All About WFSE (v1/2014)

Washington Federation of State Employees AFSCME Council 28
A Member Orientation and Resource Guide
All About WFSE

Leading the fight for workers rights!
v. 1/2014
Table of Contents
WELCOME: Vision, Mission, Core Values..................................................................2 Welcome letter from Council 28 President.............................................3 We are WFSE/AFSCME Council 28, AFL-CIO....................................4 Structure and governance Who runs the union?...............................................................................6 WFSE Locals .........................................................................................7 Council Policy Committees....................................................................8 Council Executive Board .......................................................................9
UNION BASICS:
Political involvement Legislative and Political Action (LPA).................................................10 LPA activists make WFSE happen!......................................................11 Our accomplishments............................................................................12 Conservative Caucus.............................................................................13 We build power with PEOPLE.................................... front inside cover Representation, Rights and Membership Collective bargaining............................................................................14 Your rights.............................................................................................15 Building a strong union.........................................................................16 Membership dues, non-member options & non-association.................17 Communications...................................................................................19 Get Involved Member activities, groups and trainings...............................................20 Stewardship ..........................................................................................22 Organize for power ..............................................................................23 RESOURCES: Locals guidebook..................................................................................24 WFSE/AFSCME office locations and contact information .................28 Retired Public Employees Council (RPEC) of Washington................29 Members Only Benefits poster...................................................... Pullout
All About WFSE is a product of Council 28s Communication Committee.
Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!
VISION STATEMENT WFSE is an efficient, dynamic, member-driven and diverse organization that supports and empowers public service employees. We achieve this through organization, training and education in all public forums and political levels with activism, integrity, pride and coalition-building. We build public support and trust. Our membership is inclusive in nature, seeking uniform fairness with strong ethical standards to protect public interests. MISSION STATEMENT WFSEs purpose is to organize and empower individuals to create a powerful collective voice, respond to the needs and directions of the membership, achieve and maintain excellent wages, benefits and working conditions, ensure the union is a positive force in workers lives, families and communities and unite the locals of WFSE/AFSCME for mutual protection and advancement of workers. DEMOCRATIC: Membership-driven, members connected and essential to the process RESPECT: Ideas, diversity, perspectives, public respect, dignity, compassion. CORE VALUES
INTEGRITY: Honest, ethical, courageous, doing whats right, mean what you say, trust but verify. FAIRNESS AND EQUITY: Representation without bias including political action. Diversity in ideas, behavior and differences.
PROFESSIONALISM: Mentoring, responsiveness, accountability, continuous improvement, education and training.
BETTERMENT OF WORKERS LIVES AND FAMILIES: Wages, benefits, working conditions, healthcare and safety.
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Dear Colleague,
Welcome!
All About WFSE is a Member Orientation and Resource Guide designed to introduce you to the union that represents you, and to help you find the answers you might have on how our union works for you. This booklet should also help you find out about how to get involved in union activities - shop stewardship, contract negotiations, workplace activism, grassroots lobbying, political action and other areas. Together, lets make a difference - to improve our jobs and the public services we provide. Were Making a Better Washington! Sue Henricksen President You can contact me at WFSE/AFSCME Headquarters, 800-562-6002 Find me on Facebook Facebook.com/sue.henricksen Get union news at www.WFSE.org
P.S: I want to remind you that we are committed to buying union-made in the USA products. That includes printing material at union print shops. If it doesnt carry a union label, we fail in our mission to support those union workers we want to support us. Plus, when its union-made in the USA, youre assured that shirt with your local logo on it wasnt made by child labor in some sweat shop overseas. You can read the policies on union-labeling online at WFSE.org > Council 28 > Policies. For help in finding a legitimate union vendor or print shop or help printing with a union label, direct inquiries to Tim Welch, Director of Public Affairs, 800-562-6002 or tim@wfse.org.
We are WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 AFL-CIO

Unions are about building a strong middle class By joining together, working women and men gain strength in numbers so we can create a voice at work about what we care about.
Together, we can negotiate a contract with our employer that includes a fair and safe workplace, better wages, a secure retirement and family-friendly policies such as paid sick leave and scheduling hours.
No matter what type of job workers are in, building power in unions allows workers to speak out for fairness for all working people in their communities and create better standards and a strong middle class across the country. AFSCME, the AFL-CIO and all unions envision a future in which work and all people who work are valued, respected and rewarded. We achieve that through traditional representation, bargaining and lobbying, but we go beyond unions to work in local coalitions to achieve the same goal: Building a Middle Class who receive a fair helping of decency. A broad coalition to advance a worker-friendly political and economic agenda, according to the New York Times.
Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) is Council 28 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). www.afscme.org
Our unions proud history and the strength of our members give us tremendous hope as we head further into the 21st century.
AFSCME is the largest public employees union in the United States. AFSCME is a member of the AFLCIO, locally the Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) and the local central labor councils. www.wslc.org
WFSE/AFSCME is the leader in representing state employees and workers in the public service.
Why is representation important? With WFSE/AFSCME, youre empowered with the most effective representation available for state employees. Why do I need a union? Because you deserve to be heard; and all by yourself, its hard to be heard. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. Martin Luther King Jr.
WFSE/AFSCME provides representation on individual concerns and on concerns shared by you and your co-workers. WFSE/AFSCME represents state employees: In negotiations on collective bargaining agreements; On grievance actions;
Rules made by people you never see and dont know leave state employees without a voice unless they organize.
Before the states personnelrelated boards; Before the state Legislature; and
With the heads of individual agencies and institutions of higher education and other agency management.
Through WFSE/AFSCME, state employees in Washington have a voice - one that is heard - on the job, before the Public Employment Relations Commission, with the Washington State Human Resources office and your agency/institution HR office, at the bargaining table, in the Legislature, and before boards and commissions.
The union helps members with dayto-day problems, as well as reallocation requests, classification and pay issues, and monitoring contractingout efforts.
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Who runs the union? Members do!

Structure and governance
WFSE/AFSCME Locals WFSE/AFSCME dues-paying members belong to a local and have a voice and a vote in local elections. Elections determine local officers and local executive board members. Elections are also held at the local level to select delegates/ alternates to council-level policy committees and biennial convention, and to the AFSCME International convention. Council 28 Policy Committees WFSE/AFSCMEs Constitution calls for ten policy committees made up of delegate-members who work in a particular area of state government. Their mission is to define and work through issues unique to their area before forwarding requests for action (in the form of resolutions) to the council-level executive board. Council Executive Board The Council Executive Board is the body that is charged with carrying forward the resolutions approved at the convention and conducting the business of the membership between conventions. The Executive Board meets at least three times a year, but may schedule special meetings as needed to deal with urgent matters. Council 28 Convention WFSE/AFSCMEs highest governing body is the convention of the membership held in odd-numbered years. It will be held in SeaTac in 2015.
Committees of the Executive Board are appointed to study certain issues or topics and to make recommendations to the board: Collective Bargaining; Communications; Education and Training; External Organizing; Finance; Grievance; Health and Safety; Internal Organizing; Legislative & Political Action; LGBTQI - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex; Medal of Valor; Members Only Benefits; Next Wave; Personnel; Retirement; Stewards; Skilled Labor and Trades; Womens & Equal Partners; Workforce Diversity & Human Rights.
WFSE/AFSCME locals elect members as delegates/alternates to the convention. The delegates elect the councils officers (president, vice president, secretary and treasurer), formulate policies for the next biennium, and consider any amendments to the Council 28 constitution. Read WFSEs Constitution at www.WFSE.org > Council 28 > Constitution
AFSCME International Convention
The ten policy committees are: Corrections, Employment Security, Human Services, Institutions, Institutions of Higher Education, Labor and Industries, Miscellaneous, Natural Resources, Public Service and Transportation. Council-level policy committee members elect representatives from their committee to the councils executive board.
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The highest governing body of the union is AFSCMEs convention of the membership. It is held in evennumbered years and will be held in Chicago in 2014. Delegates from WFSE/AFSCME locals and other AFSCME locals across the country convene to elect officers, formulate policies and consider resolutions and amendments to the International constitution.
Council 28 also has three caucuses that deal with targeted issues:
Conservative Caucus; Green Caucus; and Public Safety Caucus.
Read AFSCMEs Constitution at www.AFSCME.org > News/Publications > AFSCME Governance
WFSE LOCALS & ASSIGNED FIELD OFFICES
WFSE/AFSCME Locals
Did you know Each WFSE/AFSCME Local has its own constitution, its own regular membership meetings, its own elected officers, executive board and stewards. Your local is the first level of governance in the union. This is where members have the strongest impact. From the local level, members are elected to policy committees, representing members in Council 28 governance. Dont know which local is your local? WFSE/AFSCMEs Field Offices are assigned to each local, linking members to their representatives. Find yours by contacting the nearest field office, or WFSE HQ at 800-562-6002. Connect online with your local. The majority of WFSE/AFSCME Locals are providing members with online communications. To find out if your local is one of them, go to WFSE.org > Our Locals; or Consult the Local Guidebook on pages 24-26. www.WFSE.org > Our Locals
Local 443 - Oly/Thu/Mason Local 872 - Ecology (ThuCo) Local 970 - Grays Harbor/Pacific Local 1463 - Pt Angeles Local 1466 - Parks Local 1556 - Pt Angeles Local 2753 - FishHat 1,2 Local 2964 - FishHat 3,4 Tacoma Field Office (253) 581-4402 (800) 924-5753
Olympia Field Office (360) 786-1303 (800) 624-0256
Local 304 -Seattle Local 308 - KC Comm Corrections Local 341 - Fircrest/Echo Glen Local 378 - Sea DOT Local 435 - King ESD Local 843 - King HumSrv Local 976 - King L&I Local 1466 - Parks Local 1488 - UW/HMC Smokey Point Field Office (360) 659-4333 (800) 967-3816
Seattle Field Office (206) 525-5363 (800) 924-5754
Local 53 - Tacoma Local 482 - Retsil Local 491 - Rainier School Local 793 - WSH/CJTC/OGH/ SCC Local 1181 - Kitsap Local 1466 - Parks Vancouver Field Office (360) 735-1115 (800) 967-9356
Local 476 - SedroWoolley Local 948 - Sno HumSrv Local 1020 - Everett Local 1060 - Skagit/Whatcom Local 1381 -WWU/WCC Local 1466 - Parks Spokane Field Office (509) 326-4422 (800) 442-8618
Local 313 - Vancouver Local 716 - Skamania/Klickitat Local 862 - Chehalis Local 1225 - CCDHL/WSSB Local 1290 - Chehalis DOT Local 1400 - LongView/Kelso Local 1466 - Parks Local 1984 - Raymond DOT Local 2263 - Naselle Local 2559 - Van DOT
Yakima Field Office (509) 452-9855 (800) 439-9855 Local 330 - CWU Local 396 - Walla Walla Local 1253 - Tri-Cities Local 1291 - Pasco DOT
Local 504 - Spokane DOT Local 573 - Lakeland Vlg Local 782 - Medical Lake Local 931 - EWU Local 1054 - Colville Local 1066 - WSU Local 1208 - Davenport DOT Local 1221 - Spokane Local 1299 - Wenatchee Local 1300 - Colfax Local 1466 - Parks
Local 1301- Ellensburg Local 1326 - Yakima Local 1466 - Parks
Headquarters Office (360) 352-7603 (800) 562-6002 Local 1671 - Interpreters United
Council 28 Policy Committees

