State Employee

VOL. 38 NO. 10
DECEMBER 2010
CONTACT INFO FOR 2011 LEGISLATURE. The official newspaper of the
WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE
Special pull-out section with photos, phone numbers, e-mail addresses. 4 & 5. EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28•AFL-CIO

WASHINGTON

ACTIVISTS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

These are sobering times on the budget deficit and your contracts. Many en-
emies have lined up against you. Like newspaper editorialists who write things
like, “Critical state services will be lost unless state workers swallow more hurt
(TNT, 12/10/10).” But you make a difference. See how you’ve already made a
difference on the health care contract settlement (page 8), and below and
page 2. Other issues challenging us, see page 3.

JOB ACTIONS TO SAVE OUR STATE

Maple Lane members swarm
Capitol to fight fast-track closure
Some 50 Local 1926
members from Maple Lane
School swarmed a pre-session
legislative budget hearing
Dec. 8 to urge rejection of the
administration’s fast-track
plan to close the juvenile
rehabilitation facility in south
Thurston County.
They picketed outside
with “Save Maple Lane” signs
before heading into the House
Ways and Means Committee
hearing.
WFSE/AFSCME Lobbyist
Matt Zuvich introduced them
and had them stand to be
recognized by the committee,
noting that many had re-
ceived “pink slips and layoff
notices.”
Maple Lane School Local 1926 members picket before heading into Dec. 8 budget hearing. They are part of continued
The union and a strong
union fight against closure and administration’s latest budget-cutting plan to ramp up closure to June 2011.
coalition of groups are fight-
ing to the last breath to save ramp up the closure by two dinator at Maple Lane, said of Maple Lane,” McElfresh
Maple Lane – but in the short- years to June 2011. That came the 6.3 percent cuts have been said.
term to stop the accelerated because of the governor’s 6.3 dumped on the school. “Maple Lane is a world
closure by the Department of percent across-the-board cuts. “As it stands, a fifth of the class facility,” he said in urg-
Social and Health Services. But Brian McElfresh, a cuts in juvenile rehabilitation
The agency now wants to juvenile rehabilitation coor- will be balanced on the back See MLS, page 2

WFSE/AFSCME EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS. See page 2.

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 JOB ACTIONS TO SAVE OUR STATE
Interpreters fight to save program -- and $12 million in federal funding
DSHS interpreters who recently
voted to make WFSE/AFSCME the
union for 2,000 interpreters statewide
wasted no time becoming union activ-
ists as they fight to save their program.
About 100 interpreters and their
allies took to the Capitol Dec. 9 to
urge legislators one-on-one to stop the
plan to eliminate their program come
March 1.
They’d already scored a partial
victory when Gov. Chris Gregoire de-
layed the cut date from Jan. 1 to March
1. That will allow the interpreters and The services have to be provided with their doctor unless they have an more emergency room visits. It’s im-
their union to work with legislators to and if the state doesn’t, then doctors, interpreter,” said Mariya Shtern, an portant that these services are saved.”
save the program. hospitals and others will have to pick interpreter from Seattle. Provider Geraldine Helwing
They told lawmakers cutting the up the costs. So providers may stop She said 900 patients need an in- agreed. “Interpreters are absolutely es-
popular program makes no sense. taking Medicaid patients. terpreter every day in this state. sential,” said Helwing, a mental health
To save $3.2 million, the state “There are many, many limited “If that service isn’t there, there specialist. “For me to get to what is
would give up $12 million in federal English-speaking proficiency patients will be more miscommunication, there going on with someone, I need a live
matching funds. who won’t be able to communicate will be more illnesses, there will be interpreter there.”

LEFT: Maple Lane School members at budget

hearing.
ABOVE: McElfresh (left) and Zuvich testify.

MLS, from page 1 “We believe the Legislature should

WFSE/AFSCME raises more
concerns about the Child Wel-
fare Services privatization pilot
step in and put the brakes on the
defend the timetable you set last year
and mitigate the harm that would be
accelerated closure of Maple Lane done by the sped-up closure of Maple
ing a reversal of the overall closure
brought on by the governor’s 6.3 per- Lane.”
decision.
cent across-the-board cuts,” he said. You can see photos of the Maple
But the sped-up closure plan is un-
wise and goes against the findings of
“It threatens youthful offenders and Lane turnout in Olympia Dec. 8; click
jeopardizes public safety…. on the Flickr link at www.wfse.org.
the Legislature’s own study on facility
“We think you should step in,
closures, McElfresh said.

