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The ofcial newspaper of theWASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE

EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28AFL-CIO

VOL. 39 NO. 6

JUNE 2011

WASHINGTON

State

Employee

LEGISLATURE 2011 -- YOU BE THE JUDGE!See pages 6 & 7.

Scholarship winners 2011

Opportunity knocksMeet this yearsfour recipients ofWFSE/AFSCMEs

Norm Schut andYounglove & Cokerscholarships

Younglove & Coker Scholarship winnerDayle Boren (right) with her mother,Johnna Boren, Local 1221, outside their Spokane home. The $2,500 awardwill help Dayle as she enters Eastern Washington University in the fall.

Opportunity knocksfor the daughtersof three WFSE/AF-

SCME members in Spokane,Wenatchee and Indianola andfor a DSHS member from Bel-levue.

They are recipients ofthe unions $5,500 in annualscholarships awarded everytime this year.

We were in completeshock, said Johnna Boren,Spokane Local 1221, themother ofDayle Boren, win-ner of the unions $2,500Younglove & Coker Scholar-ship.

I was shocked as well,Dayle said. I got the letterand realized I was one outof 75 who applied thatscrazy!

The Younglove & CokerScholarship is made possibleby a generous grant from theunions longtime outside lawrm of Younglove & Coker.

The WFSE/AFSCMEWomens and Equal Partners

Committee serves as thescholarship selection commit-tee for the three Norm Schut

awards and the Younglove &Coker scholarship.

Committee members havethe difcult task of choosingfrom many worthy applicants.

See SCHOLARSHIPS, page 3

Our stewards

WFSE/AFSCME salutes...

A highlight of the 2011 WFSE/AFSCME Shop Steward Conference May 21-22 was the Shop Steward of the Year banquet honoringoutstanding stewards. They understand the long days, the sleepless nights, the worry, the life interrupted, WFSE/AFSCME Carol

Dotlich said. The nominees on hand to receive recognition were (from left): Randy Kurtz, Local 948; Angie Simpson, Local 53;Jesse Dailey, Local 1488; Kay Halpain, Local 1221; Kandy Kraig, Local 1221; Carol Van Arnam, Local 1299; Tom Tucker, Local313; Paulette Thompson, Local 53; and Margaret McDonald, Local 843. Also nominated: Marci Douglas-Bumgarner, Local

1060; Claude Burfect, Local 341; Yousef Fahoum, Local 443; Anna Guzman-Zaragoza, Local 1299; Linda Ripke, Local 573; andMary Chevy Zarate, Local 1299.

To see who was selected the Shop Steward of the Year for 2011, turn to page 3.

State found guilty

on supplemental

bargaining chargeThe Public Employment

Relations Commission hasfound the state guilty of an

unfair labor practice oversupplemental bargaining inGeneral Government.

The union last year at-tempted to have separatetables to bargain agency-spe-cic issues that sometimes getpushed aside in bargainingover the full contract at themaster table. A PERC hearing examiner

ruled June 3 that the statesreluctance to bargain based ona contentious and acrimoni-ous experience in previoussupplemental bargainingconstituted interference with

employee rights. That condi-tion amounted to a threat orpromise of benet associatedwith the exercise of protectedrights, the ruling said.

Under the ruling, the statemust not condition futurebargaining on its previous ex-perience bargaining with oneagency.

On a second issue, theexaminer ruled the statesreluctance to bargain agency-specic issues at separatetables was not evidence of arefusal to bargain.

Each side had 20 days to

appeal the ruling.

VeteransWFSE/AFSCME members

who served in the armedforces may not be aware of

the wide benefts open tothem. See page 8.

ActivistsAs interpreters vote on frst-ever contract, we spotlight

more members in action.

See 4 & 5.

Local 443InformationServices

memberJeffPaulsen withan iPad mes-sage thatsa sign of ourtimes.


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UNION NEWS

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SHARED LEAVE

REQUESTS

Lois Johnson, a social worker 4 withDSHS Home and Community Services inVancouver and a member of Local 313, ishaving surgery on her right foot. Recoverytime will take eight to 10 weeks. Contact:Your human resource ofce.

Christina Trachi, a residential/student lifecounselor at the Washington State Schoolfor the Blind and a member of Local 1225,is in need of shared leave as she cares forher husband who suffered a severe heartattack. Contact: Your human resourceofce.

Treca Young, a residential/student lifecounselor at the Washington State Schoolfor the Blind and a member of Local 1225,is in need of shared leave as she recoversfrom back and neck surgery. She isimmobilized under 24-hour care. Contact:Your human resource ofce.

Bruce Erickson, an institution counselor2 at Western State Hospital and a memberof Local 793, has been approved forshared leave. He has exhausted all leavebecause of serious issues with diabetes,

heart problems, multiple knee injuriesand a knee replacement. Contact: TinaMcDonald, (253) 761-3361.

Margaret Silva-Perry, a secretary-supervisor for the Medicaid Administrationin Olympia, is in need of shared leave for aserious medical issue. She will be off worktwo to six weeks and able to work a limited

A MEMBERS ONLY BENEFIT for

WFSE/AFSCME members and their families!

Financial

Wellness

time after that. Contact: Michael Otter-Johnson, (360) 725-1979.

Su Le, a social worker 2 with DSHS inOlympia and a member of Local 443, is inneed of shared leave as he recovers froma severe medical condition. Contact: Yourhuman resource ofce.

Lori McCown, a brand control specialistwith the Department of Agriculture in Olym-pia and a member of Local 443, has beenbattling breast cancer. She is in need ofshared leave. Contact: Julie Walker, (360)725-5762.

Milosia Wilson, a health insurance ben-ets specialist with the state Health CareAuthority in Lacey and a member of Local443, has been approved for shared leave.Contact: Oanh Pham, (360) 923-2881.

Lisa Pearson, an environmental engineer3 with the Department of Ecology in Laceyand a member of Local 443, is in needof shared leave to help her through thisstage of her battle with a brain tumor. Sheis the single mother of two young children.Contact: Kim Cross, (360) 407-6240 [email protected].

Pam Deking, a PBX and telephone opera-tor at Lakeland Village in Medical Lake

and a member of Local 573, is in need ofshared leave to care for her seriously illhusband. Contact: Your human resourceofce.

Valerie Guerrero, a health insurance ben-ets specialist with the state Health CareAuthority in Lacey and a member of Local443, has been approved for shared leave.Contact: Oanh Pham, (360) 923-2881.

John OLague, a WorkFirst program spe-cialist at the DSHS Aberdeen CommunityService Ofce and a member of Local 970,has been approved for shared leave be-cause of a serious medical condition. Hehas exhausted all leave. Contact: Your hu-man resource ofce.

Darci Stone, a nancial services special-ist 3 with the DSHS Statewide Call Centerbased in Clark County and a member ofLocal 313, has been approved for sharedleave because of a serious medical condi-tion. Contact: Your human resource ofce.

Amalia (Mali) Ramirez, a social worker 3with DSHS at the Home and CommunityServices ofce in Sunnyside and a mem-

ber of Local 1326, is in need of sharedleave because of surgery and recovery.Contact: Your human resource ofce.

Diana Jones, an unemployment insurancespecialist 3 with the Employment SecurityDepartment in Olympia, has been ap-proved for shared leave as she copes withthe death of her daughter, Ashley Davis-Jones, who also worked for ESD. Contact:Your human resource ofce.

Eilani Wright, a nancial services special-ist 3 with the DSHS District 6 Call Centerin Lewis County and a member of Local862, has been approved for shared leavebecause of a serious medical conditionrequiring surgery. Contact: Your humanresource ofce.

