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The of cial newspaper of theWASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE

EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28AFL-CIO

VOL. 41 NO. 10DECEMBER 2013

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Now good on eitherof two vehicles!

Remembering Rose Gittings. SEE 6

This union works for me!

How many private elec-trical contractors does it taketo screw in a light bulb?

In the eyes of Dan Sut-cliffe, lead electrician atSouth Seattle CommunityCollege, way too many to jus-tify taking work away fromcollege employees at a highercost.

South Seattle CClead electricianand union beatoutsourcing

No shock hereSutcliffe proved that point

in a recent unfair labor prac-tice settlement.

It was only the secondtime in his 35 years at the col-lege that the Local 304 mem-

ber and steward fled such

a challenge. But the collegecant get away with unilater-ally outsourcing, he said. Andhis co-workers need to knowthat this is the kind of thingthe union does for them rou-tinely.

When you start some-thing, you can never let fearor bullying get in the way,Sutcliffe said. No matter, ifyou know youre right, youdont back down. You knowyoull win eventually because

Paula Lukaszek andother stewards in the Federa-tions Skilled Trades Bargain-ing Unit at the University ofWashington must be allowedto represent other members inthe Campuswide Unit as well,an arbitrator has ruled.

Arbitrator: UW Trades stewards canrepresent other Local 1488 members onmain campus

A steward is a steward is a steward

The arbitrator ruled Nov.14 the UW wrongly deniedLukaszek release time lastyear to represent a member ofthe Campuswide BargainingUnit.

That violated the contract,the arbitrator ruled.

Were on par withthe rest of the stewards in1488, said Lukaszek, nowlocal president.

I can represent anyoneon the main campus wheth-er theyre in Trades or not.

A steward is a stewardis a steward. We should beable to represent any member.

Paula Lukaszek

See SUTCLIFFE, page 8

Dan Sutcliffe (left) and WFSE/AFSCME Council Rep RobinLedbetter at the emergencybackup generator that was atthe center of the outsourcing.

Not inourstate!See page 3

Jason Redmond photo. Copyright 2013


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LOOKING AHEAD TO 2014 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

S tate E mployeeWashington State Employee (USPS 981-

200) is published monthly, except Februaryand July, for $5.08 per year by the Washing-ton Federation of State Employees/AFSCMECouncil 28 AFL-CIO, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E.Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. Af liated withthe American Federation of State, Countyand Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and theWashington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO.

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ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OPTION.If youd like t o save paper and postage, you can receive this newspaper electronically. Go to www.wfse.org and hoverover NEWS & INFO, located in the top menu bar. Select from the drop-down list: WASHINGTON STATE EMPLOYEE - Newspaper. Use the formon this page to register for the electronic version. Or e-mail us at [email protected], or write: WFSE/AFSCME, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300,Olympia, WA 98501. If youre a represented non-member fee payer and you dont wish to receive this publication in any format, e-mail us at con - [email protected], or write: WFSE/AFSCME, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501.

The state Sunshine Com-mittee has once again put off

action on a Federation requestto keep state employees per-sonal drivers license numbers private.

But the Federation willlikely move forward withlegislation to make driverslicense numbers exempt frompublic records requests.

Recent requests for thatinformation raised fears byFederation members in Lot-tery, the Liquor Control Boardand elsewhere because theinformation can be used to

WFSE/AFSCME will likely ask Legislaturefor privacy bill after another SunshineCommittee delay

track down other identi ersthat make public employees

vulnerable to nancial andsafety attacks.The state Sunshine Com-

mittee on Dec. 9 voted to tablea proposal to exempt driverslicense numbers and insteaddo more study.

But Federation LobbyistMatt Zuvich told the commit-tee the union will likely seeksome kind of legislative x toaddress the concerns that we brought here...

Our concern is aroundthe safety and security of pub-

Privacy and safety

lic employees.The Federation is taking

the two-track strategy aftera judge recently denied aninjunction to exempt driverslicense numbers in the Lot-tery Commission. A judge didgrant an extremely narrowexemption for Liquor ControlBoard employees on only onetype of form, the I-9 formproving citizenship for em-ployment.

Two Federation membersin the Lottery Commission

testi ed before the SunshineCommittee on their own timein support of the exemption.

Susan Berger and Mau-reen Van Deuren said the ex-emption would bring claritywhen a judge is weighing aninjunction.

Van Deuren said the driv-ers license numbers shouldnot be something that somebody in a Thurston County jail can get information on.

The potential for harmand the potential for targetingpublic servants who have alot of contact with the generalpublic is, I think, greater forstate employees, Zuvichsaid.

The committee tabledaction because a memberfrom the newspaper indus-try wasnt present to raiseconcerns. An Open govern-

We cant say it any betterthan the Everett Herald:

A new report spotlightsan inconvenient truth for law-

Media: Parkssystem cantsurvive withouttaxpayers

Parks

Most of a key state pen-sion policy panel supportsthe Federation bill to expandthe public safety retirementsystem for DSHS workers indangerous jobs.

But the Dec. 10 vote to of-cially endorse EHB 1923 fellone vote short of the required11 votes needed to give themeasure the of cial stampof approval from the SelectCommittee on Pension Policy.

Ten of the committeemembers did support it, whileseven voted no.

So EHB 1923 goes to theLegislature with no of cial yet majority support fromthe committee.

The bill passed the Houseearlier this year, but not theSenate. It remains alive in2014 and does not have to bereintroduced.

EHB 1923 would expandthe Public Safety EmployeesRetirement System to includeDSHS workers in dangerous jobs who provide direct care,custody or safety.

It would allow injuredworkers like 35-year veteran

Push goes onnow that pensionpolicy committeemakes norecommendation

PSERS

Kent Olson to retire at age60 if service requirements aremet.