project
Ursula Petters, (right) a social worker
supervisor in Bremerton and a member of Lo-
cal 1181, and Jeanine Livingston, the union’s
contract compliance director, voiced the union’s
continued concerns about what was supposed
to be a pilot project to privatize DSHS Child
Welfare Services in one region to a legislative
oversight committee Dec. 8.
The union has voiced alarm at recent
moves by DSHS that appear to extend the pilot
or parts of the pilot statewide. That violates the
law creating the pilot, 2SHB 2106.
The union took those concerns to the
House Early Learning and Children’s Services
Committee at a pre-session hearing.
They ticked off a number of potential prob-
lems with the request for proposals for phase 1
of the project, including workload and funding.
RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE
EMPLOYEES/ AFSCME • AFL-CIO
CLASSIFICATION MANAGER
(2 positions - Olympia Headquarters Office)
WFSE is recruiting for two (2) Classification Managers -
This position serves as an assigned professional expert
providing advice and consultation to WFSE manage-
ment, field staff and members on all classification/com-
pensation issues in general government and/or higher
education. Assists with collective bargaining negotia-
tions.
Desired Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in labor
Associate – Seattle Field Office
This position is one of three Associates supporting the
Seattle Field Office staff. This job requires excellent
communications skills and the ability to use good judg-
ment in evaluating situations and making decisions.
Must be able to prepare correspondence and reports
independently. Knowledge of office practices, proce-
dures and equipment; professional business English
and letter writing, punctuation and spelling is required.
Experience with Word and Excel is preferable. Familiar-
ity with Washington State government and labor unions
are pluses. Requires valid driver’s license.
Beginning salary $33,638 per year. Position is perma-
nent and full-time and includes an excellent benefits
package.
Cover letter (clearly indicating location and position ap-

State Employee
WASHINGTON
Washington State Employee (USPS 981-
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and July, for $5.08 per year by the Washing-
ton Federation of State Employees/AFSCME
Council 28 • AFL-CIO, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E.
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the American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the
Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
Periodicals postage paid at Olympia, WA
and at additional offices. Circulation:
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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to
Washington State Employee, 1212 Jefferson
St SE Suite 300 Olympia WA 98501-7501
Carol Dotlich, President
Greg Devereux, Executive Director
Editor Tim Welch
e-mail: tim@wfse.org • Internet: www.wfse.org
Member, ILCA
relations, human resources or related field experience
in classification, compensation and salary survey work;
historical knowledge and work experience in Washing-
ton State classification/compensation is a plus; working
knowledge of federal and state labor law and case law
relating to classification/compensation/salary survey
issues. Substantial work experience may be substituted
for education. Strong research, writing and public speak-
ing skills are a must. Valid Driver’s License required.
Beginning salary: $66,084 with an excellent benefits
package.
Submit resume and cover letter clearly indicating position
desired to: WFSE Human Resource Manager/1212 Jef-
ferson St. SE, Suite 300/Olympia, WA 98501 postmarked
no later than January 14, 2011. Resumes may be
submitted via fax to: 360-352-7608 or email to: resume@
wfse.org.
plying for) and résumé must be received via mail to 1212
Jefferson ST SE STE 300/Olympia WA 98501, or fax to
(360)352-7608, or email to resume@wfse.org no later
than 5:00 p.m., January 10, 2011.
ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT
(Headquarters Office)
The Accounting Assistant’s duties include accounts pay-
able, accounts receivable, payroll, and document man-
agement.  Other areas of responsibility in the Accounting
Department may be added. Minimum qualifications: Two
years of accounting experience; strong Excel abilities;
excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
Must have a valid driver’s license. Beginning salary:
$38,914. Includes an excellent benefits package.
Cover letter and résumé must be received via mail to
1212 Jefferson ST SE STE 300/Olympia WA 98501, or
fax to (360)352-7608, or email to resume@wfse.org no
later than 5:00 p.m., January 10, 2011.