Peter Barabasz, a nancial services spe-cialist 3 at the DSHS Sky Valley Commu-nity Service Ofce in Snohomish County,has been battling cancer for the past twoyears and has exhausted all leave. He is indesperate need of shared leave so he canattend weekly chemotherapy treatmentsand be at home to recuperate. Contact:Your human resource ofce.

Susan Elliott, a nancial services special-ist 3 with the Working Connections ChildCare in Clarkston and a member of Local1300, is in need of shared leave becauseof an incapacitating health condition thatseverely impacts her ability to work fulltime. Shes exhausted all leave. Contact:Your human resource ofce.

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Tell us where this worksite is and which

WFSE/AFSCME members work there.

Send your guesses by e-mail to tim@

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Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300, Olympia,WA 98501. Include your name and mailing address. Deadline: July

10. The frst 10 readers with the correct answer who include their

name and mailing address will receive a prize.

Answer to the last Wheres

this worksite?

The last mystery worksite

was the WorkSource of-ce in Ellensburg whereEmployment Securitymembers of Local 1301 work. The one reader with the

correct answer was Don Meseck.

CORRECTION:In the May Washington StateEmployee article on Workers

Memorial Day, we mistakenly

wrote that Local 793 member Larry

Thompson, who had been injured inan assault by a patient, led chargesagainst the worker. The sentence

should have read: Thompson led

charges against the patient. Weregret the error.

IN MEMORIAM: Laura Saint,the longtime Lakeland VillageLocal 573 activist and WFSE/AFSCME staffer who playedan instrumental role in themilestone attendant counselorreclassication in 1990, died

May 4 in Spokane. She was57.

Saint became a WFSE/AFSCME area representativein 1993 and, in 2002, a eldsupervisor based in Spokane.

After leaving that job in Sep-tember 2004, she returned toLakeland Village before retir-ing.

It was as a LakelandVillage member that Saintchaired the committee thatwon signicant pay increasesto reect the work taken on

over the years by 1,800 at-tendant counselors in thestates residential habilitationcenters. At the time, in 1990,

attendant counselors werethe largest job class in state

government and about 10

percent of WFSE/AFSCMEsmembership.

All RHC attendant coun-selors should remember whatshe accomplished for them,said former WFSE/AFSCMEPresident Duwane Huffaker,who worked with Saint atLakeland Village and Local

573 in Medical Lake.Saint was the rst woman

elected Local 573 president.

As a local president, shewas a strong, effective leaderfor our members, Huffaker

said.Saint also served on the

unions Strike Action Commit-

tee for the unions rst-everstrike settled in membersfavor 10 years ago this month.

The 2001 strike was asignicant historic achieve-ment by our members, Huf-faker said.

Between her LakelandVillage and WFSE/AFSCMEcareers, Saint was also an ACmanager at Rainier School inBuckley and member of Local

491.Her family suggests

contributions to the Vanessa

Behan Crisis Nursery or theHumane Society.

Laura Saint in 2002 (left) and chairing the Attendant Counselor Committee in

September 1989 (right).

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OPPORTUNITY & AWARDS

CRIPPEN GRANTS

WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee Page 3June 2011

This years four scholar-ship winners:

Norm Schut Scholarships

This years Norm Schut

Scholarships have a specialsignicance because theyare the rst awarded sinceSchut died in March. Schutwas WFSE/AFSCMEs rstexecutive director from 1952to 1974. He dedicated muchof his post-union life to highereducation as a member of acommunity college board oftrustees.

Three Norm Schut Schol-arshipsworth$1,000each areawardedevery year.One is ear-marked fora WFSE/AFSCMEmember

This years three winnersare:

Elissa Smith, daughterofValerie J. Smith, a rehabili-tation technician 1 with theDSHS Division of VocationalRehabilitation in Wenatcheeand a member of Local 1299.

Elissa graduated from

Wenatchee High School thismonth where she compiled a3.7 grade point average, wasa member of the NationalHonor Society and Art Club,played on her schools vol-leyball team all four years (thelast two years as captain), wasbusiness editor of her year-book, was a member of theArt Club and was an AppleBlossom Top Candidate for2011.

She plans to attend West-ern Washington Universityand study psychology andfamily development.

Im really excited andgrateful for the Schut Schol-arship, she said.

Its going to help outa lot, Valerie Smith said.School is not cheap thesedays.

Jerry Abraham, a socialworker 3 with the DSHS Divi-sion of Children and FamilyServices ofce in Bellevue anda member of Local 843.

SCHOLARSHIPS,from page 1

Its denitely an honorto know there were so manyapplicants and I was chosenAbraham said. Its validating

the work Im pursuing.Hes working towards a

graduate degree in counsel-ing from Seattle Universityto continue his life-long goalof making a difference in thelives of children and familiesin tough times.

I am very passionateabout sticking up for the lessfortunate, Abraham wrote inhis scholarship application.

Kayla Raines, daughterofLeAnne Raines, a lead vo-cational rehabilitation coun-

selor with the DSHS Divisionof Vocational Rehabilitationin Silverdale and a member ofLocal 1181.

Kayla also won a SchutScholarship in 2010.

Shes nished her fresh-man year at the University ofIdaho where shes compiled a3.84 GPA. Kayla is aiming fora degree in business manage-ment and human resources.Her goal after that: lawschool.

I was really excitedabout winning the 2011award, she said. Any nan-

cial help is really helpful. Igot it last year so Im reallythrilled to be selected again.

Kayla graduated fromKingston High School in 2010where she, too, was a memberof the National Honor Society.The family lives in Indianola,north of Poulsbo on the Kit-sap Peninsula.

I was really happy andproud of Kaela, LeAnneRaines said. This is a bighelp for us.

Younglove & Coker

Scholarship

Winning the 2011 Young-love & Coker Scholarship for$2,500 is:

Dayle Boren, daughterofJohnna Boren, a WorkFirst

program manager with DSHSin Spokane and a member ofLocal 1221.

Dayle is graduating thisJune from Rogers High Schoolin Spokane and headed toEastern Washington Univer-sity in Cheney. Her goal is tobecome an obstetrician/gyne-cologist.

I know that this willtake many years of hitting thebooks, getting good grades,being determined and dedi-cated, she wrote in her schol-arship application.

At Rogers, Dayle has beenstudent body vice president,cheerleader captain, an A-Team Link Crew leader (whohelps new freshmen transitionto high school) and a memberof the National Honor Society.

She compiled a 3.6 GPA.

WENATCHEE: Norm Schut Scholarship winnerElissa Smith (right) with her

mother, Valerie J. Smith, a member of Local 1299.

INDIANOLA: Schut Scholarship recipient Kayle Raines (left) with her mother,

Local 1181 memberLeAnne Raines.

BELLEVUE: Local 843 member

Jerry Abraham, a 2011 Schut

Scholarship winner.

SPOKANE: Youn-

glove & Coker

Scholarship recipient

Dayle Boren (right)

with motherJohnnaBoren, Local 1221.

Thirteen WFSE/AFSCMEmembers have won Neville B.Crippen Grant-in-Aid Awardsfor Spring Quarter 2011.

The Crippen Grants arequarterly awards to helpmembers advance theireducation or improve theirskills.

Awards generally rangefrom $100 to $200.

For an application, go to

www.wfse.org > Member Info> Scholarship Info.

Applications are due atleast 30 days before a coursebegins.

The grants are namedafter Neville B. Crippen, theunions rst president whohad led the ght to createWFSE/AFSCME.

The grant is overseen bya subcommittee of the WFSE/AFSCME Womens/EqualPartners Committee.

