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The ofcial newspaper of the
WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE
EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28AFL-CIO
VOL. 40 NO. 1
JANUARY 2012
WASHINGTON
StateEmployeeSee page 2.
Why lawmakers should nd revenue to stop cuts:Part of what Labor and Industries doesis that we administer the Crime Victimsprograms. We have to stop victimizing thesewomen who have been victimized alreadyand focusing on a revenue package versuscutting services that will make sure thatthey get the treatment they need, mentally,physically, emotionally so that they are on thepath to healing.
Imelda Ang, Local 443, Labor andIndustries, Tumwater
It is only righteous that we take care ofthose who need the most help. The cut of thebudget would affect disproportionately thosethat need the most help.
Hiram Gray, Local 491, Rainier School,Buckley
In Higher Ed, we need themoney to support our studentsin the best possible manner.
Russ Pounds, Local931, Eastern Washington
University, Cheney
Theyve already cut so many humanservices and its a barebones budget as it isright now.They (developmentally disabled clients)wouldnt get the care out in the communityand the services they need because theyrereally profoundly (disabled) and it wouldntwork in a group home.
Jack Ishitani, Local 573, Lakeland Village,Medical Lake
Because of all the changes that havehappened (already), its actually made ourstreets more dangerous today than it was sayve, 10 years ago. All the different cuts thathave been made have actually jeopardizedpeoples lives. Just the whole safety of theentire state.
Cheryl McKinney, Local 308, CommunityCorrections, Reynolds Work Release, Seattle
Because effective govern-ment is more important thanless expensive government.
JimWavada,Local1221,Ecology,Spokane
The people I work with are seniors and disabled and somementally ill and they need the services that we provide and
those are being cut by the proposed cuts. They cant affordthat. Its going to put the mental heal th of the people that Iwork with probably on the street. Some of the seniors that Iwork with will not have someone checking in with them, beingable to meet their basic needs of checking their medicationonce a week even. Its going to truly impact a largepopulation of our citizenship here in the state of Washington.
Pat Coulter, Local 313, DSHS Home and CommunityServices, Vancouver
So that vital services to vul-nerable adults are not elimi-nated.
SolaRaynor,Local 1221,DSHS,Spokane
This is a fantastic state. Andwe have quality standards.If we dont have revenue,we will become almostlike a third-class countryin the state. (We need) tomaintain the programs wehave because if we dont,programs get cut and itsbeen historically known thatfor every dollar that we lose,it will cost us $2 or $3 downthe road. And that has to do with quality, butsafety also.
TJ Larrick, DSHS Division of VocationalRehabilitation, Local 1060, Bellingham
Public workers provide anessential service to every-one in Washington state. Idont think theres anyonewho lives here that their lifeis not touched in some wayby what a public servant
does. We help everyone.We do everything. And if ev-erything is cut, then theresnot going to be anyone left to do what needs tobe done and were going to lose society totally.
June Sanderson,Local 1326, DSHS Sunnyside CSO
Our Legislature needs tostep up to the plate to ndthat revenue because thecuts have now gone pastmeat and bone. Were los-ing large sections of oureducation.....And when westart losing programs andstart losing our students, oureducation system is going tostart to go down and the state is going to suffer.
Lance Walker, Local 931,Eastern Washington University, Cheney
Revenue would allow us tocontinue the programs thatare protecting those that arethe most vulnerable, keep ourcommunities livable, and keepWashington the way it has
been, a great state to live inand a state where people lookout for each other.
JeffPaulsen,Local443, Con-solidatedTechnologyServices,Olympia
We need a betterWashington. Weneed to fund theprograms.Brittany Barber,Local 491, RainierSchool, Buckley
Jan. 9 rst-day member lobbyists (from left): Devon Ellis, Local 793;Rick Hertzog, Local 793; Brittany Barber, Local 491; Steven Yates,
Local 491; Marcella Kurtz, Local 948; and Randy Kurtz, Local 948.
True stories fromWFSE/AFSCMEmembers on thefront lines
Every day is lobby day.See page 3
EARLY ALERT: 2 scholarship applications -- page 6
Nominate Shop Steward of Year -- page 7
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UNION NEWS
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How to purchasethe Discover Pass:
In person wherever state fishing
and hunting licenses are sold
Online at www.discoverpass.wa.gov By phone (866) 320-9933 When you renew your vehicle
license. (beginning fall 2011) At some state parks
Annual pass: $30One-day pass: $10
(Transaction and dealer fees may apply)
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(866) 320-9933available 24 hours
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WFSE/AFSCME members and their families!
Employees of American Behavioral Health Systems, one of WFSE/AFSCMEs new public service bargaining units, are
working on their rst-ever contract. Their bargaining team met Jan. 12 at union headquarters in Olympia to prepare for
their next round of negotiations. From left: Diane Blowers-Kohout, WFSE/AFSCME journey organizer; Brian Reed;
Katie Enge; LeAnna Greene; Laura Long; Renee Jordan; Danny Adams; and Chief NegotiatorAmy Achilles.
ABHS Bargaining Team negotiating frst-ever contract
Itll likely be later thismonth or February beforea judge issues a nal rulingon the Early RetirementFactor part of the unionsgainsharing lawsuit.
WFSE/AFSCMEattorneys, along withlawyers from the WashingtonEducation Association, were
back in King County Superiorin Seattle on Dec. 16, asking
Judge Richard Eadie to rulethat it was illegal for the stateto repeal the Early RetirementFactor (ERFs) benets forPERS 1, 2, and 3.
The state was there toargue that the court shouldgrant them summary
judgment regarding theERFs. The state argued that
because the court had already
found that the removal ofgainsharing was illegal,the statute required thatthe poison pill elementapply. The poison pillwas what the Legislature
put in the law. It says that ifthere is a nal (all appealstaken exhausted) decision
by a court that the repealof gainsharing was illegal,then the benets (ERFs)given by the Legislatureallegedly to replace theloss of gainsharing, would
themselves be repealed. Theunion contends this is illegal.It argued that the ERFsshould remain for all threeplan members.
