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www.discoverpass.wa.gov

APRIL 2016

Holding them accountable. See pages 2-6

2016 Family Campout application. See page 7.

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Now good on either

of two vehicles!

At Seattle
grain inspectors informational
picket
4/7/16.

WSDOT Tumwater crew (Local 443) take part in

3/30/16 Safety First visibility event.

April is action month leading to the start of bargaining at most tables in May Keep up to date
on actions and progress: http://wfse.org/neverquit/ Photos of General Government Supplemental Bargaining Teams on page 8.
Interpreters Bargaining Team during
break in negotiations 3/30/16.

Community College Coalition

Bargaining Team at 3/28/16 prep
session.

Big win against outsourcing

at Bellevue College
Bellevue College members who challenged the loss
of work when the college outsourced bench construction
will split $10,000 as part of
an agreement settling WFSE/
AFSCMEs unfair labor practice complaint.

Affected workers are still

being identified.
The ULP complaint came
after Bellevue College (Local 304) members discovered
that construction of about 53
benches had been outsourced
to Reynolds General Contract-

ing, Inc.
Under the March 17
settlement, the Bellevue College Human Resources staff
responsible for labor relations
and the Bellevue College
director of facilities will participate in a joint training with
WFSE/AFSCME staff members conducted by the Public
Employment Relations Commission (PERC).

UW Local 1488: Keep

commuting affordable
Local 1488 members stand up
for the U-Pass March 19.

CWU members outsourcing

victory under appeal
After a
state commission slapped
Central Washington University with major
sanctions over
outsourcing
of Local 330
members
work, the university now
is asking a court to wipe out
that victory.
CWU on April 4 asked
the Kittitas County Superior
Court to overturn Local 330

members victory that CWU

had committed an unfair labor practice by outsourcing
roofing work on the university presidents Ellensburg
campus home.
The university is asking
the court to declare that the
Public Employment Relations
Commission (PERC) exceeded
its authority in its March 15
ULP decision. The commission expanded an earlier hearing officers decision by including, among other things,

See CWU, page 8

University of Washington Local 1488 members joined coalition partners at

a rally March 19 to spotlight the UWs attempts to dramatically raise the cost of
the U-Pass transit passes.
They chose the grand opening of the Husky Stadium light rail station to
make their point to UW Regents that the university was trying to make it harder
for UW workers to commute to work.
With the cost of living, its getting less and less affordable to live in the
City of Seattle, Local 1488 President Paula Lukaszek said.
Our members are having to move outside Seattle, which means they
have to use transit to come to work.
The union coalition says the proposed hike in U-Pass costs came as the
UW faces millions of dollars in back taxes from the city.
They want the U-Pass holders to pay for that, Lukaszek said.

HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE

Gov. Jay Inslee endorsed for second term

Gov. Jay Inslee won the
unanimous endorsement of
elected delegates to the Endorsements Conference of the
40,000-member Washington
Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28 on
April 9 in Seattle.
Inslee is running for a
second term as governor. The
endorsement is significant
because WFSE/AFSCME is
Washingtons largest state
employees union.
Inslee earned praise for
his support of collective bargaining rights and state employee contracts, and against
budget gridlock that threatened a shutdown of state
services.
The delegates also
weighed in on early endorsements in other statewide,
federal and legislative races
and took positions on several
initiatives.
They endorsed Bob Ferguson for a second term as
state attorney general.
They chose former Seattle
City Councilmember Tina
Podlodowski in the race for
secretary of state, now held by
Kim Wyman.
The delegates endorsed
only one federal candidate,
Rep. Adam Smith, D-9, in
order to interview other candidates who have not taken a

How your legislators

voted on key state
employee issues in
2015 and 2016

he union
has
once
again issued
the voting record on how legislators did
on our issues in the 20152016 legislative cycle.

Delegates to the April 9 WFSE/AFSCME Endorsements Conference get into the swing of debate and decisions.

See initial list of

endorsed candidates
on page 5.

Gov. Jay Inslee

Governor signs bill for hard-working

park rangers who keep us safe
It took several sessions,
but WFSE/AFSCME park anger members efforts to clarify
their enforcement authority
paid off April 1 as Gov. Jay Inslee signed Substitute House
Bill 2765 into law.
On hand for the bill signing was Local 1466 member
Andy Kallinen who advocated on his colleagues behalf
during the legislative session.
Inslee shook Kallinens
hand after praising the work

position against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.

The TPP is described by Public Citizen (http://www.citizen.org/tpp) as a massive,
controversial, pro-corporate
free trade agreement among
the United States and 11 other
countries that will lead to
offshoring of American jobs
and other anti-labor provisions.
Congressman Smith has

openly opposed the TPP.

This is the first round of
the unions endorsements
process. More vetting of candidates is needed in many
races and several races are
still shaping up. The unions
Statewide Executive Board
and local interview teams
may make additional recommendations.
The WFSE/AFSCME
endorsements conference
took place now to forge positions going into the statewide
Washington State Labor
Council COPE endorsements conference on May 21.
Initial endorsements: See 5.