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General Government tentative agreement sober but realistic
WFSE/AFSCME mem-
bers will need to defend their
contracts and health benefits
agreement in the 2011 Legis-
lature.
The union and the gover-
nor’s office reached tentative
agreement on the 2011-2013
General Government contract
Dec. 14. It covers about 30,000
state agency workers.
The settlement was
publicly announced at a joint
press conference with Gov.
Chris Gregoire.
The agreement calls for
more employee sacrifices.
In what can be described
as an “extremely flexible
furlough plan,” employees
would have a temporary pay
cut of 3 percent from July 1,
2011 through June 30, 2013.
In return, employees
would get paid time off equal
to 5.2 hours a month. Employ-
ees would have great flex-
ibility in when they can use
this paid “Temporary Salary
Reduction” leave.
The tentative agreement
includes the 15 percent health
premium share agreement
(see box).
The agreement also pre-
serves step increases, call back
pay and assignment pay – all
of which the state originally
wanted to freeze or cut.
There were no takeaways
and only improvements in
BARGAINING & THE LEGISLATURE
WFSE/AFSCME President Dotlich and Gov. Gregoire announce contract deal.
non-economic, working con-
dition articles.
Ratification arrangements
are being made for WFSE/
AFSCME members to vote
on the tentative agreement.
Contract documents will be
posted at www.wfse.org.
As with the Dec. 2 health ben-
efits funding agreement, the
General Government contract
is a bittersweet agreement in
these tough economic times.
In short, it plays defense
against calls for even deeper
sacrifices from state employ-
ees.
The General Government
team faced the difficult choice
of negotiating an agreement
that mitigated those tem-
porary sacrifices or having
no agreement and allowing
sometimes-hostile legislators
to impose even deeper cuts to
your economic well-being.
The top Republican on
the Senate Ways and Means
Committee wasted no time
attacking the contract settle-
ment.
“It’s kind of hokey,” Sen.
Joe Zarelli told the Seattle
Times. “You are either reduc-
ing pay or you are not. You’re
shorting the citizens again. ...
“It’s not a permanent re-
duction in salary. It’s not what
I was hoping for.”
The primary goals go-
ing into negotiations were
The health care article
negotiated Dec. 2 by
preserving health care costs at
the WFSE/AFSCME-led
affordable levels and avoid-
Health Care Coalition
ing permanent layoffs, said
moves off the state’s
WFSE/AFSCME Executive
original push for you to
Director Greg Devereux.
pay 26 percent of your
And realizing further sac-
premiums to 15 percent
rifices would be proposed in
(up from the current 12
the wake of September’s and
percent). It also keeps
November’s disappointing
deductibles, co-pays
revenue forecasts, the bar-
and other out-of-pocket
gaining team was interested
costs at current, 2010
in something other than the
levels. The 15 percent
chaotic and unfair furlough
premium shares would
plan in place since July.
take place in 2012 and
2013 (2011 premium
Under the temporary salary
rates are already set
reduction plan, employees
and covered by the cur-
earning less than $2,500 a
rent 12 percent contract
month full-time equivalent
provision).
salary or $30,000 a year would
be exempt from the 3 percent
cuts.
years to help balance the $5.7
The 3 percent reduction
billion deficit.
does not apply to overtime or
for cashouts of vacation leave
“I’m very proud of the dedi-
and sick leave.
cated state employees that I
The agreement also in-
represent,” WFSE/AFSCME
cludes a “trigger” that if state
President Carol Dotlich said
revenues increase 3 percent in
during the post-settlement
the November 2012 revenue
press conference. “Standing
forecast, then the temporary
here today, I can tell you that
salary reduction would drop
when times were good they
to 2 percent on Jan. 1, 2013
worked their full-time jobs
and the temporary salary
and volunteered in the com-
reduction leave would go
munity doing many of the
proportionately to 3.5 hours a
jobs no one else would have
month.
done….
The temporary salary
“Facing the gravity of
reduction agreement will
generate an estimated $330
million over the next two See CONTRACT, page 7

Governor’s proposed budget:

Maple Lane, Frances Haddon Morgan Center, Yakima Valley School targeted for
closure; DOC, juvenile parole, mental health, other areas cut; user fees to replace This opening day, tell legislators to look in
funding in parks; Basic Health Plan and Disability Lifeline eliminated the right places to balance the budget!

Saying she had no choice in this
time of $5.7 billion deficit, Gov. Chris
Gregoire Dec. 15 unveiled a budget
she said she hates and in places “isn’t
Be at the
• In Corrections, staff positions Your activism has already won a health
would be eliminated and several areas care contract settlement that is a major
of supervision cut, including less improvement over what the governor
originally wanted.
electronic home monitoring of sex of-

even moral.”
But whatever the reasons, the
blunt impact is it will add permanent
layoffs for a total of 10,000 by the end
Capitol
fenders. But we have to get legislators to fund
that agreement. And during the 2011
• In Parks, the state would cut all legislative session, we must defend all
of our contracts and the services we
funding and rely on users to pay a use

of the next biennium (1,800 more on
top of the 8,200 layoffs in the current
biennium).
Her budget would drastically trim
state services:
• In Juvenile Rehabilitation,
1/10/11!
provide.
a fee. If the user fees don’t generate
enough revenue, the agency can close, Politicians have raided your pay and
transfer or mothball parks. benefits. You’ve sacrificed more than
$1 billion -- and counting. They need to
look in the right places to balance the
• The governor proposes eliminat- budget -- like the hundreds of tax ex-
ing the Basic Health Plan provided by emptions, deductions, credits and other
members in the Health Care Authority tax preferences that are not routinely
and the Disability Lifeline provided by scrutinized during the budget process.