There likely will be amemorandum ruling issued
sometime this month. Theparties will then have to draftan order based on the rulingand present it to the judge.Its difcult to say when thatorder would be nal. Anappeal is possible.
Latest gainsharing ruling due
Two more groups ofworkers have recently cho-sen WFSE/AFSCME as theirunion.
TACOMA CC EXEMPTS.
Exempt staff at Tacoma Com-munity College will now be-gin the work of negotiating arst-ever contract.
A majority of the 15-per-son bargaining unit eight-- signed authorization cardsfor the Federation. The re-sults came in a count of theauthorization cards (a tallyof cross-check) conducted bythe Public Employment Rela-tions Commission Dec. 5.
Higher education exemptstaff won the right to organizeunder recent legislation.
MILITARY DEPARTMENTYOUTH ACADEMY. Wash-ington Youth Academy work-ers (in non-supervisory jobclasses) have won a voice atwork now that their choice of
the Federation as their unionhas been certied.
The academy is a unit ofthe state Military Department.The unit includes 28 workersin the job classes Youth Acad-emy residential specialists 1-4and medical assistant.
In a cross-check tally con-ducted by the Public Employ-ment Relations Commission,a majority of affected workerssigned authorization cards forthe Federation. The tally wasOct. 3 and the certicationwas issued Oct. 12.
Tacoma CC Exempts, Youth Academy
employees choose WFSE/AFSCME
The union Jan. 11 regis-tered support for -- but withsome concerns on -- SB 6078,the bill that puts collabora-tion above merger amongnatural resource agencies.
The bill came before theSenate Energy, Natural Re-sources and Marine WatersCommittee chaired by SB6078s sponsor, Sen. Kevin
Ranker of the 40th District.The bill directs such
agencies as Ecology, Fishand Wildlife, Parks, NaturalResources and Agricultureto develop an ongoing pro-cess to achieve efciencies inservices, such as interagencycollaboration, and sharing orconsolidation of administra-tive functions. The bill also
directs the agencies to look atcollocation opportunities.
Tim Young, a Local 443member with the Depart-ment of Fish and Wildlife inOlympia, recommended sometweaking of the bill to tightenup denitions and the role ofthe governors budget ofcein resolving disagreements.Any nal bill must also re-spect the collective bargainingrights of employees, he said.
Young said the bill is inline with WFSE/AFSCME
natural resource membersresponses on the unions 2010survey that stressed the im-portance of streamlining basicpractices in each agency andemphasized a more collabora-tive approach to managingthe agencies rather than fo-cusing on merger all of thesein order to improve servicesto the public.
This effort needs to gohand-in-hand with furtherefforts to look at overheadexpenses, especially when it
comes to WMS and EMS po-sitions, Young added.
The committee passedthe bill out Jan. 18.
Natural resources collaboration bill
boosted, but tweaks urged
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LA-BOR TRUSTEE BILL BOOST-
ED. HB 2368 would require
community colleges to have a
labor representative on boards
of trustees. It creates a muchbroader dialogue, Jeff Johnson,
president of the Washington
State Labor Council, testied
Jan. 18.
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STOP CUTS. FIND REVENUE
At Jan. 11 hearing on HB 2143. Standing, from left, DeEtte Wood, Hazel
Cromwell and Rebecca Withrow, all Department of Corrections; and Juli-
anne Moore, Local 1326. Sitting, from left: Don Feist, DOC, Tacoma, Local
53; Billy Smith, DOC, Tacoma, Local 53; and Dave Thomson, DOC, Olympia,Local 443.
Every day is lobby day!
Rep. Marko Liias, 21st Dist., critiques member lobbyists at WFSE/AFSCMEs Lobbying Training Jan. 7 in Seattle. Some
100 member lobbyists attended.
The 2012 regular legisla-tive session is in progress. Itsset for 60 days.
The task is to nd rev-enue to avoid the devastatingall-cuts budget.
Its a good time to stressthat this session will be ex-ceptionally important to us,
our families, our union andall of Washington state, saidWFSE/AFSCME PresidentCarol Dotlich. We need tolobby our individual legisla-tors heavily and maintaina sustained presence at theCapitol to stop further erosionof critical services.
And every day of the ses-sion is lobby day.
You can come on your
Rep. Mark Miloscia (right), 30th Dist., takes part in WFSE/AFSCME member
lobbyists practice lobbying sessions at Jan. 7 training.
own anytime, or sign up forone of the many lobby daysscheduled by locals or bar-gaining units or other groupsof members. Call Diana Whit-more at 1-800-562-6002 or e-mail [email protected]. Or signup at our online Action Cen-
ter at www.wfse.org. Click onAction Center in the menuat the top of the screen.
While youre there, signup to receive regular textalerts. And dont forget tosubscribe to regular e-mailhotline alerts.
Heres an easy call to action
Community Corrections
members from as far away asYakima turned out for the Jan.11 hearing before the HouseWays and Means Committeeon the bill to implement thegovernors plan to cut thesupervision and sanctions fordangerous offenders releasedfrom prison.
The bill in question, HB2143, would reduce supervi-sion of sex offenders fromthree years to two years andthose convicted of violent of-fenses from 18 months to 12months. (A similar Senate ver-sion, SB 6204, had a hearing
Jan. 17.)A reduction in supervi-
sion time will also decreaseDOCs ability to effectivelyadminister programs that aredeemed necessary to reducerecidivism, said Billy Smith,a Community Corrections of-cer in Tacoma and a memberof Local 53.
When is enough is
enough when it comes to thesafety of our communities?Smith asked.
Dave Thomson, a Com-munity Corrections ofcer inOlympia and a member of Lo-cal 443, declared, this legisla-tion is packed with potentialtragedy.