SHB 2765 clarifies park angers enforcement authority to

protect the public.
That includes enforcing
the law and protect campers and park visitors on
narrowly defined sections of
adjacent non-park land, such
as a highway bisecting or connecting parks.

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issues down the road.

The Legislature adjourned
its special session March 29
after passing a supplemental
budget that adds money for
respite beds at Yakima Valley
School in Selah and funds
for more staff and safety in
Mental Health.
It also rejected the
Senates original proposal
that could have eroded your
health benefits. The employer
contribution rate still goes
down from $894 a month to
$888 a month. But according
to budget documents, the
$888 PEBB rate is enough
to maintain fully funded
reserves, and uses only

The voting record on

pages 3, 4 and 5 covers
key House and Senate
votes during the 2015 and
2016 legislative sessions.
The votes used are explained on page 6.
The voting record is reproduced here for accountability and transparency so
you can see it and judge
for yourself.
The voting record was
one of the factors used
by Endorsements Conference delegates April 9 (list
of initial endorsements on
page 5).
Other important factors
include accessibility and
responsiveness to WFSE/
AFSCME members during Lobby Days and other
grassroots efforts.
In choosing these
votes, WFSE/AFSCME attempts to fairly represent
a lawmakers position on
issues important to our
members. The votes used
are explained on page 6.

of the hard-working park

rangers who do so much to
keep us safe.

Gov. Jay Inslee signs SHB 2765 into law while Local 1466 member Andy
Kallinen (far left) looks on. Also present were WFSE/AFSCMEs Alia Griffing,
Matt Zuvich and Brandon Anderson.

Session ends with some pluses, but many issues kicked down the road
WFSE/AFSCME
members and the people they
care for saw some gains in
the 2016 legislative session.
But lawmakers kicked many

FOR THE
RECORD

surplus funds that have

accrued due to reduced claims
costs. The Senate originally
wanted a deeper cut.
The supplemental budget
also funds the governors
Blue Ribbon Commission on
the Delivery of Services to
Children and Families.
The House passed the
compromise supplemental
budget (2ESHB 2376) on
a vote of 78-17 with three
excused. It passed the Senate
27-17 with five excused.
Unaddressed: The
recruitment and retention
crisis in the DSHS Childrens
Administration and the

Department of Labor and

Industries Division of
Occupational Safety and
Health (DOSH). But the union
will continue to seek solutions
in other venues.
Still, these efforts by
WFSE/AFSCME members
elevated the recruitment
and retention crisis to a
point where it can no longer
be ignored. Childrens and
DOSH members were a
steady presence in the halls
of the Capitol and governors
office. They pressed their
case that the state cant
continue losing good,
qualified workers to crushing
workloads, understaffing

Senate voting record - 3

House voting record 4&5
Voting record votes explained - 6
Initial endorsements - 5
and higher-paying jobs in the
private sector.
Also: The Model Toxics
Control Act (MTCA) Account
administered by WFSE/
AFSCME members in Ecology
saw further erosion.
Childrens and DOSH
members were among the
159 members who made 193
legislative visits during the
session.
Members sent thousands
of email messages and phone
calls to legislators. All that
stopped a lot of bad bills that
would have eroded our ability
to stand together for wages to
sustain our family and better
workplaces.

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2015-2016 term: Rep. Andrew
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Voting
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not a member of that chamber at that time * Votes exist in the other chamber
Hansen (D-23)
100%
88%
E
Hargrove (R-47)
33%
13%
N/A
Harmsworth (R-44)
N/A
13%
N/A
Harris (R-17)
33%
22%
Hawkins (R-12)
17%
13%
N/A
Hayes (R-10)
17%
38%
N/A
Hickel (R-30)
N/A
33%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Holy (R-6)
17%
0%
N/A
Hudgins (D-11)
100%
100%
Hunt, G. (R-2)
0%
0%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hunt, S. (D-22)
100%
100%
HOUSE VOTING RECORD (2015-16)
Hunter (D-48)
100%
80%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hurst (D-31)
60%
100%
N/A
Jinkins (D-27)
100%
100%
Johnson (R-14)
33%
40%
E
N/A
E
E
Kagi (D-32)
100%
100%
Kilduff (D-28)
N/A
88%
N/A
Kirby (D-29)
100%
100%
N/A
Klippert (R-8)
17%
0%
N/A
Kochmar (R-30)
33%
25%
N/A
Kretz (R-7)
17%
13%
N/A
Kristiansen (R-39)
17%
14%
N/A
Kuderer (D-48)
N/A
100%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lytton
(D-40)
100% N/A 100%
Voting
Record
Key: E = Excused
= not a member of that chamber at that time * Votes exist in the other chamber
MacEwen (R-35)
33%
38%
E
Magendanz (R-5)
17%
0%
Manweller (R-13)
33%
0%
McBride (D-48)
N/A
100%
N/A
McCabe (R-14)
N/A
25%
N/A
McCaslin (R-4)
N/A
0%
N/A
Moeller (D-49)
100%
100%
N/A
Morris (D-40)
100%
100%
N/A
Moscoso (D-1)
100%
100%
N/A
Muri (R-28)
0%
38%
N/A
Nealey (R-16)
17%
13%
N/A
Orcutt (R-20)
17%
25%
N/A
Ormsby (D-3)
100%
100%
Ortiz-Self (D-21)
100%
100%
N/A
Orwall (D-33)
100%
100%
N/A
Parker (R-6)
25%
22%
Peterson (D-21)
N/A
100%
N/A
Pettigrew (D-37)
100%
100%
Pike (R-18)
20%
13%
N/A
Pollet (D-46)
100%
100%
N/A

