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SPECIAL REPORT INSIDE:Holding legislators accountable to you. Pages 4-6

Gearing up for bargaining

Local 1326 member TomMartinsonsurvived be-ing buried by an avalancheApril 25 as his Departmentof Transportation bulldozercleared snow on ChinookPass.

Martinson, a maintenancetechnician lead, was able topoke a small hole in the ex-

posed cab vent to get air. Hestayed put in his cab for vehours while crews triggeredother avalanches to ensurethe area was safe for rescue.

He talked to colleaguesby radio, ate his lunch, butadmitted to growing cold,

Member survives avalanche

antsy and ready for somefresh air.

I was a little freaked

out, Martinson told KIROradio in Seattle. Just beingcaptive there is a humblingexperience.

This just goes to showhow dangerous it is to dowhat our DOT members do tomake sure our highways are

PhotocourtesyWSDOT

The roof of Tom Martinsonscab was all that was visible after the avalanchealong Chinook Pass.

INSIDE8Workers Memorial Dayannual pledge to ghtfor workplace safety.See page 8.

open.Read more of his

interview online at:

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2506905/WSDOT

The state has until laterthis month to respond toWFSE/AFSCMEs challenge

of the new tobacco and spou-sal insurance surcharges.

In the formal grievancehearing May 5 at the stateLabor Relations Section inthe state budget ofce, theFederation contended thesurcharges violate the HealthBenets contract by imposinga greater premium cost thanwhat the state and coalition ofunions negotiated.

The state gets 21 days toissue its formal response. Ifstate ofcials deny the griev-ance, it can go to mediation or

arbitration by an independentthird-party referee.

WFSE/AFSCME contests health surchargesThe

unionand state

tried andfailed toinformallyresolve theissue April16, thesame daythe Federa-tion led

the grievance.The Federation grievance

challenges the validity of thesurcharges. But it also ques-tions the effect on those whofail to properly attest to ques-tions related to the surcharges

even if they otherwisewouldnt be affected. Under

the surcharges, those who failto attest would default to pay-ing the monthly surcharges:

a tobacco use surcharge of$25 per account and $50 forthe spouse/domestic partnercoverage premium surcharge.The surcharges take effectJuly 1.

To x this violation, theunion says that no bargainingunit member (those coveredby the Health Care contract)should be subjected to attes-tation or payment of eithersurcharge.

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8Bargaining starting.See page 2.

Flags lowered in honor

of Oso victims

Gov. Jay Inslee, with his wife, TrudiInslee, and a group of schoolchildrengathered April 15 to lower stateags to half-staff in honor of the Osolandslide victims, including the sixmembers of the family of SpokaneLocal 1221 Darron Bowerman. More locals contributed to theBowerman Family Fund, including:Everett Local 1020, $1,000;Snohomish County Human ServicesLocal 948, $500; Rainier School

Local 491, $50; and Statewide ParksLocal 1466, $100.

Amazing!Find out why these

members areSee 7.


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Page 2 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee May 2014

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Washington State University members at cam-

puses in Pullman, Spokane and Puyallup havevoted to reject the 4 percent lump-sum payment of-fered by management in protracted wage re-openernegotiations under the current, 2013-2015 contract.

With that vote, the WFSE/AFSCME bargainingteam for the wage re-opener will head back to thetable June 5 to discuss additional compensation.

The bargaining team discussed these next stepsin a May 6 conference call.

Its back to the table for Washington

State University wage re-opener talks

University of Washington custodians, gardeners,trades workers and others May 7 used mostlyhand-lettered signs to show the administration

theyre united for a strong contract.It was a different tactic -- because of the location,

they couldnt use the same kind of loudspeaker equip-ment they might use at the Seattle campuss Red Square,for instance. Thus the series of informational signs thatsaid, Lets talk about living wages, Hire more custo-dians, fewer managers, and Respect our contract.

The rolling two-hour contract solidarity event tookplace along the street in front of the Facilities Servicesofce across from the UW Husky Union Building (HUB).

Sometimes, the only way to say it is with a sign....A CLOSER LOOKA regular series on how members are goingbeyong the bargaining table to advocate forstrong contracts. This month: The Universityof Washington.

Students looked on from above along the HUBs balcony.Were getting into bargaining and were trying to

show management we want a strong contract, saidPaula Lukaszek,president of Local 1488, which coversemployees on the main UW campus, Harborview Medi-cal Center, UW Medical Center, campuses in Tacoma and

Bothell, among others.Bargaining for the UWs next contract was to start

May 21. That collective bargaining agreement will takeeffect July 1, 2015 and run through June 30, 2017

Those bargaining sessions can be a forum for effec-tive action to improve living wages, end unfair treatmentand address the effects of higher tuition on students, Lu-kaszek said.

Yes, the UW contract really is about providing qual-ity services for students, she said.

They (the administration) keep raising tuition, buttheyre not really giving value to their students, Lu-kaszek said.

Theyre not paying to have the services that theyneed to have done, like the custodial and the tradeswork, and this is what the students expect (they) expect

value for their money....They (the administration) seem to be spendingmoney on larger and larger salaries for management andthey really need to be paying the worker bees to do theactual work so that students will get some value for theirtuition.

FACT: According to the College Board, Washingtonnow ranks in the top third for average public collegetuition but it has fallen to the bottom third of stateappropriations for per student support.

Negotiations on our nextcontracts step up in May andJune as most teams begin bar-gaining on the next two-yearcontracts that take effect July1, 2015.

These are the pacts that

deal with wages, benets,hours of work, working con-ditions and dozens of otherissues important to you.

