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The ofcial newspaper of the

WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE

EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28AFL-CIO

VOL. 39 NO. 11

DECEMBER 2011

WASHINGTON

StateEmployeeYou say, Humbug! We say Revenue!

Stop cuts. Find revenue.

Parks

crisis

After the stunningannouncement that stateParks was cutting $11 mil-lion and potentially layingoff some 160 staff becauseof the slow takeoff insales of the Discover Pass,members have contin-ued their fght on several

fronts. Findout howyou canhelp onpage 8.

Ifwe dontfll theshortfall,parks willbe forcedto cut $11millionfrom ourbudget,StatewideParks Lo-

cal 1466sTerry Mc-

Cullough told the SenateWays and Means Com-mittee Dec. 7. Because of

Parks Local 1466

member Terry

McCullough was

one of many

who called on

lawmakers for

help.

See page 8.

See PARKS, page 3

One message was clear during the special legislative session calledto try to fll the latest $2 billion budget hole.

The all-cuts budget is not an option.Finding revenue is.I think its time to face facts, WFSE/AFSCME Lobbyist

Matt Zuvich told the Senate Ways and Means Committee Dec. 1. We donthave a budget problem, we have a revenue problem.

We dont have a budget

problem, we have a

revenue problemHundreds of WFSE/AFSCME members at home and atthe Capitol join call for revenue, not cuts

See REVENUE, page 5

Willis McNabb, a Local 491 member at Rainier School

in Buckley, which is targeted for closure in the all-cuts

budget, at Nov. 30 Capitol campus rally.

WFSE/AFSCME members

and allies demonstrated

at the Capitol Nov. 28

(around the state Christ-

mas tree) and took part

in numerous rallies and

marches the rest of the

week. Meanwhile, local

job actions in legislators

home districts picked up

momentum.

See below, 3-5

BULLETIN:At press time Dec.14, Parks members had spentthe nal day of the speciallegislative session talking todecision-makers at the Capitol.Because of their work, legisla-

tors began circulating a letterasking the Parks Commissionto delay the layoffs and cutsuntil lawmakers can debate al-ternatives in the regular sessionstarting Jan. 9. At press time,it wasnt known if the agencywould agree to the delay.


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BARGAINING UPDATE

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GENERAL GOVERNMENT

Bargaining teams electedThe votes have been tabulated. Here are the results of elections for the respectiveWFSE/AFSCME 2013-2015 bargaining teams. The list includes nominees elected,nominees appointed by acclamation where there were no other nominees, severalappointments made so far for seats where there were no nominees and vacancies

where appointments are still pending. WFSE/AFSCME President Carol Dotlichappoints those vacancies, in accordance with the approved bargaining structure.List current as of Dec. 14, 2011.

The General Government and Higher Education teams listed on this page

are for teams that have had contracts in place since 2005 under the 2002Personnel System Reform Act.

WFSE/AFSCME actually has several other bargaining units that negotiateunder different laws and at different times, like Renton Technical College (RTC),Medical Interpreters, American Behavioral Health Systems (ABHS), American

Friends Service Committee and The Evergreen State College Exempt Staff. The TESC Exempts Bargaining Team (pictured above) is set to start

bargaining in February. ABHS began negotiations on their rst-ever contract Dec. 13. American Friends Service Committee is in the process of negotiating their next

contract; the 2011 contract remains in force until the next one is wrapped up. The RTC Bargaining Team is set to start negotiations Jan. 13. The 2012 team

is Colleen Arndt, Michelle Canzano and Stacy Eaves. Medical Interpreters ratied their rst contract in June.

OTHER TEAMS, OTHER BARGAINING LAWS

The bargaining team forThe Evergreen State College Exempt Bargaining Unit (from left):

Jean Eberhardt, Leslie Johnson, Courtney Bailey, Kelly Norman, Justin Reuterand WFSE/

AFSCME Labor Advocate Debbie Brookman (chief negotiator). Bargaining on their rst-ever

contract is set to start in February.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE COALITION

Centralia Community College: Eric Richardson (Local 862) (plus 1 vacancy)Community Colleges of Spokane: Rick Halverson (Local 1221) (plus 2vacancies)Everett Community College: Max Phipps & Laura Little (both Local 1020)Green River Community College: Todd Henderson (Local 304) (plus 1 vacancy)