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100%
100%
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100%
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N/A
100%
17%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
N/A
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Barkis (R-2)
Bergquist (D-11)
Blake (D-19)
Buys (R-42)
Caldier (R-26)
Carlyle* (D-36)
Chandler (R-15)
Chopp (D-43)
Clibborn (D-41)
Cody (D-34)
Condotta (R-12)
DeBolt (R-20)
Dent (R-13)
Dunshee (D-44)
Dye (R-9)
Fagan (R-9)
Farrell (D-46)
Fey (D-27)
Fitzgibbon (D-34)
Frame (D-36)
Goodman (D-45)
Gregerson (D-33)
Gregory (D-30)

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A = Absent
N/A = Not a member of that
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Notes:
The House voting record
includes two representatives who
served in 2015 but moved to the
Senate for the 2016 session:
Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D-36, and
Sen. Dean Takko, D-19. Their
votes are included here for
reference.
The House voting record
includes votes from five
representatives who joined the
House to fill vacancies in the
2015-2016 term: Rep. Andrew
Barkis, R-2; Rep. Mary Dye, R-9;
Rep. Noel Frame, D-36; Rep.
Patricia Kuderer, D-48; Rep. JD
Rossetti, D-19.
The House voting record
includes votes from five
representatives who vacated
their seats or moved to the
Senate in the 2015-2016 term:
Reuven Carlyle, D-36 (moved
to Senate); Susan Fagan, R-9;
Graham Hunt, R-2; Ross Hunter,
D-48; and Dean Takko, D-19
(moved to Senate). Their votes
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Reykdal (D-22)
100%
100%
N/A
Riccelli (D-3)
100%
100%
N/A
Robinson (D-38)
100%
100%
Rodne (R-5)
17%
38%
N/A
Rossetti (D-19)
N/A
100%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ryu (D-32)
100%
100%
N/A
Santos (D-37)
100%
100%
N/A
Sawyer (D-29)
100%
100%
Schmick (R-9)
17%
0%
Scott (R-39)
0%
0%
N/A
Sells (D-38)
100%
100%
N/A
Senn (D-41)
100%
100%
E
Shea (R-4)
17%
0%
N/A
HOUSE VOTING RECORD (2015-16)
Short (R-7)
17%
0%
N/A
Smith (R-10)
17%
0%
N/A
Springer (D-45)
83%
100%
Stambaugh (R-25)
N/A
38%
N/A
Stanford (D-1)
100%
100%
N/A
Stokesbary (R-31)
N/A
22%
Sullivan (D-47)
100%
100%
Takko* (D-19)
100%
100%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tarleton (D-36)
100%
100%
N/A
Taylor (R-15)
17%
0%
Tharinger (D-24)
100%
100%
Van De Wege (D-24) 100%
88%
N/A
Van
Werven
(R-42)
N/A N/A =0%
Voting
Record
Key:
E = Excused
not a member of that chamber at that time * Votes exist in the other chamber
Vick (R-18)
17%
0%
N/A
Walkinshaw (D-43)
100%
100%
Walsh (R-16)
17%
38%
N/A
Wilcox (R-2)
33%
44%
Wilson (R-17)
N/A
13%
N/A
Wylie (D-49)
100%
100%
N/A
Young (R-26)
0%
13%
N/A
Zeiger (R-25)
33%
38%
N/A

Explanation
of votes on
page 6.

