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The ofcial newspaper of theWASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE

EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28•AFL-CIO

VOL. 43 NO. 3

APRIL 2015

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INSIDE: Award nominations. See 2, 6, 7.

2015 Howard Ocobock campout info. See 8.

OUR VALUES MATTER: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CLASS STUDY

See 4 & 5

These recent graduates of a WFSE/AFSCME Stewards in Action training forCentral Washington University are just some of the thousands of stewards whostand with members at the worksite to protect our voice at work – our collec-tive bargaining and legal rights. This year’s WFSE/AFSCME Shop StewardConference is June 6-7 in Seatac (details, page 3).

From left at the March 21-22 Stewards in Action training in Ellensburg (CWULocal 330): Chris Everett, Robert Paul, Skip Jensen, Kerry Neubauer,

Betty Hawkins, John Beasley and WFSE/AFSCME Council Rep. PhedraQuincey.Three current Local 330 stewards got a refresher and three new stewards re-ceived their initial training. ALSO INSIDE: Local 330 members win against outsourcing of their jobs at

CWU. See page 8.

Focus on WFSE/AFSCME shop stewards

Thanks to persistence by theWashington Federation of StateEmployees/AFSCME, the state

is undertaking a major job classica-

tion study of information technology(IT) job classes.This study is due, in large part, to

discussions between Gov. Jay Insleeand WFSE/AFSCME President SueHenricksen and Executive DirectorGreg Devereux about recruitment andretention issues within the IT classes.

“The union is in complete agree-ment with this class study,” Henrick-

sen said. “It is long overdue.”The union also pushed for the

IT class study because of the non-competitive salaries that the state pays

compared to private industry.IT members have also voiced con-cerns about the lack of training madeavailable to our IT members – trainingwould eliminate much of the need tooutsource IT members’ work.

The Ofce of Information Ofcer(OCIO) and the Ofce of FinancialManagement – Human Resources areconducting the IT class study.

Currently, WFSE/AFSCME stafftake part in the ongoing classication

study meetings.All agencies and higher education

institutions received comprehensiveclass study packets that should have been passed along to all IT staff. Thepacket included information about thestudy, the need for new IT position de-scription forms, a description of IT job

families, and more.

Updates on the IT class study will be post-ed on the union’s website: http://wfse.org/ get-involved/it-solutions/ More information on this class study and possible answers to IT members’ questions:http://hr.wa.gov/CompClass/CompAnd-ClassServices/Pages/ITClassStudy.aspx

IT members’ voices heard

TAKE ACTION: wfse.org/fund-our-contracts/

How Sen. Sharon Nelson described the Senate bud-

get SCHEME that would REJECT and REDUCE our negotiatedcontracts and DUMP 20,000 state employee spouses offhealth insurance.

Local 1060 in Bellingham joined members acrossthe state in spreadingthe word we need a nalstate budget that respectsstate employees and ourcontracts.

Why it’s time to act

-- Merriam-Webster’

s Dictionary and Thesaurus

‘UNCONSCIONABLE!’See 4 & 5

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WFSE/AFSCME Medal of Valor/Meritorious Service/Lifesaving AwardsCombined nomination form

STATEMENT OF FACTS

I, , nominatePerson submitting nomination Name of nominee

for the Medal of Valor, Meritorious Service and/or Lifesaving Award.Nominee’s address:

____________________________________________________________

Work phone: ( ) _______________________________ Home phone: ( ) ___________________Number of local: How long a member: __________________

Agency: _____________________________________________________________________________Current job class: _____________________________________________________________________

Description of why nominee should be considered for the award(s). Include specic example(s) ofvalor, meritorious service or lifesaving between Aug. 5, 2013 and Aug. 3, 2015 (criteria at left; attachadditional sheets if needed):

If this form is not completed in its entirety, the nomination may not be considered.

Date: Nominator’s name: Person submitting nomination

Nominator’s best contact information: PHONE E-MAIL

Send completed nomination forms to: WFSE/AFSCME Medal of Valor Award Committee,

1212 Jefferson Street S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501.Nominations must be received by Aug. 3, 2015.

INDICATE WHICH AWARD YOU’RE SUBMITTING NOMINEE FOR:

Medal of Valor - Non-Public Safety Ofcer Medal of Valor - Public Safety Ofcer

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Lifesaving AwardMeritorious Service Award

These awards are overseen by the WFSE/AF-SCME Medal of Valor Committee.