Olson, a psychiatric childcare counselor at the ChildStudy and Treatment Center

in Lakewood and a memberof Local 793, sported a cast onhis arm from an injury suf-fered in a patient assault thispast August. He recently hadrotator cuff surgery to repairthe damage.

This is the rst time in 35years that this has happenedto me, but I know that, gee,

probably even 10 years agoI might have healed better,Olson said.

Assaults at CSTC morethan doubled in 2012, accord -ing to the Legislatures most

recent Workplace Safety inState Hospitals report.Olson was joined at the

hearing by Rick Herzog, aLocal 793 member at WesternState Hospital who has beenassaulted 20 times in 2013.Hes been on the job 25 years.

The one good thing tocome from the committees

of cial silence on EHB 1923is the panel did not considera bad alternate recommenda-tion to cut out 90 percent ofthe employees whod bene tunder the bill, from 2,717

workers to 242 in just four jobclasses two in Juvenile Re -habilitation and two in Men-tal Health.

Panel member Sen. SteveConway of the 29 th Dist. saidthat narrow amendmentdid not address the breadthof the problem in the mentalhospitals.

ment coalition said the solu-tion isnt more exemptions but greater cyber security.

Nick Brown, representingthe Governors of ce, rejectedthat argument.

It doesnt get to the rootof the problem, that there isstill going to be a way to doit, Brown said. And one ofthe ways to minimize that isto improve security.

But the other way to helpminimize that is to minimizethe amount of information outthere.

Brown was one of onlytwo on the Sunshine Commit-tee to vote against the motionto table, or delay a decision.

The Sunshine Commit-tees of cial name is the Pub -lic Records Exemptions Ac-countability Committee.

Opponents of the billargued it would be too costlyand cut into any savings if thestate prevails in the SupremeCourt on the issue of remov-ing the early retirement fac-tors in PERS 2.

Rep. Pat Sullivan of the47th Dist., who voted to sup-port the Federations PSERS bill, rejected that argument because the $115 million costof the bill would take only 7percent of the $1.6 billion thestate would save if it wins incourt.

Sen. Steve Hobbs of the44th Dist., who voted withthe majority, said youd stillhave $1 billion in savings.

Bob Keller, the Fed-erations director of eldservices, made the motion tosupport EHB 1923 becausethe list of job classes cover-ing Juvenile Rehabilitation,Mental Health and the SpecialCommitment Center clearlyincludes dangerous jobs thatshould be added to PSERS.

To leave them off would be a huge mistake, said

Keller, who represents activePERS employees on the com-mittee.

So expanding PublicSafety Employees RetirementSystem remains one of theFederations top legislativegoals in 2014.

After the pension policy committee vote (from left): WFSE/AFSCME Lobbyist Matt Zuvich; Rick Hertzog, Local 793,Western State Hospital; Kent Olson, Local 793, Child Study and Treatment Center; and WFSE/AFSCME Field ServicesDirector Bob Keller.

makers about Washingtonspublic parks system: It cannotsurvive without help from thestates taxpayers.

The agency is reelingfrom deep budget cuts andneeds a reliable source offunds because it may never be able to live as lawmakersdesire -- solely on money col-lected from park visitors.

This from a new reportpresented by the Parks Com-mission to the Of ce of Finan -cial Management.

This echoes what Federa-tion members have said foryears, from Fort Worden toSt. Edwards and all points in between. Fighting for revenue

to save our park system, thecrown jewels of Washington,is another reason to be activeand informed during the 2014legislative session.

MORE ONLINE

8To see the report for your-self, go to: http://www.heraldnet.com/assets/pdf/ DH1466141129.pdf

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Being a member lobbyist is easy!

Contact April Sims

800-562-6002 or fax 360-352-7608

or email [email protected]

Join us for a scheduled Lobby Day or request aspecial day of your choosing.

Each Lobby Day includes a morning brie ng thatprovides you with a status report and training, asnecessary.

The day begins at 9am at WFSE/AFSCME LPA of -ces located at 906 Columbia Street SW, Olympia

WA 98501.Following the morning brie ng, youll head to the hillto meet with legislators, attend hearings, oor debateor some combination depending upon the issues andlegislative calendar.

WFSE/AFSCME Legislative and Political Action (LPA)

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8 More information online at:http://www.wfse.org/get-involved/come-to-olympia/

Not in our state!WFSE/AFSCME 2014 LEGISLATIVE SESSION PREVIEW

The state Senate Majority Coalition of 24 Republicans and two corporate Democrats sayit plans to take up where it left off in the 2014 legislative session that starts Jan. 13. Thatmeans attacks on your health care, pensions and workers compensation, and attemptsto outsource more state employee jobs. They may use Detroit and Illinois to justify theseattacks. Youll play a key role. Keep informed. Keep active.

The headlines say...we cant sit back

Seattle Times, 12/10/13

Why more outsourcing isnt smart

Not in our state! The Legislature should learn fromthe failures of outsourcing in other states.

Lets keep active in 2014!

FACT: In the last legislative session, WFSE/AFSCME members made a combined 840 personal visits tolegislators and sent thousands of e-mails and phone calls. That direct contact made the difference in stoppingbad bills.

Were not Detroit...cuts arent the answer

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Projected

Not in our state! Some will try to use the bank-ruptcy in Detroit to justify cuts in Washington.In Detroit, outside politicians want to cut publicemployee pensions that average only $19,000a year. But pension costs didnt cause the bank-ruptcy there. Michigan cut $66 million from thecitys tax base, outsourced jobs, in icted $160million in employee concessions in 2012 andthen OKd $285 million for a new pro-hockeyarena.In Washington, were recovering from the reces-sion. Yet state revenue collections comparedto personal income are the lowest in 50 years.Lets build, not tear down!