The major contracts up for

negotiation are the ones associ-

ated with the 2002 Personnel Sys-

tem Reform Act. Heres a rundown

with start dates:

General Government,

covering 30,000 state agencyworkers. Negotiations set tostart May 20.

Community College Coali-

tion, covering 12 CommunityColleges. May 21. University of Washington

(including Harborview Medi-cal Center, University MedicalCenter, campuses in Bothelland Tacoma, among others).

May 21. UW Police Management.

June 4. Washington State University

(2015-2017). June 3. (See storybelow on ongoing wage re-opener negotiations).

The Evergreen State CollegeClassied Staff.May 19.

Central Washington Univer-

sity.June 2. Eastern Washington Univer-

sity. May 21. Western Washington Uni-

versity.Began March 18; bar-gaining resumes May 28.

The WFSE/AFSCME-ledstate employee Health CareCoalition, which negotiates thehealth care agreement that ap-plies to all contracts, will bar-

gain sometime this summer.Negotiations on contracts

covered by other collective bar-

gaining laws that are already

in progress: Interpreters,American Behavioral HealthSystems, KTSS, Tacoma Com-

munity College Non-Manage-ment Exempt Staff.

Still to come: AmericanFriends Service Committee,Renton Technical College,The Evergreen State CollegeStudent Support Services Staff

Union.

BARGAINING STARTS

Bargaining updates online:

wfse.org >COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

Members of the General Government Bargaining Team at May 12 session to wrap up nal initial contract proposal language to present to management May 20.


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WFSE/AFSCME Washington State EmployeeMay 2014 Page 3

Delegates elected by their respec-tive Federation locals met April 26 inSeattle for the biennial Early Endorse-

ments Conference to put the stamp ofapproval on candidates seeking Con-gressional, legislative and SupremeCourt positions in 2014.

Key to deliberations in legislativeraces was the Tale of Two Chambers-- an evaluation of how the Houseand Senate differed when it came toMiddle Class values. And why its im-portant to weigh in on those races.

Overall, most of those who wereendorsed were incumbents with atrack record. Delegates evaluated theirvoting records, but also consideredsuch qualitative measures as acces-sibility and responsiveness to Federa-

tion members grassroots lobbyingefforts.More endorsements will follow

after a series of local union interviews.

Congress.The delegates endorsedrst term members of Congress SuzanDelBene (1stDist.), Derek Kilmer (6thDist.) and Denny Heck (10thDist.),plus longtime incumbents Jim McDer-mott (7thDist.) and Adam Smith (9thDist.).

State Senate. The attendees alsosupported 12 state senate candidates,including: current state Rep. CyrusHabib for the 48thDist. seat being va-

cated by controversial Senate MajorityCoalition Leader Rodney Tom; andcurrent 28thDist. Rep. Tami Greenchallenging incumbent Steve OBan.

State House. The delegates alsoendorsed a bipartisan slate of 54 stateHouse candidates.

State Supreme Court. The delegatesOKd endorsements for three incum-bent state Supreme Court justices:Mary Fairhurst, Charles Johnson andDebra Stephens.

Ballot measures.And the delegates

took a position on one potential state-

Delegates approve endorsements for

74 state and Congressional candidates,

oppose latest Eyman initiativewide ballot measure: Initiative 1325.I-1325 is Tim Eymans latest schemeon revenue. It would reduce the state

sales tax by 1 percent (from 6.5 per-cent to 5.5 percent) beginning April15, 2015, unless the Legislature votesbefore April 15, 2015, to amend theconstitution to require a two-thirdsvote of the Legislature to raise taxes orclose loopholes. Raise taxes wouldbe dened to include any action by thelegislature that increases state tax rev-enues deposited in any fund, budget,or account.

Why legislative endorsements matter

In this analysis produced by the WFSE/AFSCME Legislative and Political Action program, you can see it matters whoour elected legislators are. The ruling Senate coalition of two corporate Democrats and 24 Republicans for the mostpart was wrong on Middle Class values.

SPECIAL REPORT: Holding legislators accountable to you

Delegates debate which candidates to support or not to support at WFSE/AFSCMEs EndorsementsConference April 26 in Seattle. List of endorsed candidates on page 4.

In this special report:

For the recordHow did your legislatorsvote on Middle Class is-sues?

Senate-- page 4House-- page 5Explanation of votes--

page 6

Endorsed candidatesSee page 4

Much at stakeA Tale of Two Cham-bers (see box at right)

Working families allies endorse

See the list of candidates endorsed at themulti-union COPE conference held May 10.Online: www.thestand.org/2014/05/wslc-delegates-make-election-endorsements/


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Page 4 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee May 2014

FOR THE RECORD 2014: SENATE

Jan ANGEL (R-26th)1 NM NM NM NM NM NM + NM 3 0 100% 1

Barbara BAILEY (R-10th) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

Michael BAUMGARTNER (R-6th)- - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

Randi BECKER (R-2nd) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

Don BENTON (R-17th) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

Andy BILLIG (D-3rd) + + + + + + + + 8 0 100%

John BRAUN (R-20th) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

Sharon BROWN (R-8th) - - - - - - + - 1 7 13%Maralyn CHASE (D-32nd) + + + + + + + + 8 0 100%