Opening Day Kickoff and Rally

closing Maple Lane School by June
30, 2011, releasing more non-violent
and low-risk youthful offenders, and
reducing juvenile parole services, in-
cluding increasing caseloads from 1 to
20 to 1 to 25. Total jobs cut: 88.
• In Mental Health, maintaining
the Oct. 1, 2010 Western State Hospital
ward closure by reducing clinical staff
associated with that ward, reducing
costs at Eastern State Hospital and the
ESH Consolidated Support Services,
for a total Mental Health employee cut
of 117 positions.
members in DSHS.
• In a side issue, the governor
made it clear she will not re-open the Monday, Jan. 10, 2011 Register:
Olympia
current contract and try to cut pay any SCHEDULE:
more between now and June. • Online: takeaction.wfse.org
9 a.m -- Briefing, training, visits to legislators’
“Enough is enough….I’m not go- offices
ing to go back to state employees…,” Meet at: • Phone: 1-800-562-6002
she said. Davis-Williams Building,
Washington State Labor Council, 1st Fl.
“I don’t know how we expect 906 Columbia St. S.W.
them to work their hearts out if we Olympia, WA 98501
(two blocks north of Capitol Campus
break their back. There comes a point near GA Building; parking across street)
where they are so demoralized they Noon -- Rally, Capitol steps
Lunch provided (please register)
can’t do the job. And I feel we’re at a
breaking point to be perfectly honest.”

• In Developmental Disabilities, This is not the final word. Her

Frances Haddon Morgan Center
would close June 30, 2011, and Yakima
Valley School in June 2013. Total DD
jobs cut: 173.
budget now goes to the Legislature.
The Federation will fight.
More events are planned throughout the session.
Go to www.wfse.org and click on “Action Center.”
You can also schedule a personal lobby day.
Call 1-800-562-6002

December 2010 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee Page 3

 Here’s your UPDATED list of 2011 legislators
Listed here are the names of the senator and two District 1 District 2
representatives from each of this state’s 49 legislative
districts.
Find your legislator online at http://leg.wa.gov >
Find Your Legislator.
Democrats control the House, 56-42. Democrats
hold a 27-22 majority in the Senate. The list below
includes each legislator’s political party (D=Democrat Sen. Rosemary Rep. Derek Rep. Luis Sen. Randi Rep. Jim Rep. J. T. Sen. Lisa
• R=Republican). e.g. D-24 = Democrat from the 24th McAuliffe, D-1, Stanford, D-1, Moscoso, D-1, Becker, R-2, McCune, R-2, Wilcox, R-2, Brown, D-3,
District. (786-7600) (786-7928) (786-7900) (luis (786-7602) (786-7824) (786-7912) (786-7604)
(rosemary. (derek.stanford .moscoso (randi.becker (jim.mccune (jt.wilcox (lisa.brown
mcauliffe@leg. @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov)
wa.gov)
District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10

Sen. Bob Rep. Shelly Rep. Joel Sen. Jerome Rep. Brad Rep. Larry Sen. Mark Rep. Susan Rep. Joe Sen. Mary Rep. Norma
Morton, R-7, Short, R-7, Kretz, R-7, Delvin, R-8, Klippert, R-8, Haler, R-8, Schoesler, R-9, Fagan,R-9, Schmick, R-9, Margaret Haugen, Smith, R-10,
(786-7612) (786-7908) (786-7988) (786-7614) (786-7882) (786-7986) (786-7620) (786-7942) (786-7844) D-10, (786-7618) (786-7884)
(bob.morton (shelly.short (joel.kretz. (jerome.delvin (brad.klippert (larry.haler (mark.schoesler (susan.fagan (joe.schmick (marymargaret. (norma.smith
@leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) haugen@leg. @leg.wa.gov)
@leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov)
wa.gov)
District 14 District 15 District 16 District 17

Rep. Norm Rep. Charles Sen. Jim Rep. Bruce Rep. David Sen. Mike Rep. Maureen Rep. Terry Sen. Don Rep. Tim Rep. Paul
Johnson R-14, Ross, R-14, Honeyford, R-15, Chandler, R-15, Taylor, R-15, Hewitt, R-16, Walsh, R-16, Nealey, R-16, Benton, R-17, Probst, Harris, R-17,
(786-7810) (786-7856) (786-7684) (786-7960) (786-7874) (786-7630) (786-7836) (786-7828) (786-7632) D-17, (786-7994) (786-7976)
(norm.johnson (charles.ross (jim.honeyford (bruce.chandler (david.taylor (mike.hewitt (maureen.walsh (terry.nealey (don.benton (tim.probst (paul.harris
@leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov)
District 21 District 22 District 23 District 24