Seattle Community Colleges: Rodolfo Franco & Frank Deering (both Local 304)(plus 1 vacancy)

Shoreline Community College: Paul Fernandez & Jerome Owens (both Local304)

Lower Columbia College: Peter Hansen & Vicki Echerd (both Local 1400)Peninsula College: Jerry Machenheimer (Local 1463)South Puget Sound Community College: Terry Verone & Merrie Raymond-Haskey (both Local 443)Tacoma Community College: Angie Simpson & Laurie Harmon (both Local 53)Whatcom Community College: Sharon Maupin (Local 1381)Another vacancy remains at Bellevue College.

EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Quincy Burns, David Sundstrom, Pat Terrell, Craig Walker (all Local 931) (plus5 vacancies remain).

THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE

Lana Brewster, Rachel Burke, Laura Carpenter, Lin Crowley, Steve Johnson,Kirk Talmadge (all Local 443) (plus 3 vacancies).

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Antonio Tony Entienza, David Counts, Eduardo Ed Vazquez, Elisa

Coghlan, Francisca Flores, James Jake White, Jay Herzmark, Jill Burr, JoeDavenport, John Frazier, John Miller, Kimberle Kim Shaw, Leon Norton,

Louis Kelly Durand, Nicole Kennedy, Ray Trice (all Local 1488) (plus 1vacancy).

CWU, WSU, WWU

At press time, appointments were pending for the three teams for which no

nominations were submitted: Central Washington University, Washington StateUniversity and Western Washington University.

Interested in being a Volun-teer Member Organizer? Call

Pam Carl at 1-800-562-6002or e-mail [email protected].

VMO SPOTLIGHT

Volunteer Member Organizers fromaround the state took part in the blitzof house visits to L&I Interpretersthat began Nov. 18 in the Seattlearea. L&I Interpreters are organizing

for the same rights recently won byMedical Interpreters.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON POLICE MANAGEMENT

Doug Schulz and Ralph Robinson (both Local 1488).

T E T E

T E T E

Department of Agriculture: Dennis Rushing (Local 1299, Wenatchee)Department of Corrections: Bill Copland (Local 1253, Tri-Cities)

Department of Early Learning: Marcia Ballentine (Local 53, Tacoma)Department of Ecology: Scott Mallery (Local 1221, Spokane)Department of Enterprise Services: Bing Bristol (Local 443, Olympia)

Department of Fish & Wildlife: Bryan Quinton (Local 2964, Olympia)Department of Health: Michael Weisman (Local 443, Olympia)

Department of Labor & Industries: Thornton Alberg (Local 443, Tumwater)Department of Licensing: Josephine Townsend (Local 313, Vancouver)

Dept. of Transportation-Westside: Kathryn Rogers (Local 1060, Bellingham)Department of Veterans Affairs: Lyn Hoand (Local 482, Retsil)Employment Security Department: Steve Pointec (Local 443, Olympia)

Military Department: Jocelyn Masculino (Local 53, Pierce County)Misc General Government Agencies: Brooks Salazar (Local 304, BIIA, Seattle)

Ofce of the Insurance Commissioner: Wendy Conway (Local 443, Olympia)Parks & Recreation: Jon Crimmins (Local 1466, Jefferson County)

State School for the Blind & Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss:Terry Nixon (Local 1225, Vancouver)Transportation-Eastside: Kevin Nicholson (Local 1301, Ellensburg

Health Care Authority: Maria Pedersen (Local 443, Olympia)

GENERAL GOVERNMENT/DSHS

Childrens Administration: Jemerica Brown (Local 843, Seattle)

Community Services Division: Patricia Loving (Local 313, Vancouver)DD Field Services/SOLA: Monica Verrall (Local 341, Seattle)DD Institutions-E. WA/ CSS: Julianne Moore (Local 1326, Yakima Valley, Selah)

DD Institutions-Westside: Diane Rauschenberg (Local 491, Rainier, Buckley)Division of Child Support: Ken Blair (Local 53, Tacoma)

Eastern State Hospital: Kimberley Domitrovich (Local 782, Medical Lake)

Home & Community Services Division: Ron Mullins (Local 970, Elma)JRA Institutions/Juvenile Parole/Group Homes: Gabe Hall (Local 862, Green Hill)Misc DSHS Agencies: Robin Windhausen (Local 843, Seattle)Special Commitment Center: Eliga Sacks (Local 793, McNeil Island)

Western State Hospital/CSTC: Craig Gibelyou (Local 793, Lakewood)Vacancies on the General Government team remained in: Commerce, Natural

Resources, Washington State Patrol and DSHS Division of Voc. Rehabilitation.


