International Ass'n of Fire Fighters v. Public Employment Relations Commission

Roe, A.C.J.

The questions in this case are: (1) was it proper for the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) to accept jurisdiction of a unit clarification petition by the City of Richland, Washington (City), and (2) after having accepted jurisdiction, was the decision of PERC, which excluded battalion chief positions from the collective bargaining unit which also included rank-and-file fire fighters, either contrary to law, clearly erroneous, or arbitrary and capricious? Not involved in this case is a determination of whether the battalion chiefs are supervisory personnel or…