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EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28AFL-CIO

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Its about our strong contracts

Bargaining updates online:wfse.org >COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

This is the key month for bargaining oncompensation and health care. Here andon page 8 is a roundup from all WFSE/AF-SCME tables -- facts to inform and photosto inspire.

The states latest salary survey shows that the pay of 81percent of state employees lags behind market rates.

Thats according to an analysis of the complicatedreport by the state Ofce of Financial Management.

Those 81 percent of state employees are paid below

market rate counterparts in the private and public sectors,in-state and out-of-state.And its not just us saying that its in the mainstream

media, too. The Olympian carried a story in early July(http://www.theolympian.com/2014/07/04/3211883/gap-between-state-workers-and.html).

WFSE/AFSCME has made sure that jarring statistic isntswept under the rug. It should be a factor in negotiations oncompensation at General Government and Higher Educationbargaining.

Report: Huge pay

gap still remains

Local 1556, Department of Transportation, Port Angeles.

Community College members alerted

about totally unacceptable pay offer

T

he rst real negotia-

tions on compensationat any WFSE/AFSCME

bargaining table came July 10and 11 in the Community Col-lege Coalition.

This is the bargainingteam from 12 CommunityColleges.

The team sent an urgentupdate and call to action aftermanagement presented itseconomic package.

Their initial compensa-tion package was totally unac-ceptable and your team toldthem so, the team said in itsalert to Community Collegemembers.

We are holding ourground.

The team called on mem-

bers at the campuses acrossthe state to build on the ItsCOLA Time contract solidar-ity events.

Together, we must bewilling to show our strength,the Community College Co-alition Bargaining Team said.

This is the importantwork that together we mustdo because the quality ofservices for our students isdirectly affected by how Clas-sied Staff are treated.

Meanwhile, on non-economic articles, the teamreached tentative agreementon 32 articles with no take-aways and with some gains. Community College Coalition Bar-

gaining Team sends the alert.

Members are sharing their

photos showing support forstrong contracts with cost -of-

living-adjustments (COLAs).If a pictures worth a thousandwords, youre saying volumes.Throughout this edition, see

just a few of the many photossent in.For all the latest Its COLA

time and other photosyouve sent in to supportstrong contracts, go to:

http://www.wfse.org/its-cola-time/Send us your photos. You

can email them to us at col-or69dud@photos.fickr.com;

or post them to Facebook or

Twitter and tag us @WF-

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The WFSE/AFSCME-led Health Care Coalition of state employeeunions bargains on the next Health Care Agreement Aug. 5 inOlympia and Aug. 21 at the Thurston County Fairgrounds in

Lacey.WFSE/AFSCMEs wave of Contract Solidarity Events will now

amp up to achieve a fair Health Care Agreement, too. The Health CareCoalition has been the table where the percentage of premiums you payhas been negotiated. If that pattern continues, the agreement wouldaffect that percentage share in calendar years 2016 and 2017. This is not

to be confused with the calendar year 2015 premium rates the PublicEmployees Benets Board was scheduled to adopt July 23.See why, page 2.

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IN MEMORIAM

Yakima Local 1326 mem-ber Robert Masters, an ac-tive Human Services Policy

Committee delegate whostarted at Ahtanum View Cor-rections Center and who had

once been a temporary Fed-eration eld representative,died June 7.

Masters, a support en-forcement ofcer 2 in Yakima,was 42. Funeral services

were June 12.Bobby never met a

stranger, according to hisofcial obituary. He could(and would) talk to anyone

about anything. In fact, if youhad a conversation with him,he would probably bring up

something embarrassing youdid ages ago and make fun ofyou all over again. His quick

wit and lack of a lter madeit impossible for him to passup an opportunity for a goodlaugh.

The Public Employees Benets Board on July 23was scheduled to adopt premium ratesfor next year,2015.

(The July 23 vote came after this newspaper went to

press; get an update on the nal outcome at wfse.org.)The board previewed what those ratesmight

look like July 16.These straight-dollar amounts mirror the 15

percent employee premium share negotiated lastyear in the current Health Care Agreement that tookeffect this July 1.

The draft plan previewed July 16 shows slightdecreases in premiums for Group Health Classic,

Hero answers the callOakridge Group Home members instinctssave troubled callers life

Instead, she saved the lifeof the man on the other end ofthe line.

Oakridge is home forabout 16 youthful offendersin the DSHS JuvenileRehabilitation system. It sitsnext to the Western StateHospital campus.

But that morning, somewires got crossed.