Annette CLEVELAND (D-49th) + + + E + + + + 7 0 100%

Steve CONWAY (D-29th) + + + + + + + + 8 0 100%

Bruce DAMMEIER (R-25th) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

Brian DANSEL (R-7th) NM NM NM NM NM NM - NM 0 1 0%

Jennie DARNEILLE (D-27th) + + + + + + + + 8 0 100%

Tracey EIDE (D-30th) - - + + + + + + 6 2 75%

Doug ERICKSEN (R-42nd) - - - - - - + - 1 7 13%

Joe FAIN (R-47th) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

Karen FRASER (D-22nd) + + + + + + + + 8 0 100%

David FROCKT (D-46TH) + + + + + + + + 8 0 100%

Jim HARGROVE (D-24th) - - - + - + + + 4 4 50%

Bob HASEGAWA (D-11th) + + + + + + + + 8 0 100%

Brian HATFIELD (D-19th) - + + + + + + + 7 1 88%

Mike HEWITT (R-16th) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

Andy HILL (R-45th) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

Steve HOBBS (D-44th) - + + E - - + + 4 3 57%

J. HOLMqUISTNEWBRY(R-13th)- - - - - - + - 1 7 13%

Jim HONEYFORD (R-15th) - - - - - - + - 1 7 13%

Karen KEISER (D-33rd) + - + + + + + + 7 1 88%

Curtis KING (R-14th) - - - - - + + - 2 6 25%

Adam KLINE (D-37th) + + + + + - + + 7 1 88%

Jeanne KOHL-WELLES (D-36th) + + + + + + + + 8 0 100%

Marko LIIAS (D-21st)1 NM NM NM NM NM NM + NM 3 0 100% 1

Steve LITZOW (R-41st) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

Rosemary McAULIFFE (D-1st) + + + + + + + + 8 0 100%John McCOY (D-38th)1 NM NM NM NM NM NM + NM 3 0 100% 1

Mark MULLET (D-5th) - - + E + + + + 5 2 71%

Sharon NELSON (D-34th) + + + + + + + + 8 0 100%

Steve OBAN (R-28th)2 NM NM NM NM NM NM + NM 2 1 66% 2

Mike PADDEN (R-4th) - - - - - - - + 1 7 13%

Linda Evans PARLETTE(R-12th) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

Kirk PEARSON (R-39th) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

Jamie PEDERSEN (D-43rd)1 NM NM NM NM NM NM + NM 3 0 100% 1

Kevin RANKER (D-40th) + + + + + + + + 8 0 100%

Ann RIVERS (R-18th) - - - - - - + - 1 7 13%

Pam ROACH (R-31st) - + - - - + + + 4 4 50%

Christine ROLFES (D-23rd) + + + E + + + + 7 0 100%

Mark SCHOESLER (R-9th) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%Tim SHELDON (D-35th) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

Rodney TOM (D-48th) - - - - - - + + 2 6 25%

VOTE #: S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 + - %

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1 The voting records for Sen. Angel, Sen. Liias, Sen. McCoy and Sen. Pedersen include their 2013

votes when they were still in the House on EHB 1923 (PSERS expansion) and SHB 1456 (Transit/

Parking Benets). All four voted Yes, a Right vote.

2 Sen. OBans record includes his 2013 votes when he was still in the House on EHB 1923 (PS-

ERS expansion) and SHB 1456 (Transit/Parking Benets). He voted Yes on EHB 1923, a Right

vote; he voted No on SHB 1456, a Wrong vote.

Here is the list of endorsementsas of the April 26 WFSE/AFSCMEEndorsements Conference. Anasterisk (*) indicates an incumbent. Apound sign (#) indicates an incumbentHouse member running for stateSenate. More endorsements will followlocal interviews.

U.S. CONGRESS

Congressional District 1: SuzanDelBene (D)*CD 6: Derek Kilmer (D)*CD 7: Jim McDermott (D)*CD 9: Adam Smith (D)*CD 10: Denny Heck (D)*

STATEWIDE RACES

STATE SUPREME COURT

Pos. 3: Mary Fairhurst (NP)*Pos. 4: Charles Johnson (NP)*Pos. 7: Debra Stephens (NP)*

STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES

OPPOSE Initiative 1325

I-1325 would reduce the state salestax by 1% (from 6.5% to 5.5%)beginning April 15, 2015, unless theLegislature votes before April 15,2015, to amend the constitution toreuire a 2/3 vote of the legislature toraise taxes or close loopholes. Raisetaxes would be dened to include anyaction by the legislature that increasesstate tax revenues deposited in anyfund, budget, or account.

STATE LEGISLATURE

STATE SENATE

Legislative District 21: Marko Liias (D)*LD 28: Tami Green (D)#LD 29: Steve Conway (D)*LD 31: Pam Roach (R)*LD 32: Maralyn Chase (D)*LD 33: Karen Keiser (D)*LD 34: Sharon Nelson (D)*LD 35: Irene Bowling (D)LD 36: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D)*LD 38: John McCoy (D)*LD 46: David Frockt (D)*LD 48: Cyrus Habib (D)#

STATE HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES

LD 1 (Pos. 1): Derek Stanford (D)*LD 1 (Pos. 2): Luis Moscoso (D)*LD 3 (Pos. 1): Marcus Riccelli (D)*LD 3 (Pos. 2): Timm Ormsby (D)*LD 8 (Pos. 2): Larry Haler (R)*LD 10 (Pos. 2): Dave Hayes (R)*LD 11 (Pos. 1): Zack Hudgins (D)*LD 11 (Pos. 2): Steve Berguist (D)*

