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The ofcial newspaper of the

WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE

EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28•AFL-CIO

VOL. 43 NO. 6

AUGUST 2015

Health

care

matters

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SPECIAL ISSUE

Your FUTURE VICTORIES TOOLKIT. See below, 4-8.

HIGHER EDUCATION BARGAINING UPDATES

Rate increases in just three plans; you stopped higher costs

The Public EmployeesBenets Board (PEBB) was

set to voteon healthinsurancepremiumrates andother ben-et planchangesAug. 6.

ThePEBB on July 22 re-

viewed the propsed changesto health care premium ratesfor calendar-year 2016 basedon the employee-employershare (15 percent by the em-ployee and 85 percent by thestate) negotiated in our con-tracts.

While employees con-tinue to pay 15 percent of thecost of premiums, the totalcost may go up, down or stayeven depending on the over-

all cost of premiums.

Monthly premium rates for three plans would go up,three would go down, theUniform Medical Plan Clas-sic wouldn’t change and twonew plans would be offered.

Health insurance ratesare set for the calendar year(January to December), unlike

our contracts that run on thescal year (July to June).

WFSE/AFSCME member ac-tions last summer stoppedmanagement proposals tomake you pay a higher per-centage premium rate.

And actions this legisla-tive session stopped a Senateleadership plan to imposeadditional health insurancesurcharges, including forcing20,000 state employee spousesoff health care.

If approved at the August

PEBB board meeting, 2016rates for Group Health Value

and Classic plans and KaiserClassic would increase; Con-sumer-Directed Health Plans(CDHPs) for Group Health,Kaiser and UMP would de-crease; Uniform Medical Plan(UMP) Classic remains un-changed; and two new plans– Group Health SoundChoiceand UMP Accountable CareProgram – are added.

More details online of theproposed changes:

• Chart comparing 2015with the proposed 2016 pre-mium contributions: http://wfse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Employ-eeContribution.pdf

• Comparative chart ofkey plan features: http://wfse.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/PEBB-2016BenetDesign.pdf

Tobacco and spouse sur-charges continue unchanged.

“We continue to object tosurcharges (because) we seethem as an end run aroundour contracts and we continuethe grievance process on sur-

charges,” said Greg Devereux,WFSE/AFSCME executive

Benets board sets August vote on 2016premium rates, other benets upgrades

director and a PEBB boardmember.

All PEBB plans would nowcover:

• End-of-life counseling• Short Term Brief Inter-

vention Referral and Treat-ment (SBIRT) for alcohol andsubstance abuse

• Tobacco cessation quitmedications and aids

• Eight new no-costpreventative services. Seelist here online: http://wfse.org/wp-content/up-loads/2015/07/ServicesNow-Covered.pdf

ALSO NEW: State employeesenrolled in Tricare may nowwaive enrollment in PEBB.

Online: The full premiumoverview slides from thePEBB presentation - http://wfse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Premiu -mOverview.pdf

The PEBB benets affect stateagency and higher educationstate employees; they don’t ap-

ply to our Public Service Sectormembers, like medical interpret-

Members of The Evergreen StateCollege Student Support Services StaffUnion (S4U) bargaining unit on July 13ratied their new contract, 24-0.

The TESC S4U team reached tenta-tive agreement July 2.

TESC S4U members ratify contractHere are some of the highlights:

• 3% increase in 2015; 1.8% in 2016.Increases effective July 1 of each year.• One lump-sum payment to all bar-gaining unit members of $500; thisamount increases to $750 for employ-

ees who have 10 years of service withthe college, and to $1,000 for employ-ees with 19 years or more with thecollege.• Agreement to meet to discuss peri-odic increments, the structure of thesalary grid, and to review pay catego-ries for various classications with

See TESC S4U, page 3

State EmployeeWASHINGTON

You made it about more than our contracts. The Unity events thrust WFSE/AFSCME members into the public eye as guardians of public services Washingtonians depend on to keep this stategreat. From left: June 18 Unity events at Employment Security in Everett; DSHS-Health in Tumwater; and Children’s workers at MLK Way Seattle. Right bottom: Inslee signs Gen. Gvt. contract.

We saved the state“We need to build

on the victory, work

on unity within.

There’s more to do

and there’s more

at stake.” -Kevin

Allen, DSHS,

Seattle, Local 843

WFSE/AFSCME membersstopped a group of powerfulstate senators and with Unity

events, won funding of our contracts,stopped a scheme to take away ourhard-won rights and made surethere was no state shutdown. • Indoing so, WFSE/AFSCME membersshowed they’re the most powerful andcredible advocates for public servicesa growing population demands andneeds.

“The Unity Rallies are important be-cause they show we do important workserving the citizens. A lot of times it’snot just the pay. We just love what wedo....Our goal is to be the best stateworkers we can be. But we need fund-ing to do that.” -Kellie O’Hair, UW,Local 1488

Russell Glatt, a DSHS member inKennewick (Local 1253) who coor-

dinated his ofce’s June 18 Unity

event, was one of dozens of WFSE/

AFSCME members across the state

who was interviewed on TV about

how a shutdown would hurt more

than state employees. “We want our

ofces to continue,” Glatt told KNDU

TV.

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SHARED LEAVE

REQUESTS

Stephanie Dennis, a medicalassistant at Harborview Medi-cal Center in Seattle and a

member of Local 1488, is re-questing shared leave to coverher time off for surgery andrecuperation. She expects tobe off for a month. She hasused all her available leave re-sources. Contact: Lori Howard,(206) 744-9228, or your ownhuman resource ofce.