Rep. Marko Sen. Karen Rep. Chris Rep. Sam Hunt, Sen. Phil Rep. Sherry Rep. Christine Sen. Jim Rep. Kevin Van Rep. Steve Sen. Jim
Liias, D-21, Fraser, D-22, Reykdal, D-22, D-22, Rockefeller, D-23, Appleton, D-23, Rolfes, D-23, Hargrove, D-24, De Wege, D-24, Tharinger, D-24, Kastama, D-25,
(786-7972) (786-7642) (786-7940) (786-7992) (786-7644) (786-7934) (786-7842) (786-7646) (786-7916) (786-7904) (786-7648)
(marko.liias (karen.fraser (chris.reykdal (sam.hunt (phil.rockefeller (sherry.appleton (christine.rolfes (jim.hargrove (kevin.vandewege (steve.tharinger (jim.kastama
@leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov)

District 29 District 30 District 31 District 32

Sen. Steve Rep. Connie Rep. Steve Sen. Tracey Rep. Mark Milo- Rep. Katrina Sen. Pam Rep. Cathy Rep. Christopher Sen. Maralyn Rep. Cindy Ryu,
Conway, D-29, Ladenburg, Kirby, D-29, Eide, D-30, scia, D-30, Assay, R-30, Roach, R-31, Dahlquist, R-31, Hurst, D-31, Chase, D-32, D-32,
(786-7656) D-29, (786-7906) (786-7996) (786-7658) (786-7898) (786-7830) (786-7660) (786-7846) (786-7866) (786-7662) (786-7880)
(steve.conway (connie. (steve.kirby (tracey.eide (mark.miloscia (katrina.assay (pam.roach (cathy.dahlquist (christopher.hurst (maralyn.chase (cindy.ryu
@leg.wa.gov) ladenburg @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov)
@leg.wa.gov)
District 36 District 37 District 38 District 39

Rep. Reuven Rep. Mary Lou Sen. Adam Rep. Sharon Rep. Eric Sen. Nick Rep. John Rep. Mike Sen. Val Rep. Dan Rep. Kirk
Carlyle, D-36, Dickerson, Kline, D-37, Tomiko Santos, Pettigrew, D-37, Harper, D-38, McCoy, D-38, Sells, D-38, Stevens, R-39, Kristiansen, Pearson, R-39,
(786-7814) D-36, (786-7860) (786-7688) D-37, (786-7944) (786-7838) (786-7674) (786-7864) (786-7840) (786-7676) R-39, (786-7967) (786-7816)
(reuven.carlyle (marylou.dickerson (adam.kline (sharon.santos (eric.pettigrew (nick.harper (john.mccoy (mike.sells (val.stevens (dan.kristiansen (kirk.pearson
@leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov)

District 43 District 44 District 45 District 46

Rep. Frank Sen. Steve Rep. Hans Rep. Mike Hope Sen. Andy Hill, Rep. Roger Rep. Larry Sen. Scott Rep. David Rep. Phyllis Sen. Joe Fain,
Chopp, D-43, Hobbs, D-44, Dunshee, D-44, R-44, R-45, (786-7672) Goodman, D-45, Springer, White, D-46, Frockt, Kenney, D-46, R-47,
(786-7920) (786-7686) (786-7804) (786-7892) (andy.hill (786-7878) D-45, (786-7822) (786-7690) D-46, (786-7886) (786-7818) (786-7692)
(frank.chopp (steve.hobbs (hans.dunshee (mike.hope @leg.wa.gov) (roger.goodman (larry.springer (scott.white (david.frockt (phyllis.kenney (joe.fain
@leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov)

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 Here’s your UPDATED list of 2011 legislators
District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6

Rep. Andy Rep. Timm Sen. Bob Rep. Larry Rep. Matt Shea, Sen. Cheryl Rep. Jay Rep. Glenn Sen. Michael Rep. Kevin Rep. John
Billig, D-3, Ormsby, D-3, McCaslin, R-4, Crouse, R-4, R-4, Pflug, R-5, Rodne, R-5, Anderson, R-5, Baumgartner, Parker, R-6, Ahern, R-6,
(786-7888) (786-7946) (786-7606) (786-7820) (786-7984) (786-7608) (786-7852) (786-7876) R-6, (786-7610) (786-7922) (786-7962)
(andy.billig@leg. (timm.ormsby (bob.mccaslin (larry.crouse (matt shea (cheryl.pflug (jay.rodne (glenn.anderson (michael. (kevin.parker (john.ahern.
wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) baumgartner @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov)
@leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov) @leg.wa.gov)
District 11 District 12 District 13 District 14