LD 12 (Pos. 2): Brad Hawkins (R)*LD 15 (Pos. 1): Bruce Chandler (R)*LD 17 (Pos. 1): Monica Stonier (D)*LD 17 (Pos. 2): Paul Harris (R)*LD 19 (Pos. 1): Dean Takko (D)*LD 19 (Pos. 2): Brian Blake (D)*LD 22 (Pos. 1): Chris Reykdal (D)*LD 22 (Pos. 2): Sam Hunt (D)*LD 23 (Pos. 1): Sherry Appleton (D)*LD 23 (Pos. 2): Drew Hansen (D)*LD 24 (Pos. 1): Kevin Van De Wege(D)*LD 24 (Pos. 2): Steve Tharinger (D)*LD 25 (Pos. 1): Dawn Morrell (D)*LD 25 (Pos. 2): Hans Zeiger (R)*LD 26 (Pos. 1): Nathan Schlicher (D)LD 26 (Pos. 2): Larry Seauist (D)*LD 27 (Pos. 1): Laurie Jinkins (D)*LD 27 (Pos. 2): Jake Fey (D)*LD 29 (Pos. 1): David Sawyer (D)*LD 29 (Pos. 2): Steve Kirby (D)*LD 30 (Pos. 2): Roger Freeman (D)*LD 32 (Pos. 1): Cindy Ryu (D)*LD 32 (Pos. 2): Ruth Kagi (D)*LD 33 (Pos. 1): Tina Orwall (D)*LD 34 (Pos. 1): Eileen Cody (D)*LD 34 (Pos. 2): Joe Fitzgibbon (D)*LD 35 (Pos. 1): Kathy Haigh (D)*LD 35 (Pos. 2): Drew MacEwen (R)*LD 36 (Pos. 1): Reuven Carlyle (D)*LD 36 (Pos. 2): Gael Tarleton (D)*LD 37 (Pos. 1): Sharon Tomiko Santos(D)*

LD 37 (Pos. 2): Eric Pettigrew (D)*LD 38 (Pos. 2): Mike Sells (D)*LD 40 (Pos. 1): Kristine Lytton (D)*LD 40 (Pos. 2): Jeff Morris (D)*LD 41 (Pos. 2): Judy Clibborn (D)*LD 43 (Pos. 2): Frank Chopp (D)*LD 44 (Pos. 1): Hans Dunshee (D)*LD 45 (Pos. 1): Roger Goodman (D)*LD 45 (Pos. 2): Larry Springer (D)*LD 46 (Pos. 1): Gerry Pollet (D)*LD 46 (Pos. 2): Jessyn Farrell (D)*LD 47 (Pos. 2): Pat Sullivan (D)*LD 48 (Pos. 1): Ross Hunter (D)*LD 49 (Pos. 1): Sharon Wylie (D)*LD 49 (Pos. 2): Jim Moeller (D)*

Initial list of endorsed candidates

How to judge a legislators voting record

WFSE selects a few roll-call votes from the hundreds cast by the House andSenate every session.

In choosing these votes, WFSE attempts to fairly represent a lawmakersposition on issues important to our members compensation, job security,working conditions, and the right to collectively bargain.

The voting record on pages 4 and 5 covers key House and Senate votesduring the 2013 and 2014 legislative sessions.

This voting record is one of the key factors used to determine if a candidatedeserves WFSE support or endorsement.

Other important factors include leadership positions, chairmanship or seniorityon important committees, and accessibility and responsiveness to WFSE

grassroots lobbying efforts.

FOR

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RECORD

How your legislators voted on keystate employee issues in 2013 and2014


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FOR THE RECORD 2014: HOUSE

VOTE #: H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 + - %

Sherry APPLETON (D-23rd) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Steve BERGqUIST (D-11th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Brian BLAKE (D-19th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Vincent BUYS (R-42nd) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Reuven CARLYLE (D-36th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Bruce CHANDLER (R-15th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Frank CHOPP (D-43rd) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Leonard CHRISTIAN (R-4th) - - - - NM NM 0 4 0%Judy CLIBBORN (D-41st) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Eileen CODY (D-34th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Cary CONDOTTA (R-12th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Cathy DAHLqUIST (R-31st) - - - - + + 2 4 33%

Richard DEBOLT (R-20th) E - - - + - 1 4 20%

Hans DUNSHEE (D-44th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Susan FAGAN (R-9th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Jessyn FARRELL (D-46th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Jake FEY (D-27th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Joe FITZGIBBON (D-34th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Roger FREEMAN (D-30th) + + + + + E 5 0 100%

Roger GOODMAN (D-45th) + + + + E + 5 0 100%

Tami GREEN (D-28th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Mia GREGERSON (D-33rd) + + + + NM NM 4 0 100%

Cyrus HABIB (D-48th) + E + + + + 5 0 100%

Kathy HAIGH (D-35th) - + + - + + 4 2 67%

Larry HALER (R-8th) - - + - + - 2 4 33%

Drew HANSEN (D-23rd) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Mark HARGROVE (R-47th) - - - - + + 2 4 33%

Paul HARRIS (R-17th) - - + - + - 2 4 33%

Brad HAWKINS (R-12th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Dave HAYES (R-10th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Jeff HOLY (R-6th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Mike HOPE (R-44th) - - + - + + 3 3 50%

Zack HUDGINS (D-11th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Graham HUNT (R-2nd) - - - - NM NM 0 4 0%Sam HUNT (D-22nd) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Ross HUNTER (D-48th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Christopher HURST (D-31st) - + E - + + 3 2 60%

Laurie JINKINS (D-27th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Norm JOHNSON (R-14th) - - - - + + 2 4 33%

Ruth KAGI (D-32nd) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Steve KIRBY (D-29th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Brad KLIPPERT (R-8th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Linda KOCHMAR (R-30th) - - - - + + 2 4 33%

JoelKRETZ (R-7th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

DanKRISTIANSEN (R-39th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Kris LYTTON (D-40th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Drew MacEWEN (R-35th) - - - - + + 2 4 33%Chad MAGANDANZ (R-5th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Matt MANWELLER (R-13th) - - - - + + 2 4 33%