WFSE/AFSCMEs 10 Policy Committee delegates ensure that you have a voice for the work-related issues unique to the kind of work you do. Delegates meet to discuss, debate and set policy on issues unique to the employees within the jurisdiction of their Council Policy Committee. Council Policy Committees are made up of delegates selected by Local Unions. If youre interested in learning how to become a delegate to a council policy committee, contact your local leadership. Council Policy Committee delegates meet three times a year. CORRECTIONS
Community Corrections and Work Release members. Employment Security Department members. Department of Social and Health Services members, except those employed in Institutions (below), Division Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and JRA Community Services Section. Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) members in Consolidated Maintenance Operations (CMO); Consolidation of Institution Business Services (CIBS); Developmental Disabilities Residential Habilitation, Field Services and SOLA (State-Operated Living Alternatives); Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, and Juvenile Rehabilitation Group Homes; Mental Health, such as Western and Eastern State Hospitals, and Child Study & Treatment Center; and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Members in four-year institutions (UW, WWU, CWU, EWU, WSU, TESC); community colleges (Bellevue, Centralia, Everett, Green River, Peninsula, Lower Columbia, North Seattle, Seattle Central, Shoreline, South Seattle, South Puget Sound, Spokane, Tacoma and Whatcom); and Renton Technical College. Department of Labor and Industries members. Members in state agencies not covered by other Policy Committees, including the Arts Commission; Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals; Department of Commerce; Criminal Justice Training Commission; DSHS Vocational Rehabilitation Division and the Community Services Section of Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration; Enterprise Services; Health; Health Care Authority; Horse Racing Commission; Human Rights Commission; Consolidated Technology Services; Insurance Commissioner; Licensing, Lottery; Military Department; School for the Blind; Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss; Secretary of State; State Patrol; Utilities and Transportation Commission, and others. Members in Agriculture; Ecology; Fish and Wildlife; Natural Resources; Parks and Recreation; and Recreation and Conservation Office. American Behavioral Health Systems; American Friends Service Committee; and Interpreters United; plus other members not employed by a state agency, college or university. Department of Transportation members.
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY HUMAN SERVICES INSTITUTIONS
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Every two years, following the biennial convention, policy committee delegates elect representatives to the Council Executive Board.
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES MISCELLANEOUS
www.WFSE.org > Council 28
NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICE
TRANSPORTATION
Council 28 Executive Board

The Council 28 Executive Board is the body that is charged with carrying forward the resolutions approved at the convention and conducting the business of the membership between conventions. Corrections
Bill Copland (SE Reg), Local 1253 Alice Rogers (SE Reg), Local 1253 Ginger Bernethy (Olympia), Local 443 Joanne Bird (Olympia), Local 443 Rosanna Lugo (Walla Walla) Local 396 Ken Blair (DCS), Local 53 Jemerica Brown (CA), Local 843 Gayle Chamberlain-Smith (CSD), Local 1326 Cynthia English (HCS), Local 53 Steve Fossum (DCS), Local 443 Tracy Fosty (CA), Local 1060 Tim Hughes (DCS), Local 313 John Lindsey (CSD), Local 843 Ann Namyniuk (CSD), Local 843 Katie Nelson (DCS), Local 443 Tom Tveit (CA), Local 1326 Carol Van Arnam (DCS), Local 1299 Dolly Adeyemi (Fircrest), Local 341 Craig Gibelyou (WSH), Local 793 Gabe Hall (Green Hill), Local 862 Kevin Hamel (Fircrest), Local 341 Sherry Hewitt (Rainier), Local 491 Lyn Hofland (Retsil), Local 482 Lee Malinda (Lakeland Village), Local 573 Julianne Moore (YVS), Local 1326 Mike Murphy (Rainier), Local 491 Bob Overturf (CSS), Local 573 James Robinson (WSH), Local 793 Michele Stelovich (DDFS), Local 1060 Dianne Womack (ESH), Local 782 Josef Bailey (WWU), Local 1381 Quincy Burns (EWU), Local 931 Rodolfo Franco (Seattle CC), Local 304 Rick Halverson (CC Spok), Local 1221 Skip Jensen (CWU), Local 330 Paula Lukaszek (UW), Local 1488 John Miller (UW-Bothell), Local 1488 Max Phipps (EvCC), Local 1020 Tashia Smith-Hankerson (UW), Local 1488 Tracy Stanley (LCCC), Local 1400 Claude Theard (UW), Local 1488 Kathleen Warren (EWU), Local 931 Orson Williamson (Seattle CC), Local 304 Imelda Ang (Tumwater), Local 443 Nikki Butler (Tumwater), Local 443 DeFrance Clarke (Tumwater), Local 443 Jess King (Spokane), Local 1221 Bing Bristol (DES), Local 443 Wendy Conway (OIC), Local 443 Linda Erickson (HCA), Local 443 Ingrid Hansen (DOH), Local 443 Scott Hone (WSSB), Local 1225 Terry Nixon (CCDHL), Local 1225 Jeff Paulsen (CTS), Local 443 Brooks Salazar (BIIA), Local 304 Kathy Conaway (ECY), Local 1253 Denis Felton (Parks), Local 1466 Kerry Graber (ECY), Local 872 Rebekah Padgett (ECY), Local 304 Lisa Randlette (NR), Local 443 Leroy Mould (Interpreters), Local 1671 Quan Tran (Interpreters), Local 1671 Larry Flue (Seattle), Local 378 Steve Fries (Moses Lake), Local 1299 Roberto Guerrero (Othello), Local 1299 Kate Rogers (Greenbank), Local 1060
Employment Security
The Council 28 Executive Board meets at least three times a year, but may schedule special meetings to deal with urgent matters.
Human Services
Labor & Industries
WFSE OFFICERS: PRESIDENT Sue Henricksen, Local 53 DSHS DD Field Services (Tacoma) VICE PRESIDENT Thornton Alberg, Local 443 Labor and Industries (Tumwater)
Miscellaneous
Institutions
TREASURER Don Hall, Local 1466 Parks and Recreation (Wenatchee Confluence State Park)
Natural Resources
SECRETARY Terri McCullough, Local 1466 Parks and Recreation (Sequim Bay State Park) www.WFSE.org > Council 28 > Structure & Governance
Public Service
Institutions of Higher Education
Transportation
Need help with the state agency acronyms listed here? Weve got them spelled out on WFSE.org > Council 28 > Structure & Governance
Legislative and Political Action (LPA)