Antionette Hamilton, a nan-cial services specialist 3 withDSHS in Everett and a mem-ber of Local 948, has beenapproved for shared leave be-cause of a serious health con-dition. Contact: Vicki Rothen-

buhler, (360) 714-4006.

Christine Magnuson, a -nancial services specialist 3with DSHS in Mount Vernonand a member of Local 1060,has been approved for sharedleave because of a serioushealth condition. Contact: VickiRothenbuhler, (360) 714-4006.

Doreen Chielens, an atten-

dant counselor manager withDSHS at Fircrest School inShoreline and a member ofLocal 341, is in need of sharedleave. She has used all heravailable leave sources. Anydonation would be greatlyappreciated. Contact: NanciHammond at (206) 361-3007or by email: [email protected] or your own hu-man resource ofce.

Mona Bahnam, an attendantcounselor 1 with DSHS atFircrest School in Shorelineand a member of Local 341,is continuing to be in need ofshared leave. She has usedall her available leave sources.Any donation would be greatlyappreciated. Contact: NanciHammond at (206) 361-3007or by email: [email protected] or your own hu-

man resource ofce.

Asiya Budden, a patientservices specialist 2 with theUniversity of Washington inSeattle and a member of Lo-cal 1488, is requesting sharedleave to cover her time offwhile she is out of state caringfor her mother, who has can-cer. She expects to be goneuntil Sept. 1. She has used allher available leave resources.Contact: Kim Francis at (206)744-9229, or your own humanresource ofce.

Debbie Joseph, an ofce as-sistant 3 with Contact CenterHIU Team in Mount Vernonand a member of Local 948, isin need of shared leave to carefor a family member who has aterminal illness. Contact: Con-nie Weedin at (509) 225-7931,or your human resource ofce.

Haregewoin Lingerew, a

licensed practical nurse 4 atFircrest School in Shorelineand a member of Local 341, isin need of shared leave. Con-tact: Nanci Hammond at (206)361-3007, or your human re-source ofce.

Daisha Gomillion of DSHSin Olympia is still in need ofshared leave. Contact: your

human resource ofce.

Judy Bartley, an informationtechnology specialist 2 withConsolidated Technology Ser-vices in Olympia and a mem-ber of Local 443, is in need ofshared leave to cover time sheis missing while recoveringfrom surgery for degenerativedisc disease of the cervical

spine. She has been out ofwork since May 28 and not ex-pected to return until Sept. 1.She has used all her availableleave sources. Contact: Re-becca Brown in CTS HumanResources at (360) 407-8785,or your own human resources.

Get on standby list for the

WFSE/AFSCME Howard Ocobock Memorial FAMILY CAMPOUT

Sept. 11-13, 2015 • Cornet Bay Environmental Learning/Retreat Center

at Deception Pass State Park

We’re “sold out” -- at full capacity. To get on the standby list in case of

cancellations, ll out and return the form below by Aug. 21

IMPORTANT: If you’ve already registered and need to cancel, please do so

by the Aug. 21 deadline so those on the waiting list can take your place.

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

REGISTER ONLINE at WFSE.org/family-campouts/ or mail this form to WFSE HQ*

Hiking

Fishing on lakes

Horseshoes

Street City State Zip

( ) ( )

Home phone Cell Phone Home e-mail address

LOCAL#:

Deadline to register: Aug. 21, 2015This campout requires a minimum number of campers. In the event the minimum isn’t reached, you will be refunded your money.

If you register and need to cancel, please do so by the Aug. 21 deadline so those on the waiting list can take your place.

NAME

How many family members or guests will you

be bringing? ____________

What activities are you interested in?

Birdwatching

Interpretive Center

Kayaking and canoeing

Please be prepared to pay $11.23 for each participating family member/guest when you arrive at the campout.

*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

Basketball

Volleyball

Baseball

Soccer

SAFETY CORNER

Another in a series of “Safety doesn’t happen by accident memes.”

See SHARED LEAVE, page 3

AFSCME retiree strong

At the AFSCME RetireeConvention held in Washing-

• Communications that buildallegiance among membersand support for unionsamong a general public hun-gry for solutions to an eco-nomic and political systemrigged against them.• Structural changes where itmakes sense to help us meetthe challenges of the future.• A commitment to organiz-ing and using the best prac-

tices.The Retired Public Em-

ployees Council of Washing-ton is dedicated to achievingthe goals set forth by AF-SCME International. We aredoing this by reaching out toWFSE locals to offer supportand information on retirementsecurity and the current legis-

lative attacks against retireesthat often times also affectworking members.

We are hosting more booths and presentations thanever. We are also providingthe ability for working members to experience RPEC bysigning up for an associate’smembership once they arewithin 18 months of retire-ment. This free membershipputs them on our mailing listand they begin to learn aboutthe current attacks that couldaffect them.

AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders (cen-

ter) praises the work of AFSCME

retirees at the Retiree Council meet-ing. (Photo courtesy Clyde Weiss-

AFSCME)

ton, D.C. July 10–12, RetiredPublic Employees Council ofWashington (RPEC) joinedAFSCME Retirees fromaround the country to addressthe new challenges to ourunion.

We acknowledged theability and the obligation ofretirees to educate workers

and retirees about the threatsto the democratic foundationsof strong public sector unionsand a potential decision inFriedrichs v. California.

Therefore, AFSCME Re-tirees set a new course thatincludes:• A well-coordinated organiz-ing effort to allow creative ex-change across retiree chaptersand with the InternationalUnion through its Retiree De-partment and staff.• A redoubled commitment tothe achievement of PEOPLEparticipation goals.