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WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee Page 3December 2011

MAKING A DIFFERENCE AGAINST THE ALL-CUTS BUDGET

Yanira Sandoval (right, with daughter asleep in her lap), a patient in Tacoma for

whom English is not her rst language, relied on WFSE/AFSCME Local 1671memberEdmundo Cavazos to translate her plea to the Senate Ways andMeans Committee at a hearing Dec. 6. We need the help that you can giveus so that we dont lose the interpreters because without this service, our lives

will be at risk, Sandoval said, adding, None of you would have been able tounderstand me without the use of the interpreter here.

WFSE/AFSCME Local 1671 Medical Interpreters, whose program faces elimi-nation in the governors budget, met with dozens of legislators over lunch Nov.

29 on Day 2 of the Special Session Week of Action in Olympia. Above left:Rep. Kristine Lytton, D-40, and Sen. Derek Kilmer, D-26, talk with patient Car-mela Jimez (through an interpreter). Above right: Some legislators, like Rep.Cindy Ryu, D-32, donned one of the unions Take the Vote buttons to signaltheyre ready to vote on cutting tax giveaways and enact other options to ndrevenue for public safety, public services, health care and higher education.Bottom left: Rep. Dean Takko, D-19, studies the unions compilation of 27 taxgiveaways that, if closed, would raise $2.3 billion revenue. Bottom right: Rep.Bruce Dammeier, R-25 (right), talks about the governors proposal to cut $5million by cutting the interpreters -- and losing $7 million in federal matchingfunds and 2,000 interpreters. Near left: Sen. Dan Swecker, R-20 (left), andRep. Derek Stafford, D-1 (right), were two of the dozens of lawmakers wholunched with the Medical Interpreters.

MEDICAL

INTERPRETERS

LOBBY DAY

that, this week, 160 park em-ployees were told that theirpositions will be eliminated.

What does that looklike to the public? There willbe parks with no ranger as-signed to it. No one there to

sell a Discover Pass. No oneto check camper registrations.No one to quiet noisy camp-ers after 10 oclock. No oneto chase away the bad guys.There will be no law enforce-ment to keep our familiessafe.

The layoffs would takeplace by mid-January.

The state Parks Commis-sion announced the cuts Dec.6. They come because thelifelinethe Leg-islaturethrew

theagency theDiscoverPass has notbroughtin asmuchrevenue as needed.

The Legislature createdthe pass last year when thegovernor and lawmakers cutstate general funds for parks.

It was supposed to bringin $54 million but is only gen-erating about 50 percent ofthe needed revenue.

WFSE/AFSCME is usingits resources to independentlypromote the Discover Pass.See page 8.

But here are the cuts: Some 160 staff who may

be affected by layoffs got at-risk letters.

Moving to a more sea-sonal approach to eld opera-tions in some areas to save $7million.

Headquarters staff andprogram reductions of about$1.3 million.

Regional staff reduc-tions of about $1.4 million.

Equipment, ofce leas-es, contract reductions to bedetermined.

The Parks Union-Manage-ment Communication Com-mittee held an emergencymeeting at the agencys Tum-water headquarters Dec. 7.

The Legislature is tryingto help with a bill to doublethe value of a Discover Pass.

A majority of both theSenate and House signedonto companion bills aimedat helping to boost sales ofthe Discover Pass to make upthe $11 million decit. SenateBill 5977, prime sponsored bySen. Kevin Ranker of the 40thDistrict, had 33 of the Senates49 members sign on. HouseBill 2153, prime sponsored byRep. Zack Hudgins of the 11thDistrict, had the backing of 53of the Houses 98 members.

Both bills would correcta aw some believe has hin-dered sales. It would allowthe Discover Pass to be trans-ferred to one other vehicle.

PARKS, from page 1

Your passport to

quality parks andsaving jobs.Details, page 8.

state employees. Some lawmakers are calling for further cutsto state employee health benets.