Political involvement
Political Action Program Mission Statement Purpose: The purpose of the political action program of the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME is to promote the legislative goals of our union at the state and national levels and to provide support for the legislative goals of the Washington State Labor Council and the national AFL-CIO. Strategic Goals 1. Effectively lobby policy-makers regarding issues of importance to our members. i. Emphasize member-based lobbying efforts to the greatest extent possible. ii. Use member-based lobbying activities to help build the union. Legislative goals The legislative and political action process is crucial for state employees. Many decisions that affect our jobs and working conditions are made by the Legislature. WFSE/ AFSCME works the legislative process to win and maintain our rights and benefits. Members set the unions legislative goals. Elected delegates meet every two years at the convention to decide the legislative aims, goals and policies of the union. When the convention is not in session and additional decisions on legislative goals need to be made, the responsibility falls to the Council Executive Board.
2. Implement a political action program that helps advance our public policy agenda. i. Make political contributions in a manner that effectively raises the awareness of our public policy agenda. ii. Emphasize member-based political action programs that help build the union. 3. Manage WFSEs endorsement process. i. Ensure as many voices as possible are heard during the endorsement process. ii. Educate members about whom WFSE has endorsed and why. 4. Build the PEOPLE program. i. Continue merchandise sales and other visibility opportunities to recruit sign-ups. ii. Work with AFSCME to develop a comprehensive PEOPLE plan. www.WFSE.org > Get Informed > LPA
In both processes, it is the members who determine the legislative goals of the union. Does the union get involved in politics?
Any union representing public employees and workers in the public service must have an effective political and legislative program.
WFSE/ AFSCME has such a program, with many politically active members participating. The reality is that public employees and public service workers are funded with public money controlled by elected officials.
Thats why WFSE/AFSCMEs membership-driven endorsements process evaluates and chooses candidates who understand state employee and public service issues. How and on what basis does WFSE endorse candidates? WFSE/AFSCMEs member-driven endorsements are based solely on state employee and public service worker issues: pay, benefits, contracting-out, working conditions, etc. The endorsements process is democratic and participatory. Incumbent politicians are evaluated based on their voting record on our issues. An interview by WFSE/ AFSCME members is typically held prior to an endorsement vote for new candidates, or for incumbents for whom we have some concerns. Endorsements for legislative, congressional and statewide office candidates, and of statewide ballot measures, are normally decided at a WFSE endorsements conference.
These conferences are held in the spring of even-numbered years, and delegates are chosen from each local.
After the endorsements conference, endorsements may still be made either by the Council Executive Board, Council Executive Committee or by a vote of Local Presidents. Does the union back one political party over another?
Unlike most other workers, state employees get to vote for their bosses - from the governor to other elected agency heads to the Legislature. WFSE/AFSCME political action volunteers help to make sure that candidates and elected politicians from all parties understand state employee issues. LPA activists:
LPA activists make WFSE happen!
No. WFSE/AFSCME bases its endorsements solely on state employee and public service worker issues. Find our endorsements process online at www.wfse.org/ get-informed/lpa/endorsementsprocess/
Serve on local political action committees. Evaluate candidates. Phone bank.
Wave signs for WFSE-endorsed candidates. Lobby lawmakers about the good work state workers do.
Lobby Training:
Join PEOPLE today! Learn more about the AFSCME PEOPLE on the front inside cover. Sign up using the card found in the center fold.
PEOPLE is AFSCMEs Political Action Committee (PAC).
WFSE offers a one-day training for members who are interested in learning how to lobby the Legislature on state employee issues. It is offered near the beginning of each legislative session. Contact Legislative & Political Action at 800-562-6002 for more information. WFSE.org > Get Involved > Come to Olympia
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We have a solid record of winning legislation

Political Involvement In just the past two years, during the height of The Great Recession, WFSE/AFSCME members fought off attacks on middle class families.
Legislative victories
Here are are just some of WFSE/AFSCMEs key legislative victories:
The Legislature wanted to cut pensions, expand outsourcing of public employee jobs, drastically cut services for public safety, natural resources and vulnerable children and adults.
They wanted to re-negotiate your health plan, strip part-time workers of their health benefits and deny you a voice on wellness. They wanted to add even more furloughs, cut state colleges and universities another 20% and eliminate Medical Interpreters. But members stood together, said NO! and united to stop these bad proposals.
Still, WFSE/AFSCME members won legislative funding of the first contracts in five years with compensation increases, including a new pay step. And they won a health care agreement that holds the line on premium shares and out-of-pocket medical costs. It takes hard work to stop the bad and win the good.
These are just some of what the union has done for you over the years. But we cant rest on past accomplishments. The strength of joining in a union is looking ahead and pushing onward to the future.
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Full-scope collective bargaining for state employees (2002). Negotiated pay and benefits; independent grievance arbitration. Funding of comparable worth settlement (1986). Some $482 million in pay equity for tens of thousands of women and men in jobs historically performed by women. Health benefits for state employees (1965). Unemployment insurance for state employees (1971). Social Security coverage (1957). Sick leave cashout (1979). Assault pay for workers in Corrections (1984, 1988), Veterans Affairs (1987), Institutions (1986), and Transportation (2002). Washington Management Service Transparency Law requiring mandatory, annual reports on the number of WMS and exempt employees and the size and cost of any bonuses they receive (2009). Workplace Communications bill (2006). Medical Interpreter bargaining bill (2010). Community Corrections safety bills (2011). Scientific Integrity Law expanded Whistleblower Law to protect state employees expressing their scientific opinions (2008). Saved state parks with revenue bills. Service Credit bill (2009). Shared leave (1989, 1996, 2003, 2007, 2010). Tuition waivers (1990). Indemnification law (1989). Pension funding and improvements. Forty-hour workweek for institutions workers (1953). Early collective bargaining law (1967) allowing members to negotiate contracts covering non-economic, workplace issues. Stopped mandatory parking fees (1995).
A right delayed is a right denied.