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HIGHER EDUCATION BARGAINING UPDATES

IN MEMORIAM

William Daniel “Bill” Long-necker, one of the leaders of

the drive to bring nearly 300information technology work -ers under WFSE/AFSCME’srst-ever master contractin 2004, died last month inOlympia. The retired Local443 member was 68.

Longnecker stood as oneof the leading forces in thelandslide June 2004 unionelection (66 percent “Yes”margin) that brought con-tract rights and protections toLongnecker and his co-work -ers at the old Department ofInformation Services (DIS has

since been folded into otheragencies).

Longnecker and his DIScolleagues were part of thedoubling of union member-ship as workers in agencyafter agency clamored to be

Bill Longnecker

covered by WFSE/AFSCMEafter passage of the 2002 Per-sonnel System Reform Act.

Longnecker later servedon the WFSE/AFSCME Ex-

ecutive Board.A celebration of Long-

necker’s life took place July 27at the VFW Hall in Olympia.

Karen Bruner, a secretary se-nior with DSHS in Kelso anda member of Local 1400, died July 18 in Longview. She was61.

Bruner worked for thestate more than 20 years.

“Karen was an extremelyhard worker who loved herfamily, loved classic rockand had an enormously big

heart,” said Becky Stephens,who was Bruner’s lead work -er before becoming a WFSE/AFSCME council representa-tive.

“We all had a great dealof respect and affection forKaren and she will be dearlymissed.”

Benito “Benny” Enrique, alicensed practical nurse 2 atRainier School in Buckley anda member of Local 491, died June 27. He was 30. Serviceswere held July 2 in Auburn.

nie Weedin, (509) 225-7931,or your HR ofce.

Kirsten Moylan, a nancialservices specialist 3 at theDSHS Kent Community Ser-vice Ofce, has been approvedfor shared leave. Contact: yourhuman resource ofce.

Denise Threlkeld, a scalanalyst 2 with the Departmentof Ecology in Lacey and amember of Local 872, suffersfrom Lyme Disease and willgo back into treatment Aug. 1.She needs 97 hours of sharedleave. Contact: your humanresource ofce.

Grace Campbell, a customerservices specialist 2 withDSHS in Snohomish Countyand a member of Local 948,has been approved for shared

leave. Contact: your humanresource ofce.

Harpreet (Sandy) Sandhu, a maintenance mechanic 4with the Department of Trans-portation in Skagit Countyand a member of Local 1060,is in need of shared leave tocover time he is missing whilecaring for his ill son. His sondeveloped a serious lung in-fection that required surgery.Complications have developedthat now require 24/7 at homecare. The doctor has projectedthe son’s recovery will be at

least through the end of July.Harpreet has been off worksince late May caring for hisson. He has used all his vaca-tion and sick time. Contact: theDepartment of TransportationHR or your own human re-source ofce.

To add your request here, callTim Welch or Tavie Smith at1-800-562-6002, or [email protected]. Online: http:// wfse.org/shared-leave

Patricia Shives, a supportenforcement ofcer 2 withDSHS in Fife and a member ofLocal 53, undergoes a secondsurgery July 21 and is in needof shared leave while she re-covers. Contact: your human

resource ofce.

Lesanne “Liz” Martin-Stew-art, a health services consul-tant 1 with the Departmentof Health in Tumwater anda member of Local 443, hadmajor surgery June 8 and willexhaust all leave. She will bein recovery until at least Aug. 8and possibly longer. Contact:Kim Kenderesi at (360) 236-4400, or your human resourceofce.

Kimberlee Stanley, a Work-First program specialist with

DSHS in Shelton and a mem-ber of Local 443, has beenapproved for shared leavebecause of a serious medi-cal condition. Contact: DanielLozano at (360) 533-9788, oryour human resource ofce.

April Elium-Allan, a nan-cial services specialist 3 withDSHS in Chehalis and a mem-

ber of Local 862, has beenapproved for shared leave be-cause of a serious health con-dition. Contact: Vickie Rothen-buhler at (360) 714-4006, oryour human resource ofce.

Daren Carstens, a DD caseresource manager with DSHSin Mount Vernon and a mem-ber of Local 1060, is in needof shard leave to care for hismother. Contact: your humanresource ofce.

Elizabeth Buttereld, a nan-cial services specialist 4 withDSHS in Shelton and a mem-ber of Local 443, is in need ofshared leave because of a se-rious health condition. Contact:Daniel Lozano at (360) 533-9788, or your human resourceofce.

Paige Groner-Himes, aresearch analyst 2 with theWashington State Patrol inOlympia and a member of Lo-cal 443, has been approvedfor shared leave. Contact: yourhuman resource ofce.

Rich Paige, an attendantcounselor 1 at Lakeland Vil-lage in Medical Lake and a

member of Local 573, is un-dergoing major heart surgeryand will be off work for an ex-tended period of time. Contact:your human resource ofce.

Chuck Gallagher, a supportenforcement ofcer 2 at DSHSDivision of Child Support in Ta-coma and a member of Local53, underwent surgery June 26and will need up to four weeksto recover. Contact: CarolMurray at (253) 476-7663, ouryour human resource ofce.

Janel Whittaker, an attendantcounselor 3 at Lakeland Vil-lage in Medical Lake and amember of Local 573, has amedical condition and is onextended leave. Contact: yourhuman resource ofce.

Natasha Pacis, a nancial

services specialist 3 withDSHS in Bremerton and amember of Local 1181, is inneed of shared leave becauseof a serious medical condition.Contact: Clarissa Cretella at(253) 476-7078, your humanresource ofce.