Other progress thats been made: Measures asking Congress to allow the state to collect

sales tax on Internet sales from out of state. It could raise $500million, according to the top House budget writer.

The Jobs Bill, a unique partnership between the Wash-ington State Labor Council and the Association of GeneralContractors to issue revenue bonds to fund construction proj-ects and create jobs.

Keep up to date on information and calls to action atwww.wfse.org or via the unions Hotline at 1-800-562-6102.

Fight against all-cuts budget continues in regular session starting Jan. 9Legislators ended their special session Dec. 14 by passing a

consensus package that covers about a quarter of the $2 billiondecit.

The early action bill (HB 2058) generates about $480 mil-lion in administrative savings.

But the tough work on the remaining $1.5 billion shortfallwill come in the regular session starting Jan. 9.

Much work remains to stop cuts and nd revenue: Pro-posed cuts include cuts to community supervision of danger-ous offenders, closing four wards at Western State Hospital,closing Rainier School, ending the Medical Interpreter pro-gram, ending the Basic Health Plan, ending the Disability Life-line, reducing juvenile parole and laying off some 1,500 more


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WFSE/AFSCME Communi-ty Corrections members havemade Public Safety Mattersa rallying cry in their com-munities and at the Capitol inOlympia.

From highway overpasses

in Spokane, to street cornersin Wenatchee, to a city park inColville, to a train station inPuyallup, Corrections mem-bers have demonstrated thecuts to community supervi-sion are not an option.

Under the governorsall-cuts budget, dangerousoffenders -- including sex of-fenders -- would be released150 days early.

A year would be cut fromsupervision of 3,000 sex of-fenders. Other dangerous of-fenders would be supervisedfor no more than a year to-

tal. After that, no one wouldbe watching dangerous felonsreleased from prisons mur-derers, rapists, violent offend-ers, sex offenders.

The governor wants to askvoters to buy back thesecuts by OKing a half-centsales tax increase.

But Corrections members,like all WFSE/AFSCME mem-bers, want lawmakers to stepup to the plate and take thevote on a revenue solution.

At the Nov. 30 Capitol cam-pus rally to expose the excess-

Its tragic. Its horrible DOC members rallyagainst public safety cuts

DOC members came from around the state Dec. 6 to show opposition to proposals to turn community supervision over

to the counties. They packed a hearing of the Senate Human Services and Corrections Committee.

From left: Lincoln Davis, CCO 2, Local 1221, Spokane; Alice Rogers, Community Corrections specialist, Local 1253,

Tri-Cities; WFSE/AFSCME Lobbyist Matt Zuvich;Don Feist, CCO 3, Local 53, Tacoma; Anabella Conde, CCO 2, Local

1221, Spokane; April Flower, CCO 3, Local 1221, Spokane; Travis Huntsinger, CCO 2, Local 1299, Okanogan County;

Darby Stewart, Community Corrections specialist, Local 1221, Spokane; Bill Fryer, CCO 3, Local 1221, Spokane; Dar-ron Bowerman, CCO 3, Local 1221, Spokane; Maura Jackson, CCO 2, Local 1221, Spokane; and Monroe Hartung,

CCO 3, Local 1221, Spokane.

es of the wealthiest 1 percent,Ginger Richardson, presidentof King County State Correc-tions Local 308, called the all-cuts budget a threat to publicsafety in so many ways.

You may not know this, butCommunity Corrections of-cers make a difference in yourlives, Richardson told therally crowd. Theyre in your

communities. And theyreyour neighbors.

Without me and my otherprofessionals keeping an eyeon them, they are out therewaiting to do more bad thingsand create more victims.

To Richardson and otherCommunity Correctionsmembers, the cuts to publicsafety are a tragic case of dj

vu.They see it all too often. Its

personal. And it hurts. And itangers.

Whats more important: a(tax) break for cosmetic sur-gery? Richardson asked. Orpreventing more tragedieslike the one that took 13-year-old Alycia Nipp from herVancouver family. She was

brutally murdered by an of-fender released from prison.

It was tragic. Its horrible.Her mother described her

as the color yellow. A bright,loving individual with lots ofhope in life. Shes gone. Be-cause of legislation. And wedont need any more.

The choice is clear, she said.Cut public safety and cause

more tragedies. Or...take thevote to cut billions in taxbreaks to raise revenue....andkeep our communities safe.