The Spring 2011 recipients:

Tambria Bendickson,Local 491, Rainier School,Buckley; Melissa Burgess,Local 313, DSHS, Seattle;Blaise Carney, Local 1488,University of Washington,Seattle; Antonio Gallegos,Local 443, DSHS, Olympia;Rachael Lindstedt, Local443, Health, Tumwater;

Christina Merten, Local 304,Ecology, Bellevue;Kate Monzelowsky, Local443, DSHS, Lacey; TyroneMosley, Local 948, DSHS,Lynnwood; Robert Peters,Local 53, DSHS, Tacoma;Michelle Robinson, Local443, DSHS, Tumwater; RoseStauffer, Local 1300, DSHS,Colfax; Latrice Wilson, Local843, DSHS, Seattle; and JuliaZavodov, Local 304, RentonTechnical College.

SHOP STEWARD OF THE YEAR AWARD

Kandy Kraig, a 33-yearstate employee andlongtime WFSE/AFSCME

member of Spokane Local 1221,has won the unions 2011 ShopSteward of the Year Award.

This brings me to tears, Kraigsaid in accepting the award May 21in SeaTac. This is an honor to beselected in this manner.

Her nominator cited her mentorshipof other members and stewards inLocal 1221 and the DSHS Division ofChild Support ofce in Spokane, where

shes a support enforcement ofcer 3.The award came during a banquet

ceremony at the end of the rst day of

this years Shop Steward Conference.Kraig said she tries to make a

difference for a legacy for others thatcome behind us, making sure thatpeople know that the members are themost important asset we have as thestate of Washington.

Kandy Kraig of Local 1221 (left) receives WFSE/AFSCMEs 2011

Shop Steward of the Year Award May 21 from WFSE/AFSCME

President Carol Dotlich (right).

For informationon WFSE/AFSCMEsscholarships:

www.wfse.org> Member info> ScholarshipInformation


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MEMBERS IN ACTION

Kevin McMurry and hiscolleagues at the DSHS Com-munity Service Ofce (CSO)in South Bend arent thenameless, faceless bureau-crats depicted by so manywho dont know their facts.

In fact, their neighbors inthis coastal town in southwestWashington known for itsoyster processing have ral-lied around the six CSO staffmembers (plus a custodian) asa vital lifeline in a communitythats often isolated from therest of the state.

In its push to consolidate,

DSHS let it be known that theSouth Bend CSO was amongseveral smaller sites aroundthe state that could be closedand folded into larger ofcesin bigger cities.

At a May 13 communitymeeting in the chambers of

the Pacic County Board ofCommissioners, one resident

who said she had a severemental disability said theSouth Bend CSO has made abig difference in her life.

I would have been lostin the system long ago if it

hadnt been for Kevin, shesaid.

CSO supporters includ-ing clients, businesses, seniorcitizens, church leaders, dis-abled citizens and the countycommissioners objected toany proposed closure.

The CSO members andtheir WFSE/AFSCME local,

Local 970, worked to mobilizethe community.

Weve been telling cli-ents and taxpayers, If youdont get behind us, we mightshut down, said McMurry, asocial worker 3 and Local 970recording secretary.

But the turnout and passion

at the community meetingshowed they didnt needmuch prodding to rally be-hind the CSO.

Theyre quality people,one client said of the CSOstaff.

Were needed, saidCathey McMurry, a nancialservices specialist 4 and Local970 member at the CSO. Weneed to stay here.

When I retire at theend of August, theres noone whos going to replaceme, said Arthur Ruger, an-

other Local 970 member and aWorkFirst program specialistat the CSO.

The community members

said its not practical to ex-pect local clients to take thelong, round trip bus ride toAberdeen, or wait for twice-monthly visits from a mobileCSO.

I worry about jobs, Iworry about job security,said the owner of the localgrocery store.

There was obvious frus-tration that once again a smalltown was taking it on the

chin in favor of larger cities.The possible threat to

the community about theproposed closure of the CSOwent public when local mediagot a copy of a letter fromDSHS to the union informingit of the possibility.

We never expected theletter to the union to ever

get published, said BabsRoberts, the DSHS ofcial incharge of CSOs.

In the end, the DSHS ofcialson hand at the communitymeeting appeared to back offthe earlier impression that clo-sure was a done deal.

This is not going to hap-pen next week, Roberts said.

At the urging of PacicCounty commissioners, Rob-erts suggested a communitytask force to make sure DSHSunderstands the depth of the

regions reliance on the SouthBend CSO.At press time, that task

force coordinated by one ofthe county commissionershad been formed. Ruger hasbeen appointed to it.

Roberts committed to tak-ing the ndings of that com-munity work group to DSHSSecretary Susan Dreyfus be-fore any decision is made.

I dont have a decisionis mind on this yet, Robertssaid.

Its presumed that goesfor other small CSOs rumoredto be on the chopping block.

Theyre

quality

peopleA community rallies

behind their beloved

safety net employees

South Bend CSO staff after May 13 community meeting at the Pacic County

Courthouse. From left: Jennie Niemcziek, LuAnn Adams, Arthur Ruger,

Cathey McMurry, Marsha Stigall and Kevin McMurry.

Pacic County Commis-

sioner Jon Kaino (left)

confers with South Bend

CSO Local 970 member

Kevin McMurry.

About 20 Eastern Washington Department of Agriculture

Fruit and Vegetable Commodity inspectors held a rst-ever sum-mit June 4 in Ellensburg to map strategies to tackle a number

of worksite and job classication issues they believe are vital tobuilding the states record-setting $1.91 billion in food exports.

The inspectors are a vital link in getting those exports tomarket and the governors Washington Export Initiative.

This meeting is about the future, not the past, said Local

1299 member Dennis Rushing, an inspector in Wenatchee.

While this was the rst joint meeting of its kind, the Agricul-ture members committed to coordinating several actions among

members in different locals, including setting up a union man-agement communication committee meeting as soon as possible

to address a number of issues.

Fruit and vegetable inspectorssummit in Ellensburg

The administrations pro-posal to consolidate mainte-nance operations at the stateinstitutions in Western Wash-ington has raised the ire ofWFSE/AFSCME Maintenanceand Operations members whosay the plan wont save money.

Their negotiations team hasmet with management threetimes to review the proposaland raise concerns.

Under the plan, DSHSwould set up 15 roving reamsthat would travel throughoutWestern Washington to dopainting, grounds keeping,large repairs, preventativemaintenance and other mainte-nance tasks.

That affects 256 front-lineworkers. Six will be eliminatedat the same time ve manage-

Members of the unions DSHS Western Washington Institutions Maintenance negotiation team before a May 23session with management. From left: Mark Zahnle, Echo Glen Childrens Center, Local 1681, carpenter;DebbyLippincott, WFSE/AFSCME labor advocate; Steve Stockman, Western State Hospital, Local 793, plumber/pipetter/steamtter; John Hunt, Frances Haddon Morgan Center, Local 1181, carpenter; Carol Dotlich,WFSE/AFSCME president; Al Detamore, Western State Hospital, Local 793, maintenance mechanic 2; SueHenricksen, WFSE/AFSCME vice president; Richard Erskine, Rainier School, Local 491, electrician; BobHarding, Rainier School, Local 491, electrician; Steve Hardy, Fircrest School, Local 341, maintenance mechanic1; and Eugene Hunt, Fircrest School, Local 341, painter.

Institutions maintenance members mobilizement positions will be added.At least 34 positions will berelocated from their institutions.Some 52 positions will be as-signed to the roving teams.

We think this will costmore money and destabilizecurrent maintenance operations

within each institution, saidWFSE/AFSCME Vice PresidentSue Henricksen.

Each institution would keepa home team for day-to-dayoperations, like boilers, water,sewer and laundry.

Members at the affectedinstitutions are encouraged tocontact their representatives ontheir negotiations team to pro-vide any information that mightbe valuable ghting off the con-solidation plan.