Initial list of endorsed candidates

LD 11 (Pos. 2): Steve Bergquist (D)*

LD 17 (Pos. 2): Paul Harris (R)*
LD 19 (Pos. 2): Brian Blake (D)*
OPPOSE Initiative 1421 Latest Tim
Here is the list of endorsements as of
LD 21 (Pos. 1): Strom Peterson (D)*
Eyman motor vehicle license fee initiathe April 9 WFSE/AFSCME EndorseLD 21 (Pos. 2): Lillian Ortiz-Self (D)*
tive
ments Conference. An asterisk (*) indiLD 23 (Pos. 1): Sherry Appleton (D)*
SUPPORT Initiative 1433 Raising
cates an incumbent. A pound sign (#)
LD 23 (Pos. 2): Drew Hansen (D)*
state minimum wage (position taken in
indicates an incumbent House memLD 24 (Pos. 2): Steve Tharinger (D)*
March)
ber running for state Senate. More
LD 27 (Pos. 1): Laurie Jinkins (D)*
endorsements will follow local and ExLD 27 (Pos. 2): Jake Fey (D)*
STATE LEGISLATURE
ecutive Committee interviews.
LD 28 (Pos. 2): Christine Kilduff (D)*
LD 29 (Pos. 1): David Sawyer (D)*
STATE SENATE
FEDERAL RACES
LD 29 (Pos. 2): Steve Kirby (D)*
LD 31 (Pos. 2): Chris Hurst (D)*
Legislative District 1: Luis Moscoso
U.S. CONGRESS
32in(Pos.
1): Cindy
Ryu (D)*
(D)#
Voting Record Key: E = Excused N/A = not a member of that chamber at that time * Votes LD
exist
the other
chamber
LD 33 (Pos. 1): Tina Orwall (D)*
LD 3: Andy Billig (D)*
Congressional District 9: Adam Smith
LD 33 (Pos. 2): Mia Gregerson (D)*
LD 5: Mark Mullet (D)*
(D)*
LD 34 (Pos. 1): Eileen Cody (D)*
LD 11: Bob Hasegawa (D)*
LD 34 (Pos. 2): Joe Fitzgibbon (D)*
LD 17: Tim Probst (D)
LD 35 (Pos. 2): Drew MacEwen (R)*
LD 19: Dean Takko (D)*
STATEWIDE RACES
LD 36 (Pos. 2): Gael Tarleton (D)*
LD 22: Sam Hunt (D)#
LD 37 (Pos. 1): Sharon Tomiko Santos
LD 23: Christine Rolfes (D)*
GOVERNOR
(D)*
LD 24: Kevin Van De Wege (D)#
Jay Inslee (D)*
LD 37 (Pos. 2): Eric Pettigrew (D)*
LD 27: Jeannie Darneille (D)*
LD 38 (Pos. 1): June Robinson (D)*
LD 36: Reuven Carlyle (D)*
ATTORNEY GENERAL
LD 38 (Pos. 2): Mike Sells (D)*
LD 39: Kirk Pearson (R)*
Bob Ferguson (D)*
LD 40 (Pos. 1):Kristine Lytton (D)*
LD 40: Kevin Ranker (D)*
LD 40 (Pos. 2): Jeff Morris (D)*
LD 43: Jamie Pedersen (D)*
SECRETARY OF STATE
LD 41 (Pos. 1): Tana Senn (D)*
LD 49: Annette Cleveland (D)*
Tina Podlodowski (D)
LD 41 (Pos. 2): Judy Clibborn (D)*
LD 43 (Pos. 2): Frank Chopp (D)*
STATE HOUSE
STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES
LD 45 (Pos. 1): Roger Goodman (D)*
OF REPRESENTATIVES
LD 45 (Pos. 2): Larry Springer (D)*
OPPOSE Initiative 732 Carbon Tax
LD 46 (Pos. 1): Gerry Pollet (D)*
LD 1 (Pos. 1): Derek Stanford (D)*
with $600 million revenue hit (position
LD 46 (Pos. 2): Jessyn Farrell (D)*
LD 3 (Pos. 1): Marcus Riccelli (D)*
taken in 2015)
LD 47 (Pos. 2): Pat Sullivan (D)*
LD 3 (Pos. 2): Timm Ormsby (D)*
SUPPORT Initiative 735 Support
LD 48 (Pos. 2): Joan McBride (D)*
LD 10 (Pos. 2): Dave Hayes (R)*
federal amendment to overturn CitiLD 49 (Pos. 1): Sharon Wylie (D)*
LD 11 (Pos. 1): Zack Hudgins (D)*
zens United

April 2016

WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee

Another WFSE/AFSCME-supported bill signed

into law: Engrossed House Bill 2749, the good
bill delaying Phase II of the Child Welfare
Services outsourcing pilot.
WFSE/AFSCME Lobbyist Alia Griffing (left)
looks on as Gov. Jay Inslee signs EHB 2749
into law April 1.
Other bills signed by Gov. Inslee on April 1:
E2SSB 6564, which would, among other
things extend unannounced visits to supported
living facilities.
HB 2557 on the return of unused shared
leave. This provides a good mechanism for
returning unused shared leave and for an
employee to use shared leave again if there is
a recurrence of an illness or injury.

Page 5

FOR THE RECORD 2015-2016: EXPLANATION OF VOTES

Explanation of key votes/ roll
calls used in Senate voting record:
S1. ESSB 5077 Operating
Budget (4/6/15)

(Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill

5077)
(WFSE/AFSCME position was a No
vote)
This bad version passed the Senate
26-23 on 4/6/15.
Would have rejected all collective
bargaining agreements, and instead
funded the equivalent of $1,000 raise
per employee.
Would have eliminated health care
coverage for spouses / partners who
have the option of obtaining benefits
from their own employer, regardless if
that coverage is meaningful or affordable.
A Yes vote was a Wrong vote; a
No vote was a Right vote.
Note: The final biennial operating
budget adopted months later funded
Council 28 members first pay raises
in seven years and held the line on
health care costs.

