Public Case No. R 2000-059
(Cross Reference R 1990-002)
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 2 v.
Duckett Creek Sanitary District, St. Charles, Missouri
IUOE sought to represent a bargaining unit consisting of all employees of the District excluding Guards and supervisors. The District objected to the District-wide bargaining unit as inappropriate. At the hearing, the parties entered into certain stipulations. Given the parties’ stipulations, the only question for decision by the Board was whether the four (4) Inspectors should be included in the office bargaining unit or the field bargaining unit.
The Board applied the eleven (11) factors traditionally used to determine whether employees share a clear and identifiable community of interest. Based upon the Board’s application of the factors, the Board held that the Inspectors shared a community of interest with the District’s other field employees. Therefore, the Inspectors were included in the field bargaining unit.
Date Issued: September 25, 2000