Public safety matters.

Local 308

President

Ginger

Richardson

(above, left)

said the

proposed

public safetycuts will lead

to a repeat

of tragedies

like the one

that took

the life of

Alycia Nipp

in 2009.

In this le photo, Am-

ber Hager holds up a

photo of her murdered

niece, Alycia Nipp,

while mom Maranda

Hannah looks on.

Community Corrections members have taken their Public Safety Matters

message around the state before and during the special session. Top: Local

1221 members on highway overpass in Spokane Nov. 23. Above: Wenatchee

Local 1299 members. Right, top: Outside the Spokane DOC ofce Nov. 28; at

Colville Local 1054 Hotdogs and Hotline event Oct. 19. Right, bottom: Local

308 memberJudith Lang at Nov. 30 Capitol rally; at Puyallup train station dur-

ing evening rush hour Nov. 22.


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HYDRAU-

LICS

PERMITS.

Olympia Local443 Fish

and Wildlife

memberTim

Young testi-

ed Dec. 6 in favor of HB 2135, to

impose a permit fee for hydraulic

projects (construction projects

around water). It would defray

costs of the vital environmental

program.

Without these fees, I think

there are going to be some

serious compromises relative

to resource protection, Young

told the House Ways and Means

Committee.


WFSE/AFSCME Washington State EmployeeDecember 2011 Page 5

Those who would saythat we can x this problemwith all cuts need to talk tomy members. And well behere and well nd you andall you have to do is let us inthe door and well tell youjust how bad it is right now.

All-cuts makes no sense

The all-cuts budget an-

nounced by the governorNov. 21 was sweeping in itsdevastation. Her solution isto make wholesale cuts, closea few tax loopholes (its toohard to close most, she said)and ask voters this spring toapprove a temporary half-cent sales tax hike to buy backabout $400 million in cuts, 90percent in education.

WFSE/AFSCME mem-bers swarmed the Capitolfrom the start of the specialsession Nov. 28.

All week long, WFSE/AF-SCME members passed out acompilation of tax giveaways

that could be closed to savepublic safety, public services,health care and higher educa-tion. It was meant to keep thedebate going on these andother revenue options.

Weve all heard aboutthe drastic cuts proposed bythe governor, WFSE/AF-SCME President Carol Dotlichtold member lobbyists therst day of the special session.And we know that some leg-

WFSE/AFSCME ExecutiveDirector Greg Devereux toldthe Senate Ways and MeansCommittee Nov. 28. I suspectat the end of the day, all 162people who have testied willbe saying to you that we needrevenue. I dont think Iveevery seen that unanimity inanything up here before.

Our messageis verysimple. We need to stop thecuts. We do need to raise therevenue.

Enough is enough.

The Occupy movementand the backlash againstbanks and corporations indi-cate the public is looking fora better way to protect ourcommunities than an all-cutsbudget.

Closing Yakima ValleySchool, Rainier State School,additional mental healthbeds, eliminating Medicaidinterpreters, seeking furthertakeaways from state employ-ees whove already had fur-loughs, wage cuts, health cuts those arent the answers.

State workers and manyother groups have alreadytaken their fair share. It istime if 162 people can comebefore you and say raise rev-enue, its time for all the leg-islators of all parties to raiserevenue.

The special session endedDec. 14 and the tough workcontinues into the regular ses-sion that starts Jan. 9.

islators are looking at cuttingour health benets, our wages

and trying to gure out howto ll the states $2 billion def-icit by cutting our programs,dumping our clients, cuttingoff our students, endangeringour neighborhoods by let-ting felons go unsupervisedand increasing an historicunemployment rate by layingus off. That about covers it,doesnt it? So were not goingto let that happen!

Members answer call

Members quickly picked

up on the sensible solution ofnding revenue options.Ask corporations to

take the same 3 percent cuton their tax exemptions thatstate employees have taken inour wages, Statewide ParksLocal 1466 member TerryMcCullough told the SenateWays and Means CommitteeDec. 7. Its only fair.

We have to nd a bet-ter way to fund things, said

Western State Hospital Local793 member Rick Hertzog,

testifying Dec. 1 against wardclosures at his hospital.The historic nature of

the moment was not lost onthe thousands who came toOlympia to stop the all-cutstrain wreck from happening.