WFSE/AFSCME LobbyistMatt Zuvich said the Com-munity Corrections workforcehas been cut in half in the pastfour years as supervision ofdangerous offenders has spi-raled down because of budgetcuts.
Only the most bad actorsare under supervision now,he said. The rest are not atall.
I would also ask youto consider that the savingsthat this bill proposes to bookdont necessarily stay in thepublic safety system.
Parks fght continues at Capitol, bargaining table
At press time Jan. 18,
Discover Pass legislation hadtaken a big step in the Legisla-ture. And demand-to-bargainnegotiations over the shortfall-caused layoffs and conversionof some park rangers to sea-sonal continued.
The Senate Ways andMeans Committee Jan. 17quickly heard and passed outthe bill that would add valueto the Discover Pass and in-crease sales to fund state parksnow dependent on user fees.
SSB 5977 would allow
a Discover Pass to be trans-ferred to another vehicle, dou-bling its value.
The bill came as DiscoverPass sales lagged, causing an$11 million shortfall and jobcuts.
State Parks is currentlyundergoing a massive layoffand reorganization, testiedBrian Yearout, president ofWFSE/AFSCME StatewideParks Local 1466.
Almost half of our park
rangers will be laid off or
have their positions reducedto seasonal in this plan.While the legislation is a
big step in the right direction,the core of the problem is cut-ting Parks off from all stateGeneral Fund monies, whichYearout said is like pushingus off a cliff.
Several other DiscoverPass-related bills have beenintroduced in both the Senateand House.
ABOVE: Parks Local 1466 members
descended on the Capitol Dec. 14
to push lawmakers to save Parks.
RIGHT: Parks member lobbyistscontinue to meet with legislators.
At Jan. 16 reception, from left,
Tom Poplawski, Don Hall, Rep.
Bill Hinkle (13th Dist.) and Jose
Velazquez.
Call the Legislatures toll-free hotline at 1-800-562-6000. Or call your lawmakers directly; use
the updated directory on pages 4 and 5. Tell them: Im calling about the state budget shortfall.Further cuts to public safety, public services, higher education and health care will havedevastating effects on our communities. True reform means revenue.
DOC members fght cuts to supervision
Child Welfare
end-run opposed
WFSE/AFSCME on Jan.17 urged the House EarlyLearning and Human ServicesCommittee to reject a bill thataims to end run the unions
court victory that blocked thefast-track contracting out ofChild Welfare Services.
HB 2264 directs DSHS toproceed with performance-
based contracting with net-work administrators whowill be responsible for servicecoordination.
Sounds good, but in real-ity, Childrens members seeone more privatized layer,inserted into the system,which will make their tough
jobs harder, not easier, said
Federation Executive DirectorGreg Devereux.
Somehow, it feels to ourmembers that this legislationis less and less about childwelfare reform and more andmore about promises made to whom they are not sure but certainly not to thoseindividuals whose welfarethey are entrusted with, headded.
The start-up costs underHB 2264 would be $50 mil-lion, Devereux said.
Our members right nowin this great recession dontneed more service coordina-tion with network administra-tors who will make their jobsharder, he said. They dontneed people potentially mak-ing mistakes for which theyare liable.
At Jan. 17 House hear-
ing on bad Child Welfare
bill, from left: Tracy
Fosty, Local 1060, Bell-
ingham; Tony Gorini,
Local 313, Vancouver;
and Jeanine Livings-
ton, WFSE/AFSCMEs
contract compliancemanager.
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Heres your updated list with the namesof the senator and two representatives fromeach of this states 49 legislative districts forthe regular session that started Jan. 9. Demo-crats control the House, 56-42, and the Sen-ate, 27-22.
Use this directory to call or e-mail your
legislators directly.
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DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 2
DISTRICT 7 DISTRICT 8 DISTRICT 9 DISTRICT 10
DISTRICT 15 DISTRICT 16 DISTRICT 17
DISTRICT 21 DISTRICT 22 DISTRICT 23 DISTRICT 24
DISTRICT 29 DISTRICT 30 DISTRICT 31 DISTRICT 32
DISTRICT 36 DISTRICT 37 DISTRICT 38 DISTRICT 39
DISTRICT 43 DISTRICT 44 DISTRICT 45 DISTRICT 46
Sen. RosemaryMcAuliffe, D-1,
(786-7600)([email protected])
Rep. Derek
Stanford, D-1,
(786-7928)(derek.stanford
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Luis
Moscoso, D-1,
(786-7900) (luis.moscoso
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Randi
Becker, R-2,
(786-7602)(randi.becker
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Jim
McCune, R-2,
(786-7824)(jim.mccune
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. J. T.
Wilcox, R-2,
(786-7912)(jt.wilcox
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Lisa
Brown, D-3,
(786-7604)(lisa.brown
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Bob
Morton, R-7,
(786-7612)
(bob.morton
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Shelly
Short, R-7,
(786-7908)
(shelly.short
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Joel
Kretz, R-7,
(786-7988)
(joel.kretz.