Martin Luther King Jr.
Conservative Caucus - members working to strengthen the voice and contributions of conservative members. The Conservative Caucus was created by the unions Executive Board as part of the councils successful legislative and political action program. It aims to include the views of members who identify themselves as a conservative. The Conservative Caucus brings WFSE/AFSCMEs values on fair pay, contracting out, and budgeting, to conservative politicians and policymakers. Mission Statement Develop an ongoing and meaningful network by which the conservative voice becomes included. We are a unified entity, contributing to all parts of the WFSE political process. Goals and Principles Goal #1: To strengthen the union by increasing conservative participation and political diversity.
Other victories The union has also defeated numerous attempts to expand outsourcing, reduce collective bargaining and civil service rights and strip away seniority rights. The union has also won in the courts and at the bargaining table: Collective bargaining helped save jobs during The Great Recession and won 2013-2015 contracts from reluctant managements that included first compensation increase in five years (2013). First full-scope collective bargaining agreements bring first pay raises in four years (2005). Thousands more state employees win contract rights through union organizing (2002-05). The unions second strike won a fair contract with due-process protections for a group of workers at The Evergreen State College who had just recently won collective bargaining rights (2013). WFSE/AFSCMEs first-ever strike (2001) mobilizes thousands of members, forces Legislature to back down, grant pay raises, and other improvements.
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Preserving step increase dates (2005). $30 million common class (Shroll) lawsuit settlement (2006). $55 million health funding settlement brings $756 lump sum payments (2007). Capped successful campaign with anti-bullying language added to most contracts (2008). $1 million pay equity settlement for DD Case Resource Managers (2007). Settlement preserving negotiated medical/dental flexible spending accounts (2007). Domestic partner benefits (2000). Settlement of lawsuit increasing life insurance benefits (1999). Settlement of WFSE/AFSCMEs comparable worth pay equity lawsuit against the state (1985). Supreme Court victory for unions anti-outsourcing lawsuit (1978). Passage of WFSE/AFSCMEsponsored State Civil Service Initiative 207 (1960). Right for state employees to join unions (1941) and right to union representation (1971).
Goal #2: We are committed to working effectively within the unions rules, processes, and structure. Contact Legislative & Political Action at 800-562-6002 for more information.
Collective Bargaining
What is collective bargaining? Collective bargaining is the right to negotiate on issues important to you - including your pay, benefits, seniority, and grievance procedures. State Employees (RCW 41.80) Our first state employee master contracts under the Personnel System Reform Act (PSRA) of 2002 also referred to as collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) - went into effect on July 1, 2005 exempt employees teams. Public employee teams may bargain with LRD or directly with their employer.
Refer RCW 41.56 (Public Employees Collective Bargaining) for more about specifics.
Private Sector Public Service Employees (NLRB)
Each bargaining team, with staff assistance, reviews the proposals and produces a final package of proposals that are presented to management as initial contract proposals. Negotiations When negotiations begin, youll have opportunities to participate in job actions - big and small - to support a fair contract. Watch for information about rallies, lunch-nlearns, and/or unity breaks. Stay informed. Go to your teams page on WFSE.org to sign-up to receive email messages from your team. Ratification
These CBAs were the FIRST to be negotiated under PSRA giving state employees the right to bargain over wages and health care benefits, as well as working conditions. Members in General Government and Community College Coalition (except exempt employees) negotiate with the governors Labor Relations Division (LRD) of OFM. Members in our four-year Higher Education institutions bargain with their respective administrations.
WFSE/AFSCME also represents members from the private sector who perform public services. These members fall under the federal National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). This includes American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and American Behavioral Health Systems (ABHS).
Refer to NLRB Collective Bargaining (Section 8(d) & 8(b)(3).
Structure, Proposals, Teams
Council 28s Collective Bargaining Committee (CBC) makes recommendations regarding the bargaining structure that are sent to the Council 28 Executive Board for approval. Bargaining teams are then elected by bargaining unit members to negotiate each contract, with staff serving as chief negotiators. Members submit contract proposals in preparation for bargaining through the locals, policy committees, and online at WFSE.org. Proposals can also be submitted by the Council 28 Executive Board.
When negotiations are complete, members vote to accept the contract. This ratification vote takes place after contracts are successfully negotiated. Ratified agreements requiring state funding are then forwarded to the governors Office of Financial Management for funding through the legislature. How can I get a copy of my contract? Find them under Our Contracts on www.wfse.org
Refer to RCW 41.80 (State Collective Bargaining) for more about what can and cant be bargained under PSRA.
Public Employees (RCW 41.56) Some WFSE/AFSCME members bargain under the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Act (PECBA). This includes our Renton Technical College, Medical Interpreters, and Higher Education
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Read more about bargaining team structure, proposals on WFSE.org >Collective Bargaining.
Contracts are also posted on the states LRD website: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/labor/agreements/ Learn more about your bargaining team and read team updates during times of negotitations at
WFSE.org > Collective Bargaining
Your rights
As an employee represented by WFSE/AFSCME, your rights are protected under a U.S. Supreme Court decision called Weingarten. Dues-paying members are eligible to participate in the democratic governance of our union.
See page 17-18 for more on member and nonmember options.
Weingarten Rights If you are called into a meeting with a management representative and you have reason to believe that disciplinary action against you may result, you have the right to have a steward present during this meeting. Read the statement below to the management representative, and contact your steward immediately.
Non-represented state employees are those state employees not covered by a union contract. How do I know if I am represented under a WFSE/AFSCME contract, also called a collective bargaining agreement? If you are a state, public or private sector employee and work in position that is included in a WFSE/ AFSCME bargaining unit* you are covered by a collective bargaining agreement (contract).
There are many ways the union empowers members to resolve problems with employers. But if those efforts fail and you need to file a grievance.** You have representation - someone to prepare and present your case. WFSE/AFSCMEs trained stewards give you that representation.
WFSE/ AFSCME has bargained strong grievance procedures to which management must respond promptly and fairly.
Read this statement to management:
How to contact your shop steward: If your steward roster is not posted on your union bulletin board, call us at WFSE HQ (800-562-6002) or contact the nearest field office - p.28.
If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I request that my union representative, officer, or steward be present at the meeting. Without representation, I choose not to answer any question. Whats the difference between represented and unrepresented state employees?
The Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) is charged with determining bargaining units in state government and public service positions. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) defines private sector bargaining units. If youre not sure if your position is part of a bargaining unit, contact us at 800--562-6002 or via email: contactus@wfse.org. Shop Stewards and Grievances
When youre part of a strong union representing the overwhelming majority of workers, your employer has to listen to you.
Union-represented state employees enjoy many benefits because they work in a position that is covered by a WFSE/AFSCME contract.
Union-represented employees choose to be either dues-paying members of the union or non-member fee-payers.
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Your shop steward is trained to understand the provisions of your contract and help you if you think a violation of the contract has occurred.
*Bargaining Unit: A bargaining unit in labor relations is a group of employees with a clear and identifiable community of interests who are represented by a single labor union in collective bargaining and other dealings with management. **In general, a grievance is an allegation by an employee or group of employees that theres been a violation of the contract. But the specific definition of a grievance may vary from contract to contract.
Building a strong union

As part of the largest union for state agency, higher education and public service employees, WFSE/ AFSCME members speak with a proud and strong collective voice. Union membership is the key to accessing that pride and strength. WFSE/AFSCME is a highly democratic union. Dues-paying members make important decisions - from setting priorities for contract negotiations and endorsing legislative candidates to planning job actions and changing the way the union itself is organized. Where does our dues money go? Our monthly dues are divided among four sectors: The International carries out certain national functions such as representing us in the U.S. Congress and coordinating political activities for federal elections. It also provides resources and expertise in areas such as collective bargaining, political action and organizing. AFSCMEs Power to Win plan represents an effort to build more member participation; hold politicians accountable; increase our membership; make affordable health care universal; and project a proud, bold image for public services and our union. WFSE/AFSCME Locals serve to connect members and provide the platform for members to bring their issues to Council 28 as resolutions. Local unions provide mailings, newsletters and websites for their members. They support collective bargaining, organizing and other job action activities. AFL-CIO, through Local Central Labor Councils, is where members at the local level work with other AFL-CIO affiliated unions on issues affecting all working women and men.
Our statewide organization WFSE Council 28, approx. 71%; Our national organization AFSCME, approx. 21%; Our locals - approx. 7%; Our local central labor councils AFL-CIO, approx. 1%.
What support do we receive from each sector? WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 is your union. Full-time staff represent you before the state Legislature, in negotiations with state agencies, before boards and commissions (such as the Public Employees Benefit Board and Public Employment Relations Commission), and in grievance procedures. Representatives assist you in your work-related problems. The union provides resources on public affairs, classification and pay issues and in combating contracting-out.
Thats why union membership is the first step in making the most out of WFSE/AFSCME representation. Membership gives you the opportunity to take part in the democratic decision-making that steers our union. Union membership is personally empowering; it also connects state employees to the worldwide historical movement of working people standing up for their right to negotiate for fair wages and working conditions. If youre not a dues-paying member, we invite you to come on board.
AFSCME International, based in Washington, D.C., coordinates the unions actions on major national issues such as privatization, health care and work safety.
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Membership Dues and Non-Member Options