These awards may be conferred every two yearsat the union’s biennial state convention. This year’sawards will be handed out at the WFSE/AFSCMEConvention Oct. 2-4 in Seatac.

The deadline to submit nominations is Aug. 3,2015.

ELIGIBILITY: Locals, individual members and staffmay nominate union members.

NOMINATION: Submit written nomination (you mayuse the printed nomination form on this page) withthe information listed on the nomination form printedon this page.

Send completed nomination forms to: The Medalof Valor Award Committee, 1212 Jefferson Street

Award nomination criteria

Nominations now being accepted for three awards that recognize

service of members above and beyond the call of duty

Medal Of Valor Awards

Meritorious Service Award

Lifesaving Award

Medal of Valor Awards recognize WFSE/ AFSCME members who have demonstrated bravery and valor.

Recognition may be given to a member wherethe evidence presented tothe Medal of Valor Committeeshows that he or she demon-strated bravery and/or hero-ism by knowingly performingconspicuous acts of courageunder life-threatening circum-stances so that others might

live.

In no case shall recognition be given where itappears that the action performed was merely in theperformance of normal duties.

Two Medal of Valor Awards may be conferred. One award is earmarked for a Public Safety Ofcermember of Council 28 and one is open for a non-Public Safety Ofcer member of Council 28. Nomi-nees must have demonstrated bravery and valor in aspecic situation or situations between Aug. 5, 2013and Aug. 3, 2015.


Meritorious Service Award recognizes amember’s signifcant or outstanding act

of service of exceptional character.

Recognition may be given to a member wherethe evidence presented to the Medal of Valor Com-mittee shows that a signicant or outstanding act ofservice of exceptional character was performed. Theaction taken need not involve attempts of rescueor risk to self, but should exhibit behavior far aboveand beyond the expectations of their position in theservice of others.


Nominees must have demonstrated this meri-torious service in a specic situation or situationsbetween Aug. 5, 2013 and Aug. 3, 2015.


Lifesaving Award to recognize a memberwho took action during an emergencywith the intent of saving a life or helping

the injured.

Recognition may be given to a member wherethe evidence presented to the Medal of Valor Com-mittee shows that he or she took action during anemergency with the intent to save a life, or help theinjured. The committee will give consideration to

WFSE/AFSCME CONVENTION HONORS 2015

Use this form

to submit

nominations for

all three awards: Medal

of Valor, Meritorious

Service and Lifesaving

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resourcefulness and to demonstrated skill in rescuemethods.


Nominees must have demonstrated this lifesav-ing service in a specic situation or situations be-tween Aug. 5, 2013 and Aug. 3, 2015.


S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501.Nominations must be received by Aug. 3, 2015.

All written nominations must include a statement ofthe required facts listed on the nomination form onthis page.

REVIEW: The Medal of Valor Award Committee,made up of members appointed by the WFSE/AF-

SCME president, will review the nominations andselect the recipients of the Medal of Valor, Meritori-ous Service and Lifesaving awards.

If this form is not completed in its entirety, thenomination may not be considered.

AWARD: The awards will be presented at the WFSE/ AFSCME Convention Oct. 2-4 in Seatac.

ONLINE: http://wfse.org/medal-of-valor-award/


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RPEC

CORNER

STEWARDCENTER

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.org

WFSE/AFSCME Washington State EmployeeApril 2015 Page 3

Another

in a series

of “Safety

doesn’t happen byaccident memes.”

SAFETY

CORNER

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Safety Corner is a project of the WFSE/AFSCMEHealth and Safety Committee.

All about 2015 Shop Steward

Conference, June 6-7This year’s WFSE/AFSCME Shop Steward Conference will

be June 6-7 at the Seatac Doubletree Hotel. Here are four thingsto keep in mind as the conference approaches:

1The 2015 WFSE/AFSCME Shop Steward Committee

includes workshops on topics you may have been askingfor, such as, but not limited to, workplace mistreatment,bullying, and discrimination and your rights. The popularArbitrator Panel will be Saturday morning, June 6. The dead-line for registration, housing and travel requests is May 13.WFSE/AFSCME picks up travel costs, lodging (room andtax) and parking for Saturday night, June 6 only; other lodg-ing or meal requirements are a personal expense or at theexpense of the attendee’s local. The rst 250 stewards whoregister get into the conference.To register online, go to: wfse.org/shop-steward-conference/

REGISTER ONLINE

Yes, back by popular demand.Submit short videos (2 minutes max) of your shopsteward actions, education or meetings.Your “digital short” could end up being used in a videocompilation on WFSE.org or at the Steward Conferencein June.Be creative. Have fun.DEADLINE: April 30.