Andrea Shae, a supportenforcement technician with

DSHS in Wenatchee and amember of Local 1299, isundergoing surgery and is inneed of shared leave. Contact:Tessa Woodsworth at (509)568-3779, or your human re-source ofce.

Mirna Patricia Giron-Roque, a nancial services specialist3 with DSHS in Chehalis anda member of Local 862, has aserious health condition and isin need of shared leave. Con-tact: Daniel Lozano at (360)533-9788, or your human re-source ofce.

Deandra Standley, a nan-cial services specialist 3 withDSHS Pierce North CSO inTacoma and a member of Lo-cal 53, has been approved forshared leave. Contact: Claris-sa Cretella at (253) 476-7078,

or your human resource ofce.

Dennis Peltier, an ofceassistant 3 with DSHS in Ar-lington (Smokey Point) anda member of Local 948, willneed to take time off workfor surgery and recovery andwill not have enough accruedleave to cover all of his three-month absence. Contact: Con-

SHARED LEAVE, from page 2

data from the pending Exempt SalaryStudy.• Reduction in the length of the pro-

bationary period from 12 months to 10

months for all new hires.• Stronger new employee orientationlanguage.• Now allows all disciplinary suspen-sions to be appealed to the Disciplin-ary Review Panel.

TESC S4U,from page 1

• RTC members ratify new contract. Members at Renton Technical College (left) on June 22 unanimously voted to ratify their new 2015-2018 collective bargainingagreement.

The tentative agreement includes some major improvements to the RTCcontract, including: additional personal convenience days; improved vacationscheduling protections; workplace behavior language; increased training funds;improved schedule exibility; removed restriction concerning placement on thesalary scale; removed requirements to provide two week’s notice to receive ac-crued, unused vacation leave; and a wage re-opener in 2016.

• Protected Personal Leave day – re-

moved sunset language.All terms retroactive to July 1.Said bargaining team member

John Ford: “Did we get the sun, the moon

and the stars? No, but we never do.

We did get signicant changes in poli-

cies and procedures. We also got somecompensation that we liked.”

For more on their contract gains,go to: http://wfse.org/tesc-s4u-reach-es-tentative-agreement/

• Equity adjustment achieved for TCC Stu-

dent Support Staff members. Educationplanners, coordinator of Running Startand coordinator and family supportspecialist at Tacoma Community Col-lege will receive a 2 percent “equityadjustment,” retroactive to December2014 based on an agreed-upon salarysurvey.

They are members of the Federa-tion’s Student Support Staff Bargain-ing Unit at TCC.

The college fullled the terms of amemorandum of understanding in thecontract by conducting a salary surveyfor the respective job classes. The par-ties met and agreed upon comparablehigher education institutions beforeconducting the survey.

The 2 percent equity adjustmentswill go back to Dec. 14, 2014, the datethese TCC members’ rst contractswere ratied and signed.

• Memorandum of Understanding boosts

pay about 13% for WWU plumber/pipet-

ter/steamtters.

A memorandum of understanding atWestern Washington University has been signed that aims to recognizethe “value of retaining the currentemployees and assist the employer inrecruitment for future vacancies” inplumber/pipetter/steamtter jobclasses.

The MOU boosted the pay of those

in the job classes of plumber/pipet-ter/steamtter and plumber/pipet-ter/steamtters lead by ve ranges.Because of how it’s calculated, thatwill work out to a salary increase ofabout 13 percent for these Local 1381members. The boosts are retroactive toMay 15.

The MOU becomes part of theWWU contract. The MOU was signed June 8.

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FUTURE VICTORIES TOOLKIT: PUBLIC SERVICE MATTERS•YOUR VOICE COUNTS

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FUTURE VICTORIES TOOLKIT: WE MADE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH UNITY

Thechallengewe faced:

What we did:

R e s pe c t

Together, what weaccomplished:

S u m m e r 2 0 1 4 : 1%

After 7 years with no pay raiseand 2 years of pay cuts, the statecame to the table with insulting1% cost-of-living adjustmentoffer.

Members united at worksites aroundthe state to support bargaining teamsas they held tight for fair pay.


SEPTEMBER 2014:Management got themessage. Member tenacitywon 4.8%* raises over 2years and a hold-the-line-on-health-care package(dropping any plans to force

an increase in the 15%premium share we pay).

2 0 1 5

L e g i s l a t u r e - J a n . - M a y 2 0 1 5 :

4.8%

Senate leaders took aim at us:

• Sen. John Braun (20th Dist.) sponsored or co-sponsored 8 of 9 measures1 that aimed to silence

our voice by choking off the very bargaining rights

that won our fair contracts. Sens. Angel, Becker,

Baumgartner, Hewitt, Padden and Warnick were

prime sponsors of the others. All were proposed

or pushed by a special-interest think tank, the

Freedom Foundation.

• Braun also sponsored 2 pension bills2 that

would have raised the retirement age to 67 and

changed pension calculations for future state

employees -- changes that would have harmed

the pension funds of current state employees.

Sen. JohnBraun

Sen. Jan Angel

Sen. RandiBecker

Sen. MichaelBaumgartner

Sen. Mike

Hewitt

Sen. Mike

PaddenSen. Judy

Warnick

1 SBs 5237, 5552, 5602, 5671, 5979, 6098, 6126, 5226, 50452 SBs 5982, 6005

*Some higher ed agreementshad a slightly different mix of payraises. See wfse.org/contracts/

Members took action because what

the Senate leaders & their special-interest allies wanted wasn’t right.Legislators of both parties heard lots from uson these bills and others:• Some 349 members made 565 visits to legis-lators in Olympia.• Grassroots phone banks reached 1,096 mem-bers in 8 targeted districts, generating morepressure on Senate leaders.• By March, members had generated morethan 7,300 e-mails to legislators. Thousandsmore followed through July.• Members ooded social media with commonsense reasons why the Senate leaders were offbase.