Whats the difference between being a WFSE dues-paying member and being a non-member fee-payer? bership dues are 1.5% of a union members monthly salary, capped at $76.50 per month as of January 1, 2009. The cap increases in proportion to general wage increases. How is the amount of each deduction determined? How do I get a WFSE Payroll Deduction Authorization (PDA) Card?
As a state employee represented by WFSE, you can either join the union as a dues-paying member or choose to be a fee-payer non-member. Whichever you choose, you retain full rights of representation under the contract.
WFSE Payroll Deduction Authorization cards are available in most payroll offices and from any WFSE/AFSCME office. You may request a PDA card by calling us at (800) 562-6002 or sending an email to us at contactus@wfse.org.
But as a dues-paying member, you also get a voice in the development of contracts, deciding how the union is run and other key union activities, such as participation in demands-to-bargain, union-management communication committees, safety committees, and a variety of other activities. Most of the approximately 37,000 employees represented by WFSE - more than 32,000 -- chose full dues-paying membership. How much are dues?
Salary earned during the first half of the month (1st - 15th) is paid on the 25th of the month. Your dues on this payday will be your wages paid times the rate of 1.5%, not to exceed the cap.
Salary earned for the latter half of the month (15th - end of month), is paid on the 10th of the following month. Your dues on this payday will be your wages paid times the rate of 1.5% but when combined with the dues amount paid on the first half of the month, will not exceed the cap. Who decides how much the dues are? WFSEs dues structure is established constitutionally by our members. Every two years, local union members send delegates to represent them at the Council 28 Convention to make decisions.
I want to continue to be a member but I object to my dues being spent on political activities. What are my options?
As a member you may apply for a rebate of the amount of dues spent on partisan political or ideological purposes.
Information regarding this can be found in Article IX, section 14 of the AFSCME constitution: www. afscme.org/publications/1920.cfm. Are union dues tax deductible? Under the Federal Budget Reconciliation Tax Act of 1987, dues, contributions or gifts to WFSE/AFSCME are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Dues, however, may qualify as business expenses and may be deductible in limited circumstances subject to IRS restrictions.
In accordance with the WFSE Constitution, Article VI, Section 1, mem-
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Options for bargaining unit employees choosing not to join WFSE
Most employees covered by a WFSE-negotiated contract are required to either join WFSE and pay member dues or choose a Non-Member status and pay fees. Non-members and members alike are represented under the contract by WFSE, but only dues-paying members participate in the democratic governance of our union. What is union security? Union security refers to provisions in our contract that allow WFSE to collect dues from employees who become members as well as to collect fees from employees who benefit from union representation but do not join the union. The non-member fees (Representation Fee or Non-Association Fee) recognize that everyone in a unionrepresented workplace benefits from the pay increases, stabilized health care costs and other provisions of the union-negotiated contract. Its fair to all covered employees for everyone to share in the costs that protect the unions ability to provide meaningful employee representation. Thats why NonMember fees are often called fair share fees. Why do I have to pay a fee?
teams expenses are formidable. Additionally, the fees pay for: the support you receive from the union both on a day-to-day basis under the contract and over the long term; in on-going contract development and negotiations to continue to improve our ability to do our jobs; in representing individuals to resolve conflict in the workplace; and to be a collective voice on issues employees care about, at the bargaining table, in the Legislature and in agency/institution forums. Representation Fee status Employees choosing non-member status will be considered Representation Fee payers. Representation fee payers, as they are commonly known, currently pay fees at a rate determined as the pro rata share of expenditures for purposes germane to the collective bargaining process, to contract administration, or to pursuing matters affecting wages, hours, and other conditions of employment as set through the annual WFSE Hudson calculation process. The Representation Fee rate can change annually based on annual union expenditures, and may vary among locals. The maximum rate effective 7/1/2013 is 1.16%. The monthly maximum at this rate is $59.13.
of employment, make payments to the employee organization, for purposes within the program of the employee organization as designated by the employee that would be in harmony with his or her individual conscience. The amount of the payments shall be equal to the periodic dues uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership in the employee organization minus any included monthly premiums for insurance programs sponsored by the employee organization. The employee shall not be a member of the employee organization but is entitled to all the representation rights of a member of the employee organization. Employees granted non-association status pay fees at the rate of 1.5% with a cap of $76.50. The cap increases in proportion to general wage increases. If you qualify for non-association fee status, you can designate that your fee go to one of five charities: American Heart Association; American Cancer Society; Childrens Hospital Foundation; Second Harvest Food Bank of the Inland Northwest; or Thurston County Food Bank. If you would like to apply for nonassociation status, please contact WFSE at 800-562-6002 and request a non-association form or download the form at WFSE.org > Member Info > Non-Member Options. Complete the form and return it to WFSE Headquarters. WFSE.org > Member Resources > Dues Information
Negotiating contracts is very expensive for the union. The union must bargain every two years for the roughly 37,000 workers it represents. The costs of preparation, research and actual bargaining
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Nonassociation status According to RCW 41.80.100 (2), An employee who is covered by a union security provision and who asserts a right of non-association based on bona fide religious tenets, or teachings of a church or religious body of which the employee is a member, shall, as a condition
WFSE uses many different platforms to communicate with members and represented employees, and to make it easier for them to communicate with the union.
Union Communications
Connect with the Federation HOTLINE Our View cable show on YouTube Our View is WFSEs monthly television production, broadcast on community access cable channels across the state and viewable online on WFSE/AFSCMEs YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/user/WFSEc28 Newspaper: Washington State Employee (WSE) The HOTLINE e-news service is our quickest, most basic way of staying informed about union news. Released several times a week as needed, Hotlines provide up-to-the minute updates on the Legislature, contract negotiations, or worksite issues, as well as information on outsourcing and shared leave requests.
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Subscribe to receive HOTLINE via email. Find the HOTLINE subscription box located in topright corner of www.WFSE.org Find the HOTLINE on www.WFSE.org
Listen to the audio version by calling (800) 562-6102 On Facebook.com/wfsec28 Website: WFSE.org
The Washington State Employee is our unions newspaper of record. Printed and mailed at least 10 times a year, the Washington State Employees articles and photos cover WFSE members working for their rights on the job, as well as union organizing ventures, legislative campaigns, and other union news. Each issue also includes a list of WFSE-represented employees in need of shared leave. Read WSE online at WFSE.org > Get Informed > WSE
Our website provides a wealth of information for WFSE/AFSCME members, including regular news updates, information on contracts, events, and contact information.
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Connect easily on WFSE.org!
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Member Activities and Trainings

Get involved! WFSE offers many opportuni- Local Training Opportunities: ties to full dues-paying mem Local Union Executive Board Leadership Academy bers to get involved in helping (LUEBLA). make the union the very best it can be, on the job and at the WFSE offers this state-of-theart training designed to help local and statewide levels.
Local volunteers Each local offers volunteer opportunities. WFSE Locals consist of employees brought together by their location or their type of work. local unions develop the skills they need to fight to win in the current difficult economic and political environment. Council Statewide Activities: Green Caucus The Green Caucus is organized to focus on sustainable practices, political action and networking. WFSE.org > Get Involved > Green Caucus Conservative Caucus
WFSE Locals elect their own president, vice president, secretary and treasurer, as well as representatives to statewide committees. Locals may also run their own newsletter, website, or other projects providing union members opportunities to share their skills and/ or develop leadership abilities. Attend a local meeting or contact your local union officials to find out more. Here are a few ways dues-paying members can get involved:
Secretary-Treasurer Training. AFSCME SecretaryTreasurer and WFSE Secretary Workshops are typical offered twice a year - one in Eastern Washington and one in Western Washington. AFSCMEs Secretary-Treasurer training helps local treasurers, secretaries and trustees maintain financial records, fill out required forms, become familiar with different financial disclosure laws, financial reports, and records retention.
The Conservative Caucus was created to include the views of members who identify as conservatives in the councils legislative and political action program. Learn more on page 13. WFSE.org > Get Involved > Conservative Caucus Public Safety Caucus NEW! The Public Safety Caucus is a forum for law enforcement and public safety members to address issues specific to their type of work. WFSE.org > Get Involved > Public Safety Caucus LPA Activists
WFSE/AFSCME Secretary training helps new secretaries learn the duties and skills needed for the local secretary position.
WFSE/AFSCME political action volunteers help to make sure that candidates and elected politicians from all parties understand state employee issues. Read more on page 11.
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Member Activities and Trainings

Get involved!
Next Wave activists Next Wave activities motivate WFSE/AFSCME members under age 35 to become active. The activities help overcome barriers to participation and help explain union structure, political activity, and bargaining. WFSE.org > Get Involved > Next Wave LGBTQI Community Public Safety Conference NW AFSCME hosts a conference annually just for AFSCMEs Pacific Northwest Public Safety employees. Information is posted on WFSE.org > Calendar. Contact Seattle Field Office, at 800-924-5754 for details. Bargaining Unit activities Lunch-n-Learns Watch for union meetings scheduled at your worksite where you can meet your Council Representative and get updates directly from union staff.
Volunteer Member Organizers
Union Management Communication Committee (UMCC)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Intersex employees. We support legal equality and fair treatment for all employees. We fight to provide protections in contracts to support the gain of medical benefits for employees in same-sex domestic partnerships, and we lobby for and support domestic partnership laws in the state of Washington. WFSE.org > Get Involved > LGBTQI Community
Members who want to help build the union movement and inspire others to stand up for change can help us build a powerful voice for working families. We are recruiting member activists for training and organizing opportunities as Volunteer Member Organizers (VMOs). Learn more on page 23.
Union-Management Communication Committees allow dues-paying union members and employer representatives to meet and discuss the administration of our union contracts. UMCCs are held agency-wide and locally in the General Government CBA. Higher education and Public Service CBAs may use slightly different names, but the purpose is the similar. Contact your Council Representative for more information. Learn more at
Communicators Conference
Local communicators have access to training in even years through WFSE/AFSCMEs Communicators Conference. Spokesperson training, online communications, and videography are provided.
WFSE.org > Get Involved
Stewardship Shop stewards play a crucial role in the dayto-day experience of union representation. Stewards are the first ones employees turn to for help or information.
Stewards help their union co-workers solve work-related problems, including filing grievances if necessary, and maintaining contact with union staff representatives. WFSEs steward training program is second-to-none-and is a great way of finding out how union representation works!
Shop Stewards are the eyes and ears of a union. They make sure that the contract is enforced fairly. If there are problems, it is up to the Shop Steward to file a grievance or resolve the problems through other means. Shop Stewards are not only important to the daily operations of the union, they are also co-workers who care deeply for worker rights. They are usually the first people to learn of a members grievance. Shop Stewards take time out of their busy schedules to attend union meetings, to study your contract so they are skilled at interpreting it, and to meet with union staff. Shop Stewards receive valuable training and are well experienced in enforcing contract rights including conditions of work, job descriptions, safety and health, salary classifications and the benefit package. How can I become a steward? You must be a WFSE/AFSCME member, complete Stewards in Action (SIA) training, and be appointed by the council president.
Training Opportunities:
Stewards In Action TrainingStewards In Action (SIA) training is a two-day training covering the basics of grievance handling, with an emphasis on workplace actions. WFSE field staff lead this course in partnership with member educators. This training is held as needed. Continuing Steward Education (CSE) Courses: Member Mobilization This CSE is a one day course for stewards focusing on conducting workplace actions. Grievance Handling This CSE is a one day course for stewards who have completed the SIA training. This course focuses on aspects of grievance writing.
Find more information at WFSE.org > Steward Center.
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Contract Training A four-hour training is provided to all stewards when a new contract goes into effect.
Stewards have access to a range of continuing education. Learn more at WFSE.org > Steward Center.
Organize for Power