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MEMBERS IN ACTION

DSHS Childrens Administra-tion members delivered a soberingmessage June 6 when they voted nocondence in their DSHS deputysecretary, Denise Revels Robinson.

In the ballot count conducted by

With these results, the membersTask Force for Management Account-ability in Childrens Administrationwill meet to map what next steps totake.

Childrens members vote No Confdence in their deputy secretary

Interpreters reach tentative agreement on frst-ever pact

The union has won a ma-jor victory for the dedicatedLocal 1488 call center mem-bers at Harborview Medical

Center in Seattle who wereforcibly stripped of their bar-gaining rights in a call centerconsolidation and threat-ened with losing their jobs ifthey didnt go along.

A hearing examiner forthe Public Employment Rela-tions Commission May 25found the University of Wash-ington guilty of an unfair la-bor practice.

The UW illegally refusedto bargain the effects of theconsolidation, including theremoval of the Federation-

represented patient servicesspecialists work from the Pa-tient Access Center (or PAC)unit to non-union positions ata new call center location indowntown Seattle, accordingto the decision. There wereabout 25 patient services spe-cialists in the bargaining unitat Harborview.

Because of the egregiousnature of the UWs violation,the hearing examiner orderedthe extraordinary remedyof interest arbitration within60 days if the UW and union

Patient Access Cen-ter (PAC) membershad bargaining rightsstripped

dont reach agreement in bar-gaining over the effects of theconsolidation.

The university on June13 appealed the unfair laborpractice ruling.

The UW moved theworkers from the PAC unitat Harborview to the newVirtual Front Desk call cen-ter in downtown Seattle. Allwere moved by Nov. 15, 2010;the UW told the employees

Oct. 1 they were no longerunion members and no lon-ger enjoyed any of the rightsand benets contained in theparties collective bargainingagreement.

Under the PERC order,the UW must return the pa-tient services specialists, theirpositions and their work tothe bargaining unit. And theUW must bargain the effectsthat its consolidation decisionhad on the terms and condi-tions of employment for thepatient services specialists.

UW guilty

In the wake of the PAC unit ULP win,

Local 1488 members took on more

unfairness with a June 10 march

in support of red activist JamesStephen Wilson.

WFSE/AFSCME andthe state on June 3 reached asettlement on the unions un-fair labor practice complaintand grievance over the initialfurloughs imposed by theLegislature that started in July

2010.The agreement cameas the parties headed into ahearing on the ULP complaintat the Public Employment Re-lations Commission.

The settlements impact is

on the future.If this ever happens again,

the state and union agree towork to advise the Legislatureof the need for adequate timeto bargain. The state commitsto getting all information re-

quested as soon as possibleto the union, with accuracy apriority. The state will also no-tify the union of any changesto mandatory subjects of bar-gaining caused by similar leg-islation in the future. And the

the election committee at FederationHeadquarters in Olympia, the resultswere:

No Confdence 772 (98.6%)

Confdence 11 (1.4%)

There were 66 ballots voided.That constitutes an impressive 37.4

percent return rate/voter turnout ofthe 2,273 Childrens Administrationbargaining unit members eligible to

vote.

Settlement reached on

last furlough challenges

state commits to work withthe union on bargaining overfurlough issues as quickly aspossible.

The union and stateagreed in the settlementthat the 2010 furlough lawwas passed in extraordi-nary circumstances, whichcompressed the time for thebargaining process and led toa dispute over whether therewas an unreasonable delay in

bargaining and responding toWFSEs information request.The settlement agreement

came in the wake of a judgesMay 6 ruling upholding thefurloughs.

State Department of Per-sonnel Director Eva Santoshas delayed until August ap-proval of the name changeto the social worker series.It came thanks to letters andphone calls from social work-ers and a union presentation.

Santos took the actionMay 12 after WFSE/AFSCMEExecutive Director Greg De-vereux requested the post-ponement to allow requiredbargaining over the impactsof the name change and thenew Social Worker title pro-tection bill that the governorsigned into law April 15. Thatlaw, ESSB 5020, takes effectJan. 1, 2012.

DSHS asked Santos to ap-prove the name change fromsocial worker to social servicecase specialist. The agencyargues the new title is broaderand better encompasses thework performed by the cur-rent social workers.

But Devereux said bar-gaining over the impacts ofthe name change, especiallyin light of ESSB 5020, needs totake place rst.

Not only is the changeproposed here today a seismicmental shift for our members,we also believe absent impactand contractual bargaining,it violates the (contract), De-vereux said.

The postponement allowsbargaining over the impact ofthe separate legislation, too.

ESSB 5020 says that aperson may only use the des-ignation of social worker ifthe person is licensed by theDepartment of Health as asocial worker, or has gradu-

ated with at least a bachelorsdegree from a social work ed-ucational program accreditedby the Council on Social WorkEducation.

Thanks to member testi-mony and communicationswith legislators, ESSB 5020grandfathered in currentstate social workers. So thenew certication requirementdoes not apply to state socialworkers on the job before Jan.1, 2012, so long as the personstays employed with the state.

Social worker name change delayed

until August to allow impact bargaining

Thurston County Su-perior Court Judge ThomasMcPhee May 13 granted the

unions a preliminary in-junction against a fast-trackcontracting out scheme in theChildrens Administration.

McPhee blocked theDSHS Childrens Administra-tion effort to short-cut theLegislature and the law and

Judge blocks contracting outin Childrens Administration

expand contracting out ofChild Welfare Services casemanagement statewide.

McPhee said the DSHSplan is not exempt from thecontracting out law and cir-cumvents 2009 legislation thatcalls for a two-region pilotproject to test the idea, withno nal decision on statewideexpansion until at least 2015.

The DSHS scheme goesfar beyond the legislationsmandate to convert and re-

duce current case manage-ment contracts, not institutenew contracts.

The likelihood of trans-ferring social worker dutiesand the possibility of massivelayoffs is signicant andpervasive in the request for

WFSE/AFSCME members join

opposition to last-minute legisla-

tion (HB 2122) to undo McPhees

ruling at May 23 hearing before

the House Ways and Means

Committee. The bill died May 25.

proposals (RFP) that Chil-drens Administration let out

to solicit the contracting out,the judge said.

McPhee said the DSHSscheme cannot but result ina substantial decrease in theemployment of affected so-cial workers.

To allow the contracting

out to go forward would endrun the thoughtful, four-year

study the Legislature contem-plated, the judge said.

The injunction remainsuntil DSHS complies with thelaw.

The unions full lawsuitand unfair labor practice com-plaint will still go forward.

At press time June 13, our In-terpreters United members had justnished negotiating their rst-evercontract with the state and the rstin the nation for independent contractinterpreters.

Ballots were going out June 13and due back June 27. If ratied, theInterpreters contract would take effectJuly 1. The contract covers about 2,000

DSHS interpreters (language access

providers) who help doctors commu-nicate to patients for whom English isa second language.

The tentative contract agreementincludes improved work rights andaddresses economic issues for these

DSHS interpreters. This comes in thewake of the 24 percent cut in the pro-grams budget.

For all the interpreters who

worked for years through the bu-reaucratic DSHS broker system, thiscontract is a giant step towards qual-ity health care for limited Englishprocient people and recognitionfor interpreters, said Lili Shang, aMandarin Chinese interpreter fromOnalaska.

This contract lays a good foun-dation for our future as state-con-tracted interpreters.

The Interpreters Bargaining Team.