Everett CC mem-

bers before the

March 24 hearing

on Braun’s two

bad pension bills.

Thanks to mem-

bers like them,

neither bill got out

of committee.

The Senate leaders’ scheme to take away our

voice and our future failed -- we stood togetherbecause it’s better than walking alone.• All of Braun’s and Senate leadership/special-interest think tankbills died. The only measure that even passed the Senate (butdied in the House) was the lone non-Braun bill!• Even other colleagues from Braun’s own leadership team real-ized the folly of the measures. That’s a point raised by WFSE/ AFSCME members and communicated via our lobbyists to theSenate.• “We can’t understand why you’re continuing to take awaybenets from public employees in order to solve other fundingproblems when our system works pretty well now,” WFSE/ AFSCME Lobbyist Matt Zuvich testied on Braun’s two bills thatwould harm the nancial health of our pension funds.• “We know of no other legislation in the country that curtailscreativity and restricts bargaining in such a manner,” WFSE/

AFSCME Executive Director Greg Devereux testied on Braun’slast (and unsuccessful) attempt to make it harder for us tonegotiate for pay raises and the rest of our contracts in thefuture.

Unity...wins respect & moreAt hundreds of worksites and communities and thestate Capitol, with support from allies and smallbusinesses, more than 12,000 WFSE/AFSCMEmembers engaged in Unity events that afrmedthat PUBLIC SERVICE MATTERS.

The message in every corner of the state: The at-

tempt to scuttle our contracts harmed MiddleClass workers; and a shutdown of the services

state employees provide would endanger thevulnerable, the disabled, the environment andcommunity safety.

In the end, our actions stopped the shutdown,the contracts were funded with no conditions (and saved health care for 20,000 state employeespouses). Victory sealed when Gov. Jay Inslee

signed the budget in late June and the GeneralGovernment contract July 6 (followed by enactmentof higher ed contracts at their respective institu-tions). Member action won new budget money forstate parks, upgrades in mental health, 40-plus newChildren’s Services workers and for infrastructure.

R e s pe c t

Kennewick

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Sen. Andy Hill

Senate leaders tried to rejectcontracts, forced near-shut-down• Senate leaders, led by Senate Waysand Means Chair Sen. Andy Hill (45thDist.), rejected our negotiated pay raises,then agreed to the 2-year raises ONLY IFwe permanently gave up many of the keybargaining rights that won those raisesand other improvements.• This was part of their budget impassethat came within a few days of forcing astate shutdown and the temporary layoffsof some 25,000 state employees.

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FUTURE VICTORIES TOOLKIT: BARGAINING 2017-2019BARGAINING STRUCTURE

for all WFSE contract terms beginning between the years 2016-2018

The Washington Federation of State Employees Executive Board has establishedthe following structure for bargaining and ratication of contracts coveringmembers of a WFSE bargaining unit. The Executive Board has the specic powerto call a strike, following a strike authorization vote, and to order a return to workfrom a strike. This document establishes the structure for negotiation of the follow-ing contracts:

2016-2018 and 2018-2020 American Behavioral Health Systems2018-2021 American Friends Service Committee2017-2019 Central Washington University2017-2019 Community College Coalition2017-2019 Eastern Washington University2017-2019 General Government2017-2019 Health Care Coalition2017-2019 Language Access Providers2018-2021 Renton Technical College2017-2019 Tacoma Community College Student Support Services Unit2017-2019 The Evergreen State College Classied2017-2019 The Evergreen State College SSSSU2017-2019 University of Washington/HMC2017-2019 University of Washington Police Management2017-2019 Washington State University2017-2019 Western Washington University

BARGAINING TEAMS

Only WFSE members in good standing in the appropriate bargaining units will beeligible to nominate and/or vote in the election of any bargaining team member.

Members must be currently employed in a WFSE bargaining unit and members ingood standing in the appropriate bargaining unit to serve on a bargaining team. Amember may not nominate, vote for, or be elected to serve as a bargaining teammember for a contract under which they are not covered.

Responsibilities of the bargaining team:

The bargaining teams will develop the initial bargaining proposal to be presentedto the employer, and then negotiate with the Employer. The bargaining teams ap-prove nal contract language and recommend membership ratication or recom-mend rejection of the nal employer offer. The bargaining teams at the table have

the power to alter, modify, change, or concede on all issues to obtain the best

possible language, and reach a tentative agreement, or declare that the team hasreached an impasse. The bargaining teams have the power to refer specic is-sues to supplemental committees as applicable.

Responsibilities of individual bargaining team members:

· Bargaining team members are to be accountable, committed to the pro-cess, open-minded and realistic, available, to identify experts or special-ists in specic agency issues, contracting, classications, and other sub-

ject matters.· The bargaining team members will be responsible for direct communica-

tion with members and reporting out in worksites regarding the progressof negotiations.

· Bargaining team members must be willing to share their contact informa-tion with the members they are representing at the table.

· Bargaining team members will be responsible for communicating with as-signed groups of employees.

·Bargaining team members will work with WFSE eld staff in schedulingmeetings and will be accountable for content, update, and mobilization,as determined by the bargaining team.