Beard, a secretary senior1, got the crisis call that hadnothing to do with youthful

Vania Beardcould have said, Sorry,

wrong number when the call came into her desk at Oakridge Group Home

in Lakewood.

offenders..The man told Beard he

wanted to kill himself to getto the next life, OakridgeAdministrator Tony Bowiesaid.

Beard had been a securityofcer at another state youthoffender facility, the now-closed Maple Lane School inThurston County. Beard used

that experience with acutementally ill juvenile offenders-- and her instincts -- to try to

talk the man down.Vania resorted to her

knowledge of the Bible andtold the man taking your ownlife does not allow you to live

peacefully on the other side,Bowie said.

I told him suicide wasnot the way to go to achievethe peace he was looking for,Beard said.

Her calm actions worked.The suicidal man stayed onthe line.

For more than an hour,Beard listened, trying to getclues to where the man was.Turns out he was just downthe street from the grouphome.

She alerted SecurityOfcer Marion Blannon-Clark to call the LakewoodPolice.

Beard says this teameffort by the Local 793members helped police locatethe suicidal caller. The ofcersgot him help.

She took a phone call she

could easily have passed to acrisis line, Bowie said.

Because of her quickthinking, she saved a life andits because of her personalityand who she is.

Vania Beard (Local 793) at her desk a few weeks after the fateful call came in.

PEBB sets 2015 premium rates with slight increases for UniformMedical Plan Classic and all otherplans. But that might not be thenal outcome. Check wfse.org forupdates on the nal rates.

The board was also set to

consider changes to coverage inthe UMP for: temporomandibularjoint; home health services;circumcision; genetic testing;orthotics to prevent complicationsassociated with diabetes; and

massage therapy visits to exceed one hour whenmedical criteria are met.

The PEBB was also set to vote that effectiveJan. 1, 2015, the UMP will cover mental health

services and hormonal therapy for enrollees with adiagnosis of gender dysphoria.

The PEBB action on premiums shouldnt beconfused with the Health Care Bargaining startingthis month. If recent patterns continue there, the

2015-2017 Health Care Agreement would set thepercentage shareof state employee premium costs incalendar years 2016 and 2017.

Its a little confusing: For a number of actuarialand scal reasons, state employee health benetscover calendar years; but theyre determined by theHealth Care Agreement and state budgets that are onscal year/biennial budget cycles that start July 1.

So, the health care negotiations youll be hearingabout this month dont affect 2015 premium rates.

The Federation June 23 beganairing a 60-second radio commercialwith Local 443 Employment SecurityDepartment member Ginger Bernethyexplaining the value of state publicservice, collective bargaining and howunions raise the standard of living inour communities.

The new radio spot came thesame day the Olympia Kiwanis clubhonored the Federation with an awardfor its co-sponsorship of the SouthSound regions Harbor Days Festivalduring Labor Day Weekend.

So, much like the Kiwanis,our union members are dedicatedto community and public service

WFSE/AFSCME unveils new radio ad on same day

Kiwanis honors unions community service

and they work very hard to keepour communities safe, healthy andthriving, Federation CommunityOrganizer Brandon Anderson toldthe service organization in a specialpresentation after the award.

The radio ad spotlights how

state employees, the union andcollective bargaining combine toraise the standard of living in all ourcommunities.

My union membershipstrengthens even further thiscommitment to public service,Bernethy (Local 443) says.

Union support gives voice todedicated public employees to ensurequality services for kids, the elderly

and other state-supported programs.Our collective bargaining rightshelp us to attract and keep goodworkers who fulll their duties withdedication, skill and efciency. This isour pact with you, the taxpayer.

Listen to the commercial at: http://www.wfse.org/radio-ad-gg-contract-campaign/

WFSE/AFSCME Community Organizer Bran-

don Anderson,at his June 23 presentation

to the Olympia Kiwanis, holds up the window

clings local businesses (known as the Friends

of WFSE) are displaying to show their support

for state employee customers.

Union E-Board

member Katie

Nelson (left),

and WFSE/AF-

SCMEs Tim

Welch accept

the Kiwanis

award.

H E H E

H E H E

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UNION NEWS

Outsourcing Watchis a

project of the WFSE/AFSCME

Skilled Labor and Trades

Committee.http://www.wfse.org/get-involved/skilled-labor-

and-trades/

https://www.facebook.com/WFSE.Skilled.

Labor.and.Trades

Acurrent Outsourc-ing Watchprojectfeatures a sense of

dj vu at North CascadesGateway Center in Sedro-Woolley, former home of the

now-closed Northern StateHospital.But alert members of Lo-

cal 476 have made their voicesheard.

