Klickitat County, Decision 14196 (PECB, 2025)

STATE OF WASHINGTON

BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

Daniel E. Thenell and Paige Chrz, Attorneys at Law, Thenell Law Group P.C., for Klickitat County Corrections Guild.

Robb Van Cleave, Human Resources Director, for the Klickitat County.

Findings of Fact

1.                  The Klickitat County Corrections Guild filed a representation petition concerning employees of Klickitat County. 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 bargaining unit is described as follows:

All regular full-time limited commissioned Corrections Officers, Corrections Corporals, Corrections Sergeants; and non-commissioned Control Board Operators, Civil and Records Clerks, Criminal Records Technician, and Evidence/ACCESS Technician I and II of the Department of Corrections at Klickitat County; excluding Elected Officials and their appointed staff designated as unclassified service per RCW 41.14.070, supervisors, 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.

Conclusions of Law

1.                  The unit described in finding of fact 2 is an appropriate unit within the meaning of RCW 41.56.211.[1]

2.                  Representation proceedings were conducted in accordance with RCW 41.56.231 and chapter 391‑25 WAC.

certification

Klickitat County employees in the bargaining unit described in finding of fact 2 have chosen

Klickitat County Corrections Guild

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

ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this  3rd  day of September, 2025.

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

Michael P. Sellars, Executive Director