Were not Illinois...cutting pensions is wrong

Not in our state! Illinois politicians targeted public employees for the statesscal problems. They cut pensions by $100 million, pensions promised topublic employees. And they raised the retirement age by ve years for manypublic employees.In Washington, legislators likely will target your pensions again, using Illinoas an example. The only problem with that logic: Illinois ranked in the bottomfour states for the worst funded pension systems. In contrast, Washingtonranks in the top four for best funded pension systems.

Keep informed

Use your PC, laptop,tablet, smartphone orold fashioned telephoneto keep up to date onyour issues during the2014 legislative session.

Text F4WRto 69866

Get mobile actionalerts:

@wfsec28

twitter

Hotline updates:

WFSE.org

emailsubscribe atWFSE.org

facebook

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Key dates

1/4/14: WFSE/AFSCMELobby Training, Seattle

1/13/14: Legislatureconvenes for scheduled60-day session. (This isPart 2 of this Legislaturethat started in 2013.)

3/13/14: Scheduled endof 60-day session.

On page 1 and here: WFSE/AF-SCME members and retirees rallyin Seattle to keep Boeing Machin-ists jobs here. Story, page 6.

Sources: AFSCME; Economic and Revenue Forecast Council

Sources: AFSCME; PEW Center


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DISTRICT 1

Sen. RosemaryMcAuliffe, D-1,(786-7600)([email protected])

Rep. DerekStanford, D-1,

(786-7928)([email protected])

Rep. LuisMoscoso, D-1,

(786-7900) ([email protected])

Sen. RandiBecker, R-2,

(786-7602)(randi.becker @leg.wa.gov)

House Pos. 1(786-7824)

Rep. J. T.Wilcox, R-2,


Sen. AndyBillig, D-3,


Sen. BrianDanselR-7, (786-7612)([email protected])

Rep. ShellyShort, R-7,(786-7908)([email protected])

Rep. JoelKretz, R-7,(786-7988)([email protected])

Sen. SharonBrown, R-8,(786-7614)([email protected])

Rep. BradKlippert, R-8,(786-7882)([email protected])

Rep. LarryHaler, R-8,(786-7986)(larry.haler @leg.wa.gov)

Rep. NormJohnson R-14,(786-7810)([email protected])

Rep. CharlesRoss, R-14,(786-7856)([email protected])

Sen. MarkSchoesler, R-9,(786-7620)(mark.schoesler @leg.wa.gov)

Rep. JoeSchmick, R-9,(786-7844)([email protected])

Sen. BarbaraBailey, R-10,(786-7618)([email protected])

Rep. NormaSmith, R-10,(786-7884)([email protected])

Sen. JimHoneyford, R-15,(786-7684)([email protected])

Rep. BruceChandler, R-15,(786-7960)(bruce.chandler @leg.wa.gov)

Sen. MikeHewitt, R-16,(786-7630)([email protected])

Rep. MaureenWalsh, R-16,(786-7836)([email protected])

Sen. KarenFraser, D-22,(786-7642)(karen.fraser @leg.wa.gov)

Rep. ChrisReykdal, D-22,(786-7940)([email protected])

Rep. Sam Hunt, D-22,(786-7992)([email protected])

Rep. MarkoLiias, D-21,(786-7972)([email protected])

Sen. DonBenton, R-17,(786-7632)([email protected])

Rep. MonicaStonier, D-17,(786-7994)(monica.stonier @leg.wa.gov)

Rep. PaulHarris, R-17,(786-7976)([email protected])

Sen. ChristineRolfes, D-23,(786-7644)([email protected])

Rep. SherryAppleton, D-23,(786-7934)([email protected])

Rep. DrewHansen, D-23,(786-7842)([email protected])

Sen. JimHargrove, D-24,(786-7646)([email protected])

Rep. Kevin VanDe Wege, D-24,(786-7916)([email protected])

Rep. SteveTharinger, D-24,(786-7904)(steve.tharinger @leg.wa.gov)

Sen. SteveConway, D-29,(786-7656)([email protected])

Rep. DavidSawyer, D-29,(786-7906)(david.sawyer @leg.wa.gov)

Rep. SteveKirby, D-29,(786-7996)([email protected])

Sen. BruceDammeier, R-25,(786-7648)(bruce.dammeier @leg.wa.gov)

Sen. TraceyEide, D-30,(786-7658)([email protected])

Rep. LindaKochmar, R-30,(786-7898)(linda.kochmar @leg.wa.gov)

Rep. RogerFreeman, D-30,(786-7830)([email protected])

Sen. PamRoach, R-31,(786-7660)([email protected])

Rep. CathyDahlquist, R-31,(786-7846)([email protected])

Rep. ChristopherHurst, D-31,(786-7866)([email protected])

Sen. MaralynChase, D-32,(786-7662)([email protected])

Rep. CindyRyu, D-32,(786-7880)([email protected])

Rep. ReuvenCarlyle, D-36,(786-7814)([email protected])

Rep. GaelTarleton, D-36,(786-7860)

([email protected])

Sen. AdamKline,D-37,(786-7688)

([email protected])

Rep. SharonTomiko Santos, D-37, (786-7944)([email protected])

Rep. EricPettigrew, D-37,(786-7838)([email protected])

Sen. John Mc-Coy, D-38,(786-7674)

([email protected])

House Pos. 1(786-7864)

Rep. MikeSells, D-38,(786-7840)

([email protected])

Rep. ElizabethScott, R-39,(786-7816)

([email protected])

Sen. KirkPearson, R-39,(786-7676)

([email protected])