S2. ESSB 5077 Budget Floor

Amendment #328 (Hargrove)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes

vote)
Because of a procedural rule requiring 30 votes to pass amendments, this
good amendment failed on a vote of
29-20 on 4/3/15.
This amendment would have added
funding for the collective bargaining
agreements as negotiated in the initial
Senate biennial budget.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No
vote was a Wrong vote.
Note: The final biennial operating budget adopted months later funded the
negotiated collective bargaining agreements.

S3. HB 1977 Dept. of Transportation Tuition and Fees

Exemption

(House Bill 1977)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes
vote)
Passed the Senate 48-1 on 4/15/15;
passed House and became law.
WFSE/AFSCME coalition-initiated bill
Requires the public institutions of
higher education to waive tuition and
fees for children and surviving spouses
of DOT highway workers killed on the
job.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No
vote was a Wrong vote.

S4. ESB 5513 Structured Settlements (Workers Compensation)

(Engrossed Senate Bill 5513)
(WFSE/AFSCME position was a No
vote)
Passed the Senate 28-21 on 3/10/15;
did not pass House.

Would have lowered the age for workers who can enter into structured
settlements from 50 to 40.
A Yes vote was a Wrong vote; a
No vote was a Right vote.

Page 6

Local 443 President Jeff Paulsen (left, with

Joe Kendo of the Washington State Labor
Council) testifies Feb. 24 on the Taxpayer
Protection Act (SHB 1915), one of the bills in
the House voting record.

S5. 2ESSB 5987 Transportation Revenue

(Second Engrossed Substitute Senate

Bill 5987)
(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes
vote)
Passed the Senate 37-7 with 5 excused on 6/30/15; passed the House
and became law.
Raises various transportation-related
taxes to fund transportation projects
statewide.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No
vote was a Wrong vote.

S6. ESB 5226 Disclosure of

Public Sector Union Finances
(Engrossed Senate Bill 5226)
(WFSE/AFSCME position was a No
vote)
Passed the Senate 26-22 with 1 excused on 3/10/15; did not pass House
and did not become law.

Public sector unions with more

than 100 members would have been
required to submit an annual report
with the Public Employment Relations
Commission (PERC) containing financial information about the union.
This report would have been a public
record, therefore subject to disclosure
and website posting.
A Yes vote was a Wrong vote; a
No vote was a Right vote.

Explanation of key votes/ roll

calls used in House voting record:
H1. ESHB 1106 Operating
Budget (4/2/15)

(Engrossed Substitute House Bill

1106)
(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes
vote)
This version of the budget passed the
House 51-47 on 4/2/15.
Ratifies and fully funds all collective
bargaining agreements
Fully funds state employee health
care
Included raising revenue (capital
gains, B&O, tax loophole closures)
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No
vote was a Wrong vote.

H2. SHB 1915 Government

Contracting/Outsourcing
(Taxpayer Protection Act)

(Substitute House Bill 1915)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes
vote)
Passed the House 52-43 with 2 excused on 2/12/16; did not pass the
Senate and did not become law.

WFSE/AFSCME-initiated bill.
Would have required a cost-comparison before a decision to outsource
work done by state employees.
Would gave required agencies to
monitor the contracts during the life of
performance.
Would have required an analysis be
done after a contract is completed to
compare the initial agreed-upon terms
to the final product (cost, time, scope
of work, etc.).
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No
vote was a Wrong vote.

H3. HB 2646 PERS/TERS/

SERS Plan 2 Default (Appropriations Committee)

(House Bill 2646)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes
vote)
Passed the House Appropriations
Committee on 2/4/16 on a vote of 20
for do pass, 10 do not pass and 1
no recommendation; the bill did not
come to a vote of the full House and
did not become law.
WFSE/AFSCME-initiated bill.
For new employees who do not select an option, the default would have
changed from Plan 3 to Plan 2.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No
vote was a Wrong vote.

H4. HB 1977 Dept. of Transportation Tuition and Fees

Exemption

(House Bill 1977)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes
vote)
Passed the House 58-40 on 3/11/15;
passed the Senate and became law.
WFSE/AFSCME coalition-initiated bill
Requires the public institutions of
higher education to waive tuition and
fees for children and surviving spouses of DOT highway workers killed on
the job.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No
vote was a Wrong vote.

One gain during the 2016 legislative session

was funding for more respite beds at Yakima
Valley School in Selah. The budget money
came thanks to member action and Feb. 24
House testimony by WFSE/AFSCME President
Sue Henricksen (center) and Local 1326s
Julianne Moore (right).

ment System (PSERS) to employees

who provide nursing care or ensure
the custody or safety in state institutions including: Juvenile Rehabilitation, mental health hospitals, the Child
Study and Treatment Center, the
Special Commitment Center, and residential sites serving developmentally
disabled patients or offenders
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No
vote was a Wrong vote.