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Jerome
Delvin, R-8,
(786-7614)
(jerome.delvin
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Brad
Klippert, R-8,
(786-7882)
(brad.klippert
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Larry
Haler, R-8,
(786-7986)
(larry.haler
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Norm
Johnson R-14,
(786-7810)
(norm.johnson
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Charles
Ross, R-14,
(786-7856)
(charles.ross
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Mark
Schoesler, R-9,
(786-7620)
(mark.schoesler
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Joe
Schmick, R-9,
(786-7844)
(joe.schmick
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. MaryMargaret Haugen,D-10, (786-7618)([email protected])
Rep. Norma
Smith, R-10,
(786-7884)
(norma.smith
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Jim
Honeyford, R-15,
(786-7684)
(jim.honeyford
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Bruce
Chandler, R-15,
(786-7960)
(bruce.chandler
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Mike
Hewitt, R-16,
(786-7630)
(mike.hewitt
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Maureen
Walsh, R-16,
(786-7836)
(maureen.walsh
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Karen
Fraser, D-22,
(786-7642)
(karen.fraser
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Chris
Reykdal, D-22,
(786-7940)
(chris.reykdal
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Sam Hunt,
D-22,
(786-7992)
(sam.hunt
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Marko
Liias, D-21,
(786-7972)
(marko.liias
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Don
Benton, R-17,
(786-7632)
(don.benton
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Tim
Probst,
D-17, (786-7994)
(tim.probst
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Paul
Harris, R-17,
(786-7976)
(paul.harris
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Christine
Rolfes, D-23,
(786-7644)
(christine.rolfes
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Sherry
Appleton, D-23,
(786-7934)
(sherry.appleton
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Drew
Hansen, D-23,
(786-7842)
(drew.hansen
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Jim
Hargrove, D-24,
(786-7646)
(jim.hargrove
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Kevin Van
De Wege, D-24,
(786-7916)
(kevin.vandewege
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Steve
Tharinger, D-24,
(786-7904)
(steve.tharinger
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. SteveConway, D-29,
(786-7656)
(steve.conway
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. ConnieLadenburg,D-29, (786-7906)([email protected])
Rep. SteveKirby, D-29,
(786-7996)
(steve.kirby
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Jim
Kastama, D-25,
(786-7648)
(jim.kastama
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. TraceyEide, D-30,
(786-7658)
(tracey.eide
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. MarkMiloscia, D-30,
(786-7898)
(mark.miloscia
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. KatrinaAssay, R-30,
(786-7830)
(katrina.assay
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. PamRoach, R-31,
(786-7660)
(pam.roach
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. CathyDahlquist, R-31,
(786-7846)
(cathy.dahlquist
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. ChristopherHurst, D-31,
(786-7866)
(christopher.hurst
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. MaralynChase, D-32,
(786-7662)
(maralyn.chase
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Cindy Ryu,D-32,
(786-7880)
(cindy.ryu
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Reuven
Carlyle, D-36,
(786-7814)
(reuven.carlyle
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Mary Lou
Dickerson,
D-36, (786-7860)
(marylou.dickerson
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Adam
Kline, D-37,
(786-7688)
(adam.kline
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Sharon
Tomiko Santos,
D-37, (786-7944)
(sharon.santos
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Eric
Pettigrew, D-37,
(786-7838)
(eric.pettigrew
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Nick
Harper, D-38,
(786-7674)
(nick.harper
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. John
McCoy, D-38,
(786-7864)
(john.mccoy
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Mike
Sells, D-38,
(786-7840)
(mike.sells
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Kirk
Pearson, R-39,
(786-7816)
(kirk.pearson
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Val
Stevens, R-39,
(786-7676)
(val.stevens
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Dan
Kristiansen,
R-39, (786-7967)
(dan.kristiansen
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Frank
Chopp, D-43,
(786-7920)
(frank.chopp
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Steve
Hobbs, D-44,
(786-7686)
(steve.hobbs
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Hans
Dunshee, D-44,
(786-7804)
(hans.dunshee
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Mike Hope
R-44,
(786-7892)
(mike.hope
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Andy Hill,
R-45, (786-7672)
(andy.hill
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Roger
Goodman, D-45,
(786-7878)
(roger.goodman
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Larry
Springer,
D-45, (786-7822)
(larry.springer
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. David
Frockt, D-46,
(786-7690)
(david.frockt
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Gerry
Pollet,
D-46, (786-7886)
(gerry.pollet
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Phyllis
Kenney, D-46,
(786-7818)
(phyllis.kenney
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Joe Fain,
R-47,
(786-7692)
(joe.fain
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Terry
Nealey, R-16,
(786-7828)
(terry.nealey
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Susan
Fagan,R-9,
(786-7942)
(susan.fagan
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. David
Taylor, R-15,
(786-7874)
(david.taylor
@leg.wa.gov)
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DISTRICT 48 DISTRICT 49SENATE
PRESIDENT
Lt. Gov. Brad
Owen, D,
(786-7700)
(ltgov@leg.
wa.gov)
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DISTRICT 3
DISTRICT 47
Governors Ofce:(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:
1-800-562-6000
By mail: Senate: P.O. Box 404(insert LD#)Olympia, WA 98504-04(insert LD#)
House: P.O. Box 40600Olympia, WA 98504-0600
Rep. Andy
Billig, D-3,
(786-7888)(andy.billig@leg.
wa.gov)
Rep. Timm
Ormsby, D-3,
(786-7946)(timm.ormsby
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Mike
Padden, R-4,
(786-7606)(mike.padden
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Larry
Crouse, R-4,
(786-7820)(larry.crouse
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Matt Shea,
R-4,
(786-7984)(matt shea
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Cheryl
Pug, R-5,
(786-7608)(cheryl.pug
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Jay
Rodne, R-5,
(786-7852)(jay.rodne
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Glenn
Anderson, R-5,
(786-7876)(glenn.anderson
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Michael
Baumgartner,
R-6, (786-7610)([email protected])
Rep. Kevin
Parker, R-6,
(786-7922)(kevin.parker
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. John
Ahern, R-6,
(786-7962)(john.ahern.