United call for revenue

In 18 years of doing thiswork, I dont think Ive ev-ery seen a hearing like this,

Community Corrections and Western State Hospital members rally for public safety Nov. 30. I t was one of many rallies

and job actions during the rst week of the special session that started Nov. 28.

REVENUE, from page 1

Believe it or not, its cheaper for a Washington studentto go to Oregon State University than Washington State

University. The same is true for other four-year schools.

Resident Non-Resident

OSU

$2,422/yr.

OSU

$7,756/yr.

WSU

$9,886/yr.

WSU

$21,164/yr.

Pam Carl, the unions Vol-unteer Member Organizingcoordinator whose daughter

attends a community college,told the Senate Ways andMeans Committee Nov. 30that its cheaper for Washing-ton students to go out of state.(See chart at right).

As a taxpayer and a resi-dent of this state, I nd it ap-palling, Carl said.

The proposed budgetslashes state funding for statecolleges and universities from13 percent to 17 percent.

Higher Ed cuts

appalling

The $160 million-plusin cuts in the governors pro-posed supplemental budgetrobs the future of our chil-dren, Carl said. We are in

danger of falling to the bot-tom of the list of states whenit comes to the quality of ourhigher education system.

Members from the University of Washington, Childrens Services and Western

State Hospital joined the Protect Our Future/Protect Kids childrens rally at

the Capitol Dec. 2.

WFSE/AFSCME usedspecial legislative sessionbudget hearings to push for

revenue and against unwisebudget cuts.

Western State Hospital ward

closures (including two wards

treating patients with traumatic

head injuries). These individ-uals werent grown at West-ern State Hospital, Local793 member Rick Hertzogtold the Senate Ways andMeans Committee Dec. 1.They came from the com-munity where they failed intheir placements previous-ly. Were going to endan-ger the lives of the residentsof these facilities throughout

the state, while were reduc-ing the quality of care for thepatients that weve taken careof at Western State Hospitalfor so many years.

Rainier School (targeted for

closure). It would be tak-ing away one of four or vepeople in the whole worldthat know how to communi-

cate with a vulnerable adultthat doesnt communicatenormally, WFSE/AFSCMELobbyist Matt Zuvich told theSenate Ways and Means Com-mittee Dec. 1.

Cuts to Juvenile Parole. Thosekids that they now serve andhook up with critical servicesthat help prevent them from

going on into a lot more se-vere life of criminality wontget those services and wewould end up paying forthem later, Zuvich testiedat the same hearing.

The unions Childrens

Administration Union Man-

agement Communication

Committee packs the Dec.2 hearing of the House

Early Learning and Human

Services Committee after

walking out of their meeting

with DSHS overthe agencys

ongoing refusal to do any-

thing substantive to alleviate

workload, said the unions

Jeanine Livingston.


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UNION NEWS

SHARED LEAVE

REQUESTS

If youve been approved toreceive shared leave by youragency or institution, you canplace a notice here. Once youvebeen approved by your agency orinstitution, WFSE/AFSCME canplace your shared leave requesthere and online. Please includea contact in your agency, usuallyin human resources, for donorsto call. E-mail the editor at [email protected]. Or call 1-800-562-6002.

The following could use a dona-tion of eligible unused annualleave or sick leave or all or partof your personal holiday:

Cheri Brooks-Johnson, anofce manager with the De-partment of Health in Olympia

and a member of Local 443,is in need of shared leave.Contact: your human resource

ofce.

Kimberly Ackley, a hospi-

tal dentistry assistant at the

University of Washington and

a member of Local 1488, isreceiving treatment for breastcancer and will miss work

during her recovery. She hasexhausted all leave. Contact:Diane Pyzik, (206) 744-9228

or your human resource of-ce.

Ellen Vanderveen, a nan-cial services specialist 3 withDSHS in Vancouver and a

member of Local 313, hasbeen off work several months

because of a serious medi-cal issue. She is out of leave.Contact: your human resourceofce.

Faye Anderson, a socialworker 3 in the Sky Valley

DSHS Division of Childrenand Family Services ofceand a member of Local 948,

is in need of shared leave.Contact: your human resourceofce.