Rep. DanKristiansen, R-39, (786-7967)

([email protected])

Rep. FrankChopp, D-43,(786-7920)([email protected])

Sen. SteveHobbs, D-44,(786-7686)([email protected])

Rep. HansDunshee, D-44,(786-7804)([email protected])

Rep. MikeHope R-44,(786-7892)([email protected])

Sen. AndyHill, R-45,(786-7672)([email protected])

Rep. RogerGoodman, D-45,(786-7878)([email protected])

Rep. LarrySpringer, D-45, (786-7822)(larry.springer @leg.wa.gov)

Sen. DavidFrockt, D-46,(786-7690)([email protected])

Rep. GerryPollet, D-46, (786-7886)([email protected])

Rep. JessynFarrell, D-46,(786-7818)([email protected])

Sen. JoeFain, R-47,(786-7692)([email protected])

Listed here are the names of the senator and two representativesfrom each of this states 49 legislative districts for the 60-day 2014regular session of the Legislature that starts Jan. 13. Democratscontrol the House, 55-43.

In the Senate, there are 25 Democrats and 24 Republicans. How-ever, the 24 Repulicans teamed with two Democrats, Sen. RodneyTom and Sen. Tim Sheldon, to give the Republicans 26-23 control ofthe Senate.

Use this directory to call or e-mail your legislators directly. At presstime, several vacancies remained.

Rep. TerryNealey, R-16,(786-7828)([email protected])

Rep. SusanFagan,R-9,(786-7942)([email protected])

Rep. DavidTaylor, R-15,(786-7874)(david.taylor @leg.wa.gov)

DISTRICT 2

DISTRICT 7 DISTRICT 8 DISTRICT 9

DISTRICT 14 DISTRICT 15 DISTRICT 16 DISTRICT 17




DISTRICT 43 DISTRICT 44 DISTRICT 45 DISTRICT 46 DISTRICT 47

DISTRICT 25

DISTRICT 10

DISTRICT 3

DISTRICT 32

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SENATEPRESIDENT

Lt. Gov. BradOwen, D,(786-7700)([email protected])

Governors Of ce :(360) 902-4111 (For relay operatorsfor the deaf or hearing impaired,please dial 7-1-1)E-mail form: www.governor.wa.gov/contact/default.aspMail: P.O. Box 40002Olympia, WA 98504-0002

MORE CONTACT INFORMATION:Legislative Message Hotline:

1-800-562-6000By mail:

Senate: P.O. Box 404 (insert LD#) Olympia, WA 98504-04 (insert LD#) House: P.O. Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600

Rep. MarcusRiccelli, D-3,


Rep. TimmOrmsby, D-3,


Sen. MikePadden, R-4,


House Pos. 1(786-7820)

Rep. MattShea, R-4,

(786-7984)(matt [email protected])

Sen. MarkMullet, D-5,


Rep. JayRodne, R-5,


Rep. ChadMagendanz, R-5,


Rep. KevinParker, R-6,(786-7922)(kevin.parker @leg.wa.gov)

Rep. JeffHoly, R-6,


Rep. DaveHayes, R-10,(786-7914)([email protected])

Sen. BobHasegawa, D-11,(786-7616)([email protected])

Rep. ZackHudgins, D-11,(786-7956)([email protected])

Rep. SteveBergquist, D-11,(786-7862)([email protected])

Sen. Linda EvansParlette, R-12,(786-7622)([email protected])

Rep. CaryCondotta, R-12,(786-7954)([email protected])

Rep. BradHawkins, R-12,(786-7832)([email protected])

Rep. JudyWarnick, R-13,(786-7932)([email protected])

Rep. MattManweller, R-13,(786-7808)(matt.manweller @leg.wa.gov)

Sen. CurtisKing, R-14,(786-7626)([email protected])

Sen. AnnRivers, R-18,(786-7634)([email protected])

Rep. BrandonVick, R-18,(786-7850)([email protected])

Rep. LizPike, R-18,(786-7812)([email protected])

Sen. BrianHat eld, D-19,(786-7636)([email protected])

Rep. DeanTakko, D-19,(786-7806)([email protected])

Rep. BrianBlake, D-19,(786-7870)([email protected])

Sen. JohnBraun R-20,(786-7638)([email protected])

Rep. RichardDeBolt, R-20,(786-7896)([email protected])

Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-20,(786-7990)([email protected])

Rep. Mary HelenRoberts, D-21,(786-7950)([email protected])

Sen. Paull Shin,D-21,(786-7640)([email protected])

Rep. DawnMorrell, D-25,(786-7948)([email protected])

Rep. HansZeiger, R-25,(786-7968)(hans.zeiger @leg.wa.gov)

Sen. Jan AngelR-26(786-7650)([email protected])

House Pos. 1(786-7964)

Rep. LarrySeaquist, D-26,(786-7802)([email protected])

Sen. JeannieDarneille, D-27,(786-7652)([email protected])

Rep. LaurieJinkins, D-27,(786-7930)([email protected])

Rep. JakeFey, D-27,(786-7974)([email protected])

Rep. TamiGreen, D-28,(786-7958)([email protected])

Sen. SteveOBan R-28,(786-7654)([email protected])

Rep. Dick Muri,R-28(786-7890)([email protected])

Rep. RuthKagi, D-32,(786-7910)([email protected])

Sen. KarenKeiser, D-33,(786-7664)(karen.keiser @leg.wa.gov)

House Pos. 2(786-7868)

Sen. SharonNelson, D-34,(786-7667)([email protected])

Rep. EileenCody, D-34,(786-7978)([email protected])

Rep. JoeFitzgibbon, D-34, (786-7952)( [email protected])

Sen. TimSheldon, D-35,(786-7668)([email protected])