There Local 476s smallbut dedicated group of De-partment of Enterprise Servic-es members is reaching out totheir neighbors and decisionmakers to keep the historiccampus in the protective careof the state.

Common sense not out-sourcing is the foundation oftheir campaign.

The hospital closed in1973, but the state has usedthe site to house many otherprograms or earn revenuefrom other tenants.

And keeping this entireinfrastructure in workingorder are the former GeneralAdministration, now DES,workers.

But now a trio of local gov-

ernments has an interlocalagreement that many fearwill outsource the NorthCascades Gateway Center to

Why all members of WFSE/AFSCME should care

about the outsourcing of

North Cascades Gateway

Center: Because if it happens

there, outsourcing of othervital services could be next. In this case, the center on

the grounds of the formerNorthern State Hospital isoperating in the black. Local

476 members work on allthe buildings is exemplary.However adequate funds

How a small local is using common sense

to counter hand-over of historic campus

Will the public be well served by a possible handover of the historic North Cascades Gateway Center in Sedro-Woolley?

Local 476 members and WFSE/AFSCME Outsourcing Watch dont think so.

Three local gov-

ernments blue-print could lead tothe outsourcingtakeover of statesNorth CascadesGateway Center

utsourcing

WatchIf you see possible out-sourcing of state programs,facilities or work, tellWFSE/AFSCMEs Out-sourcing Watch.

Go to:http://www.wfse.org/out-

sourcing-watch/

to download a form or usean online form to give usdetails about any possibleoutsourcing you suspect.

Its about transparencyand accountability.

QUESTIONS? Jeanine Liv-ingston, WFSE/AFSCMEscontract compliance man-ager, 1-800-562-6002

jeaninel@wfse.org

someone else.They appear to be fol-

lowing the blueprint used bya Port Townsend-sanctionedgroup last year when theytook over virtual control ofFort Worden State Park.

This new plan fromSkagit County, the City ofSedro-Woolley and the Port ofSkagit will evaluate potentialfor redevelopment of the for-mer hospital campus that isnow North Cascades GatewayCenter.

savvy from being there everyday.

So Local 476 and theWFSE/AFSCME Outsourc-ing Watchproject intend tovoice a plan of action and acommon sense solution:

With concerns that DESintends to just hand over thecampus, WFSE/AFSCMEmembers and staff have em-barked on a campaign to saveand preserve this treasure ofthe state.

Our dedicated Local 476DES members have insteadproposed a reinvestmentstrategy to keep the build-ings in great shape and in the

states hands.This is a common-sense

alternative to the proposedoutsourcing of North Cas-cades Gateway Center.

Its one that recognizesthat the tenant leases alreadygenerate revenue to keep thefacility in the black.

The union alternative alsoacknowledges that prospec-tive tenants continue makinginquiries.

havent been made avail-able to maintain the campus

despite that prot. The his-toric buildings designed bythe Olmsted brothers are in

sore need of renovations.Many were not properlymothballed when the state

closed the hospital 41 yearsago. Despite that management

decision all those years ago,Local 476 members havekept the overall campus vi-

brant, attractive to tenantsand protable for the public.

BACKGROUND FOR YOU

To WFSE/AFSCME and es-pecially Local 476 members,that sounds like outsourcingof the campus operations andmaintenance. And with it thejobs and expertise of the Local476 members.

The local government blue-

print may overlook frontlineworkers negotiated right tochallenge outsourcing be-cause these Department ofEnterprise Services membershave the knowledge and

SHOP STEWARD

CORNER

The Steward Corner is aplace set aside in this news-paper to communicate to ourmembers and stewards.

We would love to hearfrom you with contract ques-tions, victories in the workplace and stories of praiseabout your steward.

So if you have a story youwould like to share pleasewrite it up and send it toTim@wfse.org.

Tell us the stories aboutyour shop steward who

fought for you or your ofce.Give them praise for their

hard work as stewards.Dont be shy, just a short

story would encourage so

Shop Steward Con-

ference registration

closes Aug. 13

Dont forget, the reg-istration deadline for the

WFSE/AFSCME ShopSteward Conference is

Aug. 13. Registration,housing and travel re-quests are due that day.

Dont delay: The rst

250 stewards who registerget into the conference and that may be before

Aug. 13.The conference will

be Sept. 6-7 at the Seatac

Doubletree Hotel.WFSE/AFSCME picks

up meals and Saturday

night lodging; other lodg-ing or meal requirementsare a personal expense or

at the expense of the at-

tendees local.Register online at: http://www.wfse.org/steward-center/shop-steward-con-

ference-2014/

OUR CONTRACTS MATTER FOR SHOP STEWARDS.WFSE/AFSCME members like those at Yakima Valley School in Se-

lah (above) are wearing AFSCME Green this summer to build support for a strong contract. And those contracts include

members rights to have a union shop steward to protect their contract rights -- as well as rights empowering stewards.