Jim MOELLER (D-49th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Dawn MORRELL (D-25th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Jeff MORRIS (D-40th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Luis MOSCOSO (D-1st) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Dick MURI (R-28th) - - - - NM NM 0 4 0%

Terry NEALEY (R-16th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Ed ORCUTT (R-20th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Timm ORMSBY (D-3rd) + + + + + + 6 0 100%Lillian ORTIZ-SELF (D-21st) + + + + NM NM 4 0 100%

Tina ORWALL (D-33rd) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Jason OVERSTREET (R-42nd)- - - - - - 0 6 0%

Kevin PARKER (R-6th) - - E E + - 1 3 25%

Eric PETTIGREW (D-37th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Liz PIKE (R-18th) - - - - + E 1 4 20%

Gerry POLLET(D-46th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Chris REYKDAL (D-22nd) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Marcus RICCELLI (D-3rd) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Mary Helen ROBERTS(D-21st) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

June ROBINSON (D-38th) + + + + NM NM 4 0 100%

Jay RODNE (R-5th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Charles ROSS (R-14th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Cindy RYU (D-32nd) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Sharon Tomiko SANTOS(D-37th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

David SAWYER (D-29th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Joe SCHMICK (R-9th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Elizabeth SCOTT (R-39th) - - - - - - 0 6 0%

Larry SEAqUIST (D-26th) - + + + + + 5 1 83%

Mike SELLS (D-38th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Tana SENN (D-41st) + + + + NM NM 4 0 100%

Matt SHEA (R-4th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Shelly SHORT (R-7th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Norma SMITH (R-10th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Larry SPRINGER (D-45th) + + + + - + 5 1 83%

Derek STANFORD (D-1st) + + + + + + 6 0 100%Monica STONIER (D-17th) + - - - + + 3 3 50%

Pat SULLIVAN (D-47th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Dean TAKKO (D-19th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Gael TARLETON (D-36th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

David TAYLOR (R-15th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Steve THARINGER (D-24th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Kevin VAN DE WEGE (D-24th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%

Brandon VICK (R-18th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Brady WALKINSHAW (D-43rd) + + + + NM NM 4 0 100%

Maureen WALSH (R-16th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

Judy WARNICK (R-13th) - - - - + - 1 5 17%

J.T. WILCOX (R-2nd) - - - - + + 2 4 33%

Sharon WYLIE (D-49th) + + + + + + 6 0 100%Jesse YOUNG (R-26th) - - - - NM NM 0 4 0%

Hans ZEIGER (R-25th) - - - - + + 2 4 33%

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FOR THE RECORD 2014: EXPLANATION OF VOTESExplanation of key votes/

roll calls used in Senate voting

record:

S1. Structured Settlements(2013)

(Second Engrossed Substitute Sen-

ate Bill 5127)

(WFSE/AFSCME opposed)In 2013, passed the Senate 30-19 on2/4/13; passed the Senate twice more,but never came to a vote in the House.Sponsored by Sen. Janea HoluistNewbry, R-13th District.Amending provisions governing struc-tured settlements (workers compen-sation) by removing age barriers andclarifying legislative intent. Removesthe 55-years-old requirement for whichinjured workers can enter into a struc-tured settlement.

Unions and advocates for theMiddle Class were unied againstthis bill Bad for workers, good

for business Settlement agreements introducea nancial incentive for prot-driven employers to pay as little aspossible for injured workers. Thesavings come directly from injuredworker benets.

A Yes vote was a Wrong vote (-); aNo vote was a Right vote (+).

S2. State Employee WellnessProgram

(Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill5811)

(WFSE/AFSCME opposed)Passed Senate 28-21 on 3/13/13; didnot come to a vote of the House.Sponsored by Sen. Rodney Tom, D/Majority Coalition - 48th District.Would have mandated a state em-ployee wellness program in a way thattook away our ability to bargain and beat the table with the state, limited op-tions for collective bargaining, and un-dermined the bargaining process. Noemployee input re: program design.Direct attack on bargaining rights.A Yes vote was a Wrong vote (-); aNo vote was a Right vote (+).

S3. 401(k) Dened Contribu-tion Bill

(Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill

5851)(WFSE/AFSCME opposed)Passed the Senate 25-22-2 on4/25/13; did not come to a vote in theHouseSponsored by Sen. Barbara Bailey,R-10th District.This bill would have created the PublicEmployees Savings Plan (401(k) plan)that would be the default if a newemployee didnt make a selection. Thisproposed PERS 4 plan would have

undermined a healthy pension system.Fiscal note assumed low participationand would harm more if more peopleparticipate. If passed the bill wouldhave inhibited the state investmentboards ability to maximize employerand employee pension contributions,which fund pension system.

Was not vetted by the SelectCommittee on Pension Policy(SCPP) -- bypassed that process Shifted all the risk onto theworker


S4. Education Funding

(Second Engrossed Substitute Sen-ate Bill 5895)(WFSE/AFSCME opposed)

Passed the Senate 25-20-4 on 6/9/13;did not come to a vote in the HouseSponsored by Sen. Andy Hill, R-45thDistrict.Stems from the McCleary decision.

Would have increased education fund-ing by cutting hundreds of millions ofdollars from human services / generalfund programs. Defunded the areaswhere caseloads will only continue togrow, and diverts the money to educa-tion.

Demonstrated the Majority Coali-tion Caucus approach to fundingeducation (robbing Peter to payPaul), drawing a contrast to theHouses approach (generating ad-ditional revenue instead of cutting)


S5. State Technology Expen-ditures (original bill passedby the Senate)

(Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill5891)

(WFSE/AFSCME opposed)This version passed the Senate 25-23-1 on 4/5/13; later improved versionpassed the Senate and House andwas signed into law by the governoron 6/28/13.Sponsored by Sen. Andy Hill, R-45thDistrict.The version that passed the Senate

the rst time exempted more workfrom the Competitive ContractingStatute. Following the original Senate Floorvote, the House killed the bill The Senate then negotiated withWFSE/AFSCME to address our objec-tions Bill then passed Senate with no op-position, and then the House with justtwo no votes.A Yes vote was a Wrong vote (-); aNo vote was a Right vote (+).