Rep. KathyHaigh, D-35,(786-7966)([email protected])

Rep. DrewMacEwen, R-35,(786-7902)([email protected])

Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-36,(786-7670)([email protected])

Sen. KevinRanker, D-40,(786-7678)

([email protected])

Rep. JeffMorris, D-40,(786-7970)

([email protected])

Rep. KristineLytton, D-40,(786-7800)

([email protected])

Rep. Tana Senn D-41, (786-7894)(tana.senn

@leg.wa.gov)

Rep. JudyClibborn, D-41,(786-7926)

([email protected])

Sen. DougEricksen, R-42, (786-7682)

([email protected])

Rep. JasonOverstreet, R-42, (786-7980)

([email protected])

Rep. VincentBuys, R-42,(786-7854)

([email protected])

House Pos. 1(786-7826)

Sen. JamiePedersen, D-43,(786-7628)([email protected])

Rep. MarkHargrove, R-47,(786-7918)([email protected])

Rep. PatSullivan, D-47,(786-7858)([email protected])

Sen. RodneyTom, D-48,(786-7694)([email protected])

Rep. RossHunter, D-48,(786-7936)(ross.hunter @leg.wa.gov)

Rep. CyrusHabib, D-48,(786-7848)([email protected])

Sen. AnnetteCleveland, D-49,(786-7696)([email protected])

Rep. SharonWylie, D-49,(786-7924)([email protected])

Rep. JimMoeller, D-49,(786-7872)(jim.moeller @leg.wa.gov)

Sen. SteveLitzow, R-41,(786-7641)

([email protected]

Rep. TinaOrwall, D-33,(786-7834)([email protected])

DISTRICT 4DISTRICT 3 DISTRICT 5 DISTRICT 6







Sen. JaneaHolmquist Newbry, R-13, (786-7624)([email protected])

Sen. MichaelBaumgartner,

R-6, (786-7610)(michael.baumgartner @leg.wa.gov)

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SHARED LEAVE REQUESTS

To place approved shared leaverequests: [email protected], or1-800-562-6002.

IN NEED OF SHARED LEAVE:An employee at Green RiverCommunity College in Auburnwho is requesting shared leaveas a victim of domestic violence.This is in Article 13 (SharedLeave) of the Community Col -lege Contract (also in other con-tracts, including General Govern -ment Article 14) allowing sharedleave for any employee who is avictim of domestic violence, sex -ual assault, or stalking. The col -lege has indicated it would gladlyaccept shared leave donationsfrom other state colleges anduniversities and state agencies.As is policy in domestic violencecases, the employee request -ing the shared leave remainsanonymous. But here is what theemployee wrote:

I am an employee at a collegein Washington State, I have beenemployed at this college for thepast 8 years, it is my only sourceof income to provide support formy son who is 9 years old, andmy daughter who is currently acollege student and myself. I ama victim of domestic violence andfor most of my marriage I havekept the abuse a secret out ofshame and embarrassment, untilthe abuse became unbearable;now due to my medical condi-tion, medications, and treatment,I am unable to work at this timeper my doctor recommendation.I am humbly asking for shareleave donation time based onthe above facts, and I want tothank in advance any and alldonators.

To donate leave to this victim ofdomestic violence, call the GreenRiver CC Human Resourcecontact, Sheryl Gordon, at (253)833-9111, Ext. 2600.

This months other sharedleave requests:

Jennifer Wohl, a juvenilerehabilitation counselor atEcho Glen Childrens Center inSnoqualmie and a member ofLocal 341, has been approvedfor shared leave while providingcare for her partner, who isrecovering from abdominalsurgery. Contact: ClaudetteMitzel, (425) 831-2500.

Stephanie Coburn, a juvenilerehabilitation counselor atEcho Glen Childrens Centerin Snoqualmie and a memberof Local 341, has beenapproved for shared leave whilerecovering from abdominalsurgery. Contact: ClaudetteMitzel, (425) 831-2500.

Doreen Clement, 54, anadjudicator 3 with the DSHSDivision of Disability Determina -tion Services in Tumwater, hasbeen approved for shared leave.Shes been with the state for30 years and has had frequenthealth challenges in recent yearsdue to serious gastrointestinalproblems requiring multiple sur -geries. In the past year, she hastransitioned to a 32-hour work -week to facilitate her ongoingmedical care and continue hercareer in state service despiteher chronic medical conditions.Doreen has exhausted her leaveand has no other householdincome. She would be greatlyappreciative of any donations ofshared leave. Contact: Debbie

Stallard, (360) 664-7415.Shilo Strickland (some mightknow her as Shilo Smith beforeher recent marriage) , a nancialexaminer 2 with the Of ce ofthe Insurance Commissioner inOlympia and a member of Lo -cal 443, has been approved forshared leave because of seri -ous medical reasons. She hasexhausted all leave. Withoutshared leave, she will be withoutfunds for the month of Decem -ber. Contact: Sarah Fox, (360)725-7031.

Tavis Argo, an attendant coun-selor 2 at Rainier School inBuckley and a member of Lo -cal 491, has been approved forshared leave while he recoversfrom a bad motor vehicle ac -cident. Contact: Sarah Hawkins,(360) 829-3003.

Charles Harper Jr., a medicalassistance specialist 3 with theHealth Care Authority in Laceyand a member of Local 443, hasbeen approved for shared leavethrough Feb. 4, 2014. Contact:Nicole Rivera, (360) 725-2134.

Randall Kurtz, a nancial ser -vices specialist 3 with the DSHSNorthwest Phone Team in theEverett Community Service Of -ce and a member of Local 948,has been approved for sharedleave. Contact: your human re -source of ce.