Get Involved!
WFSEs Organizing Department has one goal: Organize for power. Over the past 20 years, union membership nationally has declined sharply. This decline has resulted in a shrinking of the middle class, and caused a loss of power for employees at work, at the bargaining table, and in the political arena. This loss of power for working families has had a profound impact. Real wages and benefits are at a historic low while big business executives are earning more than ever. We must have a bigger, stronger union - a more powerful collective voiceto strengthen the working class. Organizing for power will help us: Its time to organize for more power - but we cannot do this without you:
Only by organizing--growing our membership-- will we gain power at the bargaining table and in the ballot box.
1. Become a Volunteer Member Organizer (VMO).
Only by growing our union will we have the power to protect our standards and win improvements in wages, benefits and working conditions. Only by organizing new members within state service, higher education, public service and private sector public service can we protect our current standards and win the power to bargain for better.
2. Identify people and groups that need a union. Encourage them to take a stand and form a union. 3. Contact the Organizing department so we can follow up and help them organize! Training Opportunity:
Volunteer Member Organizers (VMO) We are recruiting member activists who:
Its time to organize and fight back. Fight outsourcing. Stop non-union employers from undercutting our pay and benefits Empower public service employees who receive lower pay and lack benefits. Make sure that employee voices are heard in state government. Build bargaining power to improve conditions. Protect current wages and benefits for state and public service employees.
believe in the union and want to build the union movement; can inspire others to stand up for change; and
want to build a powerful voice for working families.
866-820-2291
organize@wfse.org
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WFSE Locals Guidebook