S6. Part-time Health Benets

(Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill5905)(WFSE/AFSCME opposed)

Passed the Senate 25-23-1 on4/22/13; did not come to a vote in theHouse.Sponsored by Sen. Andy Hill, R-45thDistrict.Would have dumped part-time stateworkers into the Health Benet Ex-change. At that time, the Exchangeplans hadnt been decided on, therewas no cost-comparison available, nobenet-comparison possible. Employ-ees would have lost vision and dentalcoverage.


S7. DSHS BackgroundChecks

(Substitute Senate Bill 6095)(WFSE/AFSCME supported)

Passed the Senate the rst time 47-2on 2/13/14; passed House 97-0-1 on3/5/14; signed into law by governor on3/27/14Sponsored by Sen. Jim Hargrove, D-24th District.This bill, as amended, provides a x

to the background check processfor people who work with vulnerablepopulations. Without the amendedchanges in the bill, long-time publicemployees would likely lose their jobs.The x was necessary as the resultof changes made in the backgroundcheck process over the last 4 yearsthat made state requirements morebroad than federal requirements.

WFSE initiated the amendmentthat addressed the problem.

A Yes vote was a Right vote (+); aNo vote was a Wrong vote (-).

S8. Parking and Transit Ben-ets

(Substitute House Bill 1456)(WFSE/AFSCME supported)

Passed the Senate 41-7-1 on 4/17/13;passed the House 65-31-2 on 3/5/13;signed into law by governor on 5/3/13Sponsored by Rep. Sam Hunt, D-22ndDist.

Authorizing pretax payroll deduc-tions for qualied transit and parkingbenets. Already allowable under federal IRScode Saves the state a little bit of money,saves the employee a little bit ofmoney Vote is a good representation of whomight be willing / unwilling to supporta benet for state employees, espe-cially in the saleable instance whereit saves the state money as well.A Yes vote was a Right vote (+); aNo vote was a Wrong vote (-).

Explanation of key votes/

roll calls used in House voting

record:

H1. Sick & Safe Leave

(Establishing minimum standards

for sick and safe leave from em-ployment)(Engrossed Substitute House Bill

1313)(WFSE/AFSCME supported)Passed the House 52-45-1 on 1/29/14;did not come to Senate vote.Sponsored by Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-

27th District.The bill would have established mini-mum standards for sick and safe leavefrom employment.A Yes vote was a Right vote (+); aNo vote was a Wrong vote (-).

H2. Taxpayer Protection Act

(Second Substitute House Bill 2743)(WFSE/AFSCME supported)

Passed the House 53-44-1 on 2/14/14;did not come to a Senate vote.Initiated by WFSE/AFSCME.Sponsored by Rep. Sam Hunt, D-22nd

District.Protects taxpayers by providing foraccountability and transparency ingovernment contracting and outsourc-ing.A Yes vote was a Right vote (+); aNo vote was a Wrong vote (-).

H3. Regulating InterpreterServices

(Engrossed House Bill 2617)(WFSE/AFSCME supported)

Passed the House 56-40-2 on 2/17/14;did not come to vote in Senate.

Sponsored by Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-27th District.Builds on model proven to save thestate money and create efciency bystreamlining the process for schedul-ing. Grants collective bargaining rightsto interpreters working in L&I appoint-ments and in General GovernmentMaster Contract.A Yes vote was a Right vote (+); a

No vote was a Wrong vote (-).

H4. State Tax Preferences


Passed the House 52-45-1 on 2/18/14;did not come to a vote in Senate.Sponsored by Rep. Reuven Carlyle,D-26th District.Improving scal accountability andtransparency standards with respectto state tax preferences. Authorizesthe public disclosure of certain taxinformation of publicly traded compa-nies annually claiming one or more taxpreferences in excess of $10,000, ifthe tax information was reported to theDepartment at least 24 months priorto the date of disclosure. Would havehelped in future efforts around taxpreferences.A Yes vote was a Right vote (+); aNo vote was a Wrong vote (-).

H5. PSERS expansion

(Engrossed House Bill 1923)

(WFSE/AFSCME supported)Passed the House 94-3-1 on 3/8/13;did not come to a vote in the Senate.Sponsored by Rep. Timm Ormsby, D-

3rd District.Authorizing membership in the Wash-ington Public Safety EmployeesRetirement System (PSERS).Employees of the Washington StateDepartment of Social and Health Ser-vices who provide direct care, custody,or safety in state institutions includingthe Juvenile Rehabilitation Administra-tion, the Mental Health hospitals, theChild Study and Treatment Center,the Special Commitment Center, andResidential sites serving developmen-tally disabled patients or offenderswould have been eligible for member-ship in the Public Safety Employees

Retirement System (PSERS).A Yes vote was a Right vote (+); aNo vote was a Wrong vote (-).

H6. Parking and Transit Ben-ets


Passed the House 65-31-2 on 3/5/13;passed Senate 41-7-1 on 4/17/13;governor signed into law 5/3/13.Sponsored by Rep. Sam Hunt, D-22ndDistrict.Authorizing pretax payroll deduc-

tions for qualied transit and parkingbenets. Already allowable under federal IRScode Saves the state a little bit of money,saves the employee a little bit ofmoney Vote is a good representation of whomight be willing / unwilling to supporta benet for state employees, espe-cially in the saleable instance whereit saves the state money as well.A Yes vote was a Right vote (+); aNo vote was a Wrong vote (-).