Rep. Barbara Sen. Margarita Rep. Zack Rep. Bob Sen. Linda Evans Rep. Cary Rep. Mike Sen. Janéa Rep. Judy Rep. Bill Hinkle, Sen. Curtis
Bailey, R-10, Prentice, D-11, Hudgins, D-11, Hasegawa, D-11, Parlette, R-12, Condotta, R-12, Armstrong, R-12, Holmquist, Warnick, R-13, R-13, King, R-14,
(786-7914) (786-7616) (786-7956) (786-7862) (786-7622) (786-7954) (786-7832) R-13, (786-7624) (786-7932) (786-7808) (786-7626)
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District 18 District 19 District 20 District 21

Sen. Joseph Rep. Ann Rep. Ed Orcutt, Sen. Brian Rep. Dean Rep. Brian Sen. Dan Rep. Richard Rep. Gary Sen. Paull Shin, Rep. Mary Helen
Zarelli, R-18, Rivers, R-18, R-18, Hatfield, D-19, Takko, D-19, Blake, D-19, Swecker, R-20, DeBolt, R-20, Alexander, R-20, D-21, Roberts, D-21,
(786-7634) (786-7850) (786-7812) (786-7636) (786-7806) (786-7870) (786-7638) (786-7896) (786-7990) (786-7640) (786-7950) (mary-
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District 25 District 26 District 27 District 28

Rep. Bruce Rep. Hans Sen. Derek Rep. Jan Angel Rep. Larry Sen. Debbie Rep. Laurie Rep. Jeannie Sen. Michael Rep. Troy Rep. Tami
Dammeier, R-25, Zeiger, R-25, Kilmer, D-26, R-26, Seaquist, D-26, Regala, D-27, Jinkins, D-27, Darneille, D-27, Carrell, R-28, Kelley, D-28, Green, D-28,
(786-7948) (786-7968) (786-7650) (786-7964) (786-7802) (786-7652) (786-7930) (786-7974) (786-7654) (786-7890) (786-7958)
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District 33 District 34 District 35 District 36

Rep. Ruth Kagi, Sen. Karen Rep. Tina Orwall, Rep. Dave Sen. Sharon Rep. Eileen Rep. Joe Sen. Tim Rep. Kathy Rep. Fred Finn Sen. Jeanne
D-32, Keiser, D-33, D-33, (786-7834) Upthegrove, Nelson, D-34, Cody, D-34, Fitzgibbon, Sheldon, D-35, Haigh, D-35, D-35, Kohl-Welles,
(786-7910) (786-7664) (tina.orwall D-33, (786-7868) (786-7667) (786-7978) D-34, (786-7952) (786-7668) (786-7966) (786-7902) D-36, (786-7670)
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District 40 District 41 District 42 District 43

Sen. Kevin Rep. Kristine Rep. Jeff Sen. Steve Rep. Marcie Rep. Judy Sen. Doug Rep. Jason Rep. Vincent Sen. Ed Murray, Rep. Jamie
Ranker, D-40, Lytton, D-40, Morris, D-40, Litzow, R-41, Maxwell, Clibborn, D-41, Ericksen, Overstreet, Buys, R-42, D-43, (786-7628) Pedersen, D-43,
(786-7678) (786-7800) (786-7970) (786-7641) D-41, (786-7894) (786-7926) R-42, (786-7682) R-42, (786-7980) (786-7854) (ed.murray (786-7826)
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District 47 District 48 District 49 senate MORE CONTACT INFORMATION:
president 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 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600

Rep. Mark Rep. Pat Sul- Rep. Ross Rep. Deb Eddy, Sen. Craig Rep. Jim Jacks, Rep. Jim Lt. Gov. Brad Governor’s Office:
Sen. Rodney (360) 902-4111 (For relay operators
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SHARED LEAVE
REQUESTS Financial Wellness
If you’ve been approved to
receive shared leave by your
A MEMBERS ONLY BENEFIT for WFSE/AFSCME members and their families!
agency or institution, you can
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shared leave request here and
online. Please include a con-
tact in your agency, usually in
human resources, for donors
to call. E-mail the editor at Financial stress is a reality these days, but your credit union
tim@wfse.org. Or call 1-800-
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can help with a free Financial Stress Management workshop.

• The following could use a We will bring this workshop to you and your co-workers to provide
donation of eligible unused information and tools to help manage the financial stress in your life.
annual leave or sick leave or
all or part of your personal
holiday:
WSECU membership is not required — all WFSE/AFSCME
Misty Sanchez, a financial
services specialist 3 with members and retirees are welcome.
DSHS in Yakima, is caring for
her seriously ill 9-year-old son, To schedule a workshop for your local or public agency, call
Gabriel, who has been re- 800.562.0999 x10101.
diagnosed with brain cancer.
His condition is grave. Misty
is requesting shared leave to
be at home with Gabriel and
share as much time with him
as possible. Contact: Cindy
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hernack@dshs.wa.gov.