Rene Whittington, an ofceassistant 2 with the Employ-

ment Security Department

in Olympia and a member ofLocal 443, has ongoing medi-cal issues and is in need of

shared leave. Contact: Kath-leen Young, (360) 725-9416.

Gloria Messer, a rehabilita-tion teacher 3 for the Depart-ment of Services for the Blind

in Spokane and a member ofLocal 1221, has been unableto work since July because of

a serious medical condition.She underwent surgery in Au-

gust. She continues to receiveon-going medical treatments.Contact: Ellen Drumheller at(360) 725-3836 or e-mail el-

[email protected].

Gerry Magallan, a psychiatric

security attendant at EasternState Hospital and a memberof Local 782, has been off

work for two months with aserious back injury. Contact:Laura Farley, ESH Human

Resources, (509) 565-4464.

Terri (Rosez) Barnard, a DD

case/resource manager withDSHS in Tacoma and a mem-ber of Local 53, has been

approved for shared leave.Contact: Leona Weltzer, (253)404-6537 or your human re-

source ofce.

Tina Champeaux, a nancial

services specialist 3 at theDSHS North Smokey PointCommunity Service Ofce

and a member of Local 948,has been approved for shared

leave. Contact: your humanresource ofce.

Cynthia Hernandez, a nan-

cial services specialist 3 atthe Southwest CSC Triage Aand a member of Local 1400,

has been approved for sharedleave because of a medicalcondition. Contact: your hu-

man resource ofce or GraceChambers at (360) 725-6627or, by e-mail, chambge@

dshs.wa.gov.

Angie Hansen-Moore, an

ofce assistant 3 at WesternState Hospital in Lakewoodand a member of Local 793,

is in need of shared leave forongoing treatment of a seri-ous medical condition. Con-

tact: Western State Hospitalhuman resource ofce, (253)756-2503.

Regena Jones, a Work-Source specialist 3 with the

Employment Security De-partment in Vancouver and

a member of Local 313, hasbeen approved for sharedleave. Contact: Andrea Fos-ter, (360) 725-9431.

John OLogue, a WorkFirstprogram specialist at the

DSHS Aberdeen CommunityService Ofce and a mem-ber of Local 970, has been

approved for shared leavebecause of a serious medicalcondition. He has exhausted

all his available leave. Con-tact: your human resourceofce.

WFSE/AFSCME LOCALS CARE

At this time of year, itsappropriate that WFSE/AF-SCME members like those inLocal 843 give back to theircommunities year-round.

Local 843, which repre-sents Human Services mem-bers at state ofces in KingCounty, took part this pastsummer in the EducationalResource Street Fair in Seattle.

This is an annual pro-gram where various organi-

zations from the community,including civic, social and or-ganized labor, come togetherto distribute back-to-schoolsupplies for those in need inour community.

Local 843 gives back

Local 843s Margaret McDonald hands out union information and back-to-

school supplies at recent Educational Resource Street Fair in Seattle.

Kevin Allen, Local 843, with locals

banner.

This year more than 1,500students were given back-packs, notepads, pens, pen-cils, papers and other schoolsupplies.

Local 843 had a table withits banner.

We distributed over 300ink pens and pencils, plusnumerous packs of paper,erasers, rulers, notebooks andother supplies, said Local843s Kevin Allen.

We also passed out but-tons and stickers that weresupplied by the Federation.The Bully free Zone andRespect buttons were verypopular and well received by

both the children and theirparents and guardians.

The Local 843 Social andCharitable Actions Committeesponsored the table.

That committee providesour local members an oppor-tunity to get involved withand support community so-cial service organizations andactivities that enhance the lifeof citizens and in particularworking families in our com-

munity, Allen said.By doing this we alsoincrease the awareness andthe prole of WFSE and itsmembers and our role in thecommunity.

Santa visits Local 1488 Kids Holiday Party

A special guest stopped

by the annual Holiday

Party for children of

University of Washington/

Harborview Local 1488

members Dec. 10 in

Tukwila.

Eight WFSE/AFSCMEmembers have won Nev-

ille B. Crippen Grant-in-AidAwards for Fall Quarter2011.