· Bargaining team members are required to spend additional time educat-ing the membership when they are not at the bargaining table.

· Bargaining team members must abide by all rules of conduct establishedby their respective teams.

· Being a bargaining team member means spending a lot of time overmany months (sometimes late into the evening) negotiating, researching,and communicating.

· Bargaining team members will also be required to travel as necessary.When travel is required, WFSE will assist with making travel arrange-ments and will pay for travel expenses in accordance with the WFSE’smember expense policy.

· Bargaining team members may also be authorized time loss in accor-dance with WFSE policy to aid them in fullling these responsibilities.

Careful and serious consideration should be given to these responsibilitiesbefore any member considers serving on the bargaining team.

Voting by the bargaining teams during negotiations will be one (1) vote for eachbargaining team member present.The four (4) WFSE ofcers will be automatic members of their respective bargain-ing team, with an equal voice and vote. The WFSE ofcers may attend bargainingsessions of any other bargaining team, as the President deems necessary.The WFSE President may remove any bargaining team member who, after care-ful investigation, is determined to have violated the bargaining team’s rules of

conduct, the responsibilities of bargaining team members as described in thisdocument or the AFSCME International Constitution (see Article X, Section 2), orwho has acted inappropriately as a bargaining team member.Any bargaining team member removed from a bargaining team may appeal thedecision of the WFSE President to the WFSE Executive Committee plus one bar-

gaining team member chosen by the appellant’s bargaining team.

ELECTION OF BARGAINING TEAM MEMBERS

Except where specied otherwise, election of bargaining team members will becompleted no later than September 15, 2015. The Collective Bargaining Commit-tee (CBC) will review the election process for bargaining teams.

American Behavioral Health Systems (ABHS): WFSE members in good standing in the ABHS bargaining unit will elect up to

seven (7) bargaining team members to their bargaining team.Four (4) of the positions will be lled by ABHS members in good standing em-ployed at the Spokane ABHS facility/ies. Members in good standing employed atthe Spokane ABHS facility/ies will be eligible to nominate and/or vote for the four(4) positions representing the Spokane area.Three (3) of the positions will be lled by ABHS members in good standing em-ployed at the Chehalis ABHS facility. Members in good standing employed at theChehalis ABHS facility will be eligible to nominate and/or vote for the three (3) po-sitions representing the Chehalis area.The WFSE President may appoint bargaining team members to ll vacant seats.Team members will be nominated and elected by the WFSE members in their re-spective election group as outlined above.Ties will be decided by run-off. Election of bargaining team members from theABHS bargaining unit will occur at the appropriate time in their negotiating cycle.

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC): WFSE members in good standing in the AFSC bargaining unit will elect up to

three (3) bargaining team members to their bargaining team.Positions will be lled by AFSC members in good standing employed in a WFSEbargaining unit position with AFSC. Members in good standing employed in aWFSE bargaining unit position with AFSC will be eligible to nominate and/or votefor the three (3) positions representing AFSC.Ties will be decided by run-off. The WFSE President may appoint bargainingteam members to ll vacant seats. Election of bargaining team members from theAFSC bargaining unit will occur at the appropriate time in their negotiating cycle.

Higher Education:

Community College Coalition: WFSE members in good standing in all WFSEbargaining units in each Institution of Higher Education bargaining in a coalitionwill elect bargaining team members to the coalition bargaining team(s) based onthe number of bargaining unit employees in each institution as follows:

Number of Bargaining Unit Employees Number of Team Membersin the Institution

1-200 1 team member201-400 2 team members400 or more 3 team members.

Each Higher Education Institution (in the Coalition) should have at least one rep-resentative at the table.

The coalition bargaining team will, in addition, have one at-large representativewho is a part-time/hourly employee.

Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, The Ever-green State College Classied, Washington State University, and Western

Washington University: WFSE members in good standing in WFSE bargaining units in each of the aboveInstitutions of higher Education will elect up to nine (9) bargaining team mem-bers to their respective bargaining team. One of those nine (9) positions will bereserved for a part-time/hourly employee. An additional one of those nine (9)positions will also be reserved for a law enforcement/public safety employee. Theremaining seven (7) positions will be at large.

University of Washington: The number and geographic representation of bargaining team members will beelected by WFSE members in good standing in bargaining units at the Universityof Washington in accordance with Article IX, Sections 2 and 3 of the Local 1488constitution.

Renton Technical College and The Evergreen State College SSSSU:

WFSE members in good standing in WFSE bargaining units in each of the aboveInstitutions of Higher Education will elect up to ve (5) bargaining team membersto their respective bargaining team. Election of these bargaining teams will occur

at the appropriate time in their respective negotiating cycles.

Tacoma Community College SSSSU:

WFSE members in good standing in the TCC Student Support Services bargain-ing unit may elect up to three (3) bargaining team members. Election of bargain-ing team members from the TCC Student Support Services bargaining unit willoccur at the appropriate time in their negotiating cycle.

The Council President may appoint bargaining team members to any Higher Edu-cation bargaining team from any bargaining unit within that Higher Education Insti-tution not represented on the elected team or to ll vacant seats.