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Barbara
Bailey, R-10,
(786-7914)
(barbara.bailey
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. MargaritaPrentice, D-11,(786-7616)([email protected])
Rep. Zack
Hudgins, D-11,
(786-7956)
(zack.hudgins
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Bob
Hasegawa, D-11,
(786-7862)
(bob.hasegawa
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Linda Evans
Parlette, R-12,
(786-7622)
(linda.parlette
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Cary
Condotta, R-12,
(786-7954)
(cary.condotta
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Mike
Armstrong, R-12,
(786-7832)
(mike.armstrong
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Jana Hol-
mquist Newbry,
R-13, (786-7624)
(janea.holmquist
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Judy
Warnick, R-13,
(786-7932)
(judy.warnick
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Bill Hinkle,
R-13,
(786-7808)
(bill.hinkle
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Curtis
King, R-14,
(786-7626)
(curtis.king
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Joseph
Zarelli, R-18,
(786-7634)
(joseph.zarelli
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Ann
Rivers, R-18,
(786-7850)
(ann.rivers
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Ed Orcutt,
R-18,
(786-7812)
(ed.orcutt
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Brian
Hateld, D-19,
(786-7636)
(brian.hateld
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Dean
Takko, D-19,
(786-7806)
(dean.takko
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Brian
Blake, D-19,
(786-7870)
(brian.blake
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Dan
Swecker, R-20,
(786-7638)
(dan.swecker
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Richard
DeBolt, R-20,
(786-7896)
(richard.debolt
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Gary
Alexander, R-20,
(786-7990)
(gary.alexander
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Mary Helen
Roberts, D-21,
(786-7950) (mary-
helen.roberts
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Paull Shin,
D-21,
(786-7640)
(paull.shin
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Bruce
Dammeier, R-25,
(786-7948)
(bruce.dammeier
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Hans
Zeiger, R-25,
(786-7968)
(hans.zeiger
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Derek
Kilmer, D-26,
(786-7650)
(derek.kilmer
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Jan Angel
R-26,
(786-7964)
(jan.angel
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Larry
Seaquist, D-26,
(786-7802)
(larry.seaquist
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Debbie
Regala, D-27,
(786-7652)
(debbie.regala
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Laurie
Jinkins, D-27,
(786-7930)
(laurie.jinkins
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Jeannie
Darneille, D-27,
(786-7974)
(jeannie.darneille
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Tami
Green, D-28,
(786-7958)
(tami.green
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Michael
Carrell, R-28,
(786-7654)
(michael.carrell
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Troy
Kelley, D-28,
(786-7890)
(troy.kelley
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Ruth Kagi,D-32,
(786-7910)
(ruth.kagi
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. KarenKeiser, D-33,
(786-7664)
(karen.keiser
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. DaveUpthegrove,
D-33, (786-7868)
(dave.upthegrove
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. SharonNelson, D-34,
(786-7667)
(sharon.nelson
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. EileenCody, D-34,
(786-7978)
(eileen.cody
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. JoeFitzgibbon,
D-34, (786-7952)
(joe.tzgibbon
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. TimSheldon, D-35,
(786-7668)
(timothy.sheldon
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. KathyHaigh, D-35,
(786-7966)
(kathy.haigh
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Fred FinnD-35,
(786-7902)
(fred.nn
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. JeanneKohl-Welles, D-36, (786-7670)([email protected])
Sen. Kevin
Ranker, D-40,
(786-7678)
(kevin.ranker
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Jeff
Morris, D-40,
(786-7970)
(jeff.morris
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Kristine
Lytton, D-40,
(786-7800)
(kristine.lytton
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Marcie
Maxwell,
D-41, (786-7894)
(marcie.maxwell
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Judy
Clibborn, D-41,
(786-7926)
(judy.clibborn
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Doug
Ericksen,
R-42, (786-7682)
(doug.ericksen
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Jason
Overstreet,
R-42, (786-7980)
(jason.overstreet
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Vincent
Buys, R-42,
(786-7854)
(vincent.buys
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Jamie
Pedersen, D-43,
(786-7826)
(jamie.pedersen
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Ed Murray,
D-43, (786-7628)
(ed.murray
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Mark
Hargrove, R-47,
(786-7918)
(mark.hargrove
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Pat Sul-
livan, D-47,
(786-7858)
(pat.sullivan
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Rodney
Tom, D-48,
(786-7694)
(rodney.tom
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Ross
Hunter, D-48,
(786-7936)
(ross.hunter
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Deb Eddy,
D-48,
(786-7848)
(deb.eddy
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Craig
Pridemore, D-49,
(786-7696)
(craig.pridemore
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Sharon
Wylie, D-49,
(786-7924)
(sharon.wylie
@leg.wa.gov)
Rep. Jim
Moeller, D-49,
(786-7872)
(jim.moeller
@leg.wa.gov)
Sen. Steve
Litzow, R-41,
(786-7641)
(steve.litzow
@leg.wa.gov
Rep. Tina Orwell,D-33, (786-7834)
(tina.orwall
@leg.wa.gov)
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WFSE/AFSCME Washington State EmployeePage 6 January 2012
WFSE/AFSCME MEMBERS-ONLY BENEFITS UPDATE
Application-Statement of Required Facts
NORM SCHUT SCHOLARSHIPS 2012Offered by the WFSE/AFSCME Womens/Equal Partners Committee
1. Applicants name:
2. Address: (Street) (City) (Zip)
3. Date of Birth: 4. School choice:
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 nancial award?
7. Are you working now? Hours per week:
8. Do you plan to work part-time?
9. Give pertinent information concerning your earnings or other nancial assets and obligations that would behelpful in assessing your nancial need. (Attach any additional data.)
10. Attach a written statement of Educational and Career Goals.11. Do you have credits earned toward degree requirements?
12. Work History:
13. Member name:
Occupation: Spouse Occupation:
Monthly income:
Number of Dependents: Ages:
Local Number: Date of Afliation:In applying for the scholarship described in this application form, I certify that all of the facts contained herein arecorrect.Date: Signature of Applicant:
Schut Scholarships
informationThree $1,000 Norm Schut Scholar-
ships are available. They allow eligiblemembers or members of their families topursue studies at an accredited vocationalschool, college or university. One of theawards is earmarked specically for anactive member; the other two are open for
members, their spouses and their children.The scholarship is named after Norm
Schut, WFSE/AFSCMEs rst executivedirector, who served from 1952 to 1974.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
The applicant must be a graduatingsenior, or a high school graduate (GEDTaccepted) from an accredited public, pri-vate or parochial high school.
Applicant must be a member ofWFSE/AFSCME or an immediate fam-ily member, or a non-association mem-ber covered by the provisions of RCW41.06.150, or an immediate family memberwho has been a member of the union atleast six months prior to application.