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IN MEMORIAM


WFSE/AFSCME Howard Ocobock Memorial

FAMILY CAMPOUTSept. 12-14, 2014

Environmental Learning Center near Goldendale

at Brooks Memorial State ParkBrooks Memorial State Park is a 700-acre, year-round camping park locatedbetween the barren hills of the south

Yakima Valley and the lodgepole pineforests of the Simcoe Mountains. Thepark provides a variety of natural envi-ronments for visitors to enjoy.

The WFSE/AFSCME Members Only Ben-ets Committee and the WFSE/AFSCME

Statewide Executive Board invite all WFSE/

AFSCME members and their families tocome to this fun, overnight get-together atone of the most beautiful state parks main-tained by members of Parks Local 1466.

Check-in begins on Friday at 1pm.

Cabins have been reserved. WFSE/AFSCME will pay the $11 per night camp fee for mem-bers; members pay for any family or guests. Brooks Memorial has 7 cabins that sleep 10.With prior approval, tents and RVs may be allowed (NOTE: limit 3 RV electrical hook-ups).

Lodge and recreation hall with fully equipped kitchen available for meals. Bring yourown food for breakfast and lunch.

Saturday night BBQ with hotdogs, hamburgers, condiments and chips provided. Eachfamily should bring one main dish to serve eight, plus a salad or dessert.

What is not provided: sleeping bags or bedding materials; kitchen linens and dish-washing supplies; rewood; rst aid equipment; recreational equipment.

Activities: Nine miles of hiking trails; Large outdoor Briquette BBQ Campre ring; Fish-ing on the Little Klickitat River; Volleyball court, basketball court, and softball eld;

Goldendale Observatory offers special interpretive programs and stargazing (13 milessouth in Goldendale); and Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge replica (25 miles southoverlooking the Columbia River)

No pets are permitted.

QUESTIONS? Contact Tavie Smith at 1-800-562-6002 [email protected]

Register online at WFSE.org > Member Resources > Family Campouts

Hiking

Fishing on rivers

Stargazing

Street City State Zip

( ) ( )

Home phone Cell Phone Home e-mail address

LOCAL#:

Deadline to register: Aug. 20, 2014This campout requires a minimum number of campers. In the event the minimum isnt reached, you will be refunded your money.

NAME

How many family members or guests will yoube bringing? ____________

What activities are you interested in?

Interpretive Center

Volleyball

Basketball

Please enclose $11 for each family member or guest youll be bringing. Make checks out to WFSE/AFSCME.

Mail this form to: WFSE/AFSCME Campouts, 1212 Jefferson St SE #300, Olympia WA 98501

Deadline to register:Aug. 20, 2014

Washington Federation of State Employees AFSCME Council 28 AFL-CIO www.wfse.org

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WFSE Spring

SHARED LEAVE

REQUESTS

If youve been approved toreceive shared leave by youragency or institution, you can

place a notice here and on-line. Please include a contact

in your agency, usually in hu-

man resources, for donors tocall. E-mail the editor at [email protected]. Or call 1-800-562-

6002.

H. Pat Dudley, a childhoodspecialist 1 at Tacoma Com-munity College, is in need ofshared leave while recoveringfrom surgery and extensivecomplications from Stage 2lung cancer. Contact: LeanneFoster, (253) 566-5079.

Elvia Garcia,a nancial ser -vices specialist 3 with DSHS

in Moses Lake and a mem-ber of Local 1299, has comedown with shingles and is inneed of shared leave. Con-tact: Nancy Cornwell, (509)685-5604.

Chevy Zarate,a nancial ser -vices specialist 3 with DSHSfrom Moses Lake (DSHS CSDCustomer Service ContactCenter East Childcare Team)and a member of Local 1299,has been approved for sharedleave because of a serioushealth condition and upcom-

ing surgery. Contact: your hu-man resource ofce.

Margie Kemrer, a medicalassistance specialist 3 withthe Health Care Authority inOlympia and a member of Lo-cal 443, has been approvedfor shared leave as she recov-ers from injuries suffered in acar accident. Contact: PaulaWilliamson, (360) 725-3805.

Rhonda Riley,a custodianwith housekeeping at Harbor-view Medical Center in Seattleand a member of Local 1488,

is in need of shared leave asshe recovers from knee re-placement surgery. Contact:Kim Francis, (206) 744-9229.

Janet Karnas-Holst,aWorkrst program specialistwith DSHS in Chehalis anda member of Local 862, hasbeen approved for sharedleave because of shouldersurgery. Contact: your humanresource ofce.

Myrl Weaver, a CommunityCorrections ofcer 2 with theDepartment of Corrections inYakima and a member of Lo-cal 1326, died suddenly April21. He was 61.

A memorial service was heldApril 29 for Greg Pernu,amaintenance technician 2 atWashington State University-Puyallup and a member ofLocal 53. Pernu, 58, died April18.

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Amazing!Recent snapshots from the WFSE Spring campaignto engage and involve all members in the importanteffort to support our contracts and protect programs.

1 Local 1488Shop Steward

Chris Holmer,agardener lead at theUniversity of Wash-ington, signed up thethree new gardenersin his shop as fullunion members.Its very important

that the new em-ployees know aboutthe union protec-tions weve gainedthrough our unioncontract, Chrissays.

2 Member activists fromBellingham Locals

1381 and 1060gatheredrecently for FOX (FieldOrganizing Committees)leader training as part ofthe WFSE Spring initiative.