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General Government:

The bargaining team will consist of Council ofcers who work in General Govern-ment and members elected from within a bargaining unit under the jurisdiction ofeach General Government policy committee. Except for Human Services and In-stitutions (policy committees), the number of members elected from within a bar-gaining unit under the jurisdiction of each General Government policy committeewill be based on the following ratio:

Number of bargaining unit employees Number of team membersrepresented by Policy Committee

1-1,999 bargaining unit employees 1 team member2,000-3,999 bargaining unit employees 2 team members4,000-5,999 bargaining unit employees 3 team members6,000-6,999 bargaining unit employees 4 team members7,000 or more bargaining unit employees 5 team members

Human Services Policy Committee will have ve (5) (bargaining team member)positions. One position will be designated for a member employed in a bargain-ing unit in each of the following groups: Children’s Administration, CommunityServices Division, Division of Child Support, and Home and Community Services.One position will be at-large.

Institutions Policy Committee will have ve (5) positions. One position will bedesignated for a member employed in a bargaining unit in each of the following

groups: State Hospitals, Juvenile Justice and Rehabilitation (includes SpecialCommitment Center), and Department of Veterans Affairs. Two positions will bedesignated for a member employed in a bargaining unit in the following group:Developmental Disabilities Administration (includes CMO, RHC’s, DD Field, andSOLA).

Team members will be nominated and elected by the WFSE members who areemployed in a bargaining unit within the jurisdiction of their Policy Committee.Ties will be decided by run off. The WFSE President may appoint additional mem-bers to the team as needed.

Should a member of the bargaining team need to be replaced, the position will belled by the next runner-up from the original election. If there is no runner-up, theWFSE President will appoint the replacement.

Language Access Providers (LAP): WFSE members in good standing in the LAP bargaining unit will elect up to elev-en (11) bargaining team members to their bargaining team based on the followingallocation and election groups:

Group 1: All interpreters in Clark and Skamania counties = 1 bargaining team po-sitionGroup 2: All interpreters in Clallam, Cowlitz, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, Kitsap,

Lewis, Mason, Pacic, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties = 1 bargaining teampositionGroup 3: All interpreters in Pierce county = 1 bargaining team position

Group 4: All interpreters in King county = 2 bargaining team positionsGroup 5: All interpreters in Snohomish county = 1 bargaining team positionGroup 6: All interpreters in Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom counties = 1bargaining team positionGroup 7: All interpreters in Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas,Klickitat, Okanogan, and Yakima counties = 1 bargaining team position

Group 8: All Interpreters in Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Gareld, Lincoln,

Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties = 1 bargain-ing team positionGroup 9: All Interpreters in the bargaining unit whose primary working language isnot Spanish or Russian = 2 bargaining team positions

Candidates may run for only one Election Group.

Election Groups 1-8: Candidates for bargaining team positions in Election Groups 1-8 will be nominat-ed and elected by WFSE members in the LAP bargaining unit who reside in thecounties specied for each Election Group. The Interpreter’s primary residential

address shall be used to determine which Election Group an Interpreter belongsto. Only in cases where the Interpreter does not have a primary address shall postofce mailing boxes be used for the basis of determining Election Group member-ship. If an eligible Interpreter lives outside of the State of Washington, they shallbe considered part of the Election Group with the county geographically nearestto their primary residence address.

Election Group 9:Candidates for bargaining team positions in Election Group 9 will be nominatedand elected by all WFSE members in the LAP bargaining unit. To be eligible tobe nominated and run for a position in election group 9, the candidate’s primaryworking language cannot be Spanish or Russian.

Ties will be decided by run off. Should a member of the bargaining team need tobe replaced, the position will be lled by the next runner-up in that election groupfrom the original election. If there is no runner-up, the WFSE President will ap-point the replacement.

HEALTH CARE COALITION

The WFSE President or designee will serve on the Health Care Coalition bargain-

ing team. In addition, each of the Higher Education bargaining teams representingmore than one hundred (100) bargaining unit members will select one (1) mem-ber, and the General Government team will select three (3) members. Bargain-ing teams representing less than one hundred (100) bargaining unit memberswill share one (1) additional position. If there is no member willing to serve fromone (1) or more of the Higher Education bargaining teams, the WFSE Presidentmay appoint a member from the associated Higher Education bargaining teaminstitution(s).

PROPOSALS

Contract proposals may be submitted by: locals; UMCC (Union ManagementCommunication Committee) teams, the WFSE Executive Board, WFSE Execu-tive Board Committees, the WFSE Policy Committees, and the WFSE ExecutiveDirector. Proposals must be adopted by a majority vote of the membership bodysubmitting them. Proposals may be submitted by WFSE staff and are subject toapproval by the WFSE Executive Director. WFSE bargaining teams and staff willuse surveys of the bargaining unit employees as needed during bargaining.

Contract proposals must be submitted to the WFSE Headquarters ofceby 5:00 p.m. November 30, 2015 (see form on page 8, or online at http:// wfse.org/contracts/ [http://wfse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ContractProp-

sals-2017-19.pdf] ).Contract proposal collection pertaining to the American Friends Service Com-mittee, American Behavioral Health Systems, Renton Technical College, TESCSSSSU, and TCC Student Support Services contracts will occur concurrently atthe appropriate time in their respective negotiating cycles.

Proposals must be submitted on the WFSE contract proposal form and shouldinclude:(1) the contract article to be changed or an indication that it is a new concept;(2) any documentation or examples that are available to support the proposal;(3) the problem the proposal is meant to x;(4) the name and signature of the Chair or President of the membership bodysubmitting the proposal, and(5) the number/name of a resource person that can clarify the proposal or provideadditional information as needed.

Each contract proposal form will be assigned a tracking number so that it can befollowed through the negotiating process. Contract proposal forms must be lledout as completely as possible and will not be provided to the Employer.