TO SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO:

• Go to http://www.youtube.com.• Sign-in using the login [email protected] and

password StewardC28.• Select UPLOAD.• Use Select les (from your computer/device) to upload.• Give your video a name and description.• LOG OUT.• View your uploaded video here:https://www.youtube.com/user/WFSEc28ShopStewards/ videosNEED HELP? Contact Laura Reisdorph at [email protected].

2 VIDEO SHORTS RETURN! 3 TELL US YOUR STORYEvery steward has a narrative. The

WFSE/AFSCME Shop Steward Com-mittee wants to hear them. If you’re asteward, please submit a short essayof 250 words or less on what being ashop steward means to you. DEAD-LINE: April 30.Online form: wfse.org/shop-steward-

conference/

4 LAURIE MERTA SHOPSTEWARD OF THE YEAR

Fill out nomination form online, or

use the form that came to you inthe last edition (March 2015) of theWashington State Employee. DEAD-LINE: April 30.You can also download form online at:

wfse.org/shop-steward-conference/

THE CORNER PAGE

The WFSE/ AFSCME Healthand SafetyCommittee hasthese yard andgarden safetytips for spring:

Lawmower safety

Dress forsuccess:• wear eyeprotection• long pants• study shoes.

No ip ops!Absolutely NObare feet!

Do not letchildren underage 12 use apower mower.Make sure youpush/drive themower forwardonly.Never reachunder the mower

The WFSE/ AFSCMEHealthand SafetyCommitteeis running an

Yardwork

safety tips

while it is going.If you followthese simpleinstructions,your feet, handsand toes shouldremain intact.

Gardening health

and safety tips

Gardening canbe a great way

to enjoy theoutdoors, getphysical activity,beautify thecommunity, andgrow nutritiousfruits andvegetables.If you are abeginner orexpert gardener,health and safetyshould always bea priority.

The WFSE/ AFSCME Healthand SafetyCommittee hasa link to safegardening tipson its web page:http://wfse.org/ get-involved/

SAFETY TIPS or your QUESTIONS on

workplace safety!

Please e-mail your questions ortips to:[email protected].

health-safety/

Or go directly tothe website ofthe Centers forDisease Control:http://www.cdc.gov/family/ gardening/

Safety essay contest announced

essay contest.

Safety-relatedprizes will beawarded towinners at

the union’sconventionin October inSeatac.

Submit a short

essay on “Howdo you keepsafe at work?”and submit it at:[email protected].

SHOP STEWARD CORNER

Online: rpecwa.org

Members of the RetiredPublic Employees Councilof Washington/AFSCME(RPEC) joined with WFSE/AFSCME members and otheradvocates to take part in theWhite House Council onAging stop in Seattle April 2.

A forum calling attentionto retirement security issues

took place at the same time atthe Machinists Hall in southSeattle.

“Pensions in this country should not be a race to the bottom,” WFSE/AFSCMEExecutive Director GregDevereux said in an addressto the forum.

“We should not be takingaway from public workers toline someone else’s pockets.We should all work toestablish an appropriate oorabove Social Security thatwould allow everyone to have

retirement security.”

Across town at the WhiteHouse Council on Agingconference, delegates heardfrom U.S. Labor SecretaryThomas Perez and U.S. Sen.Patty Murray, among others.

This conference wasone of several taking placeacross the country to discusswhat policies and issues arethe most important to theaging community. Theirrecommendations will beforwarded to the WhiteHouse.

From left: Brenda Williams, Maria Britton-Sipe and Gwen Rench (allRPEC); Jackie Boschok, WA State Alliance for Retired Americans; SteveKofahl, AFGE; and Mac McIntosh and Robby Stern, Puget Sound Advocatesfor Retirement Action.

http://wfse.org/get-involved/health-safety/http://wfse.org/get-involved/health-safety/http://wfse.org/get-involved/health-safety/mailto:[email protected]://wfse.org/get-involved/health-safety/http://www.cdc.gov/family/gardening/http://www.cdc.gov/family/gardening/http://www.cdc.gov/family/gardening/http://www.cdc.gov/family/gardening/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.cdc.gov/family/gardening/http://www.cdc.gov/family/gardening/http://www.cdc.gov/family/gardening/http://wfse.org/get-involved/health-safety/mailto:[email protected]://wfse.org/get-involved/health-safety/http://wfse.org/get-involved/health-safety/


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THE FACTS: FUND OUR CONTRACTS

WFSE/AFSCME Washington State EmployeePage 4 April 2015

•STEP 1: WFSE/AFSCME mem-bers in General Governmentand Higher Education lastsummer negotiated contractswith pay and health benetsthat would take effect July 1,2015 and run through June30, 2017. Those tentativeagreements then went to avote of each respective groupof members.