Rules governing recipient award anduse of funds: (1) Recipient must agree toenroll in an accredited vocational school,college or university of his or her choiceduring the academic year following theaward; (2) The $1,000 award will be heldin a sinking fund in a WFSE account anddrawn on by the student for registrationfees, books and incidental, direct costs toeducation. Any balance at the end of therst academic year following the award willbe available to recipient on entering schoolthe second year, conditional upon mainte-nance of satisfactory standing.
Applicant must have a satisfactoryscholastic standing and be in need ofnancial assistance. There are no genderor age restrictions.
The WFSE/AFSCME Womens/Equal Partners Committee will evaluatethe applications and determine the recipi-
ent of the award. The committees decisionwill be nal. April 30 is the application deadline.
Application deadline: April 30, 2012.
For more information, call 1-800-562-6002 or (360) 352-7603. Online: www.wfse.org, click on the Scholarships link.Return this application to: WFSE/AFSCME Womens/Equal Partners Committee, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300,Olympia, WA 98501. Or FAX to (360) 352-7608.
Application-Statement of Required Facts
YOUNGLOVE & COKER SCHOLARSHIP 2012Offered by the WFSE/AFSCME Womens/Equal Partners Committee
1. Applicants name:
2. Address: (Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
3. Date of Birth: 4. School choice:
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 nancial award? If yes, list amount of otheraward(s)?
7. Are you working now? Hours per week:
8. Do you plan to work part-time?
9. Give pertinent information concerning your earnings or other nancial assets and obligations that would behelpful in assessing your nancial need. (Attach any additional data.)
10. Attach a written statement of Educational and Career Goals.11. Do you have credits earned toward degree requirements?
12. Work History and/or Community Service:
13. WFSE Members name: Relation to Applicant:
WFSE Local Union Number: Date of Afliation with WFSE:
Occupation: Spouse Occupation:
Net monthly income (combine members and spouses incomes, if appropriate):
Number of Dependents: Ages:In applying for the scholarship described in this form, I certify that all of the facts contained herein are correct.
Date: Signature of Applicant:
One $2,500 Younglove & CokerScholarship is available. This scholar-ship allows eligible members or membersof their families to pursue studies at anaccredited vocational school, college oruniversity.
The scholarship is funded by a gener-ous grant from the law rm of Younglove& Coker, WFSE/AFSCMEs attorneys.DETAILS:
Applicant must be a member ofWFSE/AFSCME (membership beginningat least one year prior to application) oran immediate family member (includingdomestic partners) of WFSE/AFSCME(membership beginning at least one yearprior to application).
The applicant must be a graduatingsenior, or a high school graduate (GED ac-cepted) from an accredited public, privateor parochial high school. Applicant musthave a satisfactory scholastic standing.
Applicant must be in need of nan-cial assistance.
An ofcial transcript of high schoolor vocational school or college must besubmitted to the Scholarship Committee.
Rules governing recipient award anduse of funds: (1) Recipient must agree to
enroll in an accredited vocational school,college or university of his or her choiceduring the academic year following theaward; (2) The $1,500 award will be heldin a sinking fund in a WFSE account anddrawn on by the student for registrationfees, books and incidental, direct costs toeducation. Any balance at the end of therst academic year following the award willbe available to recipient on entering schoolthe second year, conditional upon mainte-nance of satisfactory standing.
The WFSE/AFSCME Womens/Equal Partners Committee will evaluatethe applications and determine the recipi-ent of the award. The committees deci-sion will be nal. Deadline: April 30.
Younglove & Coker
Scholarship information
Application deadline: April 30, 2012. For more information, call 1-800-562-6002 or (360) 352-7603. Online: www.wfse.org, click on the Scholarshipslink. Return this application to: WFSE Womens/Equal Partners Committee, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. FAX:(360) 352-7608.
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SHARED LEAVE
REQUESTSIf youve been approved toreceive shared leave by youragency or institution, you canplace a notice here. Once youvebeen approved by your agencyor institution, WFSE/AFSCMEcan place your shared leaverequest here and online. Pleaseinclude a contact in your agency,usually in human resources, fordonors to call. E-mail the editor
at [email protected]. Or call 1-800-562-6002.
The following could use a do-nation of eligible unused annualleave or sick leave or all or partof your personal holiday:
Audreia Briggs, a nancialservices specialist 3 with theChange Resolution Team at theDSHS Columbia River CSO inVancouver and a member ofLocal 313, has been approvedfor shared leave because of amedical condition. Contact: yourhuman resource ofce.
Adrienne Fernandez, arecreation and athleticsspecialist with the WashingtonState School for the Blind inVancouver and a member ofLocal 1225, is caring for herdaughter who is very ill andcurrently hospitalized. Sheneeds shared leave becauseher daughter will be receivingmedical treatment for severalmore weeks. Contact: JessicaSydnor, (360) 696-6321.
WFSE/AFSCME Washington State EmployeeJanuary 2012 Page 7
SHOP STEWARD CORNER
WFSE/AFSCME Shop Steward of the Year Award 2012
STATEMENT OF FACTS
I, , nominatePerson submitting nomination Name of nominee
for Shop Steward of the Year Award.Nominees address:
Work phone: ( ) Home phone: ( )Local union number: How long a member:How long a Shop Steward:Agency:Current job class:Union ofces held:
Description of why nominee should be considered for the award, such as keeping the membersinformed about the union; organizing and recruiting activities; representing members; enforcingthe contract; member spokesperson to management (speaking up for members); defending work-ers rights; developing and encouraging membership participation; etc. (attach additional sheets ifneeded):
If this form is not completed in its entirety, the nomination may not be considered.
Date: Signature:Person submitting nomination
Shop Steward of Year nominations due May 4SHOP STEWARD
OF THE YEAR AWARD
Washington Federation of State Employees/
AFSCME Council 28 AFL/CIO
Send completed nomination forms to: WFSE/AFSCME Award Committee,1212 Jefferson Street S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501.
