. All proceedings were conducted in a manner designed to afford the affected employees a free choice in the selection of a bargaining representative, if any; a confidential cross-check of employer and union documents has been conducted by Commission staff and a tally of the results previously furnished to the parties is attached hereto; the reserved eligibility issues do not affect the outcome of the question concerning representation; and no meritorious objections have been filed with respect to these proceedings.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. The unit described in finding of fact 3 is an appropriate unit for the purpose of collective bargaining within the meaning of RCW 41.80.070.
2. All conditions precedent to issuance of an interim certification have been met.
CERTIFICATION
1. The employees of the Washington State University in the appropriate bargaining unit described in finding of fact 3 have chosen
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 280
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
2. The above-captioned matter is remanded for further proceedings on the eligibility issues reserved as described in finding of fact 2.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 21st day of March, 2019.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director