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VOL. 44 NO. 6
www.discoverpass.wa.gov
AUGUST 2016
State Employee
The official newspaper of the
WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE
EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28AFL-CIO
WASHINGTON
Invest
in
WA
Invest in
Washington Rally
12 noon
8/31/16
@ Capitol
Details, 4 & 5.
Local 443s Imelda Ang (far right) joins with three of our endorsed candidates
who support working families and state employees. From right: For lieutenant
governor, state Sen. Karen Fraser; for superintendent of public instruction,
state Rep. Chris Reykdal; for 22nd Dist. House, Laurie Dolan.
Fraser supports
strong contracts
for WFSE/AFSCME members
at June 21 rally.
Im honored, pleased
and I think it reflects the fact
that I have made state employees my top priority in the
Legislature, Fraser said.
State employees are the
dominant workforce in my
district. I have worked for my
people.
Fraser talking
one-on-one
with L&I
member.
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WFSE/AFSCME Endorsements
Volunteer
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Karen Fraser (D)
SECRETARY OF STATE:
Tina Podlodowski (D)
STATE TREASURER
(dual) Alec Fisken (D), and Marko Liias
(D)
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Bob Ferguson (D)*
STATE AUDITOR
(dual) Jeff Sprung (D) and Mark Miloscia (R)
SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Chris Reykdal (Non-partisan)
COMMISSIONER OF
PUBLIC LANDS
Dave Upthegrove (D)
STATE SUPREME COURT
Pos. 1 Mary Yu, (NP)*
Pos. 5 Barbara Madsen, (NP)*
Pos. 6 Charles Wiggins, (NP)*
STATE LEGISLATURE
STATE SENATE
Legislative District 1: Luis Moscoso
(D)#
LD 3: Andy Billig (D)*
LD 5: Mark Mullet (D)*
LD 11: Bob Hasegawa (D)*
LD 17: Tim Probst (ID)
LD 19: Dean Takko (D)*
LD 22: Sam Hunt (D)#
LD 23: Christine Rolfes (D)*
LD 24: Kevin Van De Wege (D)#
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LD 27: Jeannie Darneille (D)*
LD 28: Marisa Peloquin (D)
LD 36: Reuven Carlyle (D)*
LD 39: Kirk Pearson (R)*
LD 40: Kevin Ranker (D)*
LD 41: Lisa Wellman (D)
LD 43: Jamie Pedersen (D)*
LD 49: Annette Cleveland (D)*
STATE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
LD 1 (Pos. 1): Derek Stanford (D)*
LD 3 (Pos. 1): Marcus Riccelli (D)*
LD 3 (Pos. 2): Timm Ormsby (D)*
LD 5 (Pos. 1): Jason Ritchie (D)
LD 5 (Pos. 2): Matt Larson (D)
LD 10 (Pos. 2): Dave Hayes (R)*
LD 11 (Pos. 1): Zack Hudgins (D)*
LD 11 (Pos. 2): Steve Bergquist (D)*
LD 17 (Pos. 1): Sam Kim (ID)
LD 17 (Pos. 2): Paul Harris (R)*
LD 19 (Pos. 1): (dual) JD Rossetti (D)*
and Teresa Purcell (D)
LD 19 (Pos. 2): Brian Blake (D)*
LD 21 (Pos. 1): Strom Peterson (D)*
LD 21 (Pos. 2): Lillian Ortiz-Self (D)*
LD 22 (Pos. 1): Laurie Dolan (D)
LD 22 (Pos. 2): Beth Doglio (D)
LD 23 (Pos. 1): Sherry Appleton (D)*
LD 23 (Pos. 2): Drew Hansen (D)*
LD 24 (Pos. 1): Mike Chapman (D)
LD 24 (Pos. 2): Steve Tharinger (D)*
LD 26 (Pos. 1): Larry Seaquist (D)
LD 27 (Pos. 1): Laurie Jinkins (D)*
LD 27 (Pos. 2): Jake Fey (D)*
LD 28 (Pos. 1): Mari Leavitt (D)
LD 28 (Pos. 2): Christine Kilduff (D)*
LD 29 (Pos. 1): David Sawyer (D)*
LD 29 (Pos. 2): Steve Kirby (D)*
LD 30 (Pos. 1): Michael Pellicciotti (D)
LD 30 (Pos. 2): Kristine Reeves (D)
LD 32 (Pos. 1): Cindy Ryu (D)*
LD 33 (Pos. 1): Tina Orwall (D)*
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August 2016
Chris Reykdal:
Dave Upthegrove:
Co-sponsor of our bargaining
law, landmark UW-Harborview
agreement aims to work with
amazing DNR employees
ave Upthegrove,
the former legislator and current
King County Council
member, says hes seeking the job of state commissioner of public lands
in large part because
of his respect for the
amazing employees
who work there.
August 2016
Upthegrove
popular choice
among DNR
members
A grassroots
campaigner
committed to
bringing better
working conditions
Dave Upthegrove is a popular choice among WFSE/
AFSCMEs Department of Natural Resources members to
replace Peter Goldmark, who is not running for re-election.
Of all the candidates, Dave was the one who asked us
questions and committed to better working conditions at
DNR by offering a seat at the table for labor under his
administration, said Local 443 DNR member Weikko
Jaross.
Of all the candidates, I am most impressed with his longterm commitment to public services, his proven record
on jobs and the environment, grassroots campaign and
public promise not to accept timber, mining and fossil fuels
contributions.