Local 53 (Tacoma area) FIELD OFFICE: Tacoma Field Office (800) 924-5753 MEETINGS: LAST WED of the month (no meeting DEC) - 6:15-8:30pm, AAA Buffet, 10310 S Tacoma Way #14, Lakewood; or as announced. ELECTIONS: MAR, in even years. MEETINGS: 2ND THU of the month 5:30pm at Fircrest Coffee Shop. ELECTIONS: MAY, annually. Local 378 (DOT D1, Seattle) Email: gordonelley@comcast.net FIELD OFFICE: Seattle Field Office (800) 924-5754 MEETINGS: 1ST TUE of the month5:30-7:30pm at WFSE Seattle Field Office, 6363 7th Ave S #220, 98108. ELECTIONS: FEB, in odd years. Local 482 (Veterans Home, Retsil) FIELD OFFICE: Tacoma Field Office (800) 924-5753 ELECTIONS: MAR, annually, except President; President MAR, in odd years.
Local 304 (Seattle area) http://www.wfse.org/local304 Email: 304Pres@wfselocal.org FIELD OFFICE: Seattle Field Office (800) 924-5754 MEETINGS: 4TH THU of the month (3RD THU in Nov; and no meeting (JUL/ AUG/DEC) - 6-7pm at Seattle Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave, Hall 8, Seattle. ELECTIONS: OCT, in odd years.
Local 308 (Community Corrections, King) FIELD OFFICE: Seattle Field Office (800) 924-5754 MEETINGS: 2ND WED of the month - 6pm. Location to be announced in monthly meeting mailer. ELECTIONS: OCT, in odd years. Local 313 (Vancouver area) FIELD OFFICE: Vancouver Field Office (800) 967-9356 MEETINGS: 3RD THU of the month - 6pm, Laborers Union Hall, 2212 NE Andresen Rd, Vancouver. ELECTIONS: NOV, in even years. Local 330 (CWU, Ellensburg) FIELD OFFICE: Yakima Field Office (800) 439-9855 MEETINGS: 3RD TUE of the month 5:15-6:15pm, Labor Temple, 213 W 3rd Avenue, Ellensburg. ELECTIONS: NOV, annually. Local 341 (Fircrest/EchoGlen/SOLA) http://www.wfse.org/local341 Email: local341@wfselocal.org FIELD OFFICE: Seattle Field Office (800) 924-5754
Local 396 (Walla Walla area) Email: wfselocal396@hotmail.com FIELD OFFICE: Yakima Field Office (800) 439-9855 MEETINGS: 3RD MON of the month (except JAN/FEB on 4TH MON) - 6pm at locations TBA. ELECTIONS: NOV, annually.
Local 491 (Rainier/SOLA/CCSS, Buckley) Email: local491@wfselocal.org FIELD OFFICE: Tacoma Field Office (800) 924-5753 MEETINGS: 1ST THU of the month 7pm and 10:45pm in Bill Leonard Room, Rainier School, Buckley. ELECTIONS: FEB, in odd years. Local 504 (DOT D6, Spokane) FIELD OFFICE: Spokane Field Office (800) 442-8618 ELECTIONS: JUN, every 3 years.
Local 435 (ESD, King County) http://www.wfsec28.org/local435 FIELD OFFICE: Seattle Field Office (800) 924-5754 MEETINGS: 1ST THU of the month 6-8pm at Seattle Field Office, 6363 7th Ave S #220, Seattle 98108. ELECTIONS: Nominations in DEC; elections in JAN. Local 443 (Olympia/Thurston/Mason) http://www.wfselocal443.org Email: president@wfselocal443.org FIELD OFFICE: Olympia Field Office (800) 624-0256 MEETINGS: 3RD TUE of the month 6pm at Local 443 Office, 906 Columbia Street SW #205, Olympia 98501. ELECTIONS: JAN, in odd years.
Local 573 (Lakeland Village/SOLA/DD) Email: local573@wfselocal.org FIELD OFFICE: Spokane Field Office (800) 442-8618 MEETINGS: 4TH WED of the month (no meeting NOV/DEC) - 3:15pm and 11:15pm, Lakeland Village, Medical Lake. ELECTIONS: DEC annually: some positions in odd years, some positions in even years. Local 716 (Skamania/Klickitat) FIELD OFFICE: Vancouver Field Office (800) 967-9356 ELECTIONS: SEP, annually. Local 782 (Medical Lake area) FIELD OFFICE: Spokane Field Office (800) 442-8618 MEETINGS: 2ND WED of the month - 3:15pm & 11:15pm, Location TBA via mailed notice, Medical Lake. ELECTIONS: DEC, in even years.
Local 476 (Sedro Woolley area) FIELD OFFICE: Smokey Point Field Office (800) 967-3816 MEETINGS: 3RD TUE of the month - 5p at Home Street Cafe, Sedro Woolley. ELECTIONS: APR, annually.
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Local 793 (WSH/CSTC/Oakridge) FIELD OFFICE: Tacoma Field Office (800) 924-5753 MEETINGS: 3RD THU of the month 4:30pm and 11:15pm in Hamilton Conference Room, WSH. ELECTIONS: DEC, in odd years.
Local 843 (Human Services, King County) Email: local843@wfselocal.org FIELD OFFICE: Seattle Field Office (800) 924-5754 MEETINGS: 2ND WED of the month, 6-8pm (Meet & Greet, 6pm; Meeting, 6:30pm) at Seattle Labor Temple - Hall 8, 2800 1st Avenue, Seattle 98121. ELECTIONS: OCT, annually.
ELECTIONS: MAY, annually.
Local 862 (Chehalis area) FIELD OFFICE: Vancouver Field Office (800) 967-9356 MEETINGS: 2ND TUE of the month (no meeting JUL/AUG) - 6pm, Green Hill School Visitor Center, 375 NW 11th Street, Chehalis. MEETINGS: 3RD THU of the month, 121pm, Ecology HQ, GIS Rm OS-12, Lacey ELECTIONS: DEC, annually. Local 872 (Ecology, Thurston County) http://www.wfsec28.org/local872 FIELD OFFICE: Olympia Field Office (800) 786-1303 ELECTIONS: DEC, annually.
Local 976 (L&I, King County) http://www.wfse.org/local976 local976@wfselocal.org FIELD OFFICE: Seattle Field Office (800) 924-5754 MEETINGS: 1ST WED (no meeting JUL/AUG) - Noon-1pm, via teleconference between Seattle, Bellevue and Tukwila offices. ELECTIONS: APR nominations; MAY elections, annually.
ELECTIONS: DEC, annually.
Local 1208 (DOT D6, Davenport) FIELD OFFICE: Spokane Field Office (800) 442-8618 MEETINGS: Quarterly (except Winter) beginning in MAR. Watch for meeting notice for details. ELECTIONS: JUN, annually.
Local 1020 (Everett area) FIELD OFFICE: Smokey Point Field Office (800) 967-3816 MEETINGS: 2ND TUE of the month 6pm at Snohomish County Labor Temple, 2810 Lombard, Everett or as announced in monthly meeting mailer. ELECTIONS: JAN, in odd years. Local 1054 (Colville area) FIELD OFFICE: Spokane Field Office (800) 442-8618 ELECTIONS: OCT, annually.
Local 1221 (Spokane area) http://www.wfsec28.org/local1221 Email: local1221@wfselocal.org FIELD OFFICE: Spokane Field Office (800) 442-8618 MEETINGS: 2ND TUE of the month 6-8:30pm at Carpenters Hall, 127 Augusta Street, Spokane. ELECTIONS: NOV, in odd years. Local 1225 (WSSB & CCDHL) Email: local1225@wfselocal.org FIELD OFFICE: Vancouver Field Office (800) 967-9356 MEETINGS: JAN 10/APR 18/SEP TBA, 2pm at CCDHL; FEB 20/JUN 12/ OCT TBA, 1pm at WSSB. No meetings in MAR/MAY/JUL/AUG. Watch mailed notices for details. ELECTIONS: OCT, annually.
Local 931 (EWU, Cheney) FIELD OFFICE: Spokane Field Office (800) 442-8618 MEETINGS: 3RD THU of the month ODD months at 5:15pm; EVEN months at Noon. All in Tawanka 215, EWU. ELECTIONS: NOV, annually: some positions in odd years, some positions in even years. Local 948 (Human Services, Snohomish) Email: local948@wfselocal.org FIELD OFFICE: Smokey Point Field Office (800) 967-3816 MEETINGS: 1ST TUE of the month (no meeting JAN/JUL/AUG) - 5:45pm, Everett CSO, 840 W Broadway Rm #103. ELECTIONS: MAR, in odd years. Local 970 (Grays Harbor, Pacific) Email: local970@wfselocal.org FIELD OFFICE: Olympia Field Office (800) 624-0256 MEETINGS: 3RD THU of each month (no meeting JUL/AUG) at 6-8pm. South Bend area in odd months; Aberdeen area in even months. Locations to be announced in monthly meeting mailer.
Local 1060 (Northwest Washington) http://www.wfsec28.org/local1060 Email: local1060@hotmail.com FIELD OFFICE: Smokey Point Field Office (800) 967-3816 MEETINGS: 1ST THU of the month 6pm. Odd months in Bellingham, location TBA; even months in Mount Vernon, Royal Star Buffett, 2300 Freeway Rd. ELECTIONS: APR, in even years. Local 1066 (WSU, Pullman) FIELD OFFICE: Spokane Field Office (800) 442-8618 ELECTIONS: FEB nominations, annually: Officer Elections before MAY in odd years; BU Chairs in May in even years Local 1181 (Kitsap area) Email: wfse1181@aol.com FIELD OFFICE: Tacoma Field Office (800) 924-5753 MEETINGS: 3RD THU every other month beginning in JAN - 6pm at Westgate Fire Hall, Bremerton.
Local 1253 (Tri-Cities area) http://www.wfsec28.org/local1253 Email: wfselocal1253@hotmail.com FIELD OFFICE: Yakima Field Office (800) 439-9855 MEETINGS: 1ST THU of the month (except 2ND THU JUL) - 5:30-6:30pm at L&I, 4310 W 24th Ave., Kennewick. ELECTIONS: DEC, annually. Local 1290 (DOT D4, Chehalis) FIELD OFFICE: Vancouver Field Office (800) 967-9356 MEETINGS: Every other month beginning APR or MAY (depends on passes). Watch for mailed meeting notices. ELECTIONS: OCT, annually.
Local 1291 (DOT D5, Pasco) FIELD OFFICE: Yakima Field Office (800) 439-9855 MEETINGS: 3RD WED of the month (no meetings JAN/FEB/NOV/DEC) - 6pm, locations to be announced.
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ELECTIONS: APR, annually.
Local 1299 (North Central Washington) Email: carolv@nwi.net FIELD OFFICE: Yakima Field Office (800) 439-9855 MEETINGS: 3RD FRI (no meeting JAN/ DEC. Executive Board, 6:30pm; General Membership Meeting, 7:30pm. Location rotates between Wenatchee, Moses Lake, Okanogan, to be announced in mailed meeting mailer. ELECTIONS: SEP, in odd years. Local 1300 (Whitman, Clarkston) FIELD OFFICE: Spokane Field Office (800) 442-8618 MEETINGS: 4TH WED MAR thru OCT - 6pm at locations to be announced. ELECTIONS: APR, annually.
Local 1400 (Longview/Kelso area) FIELD OFFICE: Vancouver Field Office (800) 967-9356 MEETINGS: 3RD TUE of the month 5:30-7:30pm at Lower Columbia College MAN 149, 1600 Maple Street. ELECTIONS: Nominations Committee SEP; Nominations OCT; Elections NOV; in even years. Local 1463 (Clallam, Jefferson) FIELD OFFICE: Olympia Field Office (800) 624-0256 MEETINGS: 2ND WED of the month 6pm, Joshuas Restaurant, Port Angeles. ELECTIONS: MAY in even years.
Local 1984 (DOT D3, Raymond) FIELD OFFICE: Vancouver Field Office (800) 967-9356 MEETINGS: MAR-OCT, TBA - watch for mailed meeting notices. ELECTIONS: MAR, annually. Local 2263 (Naselle Youth Camp) FIELD OFFICE: Vancouver Field Office (800) 967-9356 ELECTIONS: FEB, annually. Local 2559 (DOT D4, Vancouver) Email: local2559@wfselocal.org FIELD OFFICE: Vancouver Field Office (800) 967-9356 MEETINGS: 2ND THU of the month - 5:30-6:30pm at Vancouver DOT, 4100 Main Street. ELECTIONS: OCT, annually. Local 2753 (Statewide Fish Hatchery Specialist 1,2) FIELD OFFICE: Olympia Field Office (800) 624-0256 MEETINGS: TBA by mailed meeting notices. ELECTIONS: MAY, in odd years.
Local 1301 (Ellensburg area) Email: local1301@wfselocal.org FIELD OFFICE: Yakima Field Office (800) 439-9855 MEETINGS: 4th THU of the month (no meetings in JAN/NOV/DEC) - 6:30pm: EVEN months in Cle Elem at the Sunset Cafe; ODD months in Ellensburg at Rodeo City BBQ. ELECTIONS: SEP, annually. Local 1326 (Yakima area) Email: juliannemoore@aol.com FIELD OFFICE: Yakima Field Office (800) 439-9855 MEETINGS: 3RD THU of the month 5:30-8pm at Sweet Beez, corner of Naches Avenue and Jim Clements Way, Selah. ELECTIONS: NOV, annually. Local 1381 (WWU/Whatcom CC) FIELD OFFICE: Smokey Point Field Office (800) 967-3816 MEETINGS: 2nd WED of the month. FEB/JUN/OCT 5:15 at WCC; JAN/ MAR/MAY/JUL/SEP/NOV Noon-1pm at WWU; APR 5pm at WWU Facilities. JUL/AUG/DEC tentative - watch mailed notices for details. ELECTIONS: DEC, annually.
Local 1466 (Statewide Parks) http://www.wfsec28.org/local1466 Email: local1466@wfselocal.org FIELD OFFICE: Statewide local - please contact the nearest Field Office MEETINGS: Quarterly. Location/dates TBA. Watch mail for meeting notices. ELECTIONS: Last meeting of the year in even years. Local 1488 (UW/HMC, Seattle) FIELD OFFICE: Seattle Field Office (800) 924-5754 MEETINGS: 4TH FRI of the month 5:30pm at Bogarts Airport Way, 3924 Airport Way S, Seattle 98108 ELECTIONS: MAR, in odd years.
Local 1556 (DOT D3, Port Angeles FIELD OFFICE: Olympia Field Office (800) 624-0256 MEETINGS: TBA in meeting notices. ELECTIONS: MAR, annually.
Local 2964 (Statewide Fish Hatchery Specialist 3,4) FIELD OFFICE: Olympia Field Office (800) 624-0256 MEETINGS: MAR-OCT, location/date TBA. ELECTIONS: MAR, annually.
Local 1671 (Interpreters United) http://interpretersunited.wfse.org Email: local1671@gmail.com FIELD OFFICE: WFSE Headquarters (800) 562-6002 MEETINGS: 1-3pm on FEB 8, Seattle; MAY 10, Spokane; AUG 16, Everett; NOV 15, Vancouver. ELECTIONS: OCT, in odd years.
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WESTERN WASHINGTON (North)