What the Shop

Steward Corner

tool is all about:

many of our members andmake your steward feel ap-

preciated.Not every steward can

be selected as steward of theyear but every steward is ap-preciated!

If you have stories or ques-tions about the negotiated col-

utsourcing

Watch

STEWARDCENTER

wfse.org

lective bargaining agreementor the process used to negoti-ate the contract language wewould love to hear from youalso.

We will get you an an-swer and possibly share yourarticle in the Steward Corner.

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FACES OF OUR FUTURE: 2014 WFSE/AFSCME Scholars

Norm Schut ScholarsThis years recipients of the $1,000 Norm Schut Scholarships (namedafter WFSE/AFSCMEs rst executive director) are:

This years recipient of the $2,500 Younglove &Coker Scholarship (funded through a generousgrant from our outside legal rm, Younglove &

Coker):

Younglove & Coker Scholar

Union Plus ScholarAnd one of WFSE/AFSCMEs own wonone of the national AFL-CIO Union PlusScholarships for $1,000:

To check for upcoming scholarships for next year,

go to:wfse.org > MEMBER RESOURCES > Scholar-ship Information (http://www.wfse.org/member-

resources/scholarship-info/).

MOREONLINE

Maria BuanITS ABOUT THE

AMERICAN DREAM.The Buan family came to Amer-

ica from The Philippines about10 years ago. Marias parentswere strong union members

there. Still, college was prettymuch a dream out of reach forMiddle Class families there.

But its different here: Theyregrateful for the value WFSE/AF-SCME places on education for

members and their families.

Here, everyone has a chance.-- Margarita Buan,praising the scholarship awarded to her

daughter that shows the unions emphasis on opportunity

Maria Buan(left) with mother Margarita Buan,a Local 793

member who provides food services to patients at Western State

Hospital in Lakewood. Maria graduated this June from Curtis

High School in University Place with a 3.96 grade point average.

Shell attend the University of Washington to nish the bachelors

degree work she began as a high school Running Start student.

Her career goal: to become a physicians assistant focused on

family care.

Karl Larsen

I proudly say my parents workfor the state, in Juvenile Rehabili-tation. I denitely feel their workmatters.

-- Karl Larsen,WFSE/AFSCME scholar, when asked what he

tells those who may not know the difference his parents make

Karl Larsen(at left), the son of Joy Larsen (Local 843), a

secretary-senior at Woodinville Group Home, and Robert Larsen

(Local 341), a juvenile rehabilitation security ofcer 1 at Echo

Glen Childrens Center in Snoqualmie. His parents help youthful

offenders get back on the straight and narrow. He graduated from

Kenmores Inglemoor High School in June where he was enrolled

in the International Baccalaureate Program. Hes taking his inter-

est in problem solving to pursue a civil engineering degree at the

University of Washington.

ITS ABOUT HARD WORK.Karl says hes proud to repre-sent what it takes to win thisprestigious union scholarship.

That includes taking a batteryof tests even with a broken armfrom varsity soccer -- and start-

ing a new job at Seattles SpaceNeedle to add college funds.

Antonio GallegosAntonio Gallegos(at right), a disability determination adjudicator

with DSHS in (Local 443). Hell pursue masters degrees in either

social work or criminal justice.

ITS ABOUT COMMITMENT.For Gallegos, an 18-year state employee, the union scholarshipis a way up, not a way out. Hes committed to state service. One

day, he would like to start a non-prot to help Wounded War-riors apply for Social Security disability benets.

I am very appreciative of thisunion benet.-- Antonio Gallegos

Ashlee IversonAshlee Iverson(at left), with mother Heather Iverson,a social

worker with DSHS Home and Community Services in Everett

(Local 948). Ashlee graduated this year from Marysville-Getchell

High School/International School of Communications. She will at-

tend Everett Community College to carry on the degree work she

started in the Running Start program. Her career goal: to become

a physical therapist.

ITS ABOUT AFFORDABILITY.According to the Seattle Times (6/4/14): Tuition and fees atcolleges and universities historically have risen faster than theprices of most goods and services. In the past decade, that pace

has quickened even further.

College is really expensive. This isa great opportunity and Im happyto get it.