Lynda Hainley, a social

worker 2 at the Columbia
River CSO in Vancouver and
a member of Local 313, is in
need of shared leave for her
severally medically ill son.
Contact: Grace Chambers,
(360) 725-6627.
Holly Mullins, a health insur-
ance benefits specialist with
the state Health Care Author-
ity in Lacey and a member of
Local 443, is in need of shared
leave to care for her parents,
who have severe medical con-
ditions. Contact: Oanh Pham,
(360) 923-2881.
Carolee Zemler, an office
assistant 3 with the Washing-
ton State Patrol Fire Train-
ing Academy in North Bend
and a member of Local 304,
is in need of shared leave.
She is recovering from neck
surgery and begins radiation
treatments for thyroid cancer
in January. Contact: Renee
Ettinger, (509) 249-6729 or
renee.ettinger@wsp.wa.gov.
a member of Local 573, is in
need of shared leave because
of surgery and a longer-than-
expected recovery. Contact:
Your human resources depart-
ment.
Sue Meldrum, a financial ser-
vices specialist 3 with DSHS
in Lakewood and a member of
Local 53, has been approved
for shared leave because of
a serious medical condition.
She has exhausted all of her
leave balances. Contact: Your
human resource office.
Dusty Worthington, a cus-
todian with the Department of
General Administration work-
ing at L&I offices in Tacoma
and a member of Local 443,
has been approved for shared
leave because of a hand injury.
Contact: Dawn Chillers, (360)
902-7485.
William Schuler, an attendant
counselor 3 at Rainier School
in Buckley and a member of
Local 491, has been approved
for shared leave. Contact: Lau-
rie Safford, (360) 829-3083.
Diana Christensen, a
WorkFirst program special-
ist Columbia River CSO in
Vancouver and a member of
Local 313, is in need of shared
leave. Contact: Grace Cham-
bers, (360) 725-6627.
Michelle Anderson, a Work-
First program specialist in
Olympia and a member of Lo-
cal 443, has been approved for
shared leave. Contact: Grace
Chambers, (360) 725-6627.
Mary Luxa, a medical assis-
tance specialist 3 with DSHS
in Olympia and a member of
Local 443, has been approved
for shared leave. Contact: Your
human resources office.
Joseph Youngblood, a
psychiatric child care coun-
selor 1 at the Child Study and
Treatment Center in Lakewood
and a member of Local 793,
is in need of shared leave for
Where’s this
worksite?
a medical condition. Contact:
Sue Lind at (253) 756-2504.
Rhonda Benson, a finan-
cial services specialist 3
with DSHS in Tacoma and a
member of Local 53, has been
approved for shared leave
for medical reasons. Contact:
Angela Cervantes, (253) 983-
6721, or angela.cervantes@
dshs.wa.gov.
Tina Rodriguez-Berg, a
financial services specialist 4
with DSHS in Smokey Point
and a member of Local 948,
has been approved for shared
leave. Contact: Your human
resources office.

Ronni Woolrich, a health ser-

vices consultant 3 with the De-
partment of Health in Olympia
and a member of Local 443,
has been approved for shared
leave while she recovers from
a life threatening illness. Con-
tact: Your human resources or
payroll office. Send your guesses by e-mail to tim@wfse.org or regular mail: Editor,
1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. Include your
Jacquelyn Harris, a tax name and mailing address. Deadline: Jan. 10. The first 10 readers with
specialist 3 with the Employ- the correct answer who include their name and mailing address will
ment Security Department
in Tacoma and a member of Spokane DOT Local 504 contributes $1,000 receive a prize.
The mystery worksite in the November’s
Local 443, has been approved to KREM TV’s ‘Tom’s Turkeys’ food drive paper was the Hood Canal Floating Bridge
for shared leave because of
her husband’s long illness and Tom Sherry, chief meteorologist for Spokane’s KREM TV, thanks Spokane where Department of Transportation members
death Nov. 9. Contact: Diretha DOT Local 504 members Nov. 26 for their $1,000 donation to his annual food of Local 1181 work. Readers who submitted
Hollenbaugh, (360) 902-9604. drive. From left: Sherry; WFSE/AFSCME Council Representative Electra Ju- correct guesses were: Dean Crawford; Dave
bon, also a Local 504 member; Ken Fisher, Local 504 president; Bob Diehle, Gelsleichter; Carol Knollmeyer; Allan Martin;
Sandy Jorstad, an atten- Local 504 treasurer; Jerry Hagseth, Local 504 Executive Board; with Ruben, Dennis Mills; Dave Roe; and Mark White.
dant counselor 1 at Lakeland Diehle’s grandson.
Village in Medical Lake and
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CONTRACT, the situation that we face in