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John AHERN (R-6)Gary ALEXANDER (R-20)

Glenn ANDERSON (R-5)Jan ANGEL (R-26)

Sherry APPLETON (D-23)Mike ARMSTRONG (R-12)

Katrina ASAY (R-30)

Barbara BAILEY (R-10)Andy BILLIG (D-3)Brian BLAKE (D-19)

Vincent BUYS (R-42)Reuven CARLYLE (D-36)

Bruce CHANDLER (R-15)Frank CHOPP (D-43)

Judy CLIBBORN (D-41)Eileen CODY (D-34)

Cary CONDOTTA (R-12)Larry CROUSE (R-4)

Cathy DAHLQUIST (R-31)Bruce DAMMEIER (R-25)

Jeannie DARNEILLE (D-27)Richard DeBOLT (R-20)

Mary Lou DICKERSON (D-36)Hans DUNSHEE (D-44)

Deborah EDDY (D-48)

Susan FAGAN (R-9)Fred FINN (D-35)Joe FITZGIBBON (D-34)

David FROCKT (D-46)Roger GOODMAN (D-45)

Tami GREEN (D-28)Kathy HAIGH (D35)

Larry HALER (R-8)Mark HARGROVE (R-47)

Paul HARRIS (R-17)Bob HASEGAWA (D-11)

Bill HINKLE (R-13)Mike HOPE (R-44)

Zack HUDGINS (D-11)Sam HUNT (D-22)

Ross HUNTER (D-48)Chris HURST (D-31)

Laurie JINKINS (D-27)Norm JOHNSON (R-14)

Ruth KAGI (D-32)Troy KELLEY (D-28)

Phyllis Gutierrez KENNEY (D-46)Steve KIRBY (D-29)

Brad KLIPPERT (R-8)Joel KRETZ (R-7)

Dan KRISTIANSEN (R-39)Connie LADENBURG (D-29)

Marko LIIAS (D-21)Kris LYTTON (D-40)

Marcie MAXWELL (D-41)John McCOY (D-38)

Jim McCUNE (R-2)Mark MILOSCIA (D-30)

Jim MOELLER (D-49)Jeff MORRIS (D-40)

Luis MOSCOSO (D-1)Terry NEALEY (R-16)

Ed ORCUTT (R-18)Timm ORMSBY (D-3)

Tina ORWELL (D-33)Jason OVERSTREET (R-42)

Kevin PARKER (R-6)Kirk PEARSON (R-39)

Jamie PEDERSEN (D-43)Eric PETTIGREW (D-37)

Tim PROBST (D-17)Chris REYKDAL (D-22)

Ann RIVERS (R-18)Mary Helen ROBERTS (D-21)

Jay RODNE (R-5)Christina ROLFES (D-23)

Charles ROSS (R-14)Cindy RYU (D-32)

Sharon Tomiko SANTOS (D-37)Joe SCHMICK (R-9)

Larry SEAQUIST (D-26)Mike SELLS (D-38)

Matt SHEA (R-4)Shelly SHORT (R-7)

Norma SMITH (R-10)Larry SPRINGER (D-45)

Derek STANFORD (D-1)Pat SULLIVAN (D-47)

Dean TAKKO (D-19)David TAYLOR (R-15)

Steve THARINGER (D-24)Dave UPTHEGROVE (D-33)

Kevin VAN DE WEGE (D-24)Maureen WALSH (R-16)

Judy WARNICK (R-13)J.T. WILCOX (R-2)

Sharon WYLIE (D-49)Hans ZEIGER (R-25)

Members of the House

of Representatives

ROLL CALLS 2011: How your legislators voted on key issues

State operating budget(Second Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1087)

This recession-affected budget approves our collective bar-gaining contracts, calls for management reductions andprovides funding and reform for Medical Interpreters. It also

fast-tracks closure of Maple Lane School, and calls for staffreductions at Childrens, JRA and Corrections. Other bills toimplement the budget are reported on separately.

House vote on Third Reading 5/24/11 (1st Special Session 2011)

Yeas: 54 Nays: 42 Absent: 0 Excused: 2

Voting Yea (54):Representatives Appleton, Billig, Blake, Carlyle, Clibborn,Cody, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Finn, Fitzgibbon, Frockt,Goodman, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst,Jinkins, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kirby, Ladenburg, Lytton, Maxwell, McCoy,Miloscia, Moeller, Morris, Moscoso, Ormsby, Orwall, Pedersen, Pettigrew,Probst, Reykdal, Roberts, Rolfes, Ryu, Santos, Seaquist, Sells, Springer,Stanford, Sullivan, Takko, Tharinger, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, andMr. Speaker Chopp.

Voting Nay (42): Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Arm-strong, Asay, Bailey, Buys, Chandler, Condotta, Crouse, Dahlquist,

Dammeier, DeBolt, Fagan, Haler, Hargrove, Harris, Hinkle, Hope,Johnson, Klippert, Kretz, Kristiansen, Liias, Nealey, Orcutt, Overstreet,Parker, Pearson, Rivers, Rodne, Ross, Shea, Schmick, Short, Smith,Taylor, Walsh, Warnick, Wilcox, Wylie, and Zeiger.

Excused (2): Representatives Angel and McCune.

Senate vote on Third Reading5/25/11 (1st Special Session 2011)


Voting Yea (34): Senators Baumgartner, Becker, Brown, Conway, Eide,Fraser, Hargrove, Harper, Hateld, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Honeyford,Kastama, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Morton,Murray, Nelson, Parlette, Prentice, Pridemore, Ranker, Regala, Rock-efeller, Schoesler, Swecker, Tom, White, and Zarelli.

Voting Nay (13): Senators Baxter, Carrell, Chase, Delvin, Ericksen, Fain,Hill, Holmquist Newbry, Litzow, Pug, Roach, Sheldon, and Stevens.

Excused (2): Senators Benton and Shin.

Reorganizing and streamlining central service func-

tions, powers, and duties of state government(DES/CTS bill - Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5931)

Creates the new Department of Enterprise Services and Con-

solidated Technology Services agency. ESSB 5931 passedwith collective bargaining intact but sacriced competitivecontracting by expressly prohibiting state employees from

competing for work historically performed by them in the newlyformed Department of Enterprise Services (DES). Consoli-dated Technology Services will fall under DES.



Voting Yea (54): Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Angel,Bailey, Buys, Carlyle, Chandler, Clibborn, Condotta, Dammeier, Darneille,DeBolt, Eddy, Fagan, Finn, Haigh, Haler, Hargrove, Harris, Hudgins,Hunter, Hurst, Johnson, Kelley, Klippert, Kretz, Kristiansen, Maxwell,Morris, Nealey, Orcutt, Overstreet, Parker, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew,Rivers, Rodne, Ross, Seaquist, Shea, Schmick, Short, Smith, Springer,Sullivan, Takko, Taylor, Van De Wege, Walsh, Warnick, Wilcox, and Mr.Speaker Chopp.

Voting Nay (42): Representatives Appleton, Armstrong, Asay, Billig, Blake,Cody, Dahlquist, Dickerson, Dunshee, Fitzgibbon, Frockt, Goodman,Green, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hope, Hunt, Jinkins, Kagi, Kenney, Kirby, Lad-enburg, Liias, Lytton, McCoy, Miloscia, Moeller, Moscoso, Ormsby, Orwall,Probst, Reykdal, Roberts, Rolfes, Ryu, Santos, Sells, Stanford, Tharinger,Upthegrove, Wylie, and Zeiger.

Excused (2): Representatives Crouse and McCune.

Senate vote on Final Passage5/25/11 (1st Special Session 2011)


Voting Yea (31): Senators Baumgartner, Baxter, Becker, Brown, Carrell,Delvin, Eide, Ericksen, Fain, Hargrove, Hateld, Haugen, Hewitt, Hill,Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford, Kastama, King, Litzow, Parlette, Pug,Prentice, Pridemore, Regala, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Stevens,Swecker, Tom, and Zarelli.