Nominations must be received by May 4, 2012.
ELIGIBILITY:Locals and individual members may nominate
shop stewards who have demonstrated outstand-ing skills to help their members and to build up theunion at the grassroots level.
NOMINATION:Submit written nomination (you may use the
printed nomination form at right) with the informa-tion listed on the nomination form printed at right.
Send completed nomination forms to: WFSE/AFSCME Award Committee, 1212 Jefferson StreetS.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501.
Nominations must be received by May 4, 2012.All written nominations must include a state-
ment of the required facts as listed on the nominationform at right.
REVIEW:A committee, appointed by the WFSE/AFSCME
president and approved by the Executive Board, willreview the nominations and select the recipients. Inthose instances where the nomination is from otherthan a local, local ofcers may be asked to provideadditional information. The committee may selectmultiple recipients.
If this form is not completed in its entirety, thenomination may not be considered.
AWARDS:The award will be presented at WFSE/AFSC-
MEs Shop Steward Conference May 19-20 in Olym-
pia.
Daniela McDonald, a medicalassistance specialist 3 in theHealth Care Authority Divisionof Healthcare Services, hasbeen approved for shared leave.Contact: Kerri Kallay, (360) 725-3712 or your human resourceofce
Teresita TJ Ibanez, asocial worker 3 with DSHS inLynnwood and a member ofLocal 948, has been approvedfor shared leave during a lengthymedical recovery. Contact:Teresa Alseth, (425) 339-1754
or your human resource ofce.
Anita Long, a nancial servicesspecialist 3 with DSHS inTacoma and a member of Local53, is in need of shared leavebecause of surgery. Contact:your human resource ofce.
Debbie Joseph, an ofceassistant 3 at the DSHSArlington Statewide HIU anda member of Local 948, hasbeen approved for shared leaveto care for her husband whois having a lung transplant.She has exhausted all leave.Contact: your human resource
ofce.
Tera King-Gillespie, a claimsspecialist with DSHS EnterpriseRisk Management in Olympiaand a member of Local 443,has been approved for sharedleave because of surgery andrecovery time. Contact: MerrieThornton, (360) 725-5822 [email protected].
Cindy Turner, a nancialservices specialist 3 withthe DSHS Statewide CSC inChehalis and a member ofLocal 862, has been approvedfor shared leave. Contact: yourhuman resource ofce.
Peter Barabasz, a nancialservices specialist 3 withDSHS at the Sky Valley CSOand a member of Local 948,is still in need of shared leavein his long battle with cancer.He has no leave. He needsleave so he may attend weekly
chemotherapy treatments andbe at home to recuperate fromhis treatments. Contact: yourhuman resource ofce.
Mari Wyatt, an ofce assistantlead with the Department ofCorrections in Seattle and amember of Local 308, is havingtotal knee replacement surgeryin February and will needthree to four weeks to recover.Contact: your human resourceofce.
Almaz Bekele, a patient caretechnician with the University ofWashington and a member of
Local 1488, is off work becauseof a severe and extraordinarycondition. Contact: your humanresource ofce.
Jami Cordero, a medicalassistance specialist 3 with theHealth Care Authority in Olympiaand a member of Local 443, hasbeen approved for shared leavethrough Jan. 15. Contact: yourhuman resource ofce.
Tom Pierce, a nancial servicesspecialist 3 at the DSHSLakewood CSO and a member
of Local 53, has been approvedfor shared leave because ofa serious medical condition.Contact: your human resourceofce.
Elsa Tapia, an ofce assistant3 with the DSHS Statewide HIUTeam and a member of Local1181, is in need of shared leavebecause of a serious medicalcondition and surgery that hascaused her leave balancesto drop to zero. Contact: yourhuman resource ofce.
Amber Shealy, a mental healthtechnician 2 at Western StateHospital in Lakewood and amember of Local 793, is caringfor her husband, who is onComfort Care. Contact: WesternState Hospitals HumanResources Ofce at (253) 756-2503 or your human resourceofce.
Sue Clemenson, a socialworker 2 at the DSHS BelltownCSO in Seattle and a memberof Local 843, has exhaustedall leave while caring for herhusband, Nick, also a DSHSemployee, who is battling a
life-threatening illness. Contact:your human resource ofce.
Barbara A. Lensch, a secretarylead with the Department ofEcology in Lacey and a memberof Local 443, has been off workfour weeks because of a seriousknee injury. Its not clear whenthe surgeon will clear her toreturn to work. Contact: yourhuman resource ofce.
Amada Wells, a nancialservices specialist 2 at theDSHS North Smokey Point CSO
and a member of Local 948, hasbeen approved for shared leave.Contact: your human resourceofce.
Jeani Kenward, a nancialservices specialist 3 at theDSHS Lakewood CSO and amember of Local 53, has beenapproved for shared leavebecause of a serious medicalcondition. She will soon exhaustall her leave balances. Contact:your human resource ofce.
Linda Jessee, a nancial
services specialist 3 with theDSHS Call Center in Vancouverand a member of Local 313, hasbeen approved for shared leaveduring her extended recoveryfrom medical complications.Contact: Janet Crader at (360)725-4808 or your humanresource ofce.
Lisa Gullekson, a costreimbursement analyst 3 withthe state Health Care Authorityin Olympia, has been approvedfor shared leave through Feb.15, 2012. Contact: Kerri Kallay,(360) 725-3712 or your humanresource ofce.
RETIRED:
Sandie
Reynolds,
a 21-yearmember
of Kitsap
County Local
1181 and a
social worker3 with DSHS, retired in December.
Some 100 friends and co-workers
celebrated her work at a Dec. 20
retirement party at the Bremerton
Childrens Administration ofce.
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MEMBERS IN ACTION
UNION MEMBERSHIP PAYS
Its not often that justice balanc-es on a skateboard and thesolid notes of a veteran shopsteward.
