COMMISSION
MARILYN GLENN SAYAN, CHAIRPERSON PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
J.D., University of Puget Sound, 1983
B.A., The Evergreen State College, 1979
Marilyn Glenn Sayan is serving her fifth term as Chairperson, having originally been appointed to the Commission in February 1996.
Ms. Sayan spent over thirty years in personnel/labor management in Washington State govern- ment. She retired in 1993 as Director of the State Department of Personnel, having previously served as Deputy Director and Labor Relations Manager for the Department and as the Appeals Program Manager for the State Higher Education Personnel Board. She served on the Executive Board of the Association of Labor Relations Agencies from 1998 to 2006 and as ALRA President from 2006-2007.
In addition to serving on the Commission, Ms. Sayan is also a mediator and is an active community volunteer.
MARK E. BRENNAN, COMMISSIONER – PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
B.A., University of Washington, 1974
J.D., Gonzaga University School of Law, 1978
Mark E. Brennan has over 35 years’ labor relations experience as both a neutral and an advocate. He worked with the National Labor Relations Board in Seattle from 1978 to 1983. From 1983 to 2010, he represented private and public sector labor unions and employee benefit funds. Since 2010, he has acted as a mediator and arbitrator. He is on the FMCS and AAA arbitration panels and has been on the PERC Dispute Resolution Panel. In 2011, Governor Chris Gregoire appointed Mr. Brennan to the Marine Employees Commission. Mr. Brennan served on the Marine Employees Commission until its sunset in 2013. Governor Jay Inslee appointed Mr. Brennan to fill the Commission position most recently held by Pamela Bradburn. Mr. Brennan’s term expires in 2018.
MARK R. BUSTO, COMMISSIONER – PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
B.A., Occidental College, 1974
J.D., University of Southern California Law Center, 1983
Mark R. Busto represented employers before judges, juries, administrative agencies and arbitrators between 1983 and 2015. He has also assisted management for over 30 years in establishing and administering human resources policies and programs.
Prior to obtaining his law degree, Mark was an employee relations consultant to the State of California and a field representative/organizer for the California State Employees Association.
Mark is also active in volunteer activities. He previously served as a member and chair of the King County Personnel Board (1992-1996) and Secretary/Treasurer of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association (2000-2004). He currently serves on the national board of directors of American Rivers.
The Public Employment Relations Commission meets regularly on the second Tuesday of each month.
Scheduled meeting dates and locations are listed below. Agendas are posted at least ten days prior to each meeting. Minutes of each meeting are approved at the next meeting and posted after.
A list of cases pending before the commission can be found below on the Commission Cases tab.
Listed below are all cases pending before the Public Employment Relations Commission. The case number listed is a direct link to the decision being appealed.
Pending Commission Cases
| Employer Name | Case Number | Date Appealed |
| Grays Harbor County | 128791-U-17 | May 30, 2017 |
| City of Everett | 127504-U-15 | April 11, 2017 |
| Snohomish County Fire District 1 | 128003-U-16 | April 7, 2017 |
This is a list of Public Employment Relations Commission cases on appeal in the various courts.