-- Ashlee Iverson

Tali Smith, whose husband Justin

Smithis a social services specialist 2

at the DSHS Capitol Hill Community

Service Ofce in Seattle. Tali Smith

is working towards a law degree fromSeattle University. Shes already us-

ing her legal skills to help disadvan-

taged populations. Her husband, a

new WFSE/AFSCME shop steward,

urged her to apply. I think its great

the union provides a lot of benets

and support to members, she says.

Tali Smith

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END OF AN ERA

Gladys Burbank retiresCalled the unions No. 1 Organizer, her 36-yearcommitment to members only grew stronger

Gladys Burbank (seated center, in yellow)

with friends and colleagues at her retire-

ment reception on her last day with WFSE/

AFSCME, June 30.

Burbank outside union headquarters

a week before her retirement.

Gladys Burbank,theunions Number One Orga-nizer who empowered, edu-cated, trained and defendedthe rights of Federation mem-bers for more than 36 years,retired June 30.

Its rare anyone works fora union, let alone the Federa-tion, for 36 1/2 years. Whydid Burbank stick it out?

Because I believed init, Burbank said during aninterview a week before herretirement.

Im committed to work-ing for employee rights. Ifound the job overall very re-warding, very challenging.

In the long run, I got asmuch out of it as I gave it.

She was honored at a recep-

tion in Olympia the day ofher retirement. Members andcolleagues new and old werethere, like former ExecutiveDirector George Masten,whoremembered Burbank as

a modest

trailblazer one who actu-ally wrote an award-winningbook on career developmentfor members.

She didnt write TakingCharge of Your Careerin 1990for the glory, but to supportthe hopes and dreams ofthousands of ofce profes-sionals. Many were women

and minorities, whostill faced roadblocksto advancement instate service.

Burbank heldmany positionswith the union

over the years, the mostrecent as director of PublicEmployment Relations Com-mission (PERC) activities. Inthat role she became moresavvy in the law than mostlawyers as she preserved stateemployees rules and rightsduring the transition to full-scope collective bargainingand beyond.

Current Executive Direc-tor Greg Devereux,who asked

Burbank to step into thatrole, presented Burbank withan honorary law degreeat her retirement reception.Devereux called Burbankpersistent and dogged andalways prepared.

She is a little can ofwhoop-ass, Devereux said.

Another attorney ex-

plained why.I dont know anybody

whos more dedicated to theinterests of the membershipthan Gladys, I really dont,said Ed Younglove, the unions

longtime outside attor-ney.

Thats just the wayGladys goes shes justvery giving and kind,said former colleagueMary Donnelly. (Donnellyretired as the longest-serving staffer in WFSE/AFSCME history, justahead of Burbank.)

Gladys Burbank didnt

workjust one job, but severalin her time with the Federa-tion.

She built an educationand training program that gavemembers practical informa-tion they could actually use asunion activists. That came af-ter about 18 months as a proj-ect organizer for AFSCME,working mostly on Federa-tion (also known as Council

28) campaigns. Then in Mayof 1979, Masten hired her asWFSE/AFSCMEs educationcoordinator.

As organizingdirectorthrough most of the 1980sand 1990s, she over-saw several winningcampaigns that grew

and strengthenedmembers voices. Thatincluded efforts at theUniversity of Wash-ington, HarborviewMedical Center, Com-munity Correctionsand Human Services.

By the time of theHuman Services cam-paign, Burbank hadno organizing staff.So she used rank-and-le members ontemporary time-loss.It worked.

They did a verygood job in demonstratingto their co-workers through-out the state the value of theunion..., Burbank said.

Membership actuallygrew to higher levels than atthe time of a bitter 1988 decer-tication election and the lossof 3,000 state prison members.

We were fortunate inthat we were able to stop thatdownward spiral, Burbanksaid. We didnt lose otherbargaining units and we wereable to gain membership thatbrought us back up to that

level.She refuses to take credit

for those successes. Othersdispute her modesty.

Gladys is the NumberOne organizer of Council 28,former union President CarolDotlichsaid.

Later, she was director ofpersonnel board activitiesbeforebecoming PERC activities direc-tor.Those two jobs combinedran from the late 1990s to herretirement. Three successesstood out to her:

First-ever civil servicerights (with some limits) forHigher Education temporary work-

ers. Horse Racing Commission

workers winning full rights. And just days before

retirement, the UW Special Paysettlement.

HER FINAL VICTORY.Burbank with UW Trades

workers after a judge in December 2012 upheld

their special pay. But the dispute didnt end until

days before Burbank retired. A June 27 settle-

ment ended six years of needless delays as the

UW led appeal after appeal.