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Without competitive pay and a stable workforce for state employees, citizens will suffer, General Government and Higher
Ed teams say
eneral
Government, Community College Coalition
Teams are the
latest to present compensation packages that aim
to end alarming trend
A CLOSER LOOK
A regular series on how members are going beyond the bargaining table to advocate for strong contracts. This month: The General Government and Community College Coalition Bargaining
teams make their cases for a fair compensation package.
Our members,
and those they
serve, have had
enough, General
Government team
says.
At the Community College table:
You cant have a
first-class education with employees
making secondclass wages and
being 99 percent
behind market rates
of pay.
These and our
other bargaining
teams have begun
rolling out compensation packages
that aim to bring
competitive pay to
keep up with the
demand for services
and reverse the
alarming high turnover rates.
Some highlights
of the factual case
theyre making.
At General Government July 6:
The Community College Coalition Bargaining Team shortly after presenting its compensation
package to management July 12.
If this eight-year
trend of managing
the states workforce by eroding
benefits, undercompensating, and
incentivizing the
turnover of skilled
and experienced
workers continues,
we will only see the
number of crises
and those fleeing
public service grow.
Our members care
deeply about the
work they do and
find this completely
unacceptable.
To be clear: We are
unwilling to settle
for anything less
than an end to this
alarming trend and
Washington state
truly becoming an
employer of choice.
Our members, and
those they serve,
have had enough.
This alarming
trend is marked by
four straight years
with a turnover rate
of 10 percent of
the state employee
workforce.
59 percent of higher
education students
in the state.
In many parts of
Washington, state
employees are being priced out of
public service.
Since 2008 the
cost of living has
risen 14.7 percent.
It is projected to increase another 11.9
percent over the
course of the next
few years.
In King County
alone, home prices
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Photo IDs:
1: Eastern State Hospital
2, 4: Seattle (HCS)
3: Spokane (DDA)
5, 6, 7: Tacoma (DDA)
8, 11, 20: Tacoma (DSHS)
9, 10, 19: Tumwater (L&I)
12: Bremerton (HCS)
13: Vancouver
14: Richland (Ecology)
15: Yakima
16: Western State Hospital
17: Walla Walla
18: Child Study & Treatment
Center.
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Name of nominee
If this form is not completed in its entirety, the nomination may not be considered.
Date:
Nominators name:
Watch for details at wfse.org and elsewhere for this years Shop Steward Conference, Oct. 22-23 in Seatac. Scheduled: nine training modules;
movie night; networking; Scavenger Hunt; Success Story contest; and
presentation of the Laurie Merta Shop Steward of the Year Award.
contracts.
Ive been in the labor
community for a number of
years and I think I already
have a proven history of being a champion for our workers rights to organize and to
bargain for their best interests, Stonier said.
onica Stonier
wants to return to
the state House
to stand up for kids, safety
and public services and the
people who provide them.
Stonier, who represented the 17th District until
2015, has since moved and
is seeking the House Position 2 seat in Vancouvers
49th District.
A teacher by training,
Stonier is now an instructional coach with the Ever-
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Monica Stonier
Endorsed for 49th Dist.
State House, Pos. 1
August 2016
SHARED LEAVE
REQUESTS
Arnold Larsen, an environmental engineer with State
Parks in Buckley (work station in East Wenatchee) and
a member of Local 1466, is
in desperate need of shared
leave to care for his wife,
who is battling Stage 4 brain
cancer. She requires 24/7
home assistance. He will soon
exhaust all sick and vacation
leave to care for his wife at
their Buckley home. He is now
the sole caregiver for his wife.
He must be home full-time to
care for her and coordinate
all her health care and treatments. Contact: your human
resource office.
Mike Novak, a juvenile rehabilitation counselor at Echo
Glen Childrens Center in
Snoqualmie and a member
of Local 341, is in need of
shared leave as he recovers
from spine surgery. Contact:
your human resource office.
FAMILY CAMPOUT
Sept. 16-18, 2016
Deadline to register:
Aug. 22, 2016
If you register and need to cancel, please do so by the Aug. 22 deadline so those on the waiting list can take your place.
August 2016
Street
(
Home phone
City
State
Zip
Cell Phone
Hiking
Birdwatching
Fishing on lakes
Interpretive Center
Basketball
Baseball
Horseshoes
Volleyball
Soccer
Please pay $11.56 for each participating family member/guest by Aug. 22;
no charge for WFSE/AFSCME members and children under age 3.
LOCAL#:
NAME
*Mail this form to: Tavie Smith, WFSE/AFSCME Campouts, 1212 Jefferson St SE #300, Olympia WA 98501
Andruss retires
IN
MEMORIAM
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UNION NEWS
Wounding of Local 308 member shows
dangerous jobs in Community Corrections
Kris Rongen, the Local
308 Community Corrections
officer wounded in the line
of duty, left a Seattle hospital
July 2 to recover at home,
according to the Department
of Corrections and media
reports.
Rongen was wounded in
a shootout July 28 in Auburn
while working on a Federal
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms task force.
Rongen suffered a leg
Benefit Comparison
Employer Paid
Insurance Type
Current Plans
$25,000
$35,000
$5,000
$5,000
Employee Paid
Insurance Type
Employee Supplemental Life
Current Plans
Retiree Life
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WFSE team bargainers June 16 (from left): Tracy Muntz, WSH; Sharon Rabon,
WSH; Eliga Sacks, Local 793 president; Teresa Parsons, WFSE staff; Kim
Cogswell, ESH; Janet Hayes, WFSE staff; Tiffany Koenigsaecker, SCC; Felicia
Pruitt, WSH; and Sean Dannen, WFSE staff.
cians, psychiatric security attendants, psychologist 3s and
4s, and (after July 14 negotiations) similar agreements for
psychiatric social workers 3.
August 2016