Voting Nay (15): Senators Chase, Conway, Fraser, Harper, Keiser,Kilmer, Kline, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Morton, Murray, Nelson, Ranker,Roach, and White.

Excused (3): Senators Benton, Hobbs, and Shin.

See ROLL CALLS page 7

Local 1326 PresidentJulianne Moore testi-

fes against SSB 5459at May 18 hearing in

the Senate Ways andMeans Committee.

Words almost cant de-scribe how challenging thislegislative session was.

There were not any hugepositive gains, but I wouldsay the union made a hugedifference in limiting a lot of

the collateral damage, saidWFSE/AFSCME ExecutiveDirector Greg Devereux.

If not for the union,thered be more unwise merg-ers, more institutions closingand more contracting out.

One thing is for sure:Without your tireless hard

work from Day 1, it couldhave been worse. You madeit clear this fght was neverabout your personal comfort,it was about comforting andprotecting those who other-wise would be steamrollered

by this economy. You are thisstates heroes, our true cham-pions.

The Legislature ad-journed its 30-day specialsession May 25 after passing arecession-affected budget andan improved but not perfectbill creating the new Depart-

ment of Enterprise Servicesand Consolidated TechnologyServices agency.

That bill, ESSB 5931,passed with collective bar-gaining intact but sacrifcedcompetitive contracting.

The budget honors ourcontracts and reforms servicedelivery for interpreters. Butit includes downsizing, clo-sures and contracting out.

Its left for you to judge.On these two pages are aseries of roll call votes or sum-maries of key votes affecting

you. We hope you fnd it in-formative and helps in yourefforts to hold legislators ac-countable.

Its not a voting record.That will come next spring.

Now its time to hold them accountable

Grassroots member events like this

May 19 Hotdogs & Hotlines event

in Cheney helped mitigate the dam-

age from the 2011 Legislature.

Regarding services for people with developmental

disabilities

(Second Substitute Senate Bill 5459)

Residential habilitation centers (RHC) consolidation/closurebill that closes Frances Haddon Morgan Center by Dec. 31,freezes admissions to Yakima Valley School and converts it

to a SOLA when its population reaches 16 (two cottages willbe converted to SOLAs). It retains the permanent status ofthe other RHCs: Lakeland Village, Fircrest School and Rainier

School.



Voting Yea (63): Representatives Anderson, Armstrong, Asay, Bailey,Billig, Blake, Carlyle, Chandler, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Darneille,Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Finn, Fitzgibbon, Green, Haigh, Haler, Har-grove, Harris, Hinkle, Hope, Hudgins, Hunter, Jinkins, Johnson, Kagi,Kelley, Kenney, Klippert, Kristiansen, Lytton, Maxwell, Miloscia, Moeller,Morris, Nealey, Orcutt, Orwall, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Probst,Rivers, Roberts, Rodne, Ross, Santos, Seaquist, Smith, Springer,Sullivan, Takko, Taylor, Tharinger, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Walsh,Warnick, Wylie, and Mr. Speaker Chopp.

Voting Nay (33): Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Angel, Apple-ton, Buys, Dahlquist, Dammeier, DeBolt, Fagan, Frockt, Goodman,Hasegawa, Hunt, Hurst, Kirby, Kretz, Ladenburg, Liias, McCoy, Mos-coso, Ormsby, Overstreet, Parker, Reykdal, Rolfes, Ryu, Sells, Shea,Schmick, Short, Stanford, Wilcox, and Zeiger.

Excused (2): Representatives Crouse and McCune.



Voting Yea (32): Senators Baumgartner, Brown, Delvin, Eide, Ericksen,Fain, Fraser, Hargrove, Harper, Hateld, Haugen, Hewitt, Hill, HolmquistNewbry, Kastama, Keiser, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Litzow, McAuliffe,Murray, Parlette, Pug, Prentice, Ranker, Regala, Stevens, Swecker,Tom, White, and Zarelli.

Voting Nay (13): Senators Baxter, Becker, Carrell, Chase, Conway,Honeyford, Kilmer, Morton, Pridemore, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler,and Sheldon.

Excused (4): Senators Benton, Hobbs, Nelson, and Shin.


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Find legislative bill

information and other

roll call votes online at

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/

billinfo/

June 2009 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee Page 7

Members of the Senate

Michael BAUMGARTNER (R-6)

Jeff BAXTER (R-4)Randi BECKER (R-2)

Don BENTON (R-17)Lisa BROWN (D-3)

Mike CARRELL (R-28)Maralyn CHASE (D-32)

Jerome DELVIN (R-8)

Tracey EIDE (D-30)Doug ERICKSEN (R-42)Joe FAIN (R-47)

Karen FRASER (D-22)Jim HARGROVE (D-24)

Nick HARPER (D-38)Brian HATFIELD (D-19)

Mary Margaret HAUGEN (D-10)Mike HEWITT (R-16)

Andy HILL (R-45)Steve HOBBS (D-44)

Janea HOLMQUIST (R-13)Jim HONEYFORD (R-15)

Jim KASTAMA (D-25)Karen KEISER (D-33)

Derek KILMER (D-26)Curtis KING (R-14)

Adam KLINE (D-37)

Jeanne KOHL-WELLES (D-36)Steve LITZOW (R41)Rosemary McAULIFFE (D-1)

Bob MORTON (R-7)Ed MURRAY (D-43)

Sharon NELSON (D-34)Linda Evans PARLETTE (R-12)

Cheryl PFLUG (R-5)Margarita PRENTICE (D-11)

Craig PRIDEMORE (D-49)Kevin RANKER (D-40)

Debbie REGALA (D-27)Pam ROACH (R-31)

Phil ROCKEFELLER (D-23)Mark SCHOESLER (R-9)

Tim SHELDON (D-35)Paull SHIN (D-21)

Val STEVENS (R-39)Dan SWECKER (R-20)

Rodney TOM (D-48)Scott WHITE (D-46)

Joseph ZARELLI (R-18)

ROLL CALLS 2011: How your legislators voted on key issuesROLL CALLS, continued

Local 1466 President Brian Yearout (left) shakes governors hand after she signed the

Discover Pass bill (2SSB 5622) into law May 12.

Addressing workers

compensation system(Engrossed House Bill 2123)

This compromise workerscompensation bill sup-ported by the governor andlegislative leaders of bothparties institutes structuredsettlements for seriouslyinjured workers who willneed to turn to other publicsafety net services if thesettlements run out or arentenough.

House vote on Third Reading5/23/11 (1st Special Session 2011

Yeas: 69 Nays: 26Excused: 3

Senate vote on FinalPassage5/23/11(1st Special Session 2011)

Yeas: 35 Nays: 12Excused: 2

Addressing criminal justice cost savings(Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5891)

In part- tolling for offenders on community supervision is elimi-nated; the length of supervision will run continuously regard-less of whether an offender is incarcerated. Tolling continuesfor sex offenders subject to community supervision.

House vote on Third Reading 5/24/11 (1st Special Session 2011)Yeas: 50 Nays: 43 Absent: 0 Excused: 5

Voting Yea (50): Representatives Appleton, Billig, Blake, Carlyle, Clib-born, Cody, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Fitzgibbon, Frockt,Goodman, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Jinkins,Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kirby, Ladenburg, Liias, Lytton, Maxwell, McCoy,Miloscia, Moeller, Moscoso, Ormsby, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Reykdal,Roberts, Rolfes, Ryu, Seaquist, Sells, Springer, Stanford, Sullivan, Takko,Tharinger, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wylie, and Mr. Speaker Chopp.