Marcy Johnson-Kurtz, a -nancial services specialist 3 atthe Smokey Point CommunityService Of ce and a member ofLocal 948, has been approvedfor shared leave. Contact: yourhuman resource of ce.

Alex Stayton, a claims manager3 with the Department of Laborand Industries in Tumwater anda member of Local 443, hasbeen approved for shared leave.Alex has been diagnosed withbone cancer. He is recoveringfrom his treatment, and hasexhausted all his available sick,vacation and personal leave.Contact: Deanna McIntosh,

(360) 902-5705, or your humanresource of ce.

Charnell Fox, a health servicesconsultant 1 with the Departmentof Health in Tumwater and amember of Local 443, has beenapproved for shared leave untilthe end of January 2014. Shewill need to travel to Michigan tocare for her mother, who is bat -tling pancreatic cancer. She hasexhausted all leave. Contact:your human resource of ce.

Janet Smoot, a senior plansreviewer with the Departmentof Health in Tumwater and a

member of Local 443, has beenapproved for shared leave fromDec. 18, 2013 to June 17, 2014,to recover from shoulder sur -gery. She is expected to needsix months of recovery. She hasexhausted all available sick,vacation and personal leave.Contact: April Yancey, (360) 236-4391, or your human resourceof ce.

Jennifer Hinson-Currin, anadjudicator 3 with DSHS inTumwater and a member of Lo -cal 443, is still in dire need ofshared leave. She says: I amcurrently pregnant and sufferingfrom severe asthma and brokenribs. I am in dire need of any as -sistance that can be provided.Any donation will be gratefullyappreciated and help my fam -ily signi cantly. Thank you andHappy Holidays. Contact: yourhuman resource of ce.

Theresa M. Bowman, an ag-riculture inspector 4 with theDepartment of Agriculture inBrewster and a member of Local1299, is still in need of sharedleave. Theresa is recoveringfrom a long-term illness. Shehas exhausted all her availableleave. Contact: Laurie DeJong,(360) 902-1858, or your humanresource of ce.

Terry Letson, a window washerat Central Washington Universityin Ellensburg and a member ofLocal 330, is in need of sharedleave for upcoming surgery andongoing treatment in his continu-

ing battle against cancer. Terryand his wife Ginny are bothlongtime members and activistsof Local 330 and request anysupport their fellow Federationbrothers and sisters can pro -vide. Contact: the CWU HumanResources Department at (509)963-1202.

Dawn Cof nberry, an of ceassistant 2 with the Departmentof Labor and Industries in Tum -water and a member of Local443, has been off work sinceOct. 16, recovering from neckand bladder surgeries. She has

exhausted all her available leaveand is now on leave without paystatus. Contact: Cindy Hebert,(360) 902-5681, or your humanresource of ce.

Jamie Spaulding, a nancialservices specialist 3 with DSHSin Goldendale and a memberof Local 716, is recovering fromcancer surgery and in need ofshared leave. Contact: DebbieLloyd, (509) 225-7915.

Aiden Rhaburn, a nancialservices specialist 2 with DSHSin Bremerton and a member ofLocal 53, has been approved forshared leave because of a medi -cal condition. He has exhaustedall available leave. Contact: yourhuman resource of ce.

Christina Hurley, an informationtechnology specialist 3 with theDepartment of Natural Resourc -es in Olympia and a member ofLocal 443, has been approvedfor shared leave. Contact: DNRHuman Resources, (360) 902-1228.

Kelly Crouch, a workers com -pensation adjudicator 4 with theDepartment of Labor and Indus -tries in Tumwater and a memberof Local 443, has been off worksince Sept. 30 because of spinalsurgery (C2-C6 laminectomy/fu -sion with instrumental). She willbe off work until Jan. 2. Contact:Deanna MacIntosh, (360) 902-5488.

Debbie Gallagher, a social

services specialist 3 for DSHSHome and Community Servicesin King County, is still in need ofshared leave. She is recoveringfrom a traumatic head injury andis in need of shared leave. Con -tact: your human resource of ce.

Rachel Saunders, a health ser-vices consultant 3 at the Depart -ment of Health in Tumwater anda member of Local 443, is still inneed of shared leave becauseof a serious health condition.She has exhausted all leave.Contact: Kim Kenderesi, (360)236-4058.


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WFSE/AFSCME Washington State EmployeePage 6 December 2013

UNION NEWS

IN MEMORIAM: Few WFSE/AFSCME members may re-member Rosalie Rose Git-tings. But her impact on ourlives and the lives of futurestate employees will live onfor generations.

Gittings, an early member of the Federation whoworked for governors andSupreme Court justices, diedNov. 16 at her home in Lacey.She was 88. Her family plansa celebration of her life nextsummer.

Gittings was an activemember of Council 28 andLocal 443 during some toughtimes.

Congressman DennyHeck, who worked with Git-tings in the administrationof Gov. Booth Gardner, eu-logized his former colleagueNov. 18 on Facebook: R.I.P.Rose Gittings. It was an hon-or to work with you.

Rose was instrumental inthe Federations 50th anniver-sary project in 1993 to ll in a

lot of historical gaps.And long before theObama and even Clinton at-tempts at health care reform,she co-piloted an ambulancecross-country in the fall of1991 as part of an AFSCMEcampaign to heighten aware-ness of the need for afford-able health care for all. Themovie Thelma and Louisehad just come out and Rose,along with her co-driverWanda Riley of Local 443,were dubbed the NewThelma and Louise. They

got to Washington, D.C. inone piece, didnt drive off acliff, but did a lot to help ourunion and country from goingoff a cliff.

Gittings and Riley tooka similar journey with otherFederation members in 1994.