WFSE staff will assess contract proposals for legality and consolidate duplicate

proposals. The resulting proposals will then be passed on to the appropriate bar-gaining team(s) for debate, possible revision, and a vote to support or reject. Pro-posals referred for contract enforcement, legislative action, or as a UMCC issuewill be routed to the appropriate staff for action not later than January 15, 2016.

COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBERS

Informing and involving bargaining unit members during the bargaining processis critical to winning support for a strong contract and ratication of a nal agree-ment.

A communication strategy will be developed involving frequent dissemination ofinformation from each bargaining team to a wide net of leaders including stew-ards, activists, local ofcers and board members, WFSE executive board mem-bers and WFSE committee members.

The e-mail network, website and hotline will be available to provide immediate

communication. When necessary, staff may distribute a press release to the main-stream media.

All WFSE Ofces will be hubs for distribution of information materials and tools for job actions.

At the conclusion of negotiations, contract negotiations staff will communicate thedisposition of all proposals to the member submitting the proposal upon their re-quest.

At the conclusion of bargaining, a debrieng will occur with all bargaining teammembers to discuss the process. A copy of this document will remain availablethrough the close of the debrieng for members to propose amendments to besubmitted to the CBC for consideration.

SUPPLEMENTAL BARGAINING

Where management agrees to supplemental bargaining, the applicable bargain-ing teams will establish rules.

Supplemental team members will be appointed by the WFSE President and willinclude team members from the main tables as appropriate. Runners-up in theelections for bargaining team members will be given rst consideration for ap-pointment to supplemental bargaining teams established for the bargaining unit inwhich they are employed.

All appointed supplemental bargaining team members will have the same expec-tations as those elected to the bargaining team and should have knowledge andexpertise of the matters over which they are appointed to bargain.

Adopted by Council 28 Collective Bargaining Committee – 6/1/2015

Adopted by Council 28 Executive Board – 7/11/2015

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CONTRACT PROPOSAL FORM

WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES

WFSE/AFSCME/COUNCIL 28 ~ AFL-CIO

Attach additional sheets and/or resource information as appropriate. This form will be used by the Bargaining Teams for the purpose of developing initial proposals – it is for internal WFSE use only and will not be submitted to the Employer.

USE THIS FORM FOR ALL WFSE CONTRACTS

(For contract terms that begin in 2016, 2017, or 2018)

Use this form to have a voice in strengthening your contract!

Name of person making proposal: ________________________________________________________

Your employer (including agency, division, location etc.): _____________________________________

Your contract – please mark next to the appropriate Contract (See reverse for more information):

’16-’18 ABHS ’17-’19 TESC Classified ’17-’19 TCC SSSSU

’18-’21 AFSC ’17-’19 TESC SSSSU ’17-’19 UW/HMC

’17-’19 CWU ’17-’19 GG ’17-’19 UWPM

’17-’19 HE CCC ’17-’19 LAP (Interpreters) ’17-’19 WSU

’17-’19 EWU ’18-’21 RTC ’17-’19 WWU

Article/section your proposal affects: ___________ Has a grievance been filed? (Yes/No): __________

Proposal idea/s (conceptual is fine, you do not need to writecontract language): __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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Proposal resource person and contact information:

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Membership group submitting proposal: ____________________________________________________

(Local, UMCC team, WFSE Executive Board, WFSE E-Board Committee, WFSE Policy Committee)

Form also online at http://wfse.org/contracts/ (http://wfse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ContractPropsals-2017-19)

The current, 2015-2017collective bargaining agree-ments just took effect July 1,2015.

It’s never too early to begin work on making ourcontracts better for a stronger voice at work andfor better pay, benets and working conditions.

This came about aftertwo years of commitment bymembers in every corner ofthe state.

We should enjoy that vic-tory. But the hard work beginsagain on the next contractsthat would take effect July 1,2017, and expire June 30, 2019.

Here’s a look ahead:

Bargaining team elections. Infor-

mation on how to nominatemembers to serve on yourrespective bargaining teamswent in the mail to full members July 17. Those nominated(and who accept) will standelection to serve on the bar-gaining teams negotiating

the next, 2017-2019 contracts.That bargaining starts in 2016.Those nominations are dueAug. 17. Elections will thentake place, wrapping up bySept. 15 (unless specied oth-erwise). Information is also online at: http://wfse.org/ bargaining-team-nomina-tions-elections/

Learn about your bargaining pro-cess• On pages 6-7: The bar-gaining structure adopted by the WFSE/AFSCMEExecutive Board July 10 – astructure that aims to keepyou informed, involved andengaged in this important ef -fort to improve your wages,health care, hours and work -

ing conditions.• Online: http://wfse.org/ bargaining-structure/

Have an idea for the next con-tract? The bargaining structureexplains how you can proposean idea for your next contract.See the PROPOSALS box onpage 7.• Contract proposals must besubmitted to the WFSE Head-quarters ofce by 5 p.m. Nov.30, 2015.• For convenience, we’veprovided a copy of the Con-tract Proposal Form at left. Or you can download at: http://wfse.org/contracts/

But to take part....

To take part fully,you must be a fullmember of theWashington Fed-eration of State Em-ployees/AFSCMECouncil 28.

• If you’re not amember, fnd out

how you can jointhis movementwhere 40,000 otherstate employeesstand together – be-cause public servicematters.

Go to:

http://wfse.org/join/

Your contracts matter as a way of standing up for the public services you provide. Clockwise from top left: Standing up for public services and your contracts at June 18 Unity events in Bell-ingham (Samish Way), DSHS Lynnwood, Employment Security Call Center in Spokane, Shoreline Community College and DSHS-Home & Community Services in Seattle.
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