Washington state today, I’m
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they ask only that they be
lies and a way to live in this
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date and I want you to know
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care first about the citizens of health care for their fami- sacrifices they’ve made to work force than you have in
the Washington Federation of
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150.00

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said:
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 ACTIVISTS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
From August to December: How WFSE/AFSCME activists turned health care fight from 26% to 15%
Aug. 24 September Oct. 20 Oct. 28 Nov. 17 Nov. 30/Dec. 2

State’s bargainers come WFSE/AFSCME’s Internal Benefits board cancels The WFSE/AFSCME-led
to table with plan to raise Organizing Committee forms meeting when word comes Health Care Coalition of
employee premium shares activist-based program to of return visit by WFSE/ all state employee unions
from 12% to 26%. fight health, other cuts. AFSCME activists. So activ- reaches tentative agree-
ists head for Capitol and ment on plan for 2012 and
“I believe state employees are being governor’s office instead. 2013. The state would pay
kicked when they’re down already. Thanks to activist phone UW Local 1488 activists 85% of premiums, em-
That’s not fair. It’s not right. We’ve banks and other outreach, stage second march on ployees 15%. No increase
dedicated our lives to the public service, members pack Public benefits office to deliver con- in deductibles, co-pays
to this state. And I think that we deserve Employees Benefits Board cerns to one of the state’s and other out-of-pocket
decent health care for us and our meeting; urge use of health health care negotiators. costs. The state agrees to
families.” fund reserves to solve health use some of health fund
Nellie Reynolds, Local 931, care contract stalemate. reserves.
Eastern Washington University, Cheney.
Members from Pasco DOT Lo-
cal 1291 (left) joined about 100
other WFSE/AFSCME activists
from around the state Nov. 17.

For more on 11/17/10

event, go to wfse.org
and click on
“YouTube Channel.”

“And if the cut comes to where my medicines are WFSE/AFSCME President Carol Dotlich presents members’ concerns to Marty
cut and I can’t afford these, I’m going to be going Loesch, the governor’s director of external affairs, as the Federation members in
on (assistance) because that’s my only option AFSCME green shirts crowded into the governor’s conference room Nov. 17. The
and onto Social Security and Medicaid myself.” poignant stories helped turn around the health care debate. Dec. 2, both sides
Colleen Rice-Lozensky, DSHS, reached tentative agreement on a 15 percent premium share.
Local 843, Seattle
“We’ve had enough. We don’t need any
“(One of my co-workers) stops working at the welfare “These people I’m seeing are making $23,000 or so a year in
more cuts to us. We’ve taken it already
office and goes immediately to a grocery store where income on top of all of their bills they’re struggling with already.
in so many different ways. Leave our
she works another 40 hours every week. And she’s I think it’s very hard and difficult for them to afford raising the
health care alone.”
50. And she’s been working for the state for her entire health care cost.”
Ginger Richardson, Corrections, Local
life.” Nathaniel Mountain, General Administration,
308, Seattle
Dan D’Haem, DSHS, Local 843, Seattle Local 443, Olympia

Spokane-area locals brought hundreds of cut-out AFSCME green shirts with photos of those who couldn’t make the trip. Clipped to a string, they stretched the length of the huge Columbia Room.

Join the
Action Team!
Let’s continue
making a difference We need everyone
in this fight.
You can sign up by filling out
the pledge card at right and
mailing it back to:

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1212 Jefferson St. S.E.,
Suite 300 I agree to be contacted to help when and where I can.
Olympia, WA 98501
We are in the fight of our lives to save
Please add my name to the list of activists to be called to help as
health benefits and the quality services needed to protect and save our health care and quality state services.
Or sign up online: we provide the people of Washington.
PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Many legislators, talk show hosts, newspaper
Log onto NAME
editorial board writers and others are sharpen-
www.wfse.org
and click on “Action Center.” ing their knives to take more out of the hide of HOME EMAIL
state employees.
HOME PHONE
Be there on opening day It’s time to end the lies and fight back against
of the Legislature, Monday, the spineless politicians and so-called “ex- CELL PHONE
Jan. 10, 2011, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., perts” in the media and anti-state employee
Olympia think tanks. AGENCY

Details, registration: We are launching a massive campaign to LOCAL

Log onto “Save Our State” – not just health benefits,
www.wfse.org but the very quality services we provide. ZIP CODE
and click on “Action Center.”
If we stay silent, we lose. Washington Federation of State Employees • AFSCME Council 28 • www.wfse.org
Or call 1-800-562-6002.

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