Decades earlier, Gittings hada ringside view of the worldof state employment beforethe Federation won civil ser-vice rights in 1960.

Gittings worked for theDemocratic Central Com-mittee in that era when state jobs were doled out based onpolitical loyalty, not quali ca -tions. Even after civil servicecame in, the administration of

Democratic Gov. Al Roselliniin the early 1960s still lledtemporary state jobs from theranks of the party faithful.But, Gittings pointed out in

an Oct. 22, 1993, interview, thecandidates she placed all werequali ed for the jobs. Shemade sure of that.

It (patronage) wentaway with civil service, but itwas still there for temporaryemployees, Gittings said inthe 1993 interviews for theFederations 50 th anniver-sary history project. I thinkI hired the rst people on theHood Canal Bridge and theNarrows Bridge and all ofthose places where tolls weretaken. All of the state parks,

park aides, lifeguards, tempo-rary employees at DOT, Godforbid....

Still, she remembers thewider-spread abuse of stateemployees before voters ap-proved the Federations civilservice Initiative 207 on Nov.8, 1960.

Oh, heavens yes, Git-tings recalled. I was aroundwhen, you know, whole of-ces, they would be sweptout of of ce. I know one fellawho didnt take a vacationfor three years because otherpeople disappeared from theirdesks they took their vaca-tion and somebody else is oc-

cupying their desk then theycame back to work. I mean,that was well known in (a)change of administration....

Gittings supported then-Pierce County ExecutiveBooth Gardner when he ranfor governor in 1984. Sheworked that years FederationEndorsements Conferenceto win the then little-knownGardner a joint endorsementwith then-state Sen. Jim Mc-Dermott. That was the rsttime the Federation ever took

Iconic WFSE/AFSCME activist had front row seat as unionforced end to political hiring in state governmentRose Gittings

a position in a gubernatorialrace -- the previous four yearsunder Gov. John Spellmansaw the start of what we nowknow as Wisconsin-style at-tacks on public employees.

Gardner went on to winand Gittings became his ex-ecutive assistant.

But the unions relationswith Gardner soured as herebuffed the union on healthinsurance and waged two bitter (and unsuccessful) at-tempts to wipe out civil ser-vice protections.

Gittings had mixed emo-tions as a loyal Federationmember and a loyal follower

of Booth Gardner (whosechief of staff for awhile wasDenny Heck).

It was (a) really dif -cult time for me many, manytimes, Gittings recalled in1993. Many moments of de-spair. But Booth himself never bad-mouthed the union. Andit was just very touchy, (a)very ne line there. But we(she and Gardner) had a goodrelationship so I could ventand have a catharsis. Yelled...of course. We were goodfriends.

Rose Gittings, during 1993 WFSE/AFSCME 50th Anniversary history project.

SPOKANE STEWARDS IN ACTION TRAINING. WFSE/AFSCME membersfrom ABHS, Ecology, Community Colleges of Spokane and Consolidated Sup-port Services attended the Dec. 7-8 training. WFSE/AFSCME Council RepsKandys Dygert, Electra Jubon and Jacqui Tucker conducted the class. KENNEWICK STEWARDS IN ACTION TRAINING. Local 1253 and 396 members attended the training Nov. 16-17.

Stewards in action

INTERPRETERS BARGAIN-ING TEAM MEETS.The Inter-preters Bargaining Team, metfor training Dec. 5 in Olympia.From left:Eugenio Vidrio,Jaime Alarcon, Leroy Mould,Ruth Medina, Chief Negotia-tor Sarah Clifthorne, Larysa

House, Samuel Potts, John-ny Voogt, Paul Natkin, Mile-na Calderari-Waldron, KarenCastle and Ferdi Nadir.Other WFSE/AFSCME bar-gaining teams around thestate are also prepping for thenext round of bargaining,

WFSE/AFSCME standswith Machinists

Dozens of WFSE/AF-SCME members rallied forMachinists 751 members indowntown Seattle Nov. 18 andurged Boeing to Build it hereto keep the 777X in Washing-

ton. State employees will bewith you every inch of the waybecause were ghting forWashington, Julianne Moore,Yakima Local 1326, told thecrowd in Westlake Center onbehalf of the Federation. Sheis also a regional vice presi-dent of the Washington StateLabor Council.


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WFSE/AFSCME Washington State EmployeePage 8 December 2013

out of all the darkness comes thelight.

It all began earlier this year whenSutcliffe discovered that the collegehad brought in private contractors toreplace a manual switch with an auto-matic switch on an emergency back-upgenerator, and conduit and wiringwork for a waste water pump. The col-lege had given no notice to the unionand the work constituted contractingout of bargaining unit work.

That is work his position wouldhave done and should have done.And done faster, better and at lower

cost.You ask anyone on campus about

the quality of my work and theyll sayits the best, bar none, Sutcliffe said.Even management.

Under the Dec. 5 settlement, thecollege agrees to follow a policy re-quiring noti cation to the union ofpotential outsourcing so members canraise concerns and enforce the rules,laws and collective bargaining agree-ment.

Sutcliffes supervisor will meetwith him at least weekly about upcom-ing electrical service projects.

And the college will pay Sutcliffe$1,000 to compensate him for the workwrongfully taken from him.

It behooves us in the future tostick to contracting policies so wedont have future incidents that endup costing taxpayers more, Sutcliffesaid.

They spend way too much mon-ey to contract out when it could have been done cheaper in-house, saidRobin Ledbetter, the WFSE/AFSCMEcouncil representative who assistedSutcliffe.

Sutcliffe, 74, said he challengedthe outsourcing to show newer andyounger employees that their unionghts for them.

When I leave, I want to makesure no one is messed with, he said.The union is here.