Smokey Point (360) 659-4333 (800) 967-3816 Local 476 - SedroWoolley Local 948 - Sno HumSrv Local 1020 - Everett Local 1060 - Skagit/Whatc Local 1381 - WWU/WCC Local 1466 - Parks
Seattle/King (206) 525-5363 (800) 924-5754 Local 304 -Seattle Local 308 - Sea DOC Local 341-Fircrest/EchoGlen Local 378 - Sea DOT Local 435 - King ESD Local 843 - King HumSrv Local 976 - King L&I Local 1466 - Parks Local 1488 - UW/HMC
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WESTERN WASHINGTON (South)

Tacoma (253) 581-4402 (800) 924-5753 Local 53 - Tacoma Local 482 - Retsil Local 491 - Buckley Local 793 - Lakewood Local 1181 - Kitsap Local 1466 - Parks Olympia (360) 786-1303 (800) 624-0256 Local 443 - Oly/Thu/Mason Local 872 - Ecology (ThuCo) Local 970 - GH/Pacific Local 1463 - Pt Angeles Local 1466 - Parks Local 1556 - Pt Angeles Local 2753 - FishHat 1,2 Local 2964 - FishHat 3,4
EASTERN WASHINGTON
Yakima (509) 452-9855 (800) 439-9855 Local 330 - Ellensburg Local 396 - Walla Walla Local 1291 - Pasco DOT Local 1253 - Tri-Cities Local 1301- Ellensburg Local 1326 - Yakima Local 1466 - Parks
Olympia (800) 562-8002 Local 1671 - Interpreters
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Vancouver (360) 735-1115 (800) 967-9356 Local 313 - Vancouver Local 716 - Skamania/Klick Local 862 - Chehalis Local 1225 - WSSD/WSSB Local 1290 - Chehalis DOT Local 1400 - Longview/Kelso Local 1466 - Parks Local 1984 - Raymond DOT Local 2263 - Naselle Local 2559 - Van DOT
Spokane (509) 326-4422 (800) 442-8618 Local 504 - Spokane DOT Local 573 - Lakeland Vlg Local 782 - Medical Lake Local 931 - Cheney Local 1054 - Colville Local 1066 - Pullman Local 1208 - Davenport DOT Local 1221 - Spokane Local 1299 - Wenatchee Local 1300 - Colfax Local 1466 - Parks
WFSE/AFSCME Office Locations

HEADQUARTERS OFFICE (800) 562-6002
1212 Jefferson Street SE, #300. Olympia WA 98501 (360) 352-7603 | (360) 352-7608 fax | info@wfse.org Federation HOTLINE: (800) 562-6102 | WFSE.org Legislative and Political Action Department 906 Columbia Street SW, 5th Floor, Olympia WA 98501
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Organizing Department 906 Columbia Street SW, 4th Floor, Olympia WA 98501 (800) 820-2291 | (360) 943-9160 | (360) 352-4730 fax | organize@wfse.org
WFSE/AFSCME STAFF HEADQUARTERS 800-562-6002 Jefferson Street Offices Executive Offices Administration Accounting PERC Activities Public Affairs Field Services Labor Advocates Strategic Campaigns Associate Staff Columbia Street Offices Legislative and Political Action Organizing FIELD OFFICES Field Supervisors Council Representatives Associate Staff View our staff roster online at http://www.wfse.org/contact-us/ Join the fight for workers rights! STAFF ROSTER
SPOKANE FIELD OFFICE (509) 326-4422

Garden Court, 222 W Mission Avenue, Suite 201, Spokane WA 99201-2301 (888) 442-8618 | (509) 326-4424 fax
YAKIMA FIELD OFFICE (509) 452-9855

3804 Kern Road, Suite B, Yakima WA 98902-7801 (800) 439-9855 | (509) 457-1939 fax
SEATTLE FIELD OFFICE (206) 525-5363

6363 7th Avenue S, Suite 220, Seattle WA 98108-3407 (800) 924-5754 | (206) 525-5366 fax
SMOKEY POINT FIELD OFFICE
Medallion Office Suites, 16710 Smokey Point Blvd, #308, Arlington WA 98223-8435 (800) 967-3816 | (360) 657-3336 fax
(360) 659-4333
OLYMPIA FIELD OFFICE (360) 786-1303

906 Columbia Street SW #500, Olympia WA 98501-1216 (800) 624-0256 | (360) 786-1338 fax | olympia@wfse.org
TACOMA FIELD OFFICE (253) 581-4402

6003 Tacoma Mall Blvd., Tacoma WA 98409-6826 (800) 924-5753 | (253) 581-4404 fax | olympia@wfse.org
VANCOUVER FIELD OFFICE
Crestwood Business Center, 11818 SE Mill Plain Blvd #202, Vancouver WA 98684-5090 (800) 967-9356 | (360) 735-1121 fax | olympia@wfse.org
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Fight Threats to Your Retirement: Staying informed with Newsletters and Email Alerts on the latest attacks on your benefits, like cuts to pensions and health insurance, in order to mobilize in your defense. Strength in Numbers: RPEC is affiliated with AFSCME with over 250,000 retirees in total. Our numbers give us a strong voice in the Political arena. Support from Working Members: RPEC and WFSE work together to protect your issues. Members-Only Benefits: The AFSCME Advantage Program offers a variety of benefits and services to meet our members consumer needs. Chapter Meetings: Our 40 Chapters are spread across the state and they meet monthly. They are a source of information, as well as a place to socialize.
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I, the undersigned request and authorize the Washington Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) in accordance with RCW 41.40.052(2)(a), to deduct from my monthly retirement benefit the amount certified as the appropriate monthly dues of the Retired Public Employees Council of Washington. I further authorize DRS to provide RPEC with updated address information when necessary. RPEC is 501c5 organization. Not tax deductible.
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Washington Federation of State Employees AFSCME Council 28

A Member Orientation and Resource Guide

All About WFSE

All About WFSE is a product of Council 28s Communication Committee.

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

PROFESSIONALISM: Mentoring, responsiveness, accountability, continuous improvement, education and training.

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

We are WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 AFL-CIO

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

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d Dele gates and A lterna tes

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Who runs the union? Members do!

AFSCME International Convention

Conservative Caucus; Green Caucus; and Public Safety Caucus.

Read AFSCMEs Constitution at www.AFSCME.org > News/Publications > AFSCME Governance

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

WFSE LOCALS & ASSIGNED FIELD OFFICES

Olympia Field Office (360) 786-1303 (800) 624-0256

Seattle Field Office (206) 525-5363 (800) 924-5754

Local 1301- Ellensburg Local 1326 - Yakima Local 1466 - Parks

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

Council 28 Policy Committees

EMPLOYMENT SECURITY HUMAN SERVICES INSTITUTIONS

INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LABOR AND INDUSTRIES MISCELLANEOUS

www.WFSE.org > Council 28

NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICE

Council 28 Executive Board

Labor & Industries

Institutions of Higher Education

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

Legislative and Political Action (LPA)

LPA activists make WFSE happen!

Serve on local political action committees. Evaluate candidates. Phone bank.

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

We have a solid record of winning legislation

Here are are just some of WFSE/AFSCMEs key legislative victories:

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

A right delayed is a right denied.

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

Private Sector Public Service Employees (NLRB)

Structure, Proposals, Teams

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

WFSE.org > Collective Bargaining

Read this statement to management:

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

Building a strong union

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

Membership Dues and Non-Member Options

In accordance with the WFSE Constitution, Article VI, Section 1, mem-

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

Options for bargaining unit employees choosing not to join WFSE

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!

Join the fight for workers rights!

Text F4WR to 69866

Get mobile action alerts:

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Member Activities and Trainings

Council 28 AFSCME We Make Washington Happen!