What you need to

know about the

process of funding

our contracts:

The House and Senate recently voted on very differ-ent approaches to funding (or not funding our con-tracts).

You played an important role last summer standing upfor fair contracts during negotiations by your electedbargaining teams. And then members ratied all con-tracts.

Those were important steps but not the only stepson the road to winning a new two-year contract thatwould take effect July 1, 2015.

To review, here is what’shappened and what still

needs to happen.

• STEP 2: WFSE/AFSCMEmembers in General Govern-ment and Higher Education

in September ratied eachrespective contract. That senteach ratied tentative agree-ment to the governor’s budgetofce by Oct. 1, as speciedin law.

• STEP 3: The governor’sbudget ofce, the Ofce of

Financial Management, inDecember deemed the eco-nomic parts of all Federationcontracts to be “nanciallyfeasible.” That step madecontracts eligible to be includ-ed in the governor’s budgetproposal.

• STEP 4: Gov. Jay Inslee onDec 18 issued his budgetproposal that called for full

funding of ournegotiated con-tracts. But the

governor’s planis basically

just a recom-mendation tothe Legislature.The governorhas much inu-

ence over the budget process-- a nal budget can’t becomelaw without his signature. TheLegislature writes the budget,including whether or not tofund our contracts.

The House (and Governor) want proposed budgetsthat fund our contracts

But the Senate rejected our contracts -- and that’sonly the start.

It’s important to know the differences as legislatorsand the governor try to work out a nal budget com-promise by the April 26 end of session. Otherwise, it’son to special session and more uncertainty.

A tale of two budgets

HOUSE SENATEHB 1106 SB 5077

Funding our contracts

Funds negotiated andratied General Govern-ment and Higher Educa-tion contracts.

For most, that meansraises of:

7/1/15 - 3%7/1/16 - 1.8%

Also other specic sal-ary adjustments andmany provisions to movelower-paid members asclose as possible to $15an hour.

Rejects all GeneralGovernment and HigherEducation contracts.

Dictates renegotiationson pay -- then reducesthe funds available bymore than a third.

Applying their formula,that would dictate re-duced raises of:

7/1/15 - 1.9%

7/1/16 - 1.1%

Perpetuates incomeinequality

Health CareAgreement

Funds negotiated HealthCare Agreement that:

Keeps your share of pre-mium costs at 15%

Holds the line on out-of-pocket costs. Pointof service costs for theUniform Medical Planwill not change for thepurpose of cost-shiftingonto state employees.

In effect rejects ournegotiated Health CareAgreement.

Signicantly reducesnecessary funding.

Dumps 20,000 stateemployee spouses offhealth care (if spouseswho have other optionsfor health care, no matterhow good or bad).

Delegation of Everett CC members came to Olympia March 24 and added theirvoices to the effort to fund our contracts. From left: Laura Little, Max Phipps,Judy Thomas, Shelley Weyer and Glorianne Bora.

What you’re saying

wfse.org

WFSE/AFSCME members, friendsand neighbors wasted no timeweighing in on Facebook andwfse.org with their opinions on theSenate’s rejection of our contracts.Here’s a sample.

Dino Mayo It never ceases to amaze me how the vastmajority of Republicans (but not pragmatic Pam Roach)somehow manage to not value the sacrices all stateemployee endured within the past ten years without anappreciable raise, two years of furloughs, reduction-in-force, increase in workload, withdraw tuition reimburse-ment program, and decrease in promotional opportuni-ties as a result of the deep effects of economic recessionbetween 2008 and 2013. I am tired of balancing thebudget on the backs of state employees! State employ-ees love to serve and protect our neighborhoods. All weask in return is that our elected ofcials acknowledgethis when considering monetary compensation.

Mike Rogers After so many years of not receiving a truepay raise, it is unimaginable that the Senate Republicanscan reject such a modest cost of living adjustment.

Al Papas What (a) slap in the faces to state employees

and their families.

Dottie Stecker Balancing the budget on the backs ofstate employees again. Who would have thought?


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THE FACTS: FUND OUR CONTRACTS

• STEP 5:The House Demo-cratic majority on March 27

issued its budget proposal. Itrespected WFSE/AFSCMEmembers by including mon-ies tofullyfundournego-tiatedcon-tracts.The House approved thatgood plan (HB 1106) April 2on a vote of 51-47.

