VOL. 46 NO. 4 FACES OF OUR FUTURE The official newspaper of the INSIDE: FEDERATION OF STATE JUNE 2018 Meet our 2018 scholarship recipients. See page 7. EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28•AFL-CIO

WASHINGTON State Employee 100% Uni n Proud

All of us having each other’s back! Meeno Pelucci photos Using our voice • Holding them accountable Delegates use voice at Endorsements Conference List of initial endorsements on page 5. Legislative voting records on pages 3-6.

Elected delegates from In the open Congressional WFSE/AFSCME locals seat in the 8th District, del- around the state on April 28 egates gave a dual endorse- took the first step in this cycle ment to former King County of legislative, Congressional criminal prosecutor Jason Rit- and issue grassroots advocacy tereiser and pediatrician Kim at the union’s early Endorse- Schrier. ments Conference in Seattle. In the 5th Congressional Delegates voted to en- District, the endorsement dorse United States Sen. Ma- went to former state Senate ria Cantwell for another term. Majority Leader Lisa Brown. One post-conference en- dorsement has already been made by a WFSE/AFSCME local interview team (May 23): WSU-Vancouver Professor Carolyn Long for the 3rd Con- gressional District in South- west Washington. The union’s endorse- ments process is important Endorsements Conference delegates because no workforce any- from (above) Local 341 (Fircrest where has more at stake in School/Echo Glen Children’s Center/ the decisions made by elected SOLA) and Colville Local 1054 (left). officials. They decide our wages and benefits when our negotiated contracts hit the Legislature for funding in the So our members research, budget. They have a huge vet and interview candidates role in legislation affecting job in this vibrant and account- security, working conditions able political action process. and retirement security. See POWER, page 7 Member Connection Center: 1-833-MCC-WFSE • [email protected] UNION NEWS

FAR LEFT: Kilduff, Conway and Dotlich lead solemn procession at this year’s Workers Memorial Day ceremony at Western State Hospital.

CENTER: Local 793 member Jim Hulse makes memorial trek on lawn below the hospital.

ABOVE: WFSE/AFSCME VP Judy Kuschel speaks backed by 355 placards signifying all those assaulted at Western State Hospital last year.

Workers Memorial Day 2018: Threat of “Right to Work” hangs over values of worker safety

This year’s Workers Memorial ration was the specter of mandated “We together need to push back Day ceremony sponsored by Local 793 (and misnamed) “right to work” laws and make sure right to work is not a at Western State Hospital in Lakewood from the United States Supreme Court reality in Washington state,” said Rep. April 27 proved more somber than in the Janus case. The Janus case takes of the 28th Dist. most. aim at our values of empowering state “We need to push back on these The 100 or so who turned out once employees and changing lives. threats to working families.” again mourned for workers who died in 2017, including Rainier School Local Speaker after speaker at the Western WFSE/AFSCME Vice President Judy 491 member Cody Buffington. State Hospital Workers Memorial Day Kuschel honored Buffington and those And they remembered those in- event said so-called “right to work” is killed on the job. jured on the job, including the 355 wrong for worker safety. And she said standing strong to- Western State Hospital workers who “Right to work is a threat to work- gether is the best way to counter the reported assaults last year. er safety,” Conway said. threat to worker safety posed by the The attendees made a solemn “Take a moment to think about Janus case. procession through a trail lined by red what the physical and mental toll of “We can continue to fight back by crosses, one for each of those 355. being assaulted is,” said Carol Dotlich, sticking with the only true voice for “This worksite is the most danger- former WFSE/AFSCME president workers – our union,” Kuschel said. ous worksite and we all need to recog- who suffered an assault 30 years ago “Staying stronger together and nize that,” said Sen. Steve Conway of while working at Western State Hos- be coming back to work. Some of these being 100% Union. When we stand the 29th Dist. pital. workers will have disabilities for the together with one powerful voice, we But looming over the commemo- “Some of these workers will not rest of their lives.” can achieve much.”