CRIPPEN GRANTSThe Fall 2011 recipients:

Blaise Carney, Local 1488,

University of Washington,Seattle; Tyrone Mosley, Lo-cal 948, DSHS, Lynnwood;Cassandra Nagle, Local 482,Washington Veterans Home,Retsil; Jami Rider, Local

443, DSHS, Olympia; Rose

Stauffer, Local 1300, DSHS,Colfax; Zunilda Triplett,

Local 948, DSHS, Everett;Latrice Wilson, Local 843,DSHS, Seattle; and JuliaZavodov, Local 304, RentonTechnical College.


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Page 7WFSE/AFSCME Washington State EmployeeDecember 2011

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WFSE and AFSCME of-fer numerous educationalscholarships for the benet

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Union Plus Scholar-ships.

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Neville B. Crippen Grant-in-Aid Award.

A quarterly award estab-lished to help membersadvance their education orimprove skills.

www.wfse.org > MemberInformation > ScholarshipInformation

Union Sportsmens Alliance added to

WFSE/AFSCME Members Only Benefts

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Norm Schut Scholarship

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These scholarships alloweligible members or mem-bers of their families to pur-sue studies at an accreditedvocational school, collegeor university. Three $1,000scholarships awarded eachyear; one is earmarked fora WFSE/AFSCME member.Application deadline: April30, 2012.

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Younglove & CokerScholarship.

A $2,500 scholarship award-ed to an eligible member orfamily member to pursuestudies at an accreditedvocational school, college oruniversity. Application dead-line: April 30, 2012.

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The new $5,000 scholarshipwill go to a WFSE/AFSCMEmember or dependent to attenda Washington state college oruniversity. It will be administeredby the Workforce Diversity andHuman Rights Committee. It willbe awarded in August of eachyear. Watch for details includingan application deadline.

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What would you ratherdo on a nice summer day:Look out at the water orbe cooped up in somerestaurant?

Jim Aggergaard

Local 1466 memberDeception Pass State Park

Page 8 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee

LOCAL FOCUS: Parks Local 1466

December 2011

How to purchasethe Discover Pass:

In person wherever state fshingand hunting licenses are sold

Online at www.discoverpass.wa.gov

By phone (866) 320-9933 When you renew your vehicle

license. (beginning all 2011)

At some state parks

Annual pass: $30One-day pass: $10

(Transaction and dealer ees may apply)Smartphone barcodescan for website link

WFSE/AFSCME members:

Start the new year with a

Discover Pass.

Save our state

parks.

Save jobs.

The Discover Pass gives you access to nearly 7 million acres of

state parks, water-access points, heritage sites, wildlife andnatural areas and trailheads. This is how our state parks arefunded now: User-supported.

But not enough Discover Passes have sold. Without more sales, some160 staff -- members of WFSE/AFSCME Local 1466 -- will be laid off.Maintenance will be reduced at more than 100 state parks.

WFSE/AFSCME members can help our parks and our Parks membersby buying a Discover Pass for you, your family or as a gift. Its easy tobuy. And itll pay for itself after only a few visits to your favorite stateparks.

Nick Parkert

Local 1466 memberRiverside State Park(near Spokane).

For more information or to purchase visit onlinewww.discoverpass.wa.gov

or call(866) 320-9933available 24 hours

Enjoy Washington state recreation lands

Required on Washington state recreation lands

TIP: If you buy the Discover Pass at a state park or

agency headquarters in Tumwater, you wont have to

pay the extra transaction fee.

First in a series looking at WFSE/AFSCMEs 52 locals. This month: Statewide Parks Local 1466.

The members of statewide Parks and Recreation Local

1466 -- rangers, park aides, maintenance and construc-tion, administrative staff -- help the public enjoy more than100 parks in beautiful settings all across Washington.Camping. Picnicking. Hiking. Biking. Boating. Canoeing.State parks are the crown jewels of Washington state. Andthe members of WFSE/AFSCME Local 1466 make ourparks great.

MEMBERS IN ACTION

WFSE/AFSCME staff show off their newly purchased Discover

Passes bought at the state Parks Headquarters in Tumwater.

Joining them are members of the Parks Union-Management

Communication Committee.

WFSE/AFSCME joins push to

support the Discover Pass

Did you know.....

Some 41 million visitors use Washingtons stateparks each year. Until recently, more people visitedDeception Pass State Park than the Grand Canyon. With 1.9 million visitors each year, Riverside is themost popular state park in Eastern Washington.

washington state employee, 12/2011

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