H7. 2ESSB 5987 Transportation Revenue

(Second Engrossed Substitute Senate

Bill 5987)
(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes
vote)
Passed the House 54-44 on 6/30/15;
passed the Senate and became law.
Raises various transportation-related
taxes to fund transportation projects
statewide
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No
vote was a Wrong vote.

H5. SHB 2615 Community and

Technical College Full-time
Faculty / Staff

H8. ESHB 1646 Equal Pay Opportunity Act (3/11/15)

States the intent of the Legislature

to develop a process through which
the colleges and the college board
develop a long-term strategic plan and
timeline for faculty and student support
staff conversions (to full-time positions).
Would have set goals for moving
part-time to full-time positions, and requires a study on the impacts of using
part-time faculty.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No
vote was a Wrong vote.

Would have prohibited less favorable

employment opportunities based on
gender.
Would have prohibited retaliation for
certain workplace wage discussions
and other matters.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No
vote was a Wrong vote.

(Substitute House Bill 2615)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes
vote)
Passed the House 50-46 with 1 excused on 2/12/16; did not pass the
Senate and did not become law.

H6. SHB 1718 PSERS Expansion (2/11/16)

(Substitute House Bill 1718)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes
vote)
Passed the House 78-18 with 1 excused on 2/11/16; did not pass the
Senate and did not become law.
Would have extended eligibility for
the Public Safety Employees Retire-

WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee

(Engrossed Substitute House Bill

1646)
(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes
vote)
Passed the House 55-43 on 3/11/15;
did not pass the Senate and did not
become law.

H9. HB 1356 Sick and Safe

Employment Leave

(House Bill 1356)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes
vote)
Passed the House 51-46 with 1 excused on 3/3/15; did not pass the Senate and did not become law.
Would have required employers with
more than four full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) to provide paid leave
sick and safe leave for employees at
prescribed accrual rates.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No
vote was a Wrong vote.

April 2016

WFSE/AFSCME MEMBERS ONLY BENEFITS

WFSE/AFSCME Howard Ocobock Memorial

SHARED LEAVE
REQUESTS
Crystal Lieseke, a licensed
practical nurse 2 at Eastern
State Hospital in Medical Lake
and a member of Local 782,
has been approved for shared
leave to care for her seriously
ill daughter, who is battling
cancer. Her daughter has a
9-year-old son and Crystal
will need to help them with all
the daily activities of living.
Contact: your human resource
office; Eastern State Hospital members can complete a
donor form, which is located
on the ESH SharePoint site,
through the ESH payroll office
or the ESH human resources
office.
Susan Betts, an industrial
insurance underwriter with
the Department of Labor and
Industries in Tumwater and
a member of Local 443, is
again asking for donations of
shared leave to cover the time
she will miss during extended
treatment and recovery from
breast cancer. Susan is hoping
to return to work by the end of
May. Susan has used all her
available leave. Contact: Laura
Cadwell at (360) 902-5488, or
your own human resource office.
Toni Mohle, a Community
Corrections officer 2 with the
Department of Corrections
in the Pierce County Special
Needs Unit and a member
of Local 53, is still in need of
shared leave because of ongoing recovery from brain surgery
and other serious medical
issues. Any donation would
be appreciated because she
has exhausted all her accrued
leave. Contact: Heidi Grace
in DOC Human Resources at
(360) 407-5753, or your human
resource office.

FAMILY CAMPOUT
Sept. 16-18, 2016

Cornet Bay Environmental Learning/Retreat Center

Alejandrina Lanoue, an administrative assistant 3 with

the Department of Health in
Olympia and a member of Local 443, has been approved
for shared leave. Contact: Kim
Kenderesi, (360) 236-4058, or
your human resource office.
Kathleen J. Walmsley, an administrative assistant 4 with the
Employment Security Department in Tacoma and a member
of Local 1181, is in need of
shared leave to cover time she
is away from work during her

April 2016

Check-in begins on Friday at 1pm.

Cabins have been reserved. WFSE/AFSCME will pay the $11.56 per night camp fee for
members; members pay $11.56 per night for any family or guests (children under 3 free).
Cornet Bay has 14 cabins that sleep 10, one that sleeps four, one that sleeps six, the duplex that sleeps 28 and bunkhouse 40.
Non-refundable registration fee of up to $30 per family for cancellations after Aug. 22.
Lodge and recreation hall with fully equipped kitchens available for meals. Bring your own
food for breakfast, lunch and Friday evening dinner.
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 dishwashing
supplies; firewood; first aid equipment; recreational equipment.
Activities: fishing on lakes; kayaking and canoeing; hiking; horseshoes; golf course and
rifle range nearby; interpretive center; lighthouse and gun batteries at Fort Casey State
Park located 15 miles away.
No pets are permitted.
Boat ramps: The park provides five saltwater and two freshwater boat ramps, plus 710
feet of saltwater dock and 450 feet of freshwater dock. All motors are prohibited on Pass
Lake, and only electric motors allowed on Cranberry Lake. Watercraft launching permits
for $7 and a trailer dumping permit for $5 may be purchased at the park.