Voting Nay (43): Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Armstrong, Asay,Bailey, Buys, Chandler, Condotta, Dahlquist, Dammeier, DeBolt, Fagan,Finn, Haler, Hargrove, Harris, Hinkle, Hope, Hurst, Johnson, Klippert,Kretz, Kristiansen, Nealey, Orcutt, Orwall, Overstreet, Parker, Pearson,Probst, Rivers, Rodne, Ross, Santos, Shea, Schmick, Short, Smith,Taylor, Walsh, Warnick, Wilcox, and Zeiger.

Excused (5): Representatives Anderson, Angel, Crouse, McCune, and

Morris.



Voting Yea (26): Senators Brown, Carrell, Eide, Fraser, Hargrove,Harper, Hateld, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Kastama, Keiser, Kline,Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Murray, Prentice, Ranker, Regala, Rockefeller,Schoesler, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, White, and Zarelli.

Voting Nay (20): Senators Baumgartner, Baxter, Becker, Chase, Con-way, Delvin, Ericksen, Fain, Hill, Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford, Kilmer,King, Litzow, Morton, Parlette, Pug, Pridemore, Roach, and Sheldon.

Excused (3): Senators Benton, Nelson, and Shin.

Other key Corrections votes: ESB 5907 Omnibus Corrections safety bill requiring CCOrepresentation on new statewide safety committee and a report onCommunity Corrections safety by 11/1/11. Passed the Senate 4/9/11,

49-0. Passed House 4/19/11, 97-0 with 1 excused. Signed into law5/5/11. ESHB 1041 Allowing Community Corrections ofcers to carryrearms off duty, with proper training and with some exceptions.Passed the Senate 4/5/11, 48-0, with 1 excused. Passed House4/13/11, 92-4 with 1 excused. Signed into law 5/3/11.

Repealing PERS 1 COLAs(Substitute House Bill 2021)

House vote on fnal passage 4/21/11

Yeas: 52 Nays: 45 Absent: 0 Excused: 1Voting Yea (52): Representatives Alexander, Anderson, Appleton,Billig, Blake, Carlyle, Clibborn, Cody, Darneille, D ickerson, Dunshee,Eddy, Finn, Fitzgibbon, Frock, Goodman, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa,Hudgins, Hunter, Hurst, Jinkins, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kirby, Ladenburg,Liias, Lytton, Maxwell, McCoy, Moeller, Morris, Moscoso, Ormsby,Orwall, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Probst, Roberts, Rolfes, Santos, Seaquist,Springer, Stanford, Sullivan, Takko, Tharinger, Upthegrove, Van DeWege, and Mr. Speaker ChoppVoting Nay (45): Representatives Ahern, Angel, Armstrong, Asay,Bailey, Buys, Chandler, Condotta, Dahlquist, Dammeier, DeBolt, Fagan,Haler, Hargrove, Harris, Hinkle, Hope, Hunt, Johnson, Klippert, Kretz,Kristiansen, McCune, Miloscia, Nealey, Orcutt, Overstreet, Parker,Pearson, Reykdal, Rivers, Rodne, Ross, Ryu, Sells, Shea, Schmick,Short, Smith, Taylor, Walsh, Warnick, Wilcox, Wylie, and ZeigerExcused (1): Representative Crouse

Senate vote on fnal passage 4/22/11Yeas: 28 Nays: 17 Absent: 1 Excused: 3

Voting Yea (28): Senators Becker, Brown, Chase, Eide, Ericksen,Hargrove, Hateld, Hewitt, Hobbs, Kastama, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Litzow, Morton, Murray, Pug, Prentice, Pridemore, Regala,

Rockefeller, Schoesler, Shin, Stevens, Tom, White, and ZarelliVoting Nay (17): Senators Baumgartner, Baxter, Benton, Conway, Fain,Fraser, Harper, Haugen, Hill, Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford, Keiser,McAuliffe, Ranker, Roach, Sheldon, and SweckerAbsent (1): Senator Nelson

Excused (3): Senators Carrell, Delvin, and Parlette

Concerning recreation access on state lands(Second Substitute Senate Bill 5622)

Creates the Discover Pass to replace $70 million cut forParks, Fish and Wildlife and Natural Resources through userfees. Governor signed into law on May 12.

Senate vote on Third Reading 4/20/11


Voting Yea (33): Senators Becker, Brown, Carrell, Chase, Conway,Eide, Fain, Fraser, Hargrove, Harper, Hateld, Haugen, Hewitt, Hill,Keiser, Kilmer, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Litzow, McAuliffe, Murray, Nelson,Prentice, Pridemore, Ranker, Regala, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Shin,Stevens, Swecker, Tom, and White.

Voting Nay (14): Senators Baumgartner, Baxter, Benton, Delvin, Erick-sen, Hobbs, Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford, Kastama, King, Morton,

Pug, Roach, and Sheldon.

Absent (1): Senator Zarelli. Excused (1): Senator Parlette.

House vote on Third Reading4/21/11


Voting Yea (55): Representatives Appleton, Billig, Blake, Carlyle, Clib-born, Cody, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Finn, Fitzgibbon,Frockt, Goodman, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter,Hurst, Jinkins, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kirby, Ladenburg, Liias, Lytton,Maxwell, McCoy, Miloscia, Moeller, Morris, Moscoso, Ormsby, Orwall,Pedersen, Pettigrew, Reykdal, Roberts, Rolfes, Ryu, Santos, Seaquist,Sells, Springer, Stanford, Sullivan, Takko, Tharinger, Upthegrove, VanDe Wege, Wylie, and Mr. Speaker Chopp.

Voting Nay (42): Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Angel,Armstrong, Asay, Bailey, Buys, Chandler, Condotta, Dahlquist, Dam-meier, DeBolt, Fagan, Haler, Hargrove, Harris, Hinkle, Hope, John-

son, Klippert, Kretz, Kristiansen, McCune, Nealey, Orcutt, Overstreet,Parker, Pearson, Probst, Rivers, Rodne, Ross, Shea, Schmick, Short,Smith, Taylor, Walsh, Warnick, Wilcox, and Zeiger.

Excused (1): Representative Crouse.

Other key vote: SSB 5385 -- Increasing revenue to state wildlife account. PassedSenate 4/20/11, 38-8 with 3 excused. Passed House 4/21/11, 55-42with 1 excused. Signed into law 5/12/11.

House test vote on closing tax loopholes(Substitute House Bill 2078)

House vote on fnal passage 5/24/11


Voting Yea (52): Representatives Appleton, Billig, Blake, Carlyle,

Clibborn, Cody, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Finn, Fitzgibbon,Frockt, Goodman, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter,Jinkins, Kagi, Kenney, Kirby, Ladenburg, Liias, Lytton, Maxwell, McCoy,Moeller, Morris, Moscoso, Ormsby, Orwall, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Probst,Reykdal, Roberts, Rolfes, Ryu, Santos, Seaquist, Sells, Springer,Stanford, Sullivan, Takko, Tharinger, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, andMr. Speaker ChoppVoting Nay (42): Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Armstrong, Asay,Bailey, Buys, Chandler, Condotta, Dahlquist, Dammeier, DeBolt,Fagan, Haler, Hargrove, Harris, Hinkle, Hope, Hurst, Johnson, Kelley,Klippert, Kretz, Kristiansen, Miloscia, Nealey, Orcutt, Overstreet, Parker,Pearson, Rivers, Rodne, Ross, Shea, Schmick, Short, Smith, Taylor,Walsh, Warnick, Wilcox, Wylie, and ZeigerExcused (4): Representatives Anderson, Angel, Crouse, and McCune

Other key votes: 2ESB 5773 -- Health Savings Accounts/high-deductible health plansfor state employees. Passed House 5/10/11, 80-15 with 3 excused.