HORSE RACING COMMISSION. Burbank (second from left) at Emerald Downswith the people who keep horse racing on the up and up in August 2001 after

their decisive victory for fundamental state employee rights. These employees

were dedicated and committed to the ght and they stuck it through to the very

end and it was because of that, that organizing drive did not fail, Burbank said.

AUTHOR, AUTHOR! Rolled out at the

1990 WFSE/AFSCME Convention in

Spokane, Burbanks career develop-

ment manual was part of the Human

Services organizing effort. In May

1993, she handed 10 copies to Bill

Moore, director of the then-new Em-

ployment Security Career Assistance

Center. The book went on to win a

special labor communications award.

A STELLAR CAREER. Trained as a teacher in her native Pennsylvania, Burbank didnt get to use

those skills until coming to the Federation. Ironically, in this year of WFSE/AFSCMEs successful

WFSE Spring effort, Gladys Burbank is living proof that being an active union member does make

a difference, for strong contracts and respect. She, too, started as a public employee who realized

too much was at stake, became a full-edged member and carried the message to others. As a

social worker, rst in Philadelphia and later, Florida, shed seen the value of a union and having a

voice at work. AFSCME leaders noticed her grassroots organizing skills and recommended her for a

job with the union when she decided to move to Washington in 1977. The rest is history.

See more photos from Gladys

Burbanks retirement reception on

the unions ickr channel: https://

www.ickr.com/photos/wfse/

sets/72157645454764262/

After all that, how wouldGladys Burbank sum up hertime in the union?

She started out naveand innocent and over 36years, she has become wiser,hopefully more accomplishedand is as equally commit-ted to ghting for workersrights, she said.

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UNION NEWS

WFSE/AFSCME Washington State EmployeePage 6 August 2014

MEMBERS ONLY BENEFITS SPOTLIGHT OF THE MONTH

WFSE/AFSCME Howard Ocobock Memorial

FAMILY CAMPOUTSept. 12-14, 2014

Environmental Learning Center near Goldendale

at Brooks Memorial State Park

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

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

opeiu8/acioSoftball

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. Each

family 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 tavies@wfse.org

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

Deadline to register:

Aug. 20, 2014

Brooks Memorial State Park is a 700-acre, year-round camping park locatedbetween the barren hills of the southYakima Valley and the lodgepole pineforests of the Simcoe Mountains. Thepark provides a variety of natural envi-ronments for visitors to enjoy.

MEMBERS ONLY BENEFITS

SHARED LEAVE

REQUESTS

If youve been approved toreceive shared leave by your

agency or institution, you canplace 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 tim@

wfse.org. Or call 1-800-562-6002.

Harmon Ornbaun,a con-struction and maintenanceproject specialist at Fort

Worden State Park in PortTownsend and a member ofLocal 1466, has been ap-

proved for shared leave. Con-tact: Your human resource

ofce.

Robin Hodgins,a mainte-nance mechanic at Green

Hill School in Chehalis anda member of Local 862, hasbeen approved for shared

leave. Contact: Your humanresource ofce.

Leslie Howard, a social ser-vices specialist 3 with DSHSin Tacoma and a member of

Local 53, is still in need ofshared leave as she contin-ues under a doctors care for

an extreme intestinal com-plication. She is out of leaveand is desperate for shared

leave. Contact: Your human

resource ofce.

Diane Wells, a DD case

resource manager from theDSHS Developmental Dis-abilities Administration (DDA)

and a member of Local 948 inEverett, is in need of sharedleave because of a serious

medical condition. Contact:Lisa Bonorden, (206) 366-6716 or boal300@dshs.

wa.gov.Denise Auve, a laundry

worker 1 at Western StateHospital in Lakewood and amember of Local 793, is in

need of shared leave to coverher time off work to covermedical treatments for a re-

cent lengthy illness. Contact:Janet Bowers, (360) 756-2519or your local human resource

ofce.

Rebecca Ashby,a social ser-

vices specialist 3 with DSHSin Seattle and a member ofLocal 843, has been out of

work since May recoveringfrom a stroke and is in need ofshared leave. Contact: Sandy

Gump, (206) 341-7246.

Shelly Swanson, an unem-

ployment insurance specialist4 at the Lynnwood Adjudica-tion Center and a member of

Local 1020, has cancer and isfacing surgery and additionaltreatment. Contact: Kathleen

Young, (360) 725-9416.

SAFETY

CORNER

OUR CONTRACTS MATTER FOR SAFE WORKSITES.These Local 843 members at the DSHS King North Community

Service Ofce (CSO) in Seattle were seen in AFSCME Green June 24 for a strong contract -- one that preserves and

expands safety in the workplace. And key to that is all General Government and Higher Education members right to have

a safety committee.