SUTCLIFFE,from page 1

Sutcliffe has been on the job at South SeattleCC for 35 years.

Working together tochange the culture inEmployment Security

Time to x cul -ture of distrust

The Federation and man-agement at the EmploymentSecurity Department havetaken a remarkable step thatshouldnt be that remarkable:a true partnership to changethe workplace culture at ESD.

A joint labor-managementpanel briefed the unionsExecutive Board Dec. 8 andasked for nancial help totake the next step in whatcould be a model for otheragencies.

Assistant ES Commis-sioner Ron Marshall told the board a survey of employeesshowed that 84 percent arentengaged in the agency.

That has to change, Mar-shall said, so ESD employeesare valued, theyre empow-ered and theyre engaged at

work and can develop theirskills and careers.Marshall told the Federa-

tion board his agency leader-ship learned some uncomfort-able truths about the work-place culture at EmploymentSecurity.

Its a culture of distrust,its a culture where we dontcommunicate well from thetop down, from the bottomup, he said. If we dont xthat, I dont see us succeedingin all the other projects theagency needs to undertake.

This is a serious move toa true partnership betweenmanagement and employeesthrough their union.

Together, we need to goforward and do whats bestfor (employees) and whats best for them is going to be best for ESD, Marshall said.

This should be what

we have done and what weshould always do, said Gin-ger Bernethy, a Local 443 ESDmember on the employee en-gagement project.

Creating a real partner-ship with shared goals andcommunication is the key tosuccess.

The people who do thework, these are the peoplewho know and without theirinvolvement and input, anyplan that you put in placeprobably wont be success-ful, said WFSE/AFSCME La- bor Advocate Lewis Woods.

Employment Securityand Federation ESD leadershave met for months on the

employee engagement initia-tive. There have been surveys,two-day feedback sessions,the help of a consultant andgenuine interest in this move-ment.

The next step is to gather bargaining unit supervisorsand managers to foster a truetwo-way street on employeeengagement.

But to do that, Employ-ment Security needs funds forthat next step. The agency hasseen several rounds of deepcuts in an agency that gets 87percent of its funding fromthe federal government.

The representatives from

this joint employee engage-ment movement asked the board to chip in funding. Theagency had $15,000 available.Local 443 has set aside about$8,000. And the WFSE/AFSC-ME Executive Board approvedanother $8,000.

The hope voiced by other board members: That the Em-ployment Security employeeengagement project succeedsand is used as a model to bring about a sea change inthe culture at other state agen-cies.

From left: Assistant Employment Security Commissioner Ron Marshall, Local 443 ESD memberGinger Bernethy andWFSE/AFSCME Labor AdvocateLewis Woods describe the employee engagement effort to Executive Board Dec. 8.

As part of the operating budget bill passed earlier this year, the Legis-lature directed the Of ce of FinancialManagement to conduct a study ofeligibility work.

Lawmakers provided $536,000for this study in the budget andPublic Consulting Group (PCG) wasawarded the contract.

The Of ce of Financial Manage -ment, along with representativesfrom Public Consulting Group (PCG),requested to meet with the Federation

Dec. 3 to provide information aboutthis study of eligibility that is currentlyhappening in the DSHS EconomicServices Administration (ESA), the

DSHS Aging/Long-Term Support Ad-ministration (ALTSA), the Health CareAuthority (HCA) and the Departmentof Early Learning (DEL).

The goals, as outlined by the Leg-islature, are to assess and make recom-mendations to achieve the following:

Simplify procedures Improve customer serviceReduce state expendituresWhen this information was pre-

sented to the Federation Dec. 3, theFederation raised a number of con-cerns around the integrity of the pro-grams and social services, the imple-

mentation of the Affordable Care Actand lessons learned, and the need forfurther input from our membership.

A follow-up meeting took place

Dec. 6.Staff from the Of ce of Finan -cial Management and PCG met withFederation members from the DSHSCommunity Services Division, DSHSHome and Community Services andthe Health Care Authority.

WFSE/AFSCME members ex-plained to OFM and PCG representa-tives the myriad of problems createdfor the clients and staff in Washingtonas a result of how the s tate has electedto implement the Affordable Care Act.

The level of duplication in thework, the lack of communication be-

tween agencies, divisions and com-puter systems, and the inability toaccess the Health Plan Finder websiteor its call center are a few of those

concerns.Federation members did an out-standing job describing the impactto the clients they serve as well as toprogram integrity, said the unionsCoordinator of Negotiations AmyAchilles. The Federation offered tocontinue to be available to providethem with feedback and hope thatthe concerns weve expressed are re-ected in the recommendations thatPCG ultimately puts forward.

Update on unions reac-tion to states study of

eligibility work

WFSE/AFSCME CouncilReps Rick Nesbitt andJacqui Tucker on the picketline with nurses from Valleyand Deaconess hospitals inSpokane during their Dec. 5strike for patient care. Thesebrave workers are enduringtheir strike line in bitter coldtemperatures of single digitlows, Tucker said.

Inslee issues wellness order; union negotiations continue Gov. Jay Inslee on Nov. 21 is-sued an executive order to encourage state employee wellness, including healthyfoods and beverages at state worksites and integrating the wellness program withstate employee health insurance.

It also sets up a State Employee Health and Wellness Steering Committee todevelop necessary elements of a comprehensive wellness program for state em-ployees, according to Executive Order 13-06.

Four unions the Federation, SEIU 1199 Northwest, the Teamsters and theWPEA will have seats on that steering committee.

Meanwhile, the separate State Employee Health Care Coalition negotiationson incentivized wellness proposals continue and should conclude in December,said Federation Executive Director Greg Devereux. That process was part of theHealth Care Agreement rati ed by Federation members Nov. 6.

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