But thats what happenedin the case of Troy Jones, 47, a
veteran window washer at the Uni-versity of Washington and member ofLocal 1488.
For more than two years, Jonessat in a sort of limbo while a nalcounseling dangled over his head. Itwas based on allegations stemmingfrom what others said he did to askateboarder near the UW campus inOctober 2009.
UW management alleged Jonesand a co-worker were driving theiruniversity van near the Burke Gilmantrail on the west side of campus. Jones
came upon the skateboarder in themiddle of Brooklyn Avenue. Manage-ment alleges Jones honked and yelledat the skateboarder. When the boarderipped him off, Jones allegedly ranhim off the road.
Joness nightmare came when an in-vestigation took place, managementprovided conicting or uncorrobo-rated accounts and Jones got the nalcounseling.
It was like Jones was a characterin all those old Hitchcock movies whoends up being the wronged man
based on false accusations.But with full union representation
from stewards Paula Lukaszek and
Ed Vazquez, WFSE/AFSCME CouncilRepresentative Joe Kendo and WFSE/AFSCME Labor Advocate Banks Ev-
ans, Jones got his day in court. His
grievance went all the way to arbitra-tion by an independent arbitrator. Ev-ans argued his case.
They continued to ght for meevery inch of the way, Jones said.
He faced serious consequences. As
the arbitrator noted, a nal counselingis not merely a warning, but is akinto a signicant suspension, which nor-mally is the nal step in a progressivediscipline system.
The arbitrator, trying to sort outsecond- and third-hand accounts from
managements investigation, relied
on the handwritten notes taken at aninvestigative interview by veteranLocal 1488 Shop Steward Lukaszek.Her notes debunked managementsaccounts and corroborated Joness ac-counts.
And with a lot of hard work anddivine intervention, Jones said theunion located the skateboarder, a UWpre-med student. He showed a lot of
guts and agreed to testify at Jonessarbitration hearing.He could have easily just faded
away, Kendo said.
The student skateboarder backed up
Joness account. He said Jones hadhonked at him as awarning to get outof the middle of thestreet. Agitated, heipped off Jones be-fore he even knewwho was behindhim. The van nevercame close to himand didnt run him
off the road, he said.Nothing Jones didwas threatening or improper in anyother way, the skateboarder said.
Based on that eyewitness accountfrom the skateboarder himself, the ar-
bitrator on Dec. 31 ruled in Joness fa-vor. He said the UW did not show justcause to issue the nal counseling. Thenal counseling and all references to itwere to come out of Joness le.
I feel very vindicated, Jones saidduring a recent interview.
When they told me Id won, Iwas in line at a bank and I wanted toshout out, Hallelujah very loud.
Lukaszek Vazquez
EvansTroy Jones (right) with WFSE/AFSCME Council Rep Joe Kendo (left) at Seattle Field Ofce (with
an appropriate wall poster in the background).
How a skateboard and strong union stewards
helped Local 1488s Troy Jones win justice
Donation for disaster relief
from Bright Now! DentalCarrie Magnuson (left), account executive for Bright Now!Dental, one of WFSE/AFSCMEs Dental Health members-onlybenets partners, presents WFSE/AFSCME President Carol
Dotlich with a check for $1,000 for the Foundation for WorkingFamilies. Bright Now! made the generous donation Dec. 15. Thefoundation, which is overseen by the Washington State LaborCouncil, exists to provide relief to union members facing dev-astation after natural disasters. The foundation took on this rolelargely because of the WFSE/AFSCME Members Only Benets
Committees work on our unions disaster relief fund after thedevastating oods of 2007 and snowstorms of 2008. Dotlich sitson the foundations board.
Dedicated WFSE/AFSCME safety networkers make a difference every day.
But a team of Local 948 members at theEverett Community Service Ofce (CSO)has joined with Edmonds Community Col-lege on a number of innovative programsfor low-income individuals and families inneed.
Its resulted in seamless service toclients we both serve, said Chryss James,a social worker at the Everett CSO andBridging the Gap team member.
In the past 10 years alone, theyve se-cured $8.6 million in grants and in-kind ser-vices for WorkFirst families.
The team includes: two TANF socialworkers, Local 948 members Chryss Jamesand Nataliya Bologova; an Edmonds CCadult education specialist, Merritt Hicks;and Jan Strand, Edmonds CC WorkFirst di-rector.
(TANF is Temporary Assistance for Needy Fami-lies. It provides temporary cash and medical helpfor families in need. Many families participate in theWorkFirst Program, which helps participants nd
and keep jobs.)
This frontline innovation came in response to DSHSschallenge of leveraging funds, streamlining and col-laborating with community partners.
So far, 2,899 TANF and low-income families havebeen served by the Bridging the Gap collaboration.
By securing grants and in-kind services, the pro-gram has meant no additional costs for DSHS.
The Everett CSO-Edmonds CC team has fosteredan intensive, comprehensive and multi-disciplinaryapproach to: meet and assess clients where they are;support clients in identifying and overcoming barri-ers to success; and develop a realistic plan of action
to help participants become self-supporting.The programs have included everything from
the Phoenix Rising Domestic Violence Project toresettlement seminars to life skills classes.
Another goal is to break down barriers for those
whove earned a GED high school equivalency butneed more to make it.In this economy, a GED alone is not going to get
you anywhere, Strand said.The team is eager to share their story of their
Bridging the Gap collaboration in case others wantto replicate it.
We recognize everybody is doing their best withwhat theyve got, Hicks said.
For more information on the Bridging the Gapprograms, contact Randy Kurtz, Local 948 president, [email protected] or Jan Strand, Edmonds CC,(425) 640-1008.
Bridging the Gap team, from left: Jan Strand, Edmonds CC; Local 948 mem-bers Chryss James and Nataliya Bologova, Everett CSO; and Merritt Hicks,Edmonds CC.
Everett CSO-Edmonds CC partnership innovates for those in need