3 WFSE Spring FOX Member JanetHayes,a Consolidated InstitutionalBusiness Services (CIBS) CentralOfce employee in Pierce County,recently signed up Dennis Esoco-barto be a new union member. Ja-net says its time for everyone to getinvolved and win economic dignity.

Members from Walla Walla and theTri-Cities took part in the recentContinuing Steward Education/WFSE Spring training. From left:Kent Bigler, Local 1253, Tri-Cities,DSHS; and from DSHS and WallaWalla Local 396 Anna Jordan, OlgaSanchezand Veronica Sandau.

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The WFSE Spring team wouldbe glad to come to your worksiteor local meeting to explain whyyour participation can play a keyrole in the important work to build

strong contracts and other goals:

Seattle/Smokey Point:Anne-Marie Cavanaugh, [email protected], (206) 525-5363 Tacoma: Sean Dannen, [email protected], (253) 581-4402 Olympia/Vancouver: PerryGordon, [email protected], (360)786-1303 Yakima: Phedra quincey, [email protected], (509) 452-9855 Spokane: Rick Nesbitt, [email protected], (509) 326-4422 WFSE/AFSCME VolunteerMember Organizer CoordinatorPam Carl: [email protected]

Contact us about

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MEMBERS IN ACTION

Workers Memorial Day 2014Workers Memorial Day is

one day a year when the AFL-CIO and AFSCME pay specialtribute to the men and womenwho are killed on the job.

At Western State Hospitalin Lakewood April 28, Lo-

cal 793 members gathered toremember those killed andinjured on the job and ghtlike hell for the living.

WFSE/AFSCME CouncilRepresentative Sean Dannenaddressed attendees beforeleading them on a walkthrough a eld of signs repre-senting the number of injuredworkers this past year atWestern State Hospital (WSH)and the Child Study andTreatment Center (CSTC).

Here at Local 793, weobserve additionally, thoseworkers are injured on the

job, Dannen said. This pastyear, 313 workers reportedworker assaults (233 at WSHand 59 at CSTC).

Caring for the mentallyill is a dangerous job. Its formany, our lifes work. We love

our jobs. We need to be able toperform our work in a safety-conscious workplace. Thereare changes to be made.

We demand a cultureof safety a culture wherereporting is rewarded andteaching moments found.

Those numbers (313)represent real people.

A solemn march marked the Workers Memorial Day observance April 28 at Western State Hospital.

VIDEO ONLINE

http://www.wfse.org/local-793-work-ers-memorial-day-at-western-state-hospital/

The coalition effort to bring great-er transparency and accountabilityin how the University of Washingtonruns the King County-owned Har-borview Medical Center came before

the county councils Committee of theWhole April 16.We believe the upcoming Har-

borview contract negotiations (theagreement under which the UW runsthe hospital on Seattles First Hill)between the UW and the county willafford us and the other unions the op-portunity to improve our relationshipwith the UW and probably improveyour relationship with the UW aswell, WFSE/AFSCME ExecutiveDirector Greg Devereux told the com-mittee.

The committee and the full councilare considering a formal motion guid-

Union coalition calls on King County Council

to reform Harborview Medical Centering those negotiations that will deter-mine if the UW continues to run thecounty hospital. The UW uses Harbor-view as a teaching hospital, account-ing for 25 percent to 40 percent of its

program on such invaluable skills astrauma care.It was the latest example where

the union used its know-how to advo-cate for employees and the communityin venues it might not traditionallyappear.

The snowballing movement is allabout ensuring quality patient careand making sure the UW follows thecountys values on how to treat its em-ployees. The coalition recently got theUW to reverse its proposed closure ofseveral Harborview critical care clin-ics.

We look forward to being a

partner with all of you as we gothrough our negotiations, Commit-tee of the Whole Chair Jane Haguetold Devereux, the Federations RodPalmquist and Cleeesther Thomas and

representatives from SEIU.We want to make sure that theculture of care continues.

Our concerns are that we want tohave our patients have good care andfor the employees to feel good (aboutworking there), Thomas said after thehearing. Thomas worked at Harbor-view for 44 years.

In his testimony, Devereux pre-sented the committee with a previousset of recommendations from February2014 and the new Federation-authoredcomprehensive 276-page Report onWFSE-University of Washington Rela-tions.

Devereux said there are three keyasks as the council negotiates withthe UW over who and how Harbor-view is run:

Strengthening and reformingHarborviews governance structure.

Promoting scal transparencyand accountability regarding Harbor-view as a component within the broad-er UW Medicine system.

Limiting the UW and Harbor-views unilateral authority to oversee

collective bargaining.Councilmember Dave Upthegroveraised the very real possibility withDevereux that the county may openup Harborview to a range of potentialproviders beyond the UW.

Both parties gain a lot but I thinkits always useful to look at alterna-tives and see if there is something thatwould be better for the community,Devereux told Upthegrove.

After all, for all of us, this is aboutpeople served. So if somebody else cando it better, I would think that youdwant to take a look at that.

The King County Council (left) listens to testimony from WFSE/AFSCME Ex-

ecutive Director Greg Devereux (speaking, right) and Rod Palmquist, WFSE/

AFSCMEs higher education strategic coordinator.

STEWARDS IN ACTION IN SPOKANE.Member Educator Dianne Womack(Local 782) makes a point at SpokaneStewards in Action training. More and well-trained stewards is a goal of the union, such as at the most recent Stew-ards in Action training April 25 and 26 in Spokane, where WFSE/AFSCME Council Representative trainers were Greg

Davis, Jacqui Tucker, Kandys Dygertand Rick Nesbitt.

STEWARDS IN ACTION TRAINING. Olympia Field Ofce, April 25.

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