Your right to a

safety committee

Do you have a

safety committee toaddress workplace

safety issues with?If not, why not?Safety committees are

one of the rights you havein your contract, whetheryou work in GeneralGovernment or HigherEducation.

Safety committees arein every WFSE/AFSCMEcontract.

According to everyWFSE/AFSCME GeneralGovernment or HigherEducation contract,each agency or campusshould have a joint safetycommittee in accordancewith WISHA requirementsat each permanent worklocation where there are 11

or more employees.(WISHA stands for

the Washington IndustrialSafety and Health Act of1973.)

The exact contractarticle number varies bycontract. (Its Article 20.3 inthe General Governmentagreement.)

WashingtonAdministrative Code(WAC) 296-800-130

Safety committees/safetymeetings

Important:This rule requires that

employers have a methodof communicating andevaluating safety andhealth issues broughtup by employees in theworkplace.

Larger employersmust establish a safetycommittee.

Smaller employershave the choice ofeither establishing asafety committee orholding safety meetingswith a managementrepresentative present.

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SPECIAL REPORT

Why you should vote in the

Primary Election by Aug. 5

Aug5

Prima

ry

Produced by the Washington Federation of State Employees for voting education.

Use your voice.It wont be heard if you dont mail in your ballot by Aug. 5 Primary Day.

Here is the list of endorsements

as of the April 26 WFSE/AFSCMEEndorsements Conference and at laterlocal candidate interviews. An asterisk

(*) indicates an incumbent. A poundsign (#) indicates an incumbent Housemember running for state Senate.

More endorsements will follow localinterviews.

U.S. CONGRESS

Congressional District 1: Suzan

DelBene (D)*CD 3: Bob Dingethal (D)CD 6: Derek Kilmer (D)*

CD 7: Jim McDermott (D)*CD 8: Jason Ritchie (D)CD 9: Adam Smith (D)*

CD 10: Denny Heck (D)*

STATE LEGISLATURE

STATE SENATE

Legislative District 6: Rich Cowan (D)LD 21: Marko Liias (D)*LD 28: Tami Green (D)#

LD 29: Steve Conway (D)*LD 30: Shari Song (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 37: Pramila Jayapal (D)LD 38: John McCoy (D)*

LD 42: Seth Fleetwood (D)LD 45: Matt Isenhower (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 2 (Pos. 1): Greg Hartman (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 Bergquist (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)*

List of WFSE/AFSCMEs Primary Election endorsements candidates

STATEWIDE RACESNOT ON PRIMARY BALLOT

Under a new state law, non-partisan races with fewer than

three candidates go directly to theGeneral Election.They dont appear on the Primary

Election Ballot.

WFSE/AFSCME has endorsed

three candidates going directly tothe General Election:

STATE SUPREME COURT

(candidates move directly toGeneral Election Nov. 4)

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

Pos. 7: Debra Stephens (NP)*

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 Seaquist (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. 1): June Robinson (D)*LD 38 (Pos. 2): Mike Sells (D)*

LD 39 (Pos. 2): Charles Jensen (D)LD 40 (Pos. 1): Kristine Lytton (D)*

LD 40 (Pos. 2): Jeff Morris (D)*LD 41 (Pos. 1): Tana Senn (D)*

LD 41 (Pos. 2): Judy Clibborn (D)*LD 43 (Pos. 2): Frank Chopp (D)*LD 44 (Pos. 1): Hans Dunshee (D)*

LD 44 (Pos. 2): Mike Wilson (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 48 (Pos. 2): Joan McBride (D)LD 49 (Pos. 1): Sharon Wylie (D)*

LD 49 (Pos. 2): Jim Moeller (D)*

Theres no such thing as an off-year electionhttp://www.wfse.org/get-involved/people-power/The 2014 Election is our oppor-

tunity to continue our ght for

COLAs and pay raises, betterworking conditions, and qualitystate services.

Who you vote for is your deci-sion. But like a lot of groupsfrom the League of WomenVoters to the Municipal League,WFSE/AFSCME as the largeststate employees union has anobligation to evaluate candi-dates in this case on what wecall lunchbox issues importantto public employees. We wantlabor champions in the Houseand Senate. But we have tomake sure we use our voice

and VOTE!

Are you registered to vote?Its easy to make sure your voter registrationis up to date. Go to wfse.org/voter-registration

and encourage your friends and family to do the same. We cant change power if we dont

vote!