Passed Senate 5/16/11, 32-9 with 3 absent and 5 excused. Signed intolaw 5/31/11. HB 2070 Holding pensions harmless from temporary salaryreductions. Passed House 5/2/11, 90-4 with 4 excused. Passed Senate5/9/11 40-4, with 5 excused. Signed into law 5/31/11. ESSB 5860 Legislation backing our negotiated contracts, includingagreements reached with UW and WSU with exibility on nding 3%reductions; also prohibits pay raises for WMS and EMS workers.Passed Senate 5/25/11, 36-10 with 3 excused. Passed House 5/25/11,72-24 with 2 excused. 2SHB 1179 Clarifying state ethics laws to allow legislators to meetwith state employees at the worksite. Passed House 3/5/11, 97-0 with 1excused. Passed Senate 4/5/11, 49-0. Signed into law 4/14/11. ESHB 1175 Transportation Budget. Passed Senate 4/20/11, 39-9with 1 excused. Passed House 4/22/11, 87-9 with 2 excused. Signedinto law with partial veto 5/16/11. ESSB 5605 Limiting liability for DSHS and DOC workers. PassedSenate 3/7/11, 40-9. It did not have a House vote in 2011.


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Veterans Incarceration Project(King, Pierce, Thurston andClark counties)

Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB)WDVA and ESD employees are em-bedded in the WTB and TransitionAssistanceOfcetoprovideservicecoordination BEFORE the service

member is discharged. ContactStevenGillatWDVA,360-725-2235or at Joint Base Lewis McChord,253-966-4285.

Veterans Innovations Program (VIP)Together, the Defenders Fund andCompetitive Grant Program to assistWashington National Guard/Reserve veterans returning fromthe wars in Iraq and Afghanistanandtheirfamilieswithnancialandemployment assistance. Contact RicPriceat360-725-2236.

Basic Health PlanVeterans of current war operations

areeligibleforBHPbenetswhilewaitingforVAbenetstokickinor when VA facilities are not conve-niently located. Contact Ric Price at360-725-2236.

Veterans Conservation CorpsVeterans living with PTSD or othereffects from their service can partici-pateinover70habitatrestorationprograms such as salmon recovery,replacing forests, and cleaning upstreams. Contact Mark Fischer at360-725-2224.

Incarcerated Veterans Re-Entry

Services (IVRS)

Veterans are offered reduced sen-tences in exchange for drug andalcohol treatment and mental healthservices, housing and employment.This program is offered in King,Pierce, Clark, and Thurston coun-ties. Contract Donald Lachman at206-966-4285.

Veterans Estate Management

Program (VEMP)This homeless prevention programis available to service members whohave been declared incompetent bythe VA or SSA to manage their af-fairs.ContactStevenGillat360-725-2236or253-966-4285.

Make a difference in the

lives of veterans and their

families:

State Lottery raising money!BeginningonLaborDay2011andrunning until Veterans Day, Nov.11, the Washington State Lotterywill be offering the public a specialopportunitytobenetveteransandtheir families through the VeteransInnovations Program (VIP). Watchfor it!

Cruise with an Armed Forces

License PlateIf you served or are a family mem-ber of a service member, you areeligible to purchase a specializedArmed Forces plate at any VehicleLicensingOfce.Thefundswillhelp support services for homelessveterans; and maintenance of thefuture state veterans cemetery inEastern Washington.

Call1-800-562-0132,option1formore information.

Combined Fund Drive deductionsIf you work in an agency that usesthe Washington State CombinedFund Drive (CFD), you can donatethat way (its 0456860 on the do-nation form). Funds donated aredivided three ways:

The Stewardship Fund - sup-port for the Washington StateVeterans Cemetery in EasternWashington (Medical Lake) andthe Homeless Veterans Programto assist with immediate needssuch as food, access to shelter,clothing, and transportation.

The Veterans Innovations Pro-gram (see left column).

The Betterment Fund Accountsat the veterans homes allowresidents to go on outings, suchas a special lunch or the mov-ies. This also provides funds forfamily picnics or special proj-ects.

Or for information on how to givedirectly:

Eastern Washington VeteransCemetery: http://www.dva.wa.gov/eastern_wa_vet_cem-etery.html or by mail to Vet-erans Stewardship Account /State Veterans Cemetery, C/OWDVA,POBox41150,Olympia,WA98504

Support Veterans in VeteransHomes: http://www.dva.wa.gov/donation_ideas.html

Help for Homeless Veterans:Types of assistance provided in-clude; emergency food, shelter,transportation or other needs.Mail your donation to: VeteransStewardship Account / Home-

less Veterans Program, C/OWDVA,POBox41150,Olympia,WA98504

www.dva.wa.gov 800-562-2308

Veterans rights are workers rights!


Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs

One in nine Washington state resi-dents -- and likely state employeesand WFSE/AFSCME members --is a veteran, and connecting themtoearnedbenetsistheprimary

focus of the Department of VeteransAffairs.

Steve Gill, a veteran himself,recently assumed duties as theadministrator for Veterans ServicesDivision at DVA after serving inthedepartmentasabenetsassis-tant, program manager for estatemanagement in Olympia, and theTransitioning Warrior Program atFort Lewis.

He sees state employees and unionmembers as an important connec-tion in identifying veterans andfamilies in need of services.

At work and in our communities,union members are actively engaged.Knowing what to ask and how toconnect veterans with services andbenetscanmakeadifferencein

Agency seeks to reach out to as many

veterans and families as possiblethe quality of lives.

At work:

WDVA works with other Wash-ington state agencies to improveaccess to service for veterans and

their families by attempting toconnect veterans with the state,federalandlocalbenetsandentitlements earned through theirservice to our country.

Consider how your job mightprovide an opportunity to help aveteran and their family simply

by asking if they have served andhelping them connect with DVA.

In our communities:

WDVA enlists the support of Vet-erans Service Organizations, faith

communities and local agencies toextend their reach.

Whatever your communityconnection, take the oppor-tunity to direct veterans andtheir families to WDVA for

help.

These partnerships are a large partof the solution to better servingthose who serve!

OlympiaLocal443memberTim Fox, a Vietnam-era and GulfWar veteran who now works as anIT specialist with the Department

of Licensing, believes everyone canbe an advocate for veterans.

Foxs tour of duty took himfromstatesidetothePacicandEuropean theaters and landed himat Fort Lewis-McChord where heretiredwitha40percentdisability.

Hisdisabilityqualiedhimforvocational rehabilitation and Foxtook advantage of the opportunityearning a college degree in thecomputereld.

While attending Pierce Collegeat Fort Lewis, Fox participated in a

work-study program at AmericanLake, helping other veterans con-necttobenets.

Putting his career counselingexperience to work, Tim helpedprocess veterans until he graduatedand moved on to work for Intel

before joining the state work force.

The old days were pretty dis-mal, Fox said. A veteran seekingbenetswouldbehandedahugestack of paperwork and be told tollitout.Alotofveteransfailed

toreceivethebenetsandservicesthey earned.

Fox continues to be an advo-cate for veterans both in the workplace and in his community.

Advocating for veterans

Tim Fox at the Winged Victory statue, Capitol

Campus.

www.dva.wa.gov 800-562-2308

WFSE/AFSCME members arein a unique position to help. PTSD COUNSELING SERVICES

24 HOUR VA CRISIS HOTLINE

1-800-273-TALK(8255)

PTSD Director Tom Schumacher360-725-2226or1-800-562-2308

The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Program attempts to create community-

based avenues to counseling service thatare less formal in nature, offering the high-estlevelofcondentiallypossible.

Today, the process is

simple. Pick up the phone

and call the Department ofVeteran Affairs.

washington state employee, june 2011

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