• STEP 6: The Senate Repub-lican majority on March 31issued its budget proposal. Itwould reject our negotiatedcontracts and pay raises,reduce our contracts witha third less money for sala-ries, and dump 20,000 stateemployee spouses off ofhealth insurance. The Sen-ate leaders rigged the vote.They changed the rules soan amendment to fund ourcontracts would need a super-

Regardless, the pay raisesand other economic parts ofour contracts aren’t nal untilfunds are approved by both

the House and Senate andsigned into law by the gover-nor. And right now, they don’tall agree.

• STEP 7: With the differenceson the budget and status offunding of our contracts, theHouse, Senate and governormust now work out a compro-mise. The goal is to get doneby the scheduled end of the2015 legislative session onApril 26. But a special sessionor sessions may be in thecards.

OUR NEXT STEP: We must actto make sure the nal budgetthat reaches the governor’sdesk funds our negotiated

contracts and respects thework we do and recognizesthe sacrices we’ve made.

To sum up: You were rightwhen you negotiated andratied these contracts.The governor was right toendorse them in his budgetrecommendations. The HouseDemocratic majority was rightto include them in its budgetproposal. The Senate Re-publicans’ “reject and reduce”scheme doesn’t value stateemployees. It disrespects our

majority of 30 “Yes” votes topass, not the standard 25.That good amendment bySen. Jim Hargrove had major-ity support; but with 29 yesvotes, it fell one vote short un-der the rigged rules. Later, theSenate along party lines OK’dtheir budget bill (SB 5077)April 6 on a vote of 26-23.

The law says the Legislaturecan accept or reject the com-pensation and health benetsportions of the contracts butcan’t alter them.

A rule change rigged the vote tothwart the majority of the Senatewho supported amendment by Sen.Jim Hargrove (above) to fund ourcontracts.

commitment to negotiatingreasonable, scally respon-sible contracts that recognizethe valuable work we do and

the sacrices we made in TheGreat Recession to save thestate.

TAKE ACTION: wfse.org/fund-our-contracts/

It’s time to stand up against the phony

Senate Republicans’ budget

• The Senate budget rejects our negotiated contracts and pay

raises

• The Senate budget directs us to renegotiate the raises with athird less money, and

• The Senate budget dumps 20,000 state employee spouses off

of health insurance.

The Senate Republicans in their budget proposal (passed April

6) rejects our negotiated contracts. Instead, they used a phony

formula to reduce the pot of money for raises by more than a third

(according to budget documents). And they dump state employee

spouses off health insurance; that would affect about 20,000 state

employee spouses, according to the Health Care Authority.

To recap:

• We negotiated and the governor and House both endorsed

our lawfully bargained contracts that would bring pay raises

of 3% this year and 1.8% this year. For most, these would be

the rst pay raises in seven years.

• But under the Senate Republicans’ budget scheme, they frst

reject our contracts and those pay raises - then they illegally

dictate that we go back and negotiate lower raises based onthe smaller overall pot of money they set aside – A THIRD

LESS MONEY FOR RAISES!

• On top of that, they in effect reject our negotiated health

care agreement by dumping 20,000 spouses off the rolls.

The Senate Republicans’ want to remove from coverage

20,000 spouses who have other options for health care, no

matter how good or bad.

Remember, the pay raises and other economic parts of our con-

tracts aren’t nal until funds are approved by both the House and

Senate and signed into law by the governor. And right now, they

don’t all agree.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

The Senate Republican majority plan is only the nal word if we do

nothing.

So we need to TAKE ACTION to make sure it’s not the fnal

word.

The time is now to urge legislators to OPPOSE the Senate bud-

get’s phony scheme that rejects and reduces our negotiated pay

raises and dumps 20,000 spouses off our health plans.

wfse.org/fund-our-contracts

Click on the image or TAKE ACTION link to

access the action page. Provide your contact

information here before clicking “Start Writing.”

Contact us at [email protected] if you

have any trouble.

Poster of the month

What they’re sayingSenate pay plan is wrong solution

The Olympian editorial, 4/3/15

“The Legislature has no right to impose terms or dictate whatraises should be. Rather, if lawmakers failed to ratify or acceptthe contracts, Inslee and unions would go back to the table andnegotiate all over again. In the meantime, terms of old contracts

– which had no pay raises – would remain in effect....”

““I would say they are interested in the politics of resentment – pitting workers against each other. Just like the playbook ofpitting private sector worker against public sector workers,’ saidGreg Devereux, executive director for the Washington Federa-

tion of State Employees, the largest state-worker union. ‘It’sintended to be divisive. It’s very clever.’

“Devereux has a point.

“Lawmakers would be wise to follow the lead of House Demo-crats whose budget plan, like that of Inslee, fully funds thecontracts.”

“This is like running a busi-ness, you gotta be able to hirepeople.”

-- Rep. Ross Hunter,at 3/27/15 press conference

on why House budget funds ourcontracts

“They(WFSE/ AFSCMEand otherstate em-ployee unionmembers)deserve that (fully fundedcontracts)....I’ll be looking forthat in the nal budget....”“We shouldn’t be taking spou-sal insurance from our stateemployees.”

-- Sen. Pam Roach,Senate budget debate, 4/6/15

Senate Republicans’ “rejectand reduce” scheme oncontracts a “grave disappoint-ment.”

-- Sen. Karen Fraser

Senate budget debate, 4/6/15

Sen. Cyrus

Habib (4/2/15)credited stateemployees atthe WashingtonState School forthe Blind andthe Department

of Services for the Blind withhelping him go from “Braille toYale.”

Department of Transportation members at DOT Lobby Day March 27.

The time to act is now.

wfse.org/fund-our-contracts/

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Bill Turlington, an informa-tion technology specialist 4 atEastern Washington Univer-sity in Cheney and a memberof Local 931, has been diag-nosed with a life-threateningdisease and is requesting

shared leave. Contact: EWUHuman Resources, (509) 359-4300, or our human resourceofce.

Sibylle Oatney, a forms andrecords analyst 3 with theDepartment of Health in Tum-water and a member of Local443, has been approved forshared leave. She has been

SHARED LEAVE

REQUESTS

JOB ACTION OF THE YEAR AWARD

WFSE/AFSCME ‘Job Action of the Year’ Award Nomination Form

STATEMENT OF FACTS

I, , nominatePerson submitting nomination Name of nominee

for the “Job Action of the Year” Award.

Nominee’s address:

Work phone: ( ) Home phone: ( )Number of local: How long a member:Agency:

Current job class:

Description of why nominee should be considered for the award. Include specic example(s) of

creative and effective job actions organized by the nominee (or nominees) since the last conventionin October 2013 (attach additional sheets if needed):

If this form is not completed in its entirety, the nomination may not be considered.Date: Nominator’s name:

JOB ACTION OF THE YEAR AWARDWashington Federation of State

Employees/AFSCME Council 28 • AFL/CIO

Send completed nomination forms to: WFSE/AFSCME ‘Job Action of the Year’ Award Selec -tion Committee, 1212 Jefferson Street S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501.

Nominations must be received by Aug. 3, 2015.

Nominations are now being accepted for the“Job Action of the Year” Award to recognize aWFSE/AFSCME member or members who orga-nized the most creative and effective job action sincethe last convention in October 2013.


For more, see the details below and in the nomi-nation form at right.

ELIGIBILITY:

Locals, individual members and staff maynominate a WFSE/AFSCME member or memberswho who organized the most creative and effective job action since the last convention in October 2013.

NOMINATION:

Submit written nomination (you may use theprinted nomination form at right) with the informa-tion listed on the nomination form printed at right.

Send completed nomination forms to: “Job Ac-

tion of the Year” Award Selection Committee, 1212 Jefferson Street S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501.Nominations must be received by Aug. 3, 2015

The award will be presented at the WFSE/AFSCMEConvention Oct. 2-4 in Seatac. All written nomina-tions must include a statement of the required factslisted on the nomination form at right.

ONLIJNE: http://wfse.org/job-action-award/

REVIEW:The selection committee will review the nomi-

nations and select the recipient or recipients of the“Job Action of the Year” Award.

If this form is not completed in its entirety, thenomination may not be considered.

AWARD:The award will be presented at the WFSE/AF-

SCME Convention Oct. 2-4 in Seatac.

Nominator’s best contact information: PHONE E-MAIL

diagnosed with a seriousillness and has used all heravailable sick, vacation andpersonal leave. She will beaway from work for an unde-termined time. Contact: TraciBlack, (360) 236-4160, oryour human resource ofce.

Christine Wheeler-Sinclair, a social service specialist 3with DSHS in King County

and a member of Local 843,has been approved for sharedleave. Christine needs to taketime to care for her wife, whohas stage 4 cancer. Christinehas used all her availablesick, vacation and personalleave. She will be away fromwork for an undeterminedtime. Contact: Sandra Gump,(206) 341-7246, or your hu-

man resource ofce.

Jeanne Robinson, an at-tendant counselor at FircrestSchool in Shoreline and amember of Local 341, is on anine-month medical leave andis in need of shared leave.She has inammatory breastcancer and is currently un-dergoing chemotherapy. Afterchemo ends in July, she will

have a double mastectomyand radiation. Recovery willbe lengthy. She has exhaust-ed all leave. Contact: SusanNelson, (206) 361-3005, oryour human resource ofce.To place approved shared leave

requests: [email protected], or 1-800-

562-6002. Online: http://wfse.org/ shared-leave/

Locals in action

WFSE/AFSCME President Sue Henricksen (right) administers oath of ofceto Jeffrey Wheeler, the newly elected treasurer of Statewide Parks Local1466.

Ofcers and Policy Committee delegates take ofce at Local 948, State Hu-

man Services ofces in Snohomish County. Front (from left): Randy Kurtz,Policy Committee delegate (along with all others pictured); Angela Guad-amuz, Policy Committee delegate; Brenna Schimpf, secretary; TheresaLudwick, treasurer; and John Randolph, president. Back (from left): JulieJohnson, E-Board; Darlene Espinoza, trustee; Sue Martinez, E-Board;Rhonda Nichols-Riggle, vice president; and Ty Mosley, E-Board.

Newly elected ofcers of Local 491 (Rainier School, Buckley). From left: KellieKlimczak, president; Julie Montgomery, secretary; Dave Middlekauf, vicepresident; and Joanne Kicken, treasurer.

Links to online scholarship

applications:Scholarships with 4/30/15 applicationdeadline:Norm Schut Scholarships: http://wfse.org/norm-schut-scholarship-award/

IN MEMORIAM

Leigh Anna “Lana”Grover, who worked at Rain-

ier School in Buckley for 25years, died of cancer March29 in Buckley. She was 50.

She was an adult trainingspecialist 3.

A memorial service tookplace April 11 in Buckley.

“Lana was a very vo-cal union member of Local

491 and will be missed,” saidWFSE/AFSCME Council Rep-resentative Dave Pardy, a for-mer Rainier employee.

“She was always a breath

of fresh air to me and had anamazing smile,” said anotherRainier School colleague,Joy T. Cage. “We seemed tohave a small party amongstourselves every time we met. Icannot wait to see her again inheaven. We will have a partyone more time.”

Lana Grover

Younglove & Coker Scholarship: http://wfse.org/younglove-coker-scholarship/Summer School for Trade Union WomenScholarships: http://wfse.org/summer-institute-union-women-scholarship/

Scholarship with 7/31/15 applicationdeadline:Althea Lute Memorial Scholarship: http://wfse.org/althea-lute-memorial-scholarship/

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WFSE/AFSCME Washington State EmployeePage 8 April 2015

UNION NEWS

WFSE/AFSCME Howard Ocobock Memorial

FAMILY CAMPOUTSept. 11-13, 2015

Cornet Bay Environmental Learning/Retreat Center

at Deception Pass State ParkCornet Bay at Deception Pass is set ona saltwater bay, offers access to hikingtrails and freshwater lakes nearby.

The park is outstanding for breath-takingviews, old-growth forests and abundantwildlife. http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/

The WFSE/AFSCME Members OnlyBenets Committee and the WFSE/AF-SCME Statewide Executive Board inviteall WFSE/AFSCME members and theirfamilies to come to this fun, overnightget-together at one of the most beautifulstate parks maintained by members ofParks Local 1466.

• Check-in begins on Friday at 1pm.

• Cabins have been reserved. WFSE/AFSCME will pay the $11.23 per night camp fee formembers; members pay for any family or guests. Cornet Bay has 14 cabins that sleep 10,one that sleeps four, one that sleeps nine, the “duplex” that sleeps 28.

• Lodge and recreation hall with fully equipped kitchens available for meals. Bring your ownfood for breakfast, lunch and Friday evening dinner.

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

• What is not provided: sleeping bags or bedding materials; kitchen linens and dishwashingsupplies; rewood; rst aid equipment; recreational equipment.

• Activities: shing on lakes; kayaking and canoeing; hiking; horseshoes; golf course andrie range nearby; interpretive center; lighthouse and gun batteries at Fort Casey StatePark located 15 miles away.

• No pets are permitted.

• Boat ramps: The park provides ve saltwater and two freshwater boat ramps, plus 710feet of saltwater dock and 450 feet of freshwater dock. All motors are prohibited on PassLake, and only electric motors allowed on Cranberry Lake. Watercraft launching permitsfor $7 and a trailer dumping permit for $5 may be purchased at the park.

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 yoube 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

Deadline to register:

Aug. 21, 2015

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

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Basketball

Volleyball

Baseball

Soccer

Union Organizers

(Internal Organizing)Note: Closes 5 p.m. 4/24/15.Info online: http://wfse.org/ recruitment-organizers/

The Washington Federation ofState Employees (WFSE) is recruit-ing to ll up to six positions withexperienced Organizers committedto helping workers win social andeconomic justice by organizingand strengthening our union in theworkplace.

These are non-perma-nent, temporary appointments forup to six months in duration andmay be assigned statewide.

These positions will be focused oninternal organizing, recruiting andbuilding teams of activists; conduct-ing one-on-one’s and union vis-ibility events; preparing campaignliterature, holding workplace union

meetings, running issue and directaction campaigns; strengtheningunion membership and leadership;helping union members build astronger and more effective unionin the workplace.

WFSE Organizers are responsiblefor all aspects of an organizingcampaign including talking one-on-one with workers at work sitesand in their homes, recruiting anddeveloping member activists, re-search campaign prep, house calls,organizing committee development,mentoring and inspiring unionmembers, running worker meet-ings, and developing workplaceactions.

Desirable Qualications: Musthave at least six (6) months of or-ganizing experience on union cam-paigns (internal or external) and/orcommunity organizing campaigns;professional experience doing one-on-one grassroots organizing workis a plus

• Demonstrated commitment toactivism and mobilization work• Must be relational, comfortabletalking to people• Have a passion for social andeconomic justice• Ability to work long hours, includ-ing possible evenings and week-ends and travel throughout thestate

• Can work independently and havestrong record keeping and organi-zational skills

The successful candidate must beable to empathize and build rela-tionships with members in manysectors including social service

jobs, childcare, law enforcement,higher education, technical IT,regulatory, and general state ser-vice positions. They must be com-fortable talking to low wage andprofessional workers in a variety ofsettings. Required to be a memberof OPEIU/Local 8.

Must have a valid driver ’s license,use of personal vehicle, and valid

vehicle insurance. Release of driv-ing record required prior to inter-view. Out of state candidates mustprovide drive record at the time ofinterview. Benets include annualand sick leave, $150 cell phone al-lowance. Salary will be determinedcommensurate with experience.Open until 5 p.m. on April 24, 2015.

Send cover letter and resume to:

Kathy Andruss, HR DirectorWashington Federation of StateEmployees1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300Olympia, WA 98501OR e-mail to: [email protected] Fax to: 360-705-9493

JOB

ANNOUNCEMENT

Central Washington Uni-versity has been found guiltyof illegally outsourcing the

work of Local 330 mainte-nance mechanics.

A state hearing examinerruled that CWU violated thecontract when in the sum-mer of 2013 it outsourcedwork replacing the roof ona walkway at the universitypresident’s residence. CWUshipped out the work to a pri-vate company when the Local330 members could have andshould have done the work,the examiner ruled.

“The size and scope of the

CWU found guilty of unfair labor practice

project is in line with the typeof work regularly performed by the bargaining unit,” the

examiner ruled March 31.That constitutes a refusal

by the university to bargain– a right the CWU membershave under their contract.

The examiner also deter-mined the university didn’tprovide relevant informationrequested by the union dur-ing its investigation of the

incident.This victory came because

of the alertness of Local 330

members and the importanceof protecting their collective bargaining rights – and voiceat work.

The hearing examiner or-dered CWU to cease and de-sist from refusing to bargainwith the members over out-sourcing and to not interfere,restrain or coerce employees

when it comes to exercisingtheir bargaining rights.

The notice that CWUcommitted this unfair laborpractice must also be read ata meeting of the university’s

Board of Regents.The hearing examiner iswith the state Public Employ-ment Relations Commission.

The Local 330 memberswere assisted by WFSE/AF-SCME Council RepresentativePhedra Quincey and WFSE/AFSCME Labor Advocate De-siree Desselle.

Outsourcing Watch is a project of theWFSE/AFSCME Skilled Labor andTrades Committee.http://wfse.org/whats-happening/skilled-labor-and-trades/

WE NEED EXAMPLES OF OUTSOURCING

http://wfse.org/get-involved/outsourcing-watch/
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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