The park is outstanding for breath-taking

views, old-growth forests and abundant
wildlife. http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/

Deadline to register:
Aug. 22, 2016

QUESTIONS? Contact Tavie Smith at 1-800-562-6002 tavies@wfse.org

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

Deadline to register: Aug. 22, 2016

If you register and need to cancel, please do so by the Aug. 22 deadline so those on the waiting list can take your place.

The WFSE/AFSCME Members Only

Benefits Committee and the WFSE/AFSCME Statewide Executive Board invite
all WFSE/AFSCME members and their
families to come to this fun, overnight
get-together at one of the most beautiful
state parks maintained by members of
Parks Local 1466.

Marti Hancock, a WorkFirst

program specialist with DSHS
in Spokane and a member
of Local 1221, is in need of
shared leave because of a
serious medical condition.
Contact: your human resource
office.
Joann Willyerd, a medical
project specialist 2 at the Department of Labor and Industries in Tumwater and a member of Local 443, is in need
of shared leave for a medical
condition. Contact: Laura
Cadwell at (360) 902-5488, or
your own human resource office.

at Deception Pass State Park

Cornet Bay at Deception Pass is set on

a saltwater bay, offers access to hiking
trails and freshwater lakes nearby.

LOCAL#:

NAME
Street
(

Home phone

City

State

Zip

Cell Phone

What activities are you interested in?

Home e-mail address

How many family members or guests will you

be bringing? ____________

Hiking

Birdwatching

Fishing on lakes

Interpretive Center

Basketball

Baseball

Horseshoes

Kayaking and canoeing

Volleyball

Soccer

Please pay $11.56 for each participating family member/guest by Aug. 22;
no charge for WFSE/AFSCME members and children under age 3.

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

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

post-surgical recovery. She

is expected to be in recovery
May 1. Contact: Kathleen
Young, (360) 902-9538 at ESD
Human Resources, or your
own human resource office.
Alicia Solomon, a financial
services specialist 4 with
DSHS in Bellingham and a
member of Local 1060, has
been approved for shared
leave to help care for her
mother. Contact: Vickie
Rothenbuhler, (360) 714-4006,
or your human resource office.
Deandra Standley, a financial services specialist 3 with
DSHS in Tacoma and a member of Local 53, is in need of
shared leave to cover the time
she has missed work while
recovering from surgeries for

her broken ankle. Contact: Clarissa Cretell, (253) 476-7078,

or your own human resource
office.
Toni Langwell, a financial services specialist 3 with DSHS in
Spokane, is in need of shared
leave. Contact: Nicole Jurek,
(509) 227-2226, or your own
human resource office.
Machela Rae Osorio, a social services specialist 3 with
DSHS Home and Community
Services in Tacoma and a
member of Local 53, has been
approved for shared leave.
Contact: your human resource
office.
Jamie Faber, a financial services specialist 3 with DSHS
in Grays Harbor County and
a member of Local 970, has

been approved for shared

leave to help care for her
mother. Contact: Vickie
Rothenbuhler, (360) 714-4006,
or your human resource office.
Rachel Delacruz, an office
assistant 3 with DSHS in Tacoma and a member of Local
53, is in need of shared leave.
Contact: Teresa Baumbach,
(509) 225-7923 or baumbtg@
dshs.wa.gov, or your human
resource office.
Karen Sargin, an administrative hearing coordinator
with DSHS in Tacoma and a
member of Local 53, has been
approved for shared leave.
Contact: your human resource
office.
Loretta Gutierrez-Sacks, a

WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee

WorkSource specialist 3 with

the Employment Security
Department in Auburn and a
member of Local 304, is in
need of shared leave as she
battles congestive heart failure
and diabetes. She is currently
working 6.5 hours as she progresses with her congestive
heart failure and chronic diabetes. She has exhausted all
of her shared leave. Contact:
Kathleen Young, (360) 9029538, or your human resource
office.
Lisa Krueger, an office assistant 3 with DSHS in Yakima
and a member of Local 1326,
is in need of shared leave.
Contact: Teresa Baumbach,
(509) 225-7923 or baumbt@
dshs.wa.gov, or your own human resource office.

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Department of Social and Health Services Supplemental Bargaining. The WFSE/AFSCME DSHS Supplemental
Bargaining Team met March 28 and presented its agency-specific proposals to management. Negotiations resume April
22 and 26. The team is (from left): Shay Kaushagen, Romy Garcia, Gabe Hall, Sue Henricksen, David Greenman,
Julianne Moore, Cynthia English, Steve Fossum, Rick Hertzog and Bill Youngman. Also pictured center right: Sean
Dannen, WFSE/AFSCME GG strategic coordinator.