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Meet our endorsed candidates.WFSE/AFSCME members from locals across the state have met to interview and vet the can-

didates on those lunchbox issues we told you about. Their recommendations appear on

our endorsements list at the bottom of this page. Also online: http://www.wfse.org/endorse-

ments-2014/

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Want to get involved?If youre interested, learn more about our WFSE Wednesdays program. Questions?Contact

April Sims at 800-562-6002 or aprils@wfse.org

The information here is just one piece of the puzzle in evaluating candidates and voting. We do

this because we have a tradition of transparency and accountability. These recommendations are

already public knowledge and we provide information that anyone in the union or outside it can

access at any time.

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Learn more about all candidates and issues:Its all there on the Secretary of States website: http://www.sos.wa.gov/4

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ITS ABOUT OUR STRONG CONTRACTS

Its about law enforcement

WFSE/AFSCME Washington State EmployeePage 8 August 2014

Bargaining updates online:

wfse.org >

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

A CLOSER LOOKA regular series on how members are going be-yond the bargaining table to advocate for strongcontracts. This month, Community College Coali-tion members and their visibility events around thestate.

Peninsula

College

More photos online:http://www.wfse.org/its-cola-time/

The Federations MedicalInterpreters Bargaining Teamin the early morning hoursof July 9 signed a completetentative agreement after an18-hour bargaining session.

That strong voice-through-collective bargainingcontrasted with those whothought the U.S. SupremeCourts June 30 ruling in the

Harris v. Quinn case would

Interpreters reach agreement on new contractsilence the interpreters andother so-called quasi-stateemployees.

We have enthusiasm andenergy that greatly outweighsany dissent, Local 1671President Leroy Mould toldthe Washington News Service.

This case (Harris v.Quinn) is about trying toweaken unions, but its not

going to be that easy to keep

us down, WFSE/AFSCMEOrganizing Director MeganParke told WNS.

Listen to the full radionews report at: http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2014-07-01/livable-wages-working-families/wa-state-workers-defend-union-fees-after-scotus-ruling/a40236-1 The Medical Interpreters Bargaining Team.

Washington StateUniversity members havevoted 53-3 to accept thewage re-opener packagethat will bring a one-time 4percent lump sum paymentfor members, and also apaid University Leave Day.

This comes underWSUs current, 2013-2015

contract.Balloting closed

Wednesday July 9.This agreement came

about by persistent ad-vocacy by the 2013-2015WSU Bargaining team.They and the membersthey represent never gaveup.

Wage re-opener OKd at WSU

The Federations legalefforts and member actionshave won a settlement ofthe long case involvingspecial pay provisions forUniversity of WashingtonTrades workers.

The June 27 agreementsettled the dispute over

UW special pay case settled

remaining payments theUW hadnt previously beenordered to pay.

The dispute began in2008.

Another settlementcovered some Harborviewcall center employees who

were moved from onelocation to another in a longdispute. The UW will paythe Federation $25,000to distribute to affectedemployees.

Read more online at: http://www.wfse.org/uw-special-pay-case-settled-also-call-center-case/

Members of the EasternWashington University Po-lice Department long have

complained of the difcultyattracting and keeping goodofcers.

Well, thanks to an incred-ible team effort that includedextensive and compellingresearch on the part of EWUPolice members, the Federa-tion and the university June11 signed a memorandum ofunderstanding that imple-mented a 25 percent payincrease for the EWU PoliceDepartment effective July 1,2014.

The unions small Police Management bargaining unit at theUniversity of Washington has won a signicant settlement in adispute over skimming of UWPD sergeants work.

WFSE/AFSCME had led an unfair labor practice com-plaint in February charging the UW had used sergeants-in-training outside the bargaining unit to do the work of ser-geants.

The UW and WFSE/AFSCME agreed June 18 to work col-laboratively and in good faith to resolve disputes.

The settlement also brought one-time lump-sum paymentsof $750 each to ve affected members of the UW Police Manage-ment Bargaining Unit.

EWU police win pay for

recruitment & retention

Supplemental bargaining for Community Corrections members started in July.

UW Police Management settle skimming dispute

IN GENERAL GOVERNMENT. By thenext bargaining session Aug. 6, theGeneral Government Bargaining Teamwas set to fnish its proposal coveringcompensation and other economic is-sues. It will also compile and analyzeresults of the General GovernmentBargaining priorities survey -- a vitalaction as the General Governmentteam heads into the second half of thissummers bargaining cycle.

Contract solidarity event for a strong contract and Childrens members July 9

with Local 843 members in Kent.

AT LEFT: Taking the General Government bar-

gaining survey at June 24 Solidarity BBQ near

Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake.