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OUR CONTRACTS
Rainier School Local 491 members (joined by members of other locals) during a break from grassroots lobbying in Olympia 3/22/13.

State Employee
Womens Summer School apps due 5/1!. See 2. More scholarships, awards apps. See 3, 6, 7.

The official newspaper of the WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28AFL-CIO

WASHINGTON

CLOSING TAX LOOPHOLES

SAVING SERVICES

HEALTH CARE

PENSIONS

Your power will make the difference

Its coming down to the wire as legislators rush to finish by April 28. The final budget must put kids and communities before tax breaks Watch our website at wfse.org to TAKE ACTION!

More information inside on pages 4 & 5.

Happy Birthday, Parks! Now, dont cut funding!

On the 100th birthday of state parks March 19, Local 1466 members fanned out across the Capitol Campus delivering birthday cupcakes to each legislator along with a special Federation State Parks Support the legacy for the next 100 years buttons. Were hoping the Legislature at least will match Discover Pass funds with General Fund monies to keep us alive, said Local 1466 member Greg Kennedy, from Blake Island State Park.

Part-time Hourly Community College employees air issues at landmark union-management meeting
The unions Community College Coalition Bargaining Team never gave up its fight to support members in parttime hourly positions. When management rebuffed several bargaining proposals last year, the union won a special union-management meeting to begin airing their issues. That landmark meeting took place March 21 at Tacoma Community College where a dozen bargaining team members and part-time hourly members met with representatives from their colleges and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. They delved into such issues as when part-time hourly workers should be used, recruitment and retention, leave, benefits and adequate pay.

See PART-TIME, page 7

From left: Rodolfo Franco, Local 304, Seattle CC; Rod Palmquist, WFSE/AFSCME Higher Ed. strategic coordinator; Joe Andersen, Local 1400, Lower Columbia College; Amber Sexton, Local 53, Tacoma CC; Jerry Machenheimer, Local 1463, Peninsula College; Vicki Echerd, Local 1400, Lower Columbia College; Debbie Brookman, WFSE/ AFSCME labor advocate and chief negotiator; Patty Gentile, Local 1381, Whatcom CC; Banks Evans, WFSE/AFSCME labor advocate; Alanna Gehr, Local 443, South Puget Sound CC; Paul Fernandez, Shoreline CC, Local 304; Pamela Mortensen, Local 53, Tacoma CC; Angie Simpson, Local 53, Tacoma CC; Leslie Jordan, Local 304, Shoreline CC; Max Phipps, Local 1020, Everett CC; Rick Halverson, Local 1221, Community Colleges of Spokane; Robin Ledbetter, WFSE/AFSCME council rep.; and Amy LaZerte, Local 304, North Seattle CC.

Applications now being accepted for Womens Summer School Scholarships

WOMENS SUMMER SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP APPS DUE 5/1/13!

SUMMER SCHOOL FOR TRADE UNION WOMEN SCHOLARSHIPS 2013
Offered by the WFSE/AFSCME Womens/Equal Partners Committee
Offers two scholarships for registration fee (up to $650) and travel costs. One scholarship will be awarded for Western Washington and one for Eastern Washington (if enough applications come in). Recipients will attend the summer school June 25-29, 2013, at the University of Washington in Seattle. Please complete the following questions: 1. Are you a member in good standing of WFSE/AFSCME? Yes Length of membership Local No. No How long have you been a state employee? 2. Have you previously attended a Womens Summer School? 3. Do you hold a leadership position in your local? 4. Ethnic heritage (optional) 5. Reason for wanting to attend Yes No No

Application

May 1 is the deadline to apply for the 2013 Summer School for Trade Union Women Scholarships. Applications are now being accepted for the scholarships to pay for registration (up to $650) and travel costs. The WFSE/AFSCME Womens/Equal Partners Committee offers two of the awards -- one for Western Washington and one for Eastern Washington (if enough applications come in). An application form is at right. This is the Summer Institute for Union Women. It takes place June 25-29, 2013, at the University of Washington in Seattle. It is sponsored by the Washington State Labor Education and Research Center. The conference centers on the theme, Women Work for Justice. For questions on the scholarship, call 1-800-562-6002.

Yes

Name Address City State (Evening) Zip

Telephone: (Daytime) Home e-mail address: Signature of Applicant

Signature of Local Union Officer (optional) Application deadline: May 1, 2013. For more information, call 1-800-562-6002 or (360) 352-7603. Online: www.wfse.org, click on Member Resources > Scholarship Information. Return this application to: WFSE/AFSCME Womens/Equal Partners Committee, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. Or FAX to (360) 352-7079.

Helping members when an injury or illness is an issue

Have you had a member or his/her family member in your office deal with an illness, injury, domestic violence, Labor and Industries claim, or reasonable accommodation issue? When medical issues arise, our members can be greatly affected physically, emotionally and financially. As a shop steward, you have resources that may be used to really help our membership dealing with these issues. Your contract has provisions for shared leave, reasonable accommodation, the Family Medical Leave Act, Family Care Act, Domestic Violence Leave Act, as well as Labor and Industries laws. Consider sharing this information with members you know of who are having these types of issues. Oftentimes employees who are using a lot of leave or are forced to take leave without pay are targeted by management as having performance issues when in reality it is an illness or injury issue.

SHOP STEWARD CORNER

By helping our members exercise their federal and state law rights as well as contractual rights, we protect our membership from possible discipline, corrective action, termination and financial hardship. As a steward, one thing

STEWARD CENTER
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you may do to help your member is to contact Tim Welch at WFSE HQ when shared leave is needed. Once management has approved the members request to apply for shared leave, contact Tim and he will post the request on the statewide Hotline that is distributed statewide, posted online and in this newspaper. Shared

leave allows members with excess leave to donate that leave to members in need of sick leave. Shop stewards are a valued resource for our membership with these types of issues. Imagine the pain and stress that comes with a serious illness/injury and then imagine yourself in that situation. Use the contractual rights our members have and protect them from additional stress and actions taken by management.

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STEWARDS IN ACTION. Enrique Castro of Local 1381 at Western Washington University (right) in Bellingham was one of the graduates of the March 10 Stewards in Action Training at the WFSE/ AFSCME Smokey Point Field Office in Arlington. Council Rep instructors Phyllis Jean Alexander (left) and Robin Ledbetter (center) led training for members from Western Washington University, Whatcom Community College and DSHS.

In Olympia, more stewards were trained March 23-24.

ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OPTION. If youd like to save paper and postage, you can receive this newspaper electronically. Go to www.wfse.org and hover over NEWS & INFO, located in the top menu bar. Select from the drop-down list: WASHINGTON STATE EMPLOYEE - Newspaper. Use the form on this page to register for the electronic version. Or e-mail us at info@wfse.org, 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 contactus@wfse.org, or write: WFSE/AFSCME, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501.

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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Althea Lute Scholarship information ALTHEA LUTE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 2013
1. Applicants name: 2. Address: (Street) Home or cell phone: This $5,000 scholarship is available. It allows eligible members or members of their families to pursue studies in a degree program at a public college or university in Washington state. Applicant must be a WFSE/AFSCME member (membership beginning at least a year before application) OR an immediate family member (including domestic partners) of a WFSE/AFSCME member (membership beginning at least a year before application). The applicant must be a graduating senior, or a high school graduate (GED accepted) from an accredited public, private or parochial high school. Applicants must have a satisfactory scholastic standing, be in need of financial assistance and have participated in community service. An official transcript of high school or vocational school or college must be submitted to the committee. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Rules governing recipient award and use of funds: (1) Recipient must provide evidence of acceptance into a degree program at a Public College or University in Washington State of his or her choice during the academic year following the award. (2) The $5,000 award will be held in a sinking fund in a WFSE/Council 28 AFSCME account and drawn on by the student for registration fees, books and incidental direct costs to education. Any balance at the end of the first academic year following the award will be available to recipient on entering school the second year, conditional upon maintenance of satisfactory standing. The WFSE/Council 28 AFSCME Workforce Diversity Committee will evaluate the applications and determine the recipient of the award no later than August of each year. The decision of the Committee will be final. July 31, 2013, is the application deadline. 3. Date of Birth: 4. School choice:
(City) (Zip)

Application-Statement of Required Facts

Home e-mail address:

5. SUBMIT OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF HIGH SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OR COLLEGE RECORD. Your application will not be considered unless your transcripts are submitted. 6. Are you now the recipient of a scholarship or other financial award? award(s) 7. Are you working now? 8. Do you plan to work part-time? 9. Give pertinent information concerning your earnings or other financial assets and obligations that would be helpful in assessing your financial need. (Attach any additional data.) Hours per week: If Yes, list amount of the other

10. Attach a written statement of Educational and Career Goals. 11. Do you have credits earned toward degree requirements? 12. Provide a detailed description of any community service you have performed and length of time. Please include any special awards or certificates you may have received:

13. WFSE/Council 28 AFSCME Members name: Relation to Applicant: Date of Affiliation with WFSE/Council 28 AFSCME: Occupation: Spouse Occupation: WFSE/Council 28 AFSCME Local Union Number

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Net monthly income (combine members & spouses incomes if appropriate): Number of Dependents: Ages:

In applying for the scholarship described on this form, I certify that all of the facts contained herein are correct. Date: Return no later than July 31 to: Signature of Applicant: WFSE/Council 28 AFSCME Workforce Diversity Committee 1212 Jefferson Street S. E., Suite 300 Olympia, WA 98501

All envelopes should be clearly marked To the WFSE/Council 28 AFSCME Workforce Diversity Committee.

SHARED LEAVE REQUESTS

Lynette Rablin, a food service worker at Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake and a member of Local 782, has been caring for her seriously ill significant other, who, sadly, passed away March 28. Lynette is still in need of leave to make up for all the time she took off. Contact: your human resource office. Tim Volker, a licensed practical nurse 4 at the Washington Veterans Home in Retsil and a member of Local 482, is caring for an ill relative. Contact: Melody Donohue, (360) 8954721, or your human resource office. Kimberly Pierce, an investigator 2 with the state Human Rights Commission in Spokane and a member of Local 1221. She has been approved for shared leave to cover time she will miss while caring for her 20-year-old daughter, who is recovering from a traumatic brain injury. She has exhausted all leave.

Contact: Debbie Thompson at (360) 359-4925, or your human resource office. Wilfredo Ortiz, a security guard 2 at Western State Hospital in Lakewood and a member of Local 793, is in need of shared leave while he recovers from open-heart surgery. He has exhausted all leave. Contact: the Western State Hospital Human Resource Department at (253) 756-2503, or your human resource office. Sue Johnson, an occupational nurse consultant with the state Department of Labor and Industries and a member of Local 443, is still in need of shared leave as she deals with complications from surgery. She now faces a third surgery. Contact: Nancy Caldwell, (360) 902-5705. Jackie Hilton, an office assistant 1 for DSHS in Kelso and a member of Local 1400, is in need of shared leave because of a serious medical condition. Contact: your human resource office. Angela Briggs, a financial

services specialist 3 with the DSHS Customer Service Contact Center, Child Care Subsidy Program, is in need of shared leave to care for her husband, who suffers from liver cancer and a sudden kidney condition that will require surgery and ongoing medical treatment. Contact: your human resource office. Maryellen Perez-Gomez, a WorkFirst program specialist 1 at the DSHS Sunnyside Community Service Office and a member of Local 1326, has undergone neck surgery and is in need of shared leave for medical coverage. Contact: your human resource office. Betty Weiss, a financial services specialist 3 with the DSHS Statewide CCSC/ WASHCAP has been approved for shared leave because of a serious medical condition. She has exhausted all leave. Contact: your human resource office. Lori Hawley, a financial services specialist 3 with the DSHS Statewide CSC Triage B Unit and a member of Local 53, has been approved for shared

leave because of a serious medical condition. She has exhausted all leave. Contact: your human resource office. Samuel Salama, a physician 2 with the state Health Care Authority in Olympia and a member of Local 443, has been approved for shared leave to help cover time he has missed during his re-occurring illness and the continuing care of a relative with cancer. Contact: Tracey Wynder at (360) 7251938, or your human resource office. Linda Chapman, a medical assistance specialist 2 with DSHS in Tumwater and a member of Local 443, has been approved for shared leave. She has a serious post-traumatic head injury caused by an ATV accident this past September. Contact: your human resource office. Willie Peoples, a financial services specialist 3 at the DSHS Customer Contact Center in Renton, is in urgent need of shared leave because of a serious health condition that limits her ability to work full time. Contact: your human

resource office. Gayle Chamberlain-Smith, a financial services specialist 3 for DSHS in Yakima and a member of Local 1326, is in need of shared leave: Hi, Im Gayle Chamberlain-Smith & I am in the horrible position of begging for shared leave, even though leave is such a precious commodity. If I could do something/anything else, I so would. I have an internal pain pump that delivers medication to my fused spinal column, scar tissue & damaged nerves. Last week I was told the pain pumps life cycle is at end & without emergency surgery, I would be risking my survival. The new pump is a new & improved version so Future Gayle will be so much better! If you can help, I am so beholden. If not, please send the good thought & thanks for reading this. Contact: your human resource office. Cindy Hernandez, a financial services specialist 3 with DSHS in Kelso and a member of Local 1400 is in need of shared leave while recovering from a serious illness. Contact: Clarissa Cretella at cecretel2@ dshs.wa.gov, or your human resource office.

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Your power will make the difference

Why we can do better than the Senates budget
Spokane Local 1221 members were just some of the hundreds of WFSE/AFSCME members whove lobbied their legislators this session. Heres a sober analysis of the Senate Majority Coalition budget passed April 5 and why all eyes are on the House and Gov. Jay Inslee to move a final budget that puts public services, public safety and natural resources before tax loopholes. The analysis is based on a white paper to state senators from Dennis Eagle, the Federations respected director of legislative and political action. We continue to believe more people would benefit by closing tax loopholes than by further eroding the safety net, Eagle said. Positive parts of the Senate budget (there were a few): Ratifies and fully funds all negotiated contracts for state employees, higher education, and medical interpreters. The 3% temporary salary reductions for state and higher education employees would end, and interpreters would receive a $0.50/hour increase. Funds state employee health care and pensions at the actuarially recommended level, preventing a further erosion of employee benefits. Provides almost $10 million (all funds) for safety enhancements at the state hospitals. Provides $4 million (all funds) to Developmental Disabilities for community crisis stabilization, and adds two new SOLAs. Provides funding to Children & Family Services to implement Family Assistance Response services. Avoids institutional or hospital ward closures. the elimination of incapacity evaluations and significant reductions in programs affecting the neediest among us. Fails to provide enough funding to prevent significant state park closures and reductions. The Governor recommended $24 million for state parks, but the Senate budget provides only $17 million. Assumes passage of legislation to create a 401(k) retirement account, adding needless risk to one of the best-managed state pension systems in the nation. Additional concerns include: Cuts $21.6 million from retiree health benefit subsidies. Cuts total funding for the Department of Commerce by 20% (all funds). Fails to provide a workload study for DOC Community Corrections. Fails to provide desperately needed caseload reductions for Child Protective Services, Adult Protective Services, and residential care investigators. Budget cuts over the past several years have undermined the safety of children and vulnerable adults and the Governor has proposed additional funding to address these critical priorities. Assumes the creation or extension of 13 different tax loopholes resulting in another $11 million in lost revenue in 2013-15 and over $12 million in lost revenue in 2015-17.

Eagle testifying April 3. Significant concerns: Eliminates health care coverage eligibility for part-time public employees, requiring these workers to purchase their health care as individuals through the Health Benefits Exchange. The concern is we dont know the design or cost of these plans, or whether this would result in a significant compensation reduction for thousands of workers. Assumes $131 million in administrative efficiencies and savings across all of state government. We are concerned that after $10 billion in budget cuts over the past four years that this will only result in higher workloads, diminished customer service, further erosion of public safety, and the closure of parks and hatcheries. Assumes all future expenditure increases for noneducation spending will be limited to an inflation-pluspopulation growth formula, with any excess revenue dedicated to education. The concern is the general population is aging, and some caseloads are growing in excess of the proposed formula. The likely result is increased education funding would come at the expense of the safety net. Slashes Economic Services funding by more than $230 million (all funds), including

What you can do --- and why

At press time April 9, the Senate had passed a budget and all eyes were on the House to do better. The Senate budget funds all state employee contracts, but cuts benefits for part-timers and makes severe cuts in vital services instead of closing tax loopholes. The Senate budget couldve been much worse. But the final budget needs to be much better. Contact your legislators at 1-800-562-6000. Or go to wfse.org > Take Action. Urge them to support a final budget (SSB 5034) that says: YES! to funding all state employee contracts. YES! to closing tax loopholes (The Inslee plan). Choose kids, our communities, Higher Education, public services, public safety and natural resources over outdated and ineffective tax breaks. We all benefit by closing tax loopholes instead of further eroding the safety net. NO! to stripping any state employees, part-time or otherwise, of their state health benefits. Its wrong to move part-timers to the untested and risky federal Health Benefits Exchange. Thats a Walmart-style plan! NO! to all attacks on pensions. Even voluntary 401k-type plans (SB 5851) in the budget debate harm us all because they harm funding for all pensions. We can do the hard things to put kids and communities first. State employees sure have with all the sacrifices theyve made these past four years!

Members in the spotlight

The WFSE/AFSCME organizing and contract campaign at Kitsap Tenant Support Services uncovered lapses in such private community Supported Living programs. At a special March 7 hearing in the House Early Learning and Human Services Committee, the Federations Sarah Clifthorne, raised alarms about the current state of what we believe are inadequate oversight and accountability of how these dollars are used. Theyre just throwing more money at the problem (and) without significant reforms, wouldnt guarantee that these funds are actually spent on better client care and services. More online at: http://www.wfse.org/ partial-victory-on-abuse-investigations-but-more-needs-to-be-done/ The Pierce County Chapter of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) honored WFSE/AFSCME President Carol Dotlich (center) at its banquet April 5. Dotlich, who retired last year, is finishing out her final term as union president. With her are CBTU members (from left): Jacquie Jones-Walsh, Local 843; Paulette Thompson, Local 53; James Robinson, Local 793; John Miller, Local 1488; Loretta Gutierrez, Local 435; and Kevin Allen, Local 843.

Clifthorne (left) with WFSE/ AFSCMEs Tim Tharp and KTSS retiree Jack Hopkins.

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Lots more photos and details online @ wfse.org > GET INFORMED > WSE > WSE LINKS

Why the bad wellness bill will make you very sick
Wellness bill targets disabled, chronically ill for discrimination
The bad wellness bill (ESSB 5811) that the Senate Majority Coalition wants to write into the final state budget, discriminates against those who arent physically able to take part in incentives to potentially lower their health costs. And it would take away your bargaining rights to do it. I feel that 5811 takes a cookie cutter, one-programfits-all type of approach to this and I feel that the incentives are things that I will not be able to engage in (and) will form to discriminate against me, David Thompson told a House committee April 2. Thompson is a support enforcement officer 2 with DSHS in Olympia and member of Local 443. Thompson sat in his motorized wheelchair as he addressed the legislators. Colleague Katie Nelson, another Local 443 member, held a wireless microphone so he could be heard. I already have to deal with several other discriminations, Thompson said. So this just stacks on one more area that I have to deal with. Thompson and most other speakers urged lawmakers to rely on the ongoing collective bargaining process where the Federation can serve as a voice for persons like my-

Local 443 member Katie Nelson (right) holds wireless microphone so colleague David Thompson can be heard at April 2 hearing on the bad wellness bill in the House Labor and Workforce Development Committee. self. Thats better than legislative mandates, he said. Its a lot more collaborative effort in my opinion, Thompson said. Its not something that some legislators are going to try to cram down everybodys throats. And this approach will be creative, collaborative and will be able to still come up with a wellness approach that we can all live with. Wellness is a good concept encouraging healthy activities in exchange for some incentive, such as lower health premiums. But ESSB 5811 isnt the model to follow. State employees must be part of the development of a wellness plan if its to be successful, Nelson said.

Health care matters

The wellness bill does real harm

The words on the page in ESSB 5811 serve to do real harm to employees, the employer and the whole concept of wellness. Thats what Federation Executive Director Greg Devereux told a House committee April 2. The bill takes away bargaining rights over

the dollar amount spent for employee health care benefits. That means we can no longer bargain over dental, optical, long-term care and disability benefits, Devereux said. Unions could bargain only over medical premiums, he said. The bills rigid premium methodology freez-

es innovative ideas for potential options and/ or savings, and that lack of flexibility in the end might cost the employer more, Devereux explained. The bill mandates outcomes on premium increases or decreases, further stifling the bar-

See BAD WELLNESS, page 7

Why we should retire the bad pension bill

The proposed new 401k-type pension plan the Senate Majority Coalition wants to write into any final budget is voluntary but dont let that fool you. The proposal in SB 5851 would offer the voluntary plan for state employees hired after July 1, 2014. Those who chose the 401k option could never change their minds and move into PERS 2 or 3. But this plan affects all future and current retirees because it throws the whole system out of whack. Here are five quick facts from the Public Employees for Pension Responsibility: Plans 2 and 3 are fully funded, and among the best managed in the country. The state of Washington already provides a 100% employee contribution, Deferred Compensation program and a plan that combines a deferred contribution with a defined benefit plan (PERS 3). By the states own admission, very few employees are interested in joining this proposed plan. The creation of this new plan would require funds be held from investments to account for the new plan

members right to withdraw their money at any time. This need for liquidity will cost the other plans in investment returns. Every new member joining this new plan would increase the risk to the State Investment Boards ability to make sound, long-term investments. That will harm the entire system. SB 5851 will increase Plan 2 and Plan 3 member rates. Why should members of other plans subsidize the rates for a plan they dont even want? Tell legislators to vote NO! on SB 5851.

Local 1253 member Bill Copland of Kennewick (second from right) was named a Department of Corrections Employee of the Year for his work reducing inter-generational incarceration -- or keeping children of prisoners from following their parents to jail. With him are other DOC members of the WFSE/AFSCME Executive Board. From left: Tim Foley, Local 1221; WFSE/AFSCME Secretary Judy Kuschel, Local 313; Copland; and Alice Rogers, Local 1253. WFSE/AFSCME VP Sue Henricksen swears in the newest members of the union Statewide Executive Board April 6 in Seatac: Bob Overturf, Local 573, DSHS Consolidated Support Services, Medical Lake; and Sarah C Wilson, Local 443, Employment Security Department, Olympia. WFSE/AFSCME members from Locals 313, 2559 and 1671 turned out at a rally March 8 in support of locked-out Longshore Workers (ILWU) at Mitsui Grain in Vancouver. The rally started at 9 a.m. at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver, followed by a march to the Mitsui headquarters building.

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HOWARD JORGENSON ORGANIZING AWARD

Nominations are now being accepted for the Howard Jorgenson Organizing Award to recognize a WFSE/AFSCME member who has demonstrated outstanding skills in the area of organizing. The award is named after its first recipient, Howard Jorgenson, WFSE/AFSCME president from 1972 to 1997. The Jorgenson Award is conferred every two years at the unions biennial state convention. This years award will be handed out at the WFSE/AFSCME Convention Oct. 4-6 in Seatac. The deadline to submit nominations is Aug. 5, 2013. For more, see the details below and in the nomination form at right. ELIGIBILITY: Locals, individual members and staff may nominate union members, shop stewards, statewide and local officers, staff and other activists. Nominees must have demonstrated outstanding skills in the area of organizing. NOMINATION: Submit written nomination (you may use the printed nomination form at right) with the information listed on the nomination form printed at right. Send completed nomination forms to: The Howard Jorgenson Organizing Award Selection Committee, 1212 Jefferson Street S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. Online: wfse.org. Nominations must be received by Aug. 5, 2013 (The award will be presented at the WFSE/AFSCME Convention Oct. 4-6 in Seatac. All written nominations must include a statement of the required facts listed on the nomination form at right. REVIEW: A committee, appointed by the WFSE/ AFSCME president, will review the nominations and select the recipient of the Howard Jorgenson Organizing Award. If this form is not completed in its entirety, the nomination may not be considered. AWARD: The award will be presented at the WFSE/ AFSCME Convention, Oct. 4-6 in Seatac.

WFSE/AFSCME Howard Jorgenson Organizing Award Nomination Form

STATEMENT OF FACTS

I, , nominate
Person submitting nomination Name of nominee

for the Howard Jorgenson Organizing Award. Nominees address: Work phone: ( ) Number of local: Agency: Current job class: Union offices held: Home phone: ( ) How long a member:

Description of why nominee should be considered for the award. Include example(s) of: organizing activities; building unity within a bargaining unit or Local Union; improving the unions community image; encouraging other members to participate; working for group welfare and unions goals, etc. (attach additional sheets if needed):

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

Nominators best contact information: PHONE

E-MAIL

Send completed nomination forms to: WFSE/AFSCME Award Committee, 1212 Jefferson Street S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. Nominations must be received by Aug. 5, 2013.

Washington Federation of State Employees/ AFSCME Council 28 AFL/CIO

ELIGIBILITY: Locals and individual members may nominate union members, shop stewards, statewide and local officers, staff and other activists. Nominees must have demonstrated outstanding leadership skills. NOMINATION: Submit written nomination (you may use the printed nomination form at right) with the information listed on the nomination form printed at right. Send completed nomination forms to: The Rosella Charvet Leadership Award Selection Committee, 1212 Jefferson Street S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. Nominations must be received by Aug. 5, 2013. All written nominations must include a statement of the required facts listed on the nomination form at right. REVIEW: A committee, appointed by the WFSE/AFSCME president and approved by the Executive Board will review the nominations and select the recipient of the Rosella Charvet Leadership Award. If the nomination form is not completed in its entirety, the nomination may not be considered. AWARD: The award will be presented to the recipients at WFSE/AFSCMEs Convention Oct. 4-6 in Seatac.

ROSELLA CHARVET LEADERSHIP AWARD

WFSE/AFSCME Rosella Charvet Leadership Award Nomination Form

STATEMENT OF FACTS

I, , nominate
Person submitting nomination Name of nominee

for the Rosella Charvet Leadership Award. Nominees address: Work phone: ( ) Local union number: Agency: Current job class: Union offices held: Home phone: ( ) How long a member:

Description of why nominee should be considered for the award. Include examples of: active union participation building consensus; unity and solidarity; teamwork; inspirational acts; improving unions community image; encouraging other members to participate; defending workers rights; working for group welfare and unions goals, etc. (attach additional sheets if needed):

If this form is not completed in its entirety, the nomination may not be considered. Date: Nominators name: E-MAIL

Nominators best contact information: PHONE

Send completed nomination forms to: The Rosella Charvet Leadership Award Selection Committee, 1212 Jefferson Street S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. Nominations must be received by Aug. 5, 2013. WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee April 2013

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JOB ACTION OF THE YEAR AWARD
Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28 AFL/CIO
Nominations are now being accepted for the Job Action of the Year Award to recognize a WFSE/AFSCME member or members who organized the most creative and effective job action since the last convention in October 2011. The deadline to submit nominations is Aug. 5, 2013. For more, see the details below and in the nomination form at right. ELIGIBILITY: Locals, individual members and staff may nominate a WFSE/AFSCME member or members who who organized the most creative and effective job action since the last convention in October 2011. NOMINATION: Submit written nomination (you may use the printed nomination form at right) with the information listed on the nomination form printed at right. Send completed nomination forms to: Job Action of the Year Award Selection Committee, 1212 Jefferson Street S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. Nominations must be received by Aug. 5, 2013 (The award will be presented at the WFSE/AFSCME Convention Oct. 4-6 in Seatac. All written nominations must include a statement of the required facts listed on the nomination form at right. REVIEW: The selection committee will review the nominations and select the recipient or recipients of the Job Action of the Year Award. If this form is not completed in its entirety, the nomination may not be considered. AWARD: The award will be presented at the WFSE/AFSCME Convention Oct. 4-6 in Seatac.

WFSE/AFSCME Job Action of the Year Award Nomination Form

STATEMENT OF FACTS I, , nominate
Person submitting nomination Name of nominee

for the Job Action of the Year Award. Nominees address: Work phone: ( ) Number of local: Agency: Current job class: Home phone: ( ) How long a member:

Description of why nominee should be considered for the award. Include specific example(s) of creative and effective job actions organized by the nominee (or nominees) since the last convention in October 2011 (attach additional sheets if needed):

If this form is not completed in its entirety, the nomination may not be considered. Date: Nominators name: Nominators best contact information: PHONE E-MAIL

Send completed nomination forms to: WFSE/AFSCME Job Action of the Year Award Selection Committee, 1212 Jefferson Street S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. Nominations must be received by Aug. 5, 2013.

PART-TIME,
from page 1
The special unionmanagement meeting was actually the latest in a series of gains negotiated for parttime hourly workers in recent years, including: The right to file grievances (in 2005), which now includes all steps through pre-arbitration (negotiated in 2009) and, for non-disciplinary grievances, arbitration (won in 2011).

Pay for suspended operations and college closures. That includes time and a half for hours worked during suspended operations and for hours worked on a holiday. Both came this year. Mandatory Subjects bargaining rights (negotiated in 2009). Requiring written appointment notices, including anticipated duration (2012). Union-management commit-

tee participation (2005). Non-discrimination protections (2005). Safety and Health, including participation on Safety and Health committees (2005). Coverage under the Union Activities article (2005). Uniforms, Tools and Equipment (2005).

BAD WELLNESS, from page 5

gaining process, he said. (ESSB) 5811 is built on the premise that bargaining is a barrier and, in our view, 5811 eliminates the attributes of collective bargaining flexibility and innovation that are the very tools needed to make wellness concepts work, Devereux said. In short, we dont think ESSB 5811 is necessary, because the administration and the State Employee Health Care Coalition are already engaged in the bargaining process regarding wellness and we anticipate developing creative contractual language around the subject.

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LOCALS IN ACTION!
LOCAL 843 LOCAL 793

Local 843 (Human Services State Workers in King County) are empowering members one Lunch n Learn at a time. The successful program, which any local and office can use, brings the union and key issues to the workplace at lunchtime. At the DSHS Disability Determination Services office in downtown Seattle, Local 843 member Kevin Allen and his colleagues, with the help of WFSE/AFSCME Council Representative Britt Kauffman, hold lunch n learns the last Thursday of every month (including this one on March 28). The lunch n learns inform members, recruit new leaders and activists, and increase the visibility of the union movement. If you want people to get behind you, you have to get in front of them, Allen says. Its time for green to be seen in 2013.
Also at Local 843:

Psychiatric social workers at Western State Hospital got the backing of the WFSE/ AFSCME Statewide Executive Board April 6 to look at options to address the pay inequities they face compared to similar job classifications. The disparity harms our patients, our families and our brothers and sisters in this job class, PSW Dale Wright told the board. From left: Rick Hertzog (an executive board member from Local 793), Deborah Rustin, Brian Stevens, Dale Wright, Christine Cobb, Karen Russell, Esseme Essang-Ekpo, and Local 793 President James Robinson.

WFSE/AFSCME Council Rep Gabe Hargrove (right) administers the oath of office to the new elected leaders of Local 843, state Human Services workers in King County, March 13. The officers and Local 843 members committed to their continued leadership in fighting to save the safety net.

FAMILY CAMPOUT
Sept. 13-15, 2013
Cornet Bay Environmental Learning/Retreat Center
Cornet Bay at Deception Pass is set on saltwater bay, offers access to hiking trails and freshwater lakes nearby. The park is outstanding for breath-taking views, old-growth forests and abundant wildlife. http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/

WFSE/AFSCME Howard Ocobock Memorial

at Deception Pass State Park

Check-in begins on Friday at 1pm. Cabins have been reserved. WFSE/AFSCME will pay the $11 per night camp fee for members; 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 kitchen available for meals. Bring your own food for breakfast and lunch. Saturday night BBQ with hotdogs, hamburgers, condiments and chips provided. Each family should bring one main dish to serve eight, plus a salad or dessert. What is not provided: sleeping bags or bedding materials; kitchen linens and 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; sail the San Juans on a Washington State Ferry from nearby Anacortes. 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.

LOCAL 1671
Local 1671 President Leroy Mould (left) and WFSE/ AFSCMEs Dennis Eagle testify 4/1/13 at Senate hearing on bill to expand the successful Interpreters Services program to other parts of state government. The bill will come back up in 2014.

Deadline to register: Aug. 30, 2013

LOCAL 948

QUESTIONS? Contact Tavie Smith at 1-800-562-6002 tavies@wfse.org Register online at WFSE.org > Member Resources > Family Campouts
Snohomish County Human Services State Employees Local 948 swore in its new slate of officers April 2 in Everett. From left to right: Kathryn Pierce, recording secretary; John Randolph, president; Terry Ludwick, secretary-treasurer; Rhonda Riggles, vice president; and Julie Johnson, local executive board member.

This campout requires a minimum number of campers. In the event the minimum isnt reached, you will be refunded your money.

Deadline to register: Aug. 30, 2013

LOCAL 1326

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.

NAME Street ( ) ( ) Home phone City State

LOCAL#: Zip

Cell Phone

Home e-mail address

What activities are you interested in? Hiking Fishing on lakes Horseshoes Birdwatching Interpretive Center Kayaking and canoeing

How many family members or guests will you be bringing? ____________ I just wish to attend the BBQ Saturday night, Sept. 14 ______________ How many?______
opeiu8/aflcio

Please enclose $11 for each family member or guest youll be bringing. Make checks out to WFSE/AFSCME.

Local 1326 members at the Department of Corrections West Office in Yakima held their noontime Lunch n Learn event March 13.

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

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

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