Department of Agriculture Supplemental Bargaining.

The WFSE/AFSCME Agriculture Supplemental Bargaining Team met March 28 and presented its agency-specific
proposals to management. Negotiations resumed April
12. Members there are taking part in an ongoing job action calling for a fair contract that respects the flexibility of
grain inspectors.
The team (from left): Lewis Woods, WFSE/AFSCME
team negotiator; Bob Adams, Kalama, Local 1400; Tom
Baxter, Kalama, Local 1400; Rick Randall, Seattle,
Local 304; and Sean Dannen, WFSE/AFSCME GG
strategic coordinator.

SHOP
STEWARD
CORNER

Tri-Cities Local 1253 Stewards:

Committed to action!

Tri-Cities Local 1253 Stewards met March 30

to discuss their roles and how this grows and
strengthens our union. More online: http://wfse.
org/1253-stewards-33016/
Graduates of
March 23 Stewards
in Action Training at
the Olympia Field
Office with Council
Reps. Stacie Leanos (foreground)
and Sarah Prindle
(background).
The SIA graduates
were: Mike Lynch,
Ecology, Local 872;
Grant Hulteen,
Health, Local 443;
Kevin Klockow,
Enterprise Services, Local 443; and
Steve Livingston,
Enterprise Services, Local 443.

The Department of Transportation Supplemental Bargaining Team presented their agency-specific contract proposals to management March 30. Meanwhile, DOT members
across the state participated in the Mission Critical Safety
First job action. Negotiations resumed April 15 and, if
necessary, April 20.
The team (from left): Sean Dannen, WFSE/AFSCME
General Government strategic coordinator; Ken Fisher,
Local 504, Spokane; Steve Fries, Local 1299, Moses
Lake; Joy Draper, Local 53, Tacoma; Kate Rogers, Local
1060, Greenbank (Whidbey Island); and WFSE/AFSCME
Deputy Executive Director Bob Keller.
All the supplemental bargaining is in advance of the start
of negotiations at the main General Government table
that starts May 17.

WSDOT Worker Memorial 2016

Remembering the
fallen; injured DOT
member urges
public to Give Em
a Brake as Good
Samaritans who
came to his rescue
honored

Greg King, a maintenance technician 2 with the

Department of Transportation in Grays Harbor and a
member of Local 970, is still
recovering from injuries after
a speeding semi jackknifed
and threw him 60 feet face
down into a swamp while he
flagged a highway project in
January in Aberdeen.
He spoke at the April
13 WSDOT Worker Memorial ceremony in Olympia
and asked the public to slow
down and avoid distractions
in work zones.
Im thankful I survived,
but I dont want to see anybody else have to go through
something like this, King
told the hundreds of families,
friends and colleagues.
I dont want any families
to get the call like my daughters did telling them Id been
hit and to head to the hospital.
The Good Samaritans
who came to his aid, Butch
and Connie Blair, were honored with the Presidents Coin

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Congratulations to Eastern Washington stewards who completed the

advanced grievance continuing education course March 19 in Spokane.
Sitting: Cathy Green (Local 931, Eastern Washington University). Standing,
from left: Nikki Brayman (Local 573, Lakeland Village); Kathleen Isaacs
(Local 573, Lakeland); Kathy Van Meer (Local 931, EWU); Shannon
Barratt (Local 1221, Employment Security); and Bob Overturf (Local 573,
Consolidated Support Services).

Families and friends of fallen WSDOT workers join

solemn procession into April 13 WSDOT Worker
Memorial in Olympia.
Award from the WSDOT Memorial Foundation for their
heroism in coming to Kings
aid after hed been hit.
The DOT Worker Memorial commemoration honors
the 59 Washington State Department of Transportation
members killed on the job
since 1950.
Every day, we remember
the WFSE/AFSCME DOT
members who have perished

Local 970 member

Greg King (top) and
Good Samaritans
Butch and Connie
Blair (below).

in Washington, including the

four since 2000: Billy Bud
Rhynalds, Jan. 16, 2011 Myron Neal Richards, Nov. 19,
2009 Wayne Jake Baardson, Aug. 12, 2002 Samuel
E. Williams, Feb. 22, 2000.
MORE ONLINE
WSDOT Memorial Foundation:
www.wsdotmf.org/
Other Worker Memorial dates:
http://wfse.org/calendar/

Department of Transportation members gathered at WFSE/AFSCME Every

Voice Counts table at recent DOT training at Big Bend Community College in
Moses Lake.

CWU, from page 1

monetary damages to affected
Local 330 members.
PERC in its March 15
decision had expanded last
years victory by CWU members against outsourcing of

WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee

their work this time awarding monetary damages to the

affected Local 330 members.
The commission ruled 3-0
that the 2013 outsourcing of
roofing work was still illegal.
The work involved replacing
the roof on a walkway at the
university presidents home.

April 2016