City of Seattle, Decision 13952 (PECB, 2024)

STATE OF WASHINGTON

BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

Louis Garcia, Organizer, for PROTEC17.

Chase Munroe, Interim Labor Relations Director, for the City of Seattle.

Findings of Fact

1.                  PROTEC17 filed a representation petition concerning the Administrative Staff Assistant in the Budget Office and the Training and Education Coordinator, Senior in the Human Services Division/Aging and Disability Services at the City of Seattle. The Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) determined the petition was timely filed and accompanied by a sufficient showing of interest. No other organization claimed to represent the employees involved.

2.                  The existing bargaining unit, last certified in City of Seattle, Decision 13784 (PECB, 2024), represented by PROTEC17 is described as follows:

All regular, probationary, and temporary employees in the Senior Accountant (Office of Arts & Culture); Architect – Senior; Building Plans Examiner Supervisor; Civil Engineer, Senior; Civil Engineer, Supervisor; Civil Engineering Specialist, Senior; Civil Engineering Specialist, Supervisor; Contract Payments, Supervisor; Early Education Specialist, Senior; Economist, Senior; Electrical Engineer, Senior; Electrical Engineer, Supervisor; Electrical Engineering Specialist, Senior; Electrical Engineering Specialist, Supervisor; Electrical Power Systems Engineer;

Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal – Premium; Electrical Power Systems Engineer – Premium; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal – Merit; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal – Premium Merit; Electrical Power Systems Engineer – Merit; Electrical Power Systems Engineer – Premium Merit; Electrical Service Engineer; Geo-Technical Engineer; Landscape Architect, Senior; Mapping Supervisor; Materials Engineer, Senior; Materials/GeoTechnical Engineering, Supervisor; Mechanical Engineer, Senior; Mechanical Engineer, Supervisor; Mechanical Plans Engineer, Senior; Mechanical Plans Engineer, Supervisor; Permit Process Leader; Planning & Development Specialist - Supervisor (Seattle Public Utilities); Power Analyst, Senior; Power Resource Engineer, Senior; Structural Plans Engineer, Senior; Structural Plans Engineer, Supervisor; Surveyor, Chief; Training & Education Coordinator, Senior; Transportation Planner Senior; and Victim Advocate Supervisor job classes working for the City of Seattle; excluding confidential employees and all other employees.

3.                  Because the more than 50 percent showing of interest threshold was met, PERC conducted card check proceedings. The employees were given a free choice in the proceedings. The tally of results was provided to the parties. No meritorious election objections were filed.

4.                  The existing bargaining unit represented by PROTEC17 shall be modified to include the Administrative Staff Assistant in the Budget Office and the Training and Education Coordinators, Senior in the Human Services Division/Aging and Disability Services. The bargaining unit will also modified to specify that the bargaining unit includes the Training and Education Coordinator, Senior in the Office of Early Learning. The bargaining unit shall be described as follows:

All regular, probationary, and temporary employees in the Administrative Staff Assistant (Budget Office; Senior Accountant (Office of Arts & Culture); Architect – Senior; Building Plans Examiner Supervisor; Civil Engineer, Senior; Civil Engineer, Supervisor; Civil Engineering Specialist, Senior; Civil Engineering Specialist, Supervisor; Contract Payments, Supervisor; Early Education Specialist, Senior; Economist, Senior; Electrical Engineer, Senior; Electrical Engineer, Supervisor; Electrical Engineering Specialist, Senior; Electrical Engineering Specialist, Supervisor; Electrical Power Systems Engineer; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal – Premium; Electrical Power Systems Engineer – Premium; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal – Merit; Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Principal – Premium Merit; Electrical Power Systems Engineer – Merit; Electrical Power Systems Engineer – Premium Merit; Electrical Service Engineer; Geo-Technical Engineer; Landscape Architect, Senior; Mapping Supervisor; Materials Engineer, Senior; Materials/GeoTechnical Engineering, Supervisor; Mechanical Engineer, Senior; Mechanical Engineer, Supervisor; Mechanical Plans Engineer, Senior; Mechanical Plans Engineer, Supervisor; Permit Process Leader; Planning & Development Specialist - Supervisor (Seattle Public Utilities); Power Analyst, Senior; Power Resource Engineer, Senior; Structural Plans Engineer, Senior; Structural Plans Engineer, Supervisor; Surveyor, Chief; Training & Education Coordinator, Senior (Office of Early Learning); Training & Education Coordinator, Senior (Human Services Division/Aging and Disability Services); Transportation Planner Senior; and Victim Advocate Supervisor job classes working for the City of Seattle; excluding confidential employees and all other employees.

Conclusions of Law

1.                  The unit described in finding of fact 4 is an appropriate unit within the meaning of RCW 41.56.060.

2.                  Representation proceedings were conducted in accordance with RCW 41.56.095 and chapter 391‑25 WAC.

certification

City of Seattle Administrative Staff Assistants in the Budget Office and Training and Education Coordinators, Senior in the Human Services Division/Aging and Disability Services employees in the bargaining unit described in finding of fact 4 have chosen

PROTEC17

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

ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this  6th  day of September, 2024.

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

Michael P. Sellars, Executive Director