from serious illness. Contact: 7687, or your own human (509) 299-1903,or your own and a member of Local 843, SHARED LEAVE Cheryl Stailey, (360) 429- resource office. human resource office. has been approved for shared 2801, or your own human leave to cover the time she REQUESTS resource office. Jonathan (Tristan) Wiedmer, Patricia Tomas, a forms and will be in treatment for breast an attendant counselor 1 with records analyst 3 with DSHS cancer. Contact: Cynthia Andrea Vaughn, a financial Kathryn Byers, a manage- DSHS at Lakeland Village in in Seattle and a member Soares at (425) 793-5789, or services specialist 3 with ment analyst 2 with DSHS in Medical Lake and a member of Local 843, is requesting your own human resource of- DSHS in Lynnwood and a Olympia and a member of Lo- of Local 573, is requesting shared leave for a serious fice. member of Local 948, is re- cal 443, is requesting shared shared leave donations to medical condition. Contact questing shared leave dona- leave donations to help cover help cover the time he will your human resource office. To place a shared leave re- tions to help cover the time the time while recovering from miss while recovering from quest, call 1-833-MCC-WFSE she will miss while caring for a serious illness. Contact: a serious medical condition. Colleen Pease, a secretary or email [email protected]. a family member recovering Ksea Cantonwise, (360) 902- Contact: Dawn Hartman, senior with DSHS in Seattle

WASHINGTON tate mployee And now it’s time to say goodbye This is the last edition of the WFSE/AFSCME Washington State S E Employee with me as editor. After nearly 31 1/2 years with the Federation, I’m retiring effective June 15. To paraphrase a great man (Bill Lucy), in that time I’m grateful I had some small part in bringing a “fair Washington State Employee (USPS 981- 200) is published monthly, except February helping of decency” to you and your families. Outside of my family, my union brothers and sisters are the great- and July, for $5.08 per year by the Washing- ton Federation of State Employees/AFSCME est heroes I know. I hope I did you justice in my role as a communicator and doing whatever else needed to be Council 28 • AFL-CIO, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E. done. Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. Affiliated with the American Federation of State, County Thank you for the many kindnesses and courtesies you extended to me and often my four now-grown boys and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the who grew up at our picket lines, rallies, lobby days, conventions and many other events. Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. They like me grasped the just cause of defending the humanity you bring to our state. Because we are Periodicals postage paid at Olympia, WA good people. We do good things. We are a GOOD union. Take care. I’ll be seeing you around. and at additional offices. Circulation: 42,000. In solidarity, Tim Welch, Director of Public Affairs POSTMASTER: Send address changes to

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Page 2 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee June 2018 HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE here for accountability and transpar- FOR THE RECORD ency so you can see it and judge for Delegates from Northwest yourself. • Senate voting Washington Local 1060. How your legislators voted on The voting record was one of the record - Below key state employee issues in factors used by Endorsements Confer- 2017 and 2018 ence delegates April 28. • House voting Other important factors include accessibility and responsiveness to record - 4&5 he union has once again issued WFSE/AFSCME members during Lob- the voting record on how legis- by Days and other grassroots efforts. • Voting record lators did on our issues in the In choosing these votes, WFSE/ explained - 6 T2017-2018 legislative cycle. AFSCME attempts to fairly represent a The voting record covers key lawmakerʼs position on issues impor- House and Senate votes during the tant to our members. • Initial endorse- 2017 and 2018 legislative sessions. ments - 5 The voting record is reproduced

FOR THE RECORD 2017-2018: Senate Voting Record SENATE VOTING RECORD (2017-18) VOTING RECORD KEY:

= RIGHT vote (Party - = WRONG vote Equity Services RECORD RECORD Care StaffCare Employees Limitations Deductions

Employee DOB Employee E = Excused Senator 6) HB 2751 Dues 2751 HB 6) Dues 4) SB 6079 State 4) SB 6079 State Legislative District) 3) HB 2669 Part Time 5) SB5) Access 6229 NEO 7) SB 6245 Interpreter 2015-16 WFSE VOTING 9) HB 1506 Gender Pay Pay 1506 HB 9) Gender 1) HB 1434 Shared Leave 1) 1434 Shared HB 2017-2018 WFSE VOTING VOTING WFSE 2017-2018 8) SB 6231 DFR of Statute 2) HB 1558 PSERS Direct 2) 1558 HB Direct PSERS A = Absent Angel (R-26) 29% 13% N/A = Not a member Bailey (R-10) 29% 13% of that chamber at Baumgartner (R-6 ) 29% 25% E E E E that time Becker (R-2) 29% 13% * Votes exist in the Billig (D-3) 100% 100% other chamber Braun (R-20) 17% 13% Brown (R-8) 29% 13% Explanation Carlyle (D-36) N/A 100% of votes on Chase (D-32) 100% 100% page 6. Cleveland (D-49) 100% 100% Conway (D-29) 100% 100% Darneille (D-27) 100% 100% Dhringa (D-45) N/A 100% Ericksen (R-42) 17% 13% Fain (R-47) 29% 38% Fortunato (R-31) N/A 63% Frockt (D-46) 100% 100% Hasegawa (D-11) 100% 100% SENATE VOTING RECORD (2017-18) Hawkins (R-12) N/A 13% Hobbs (D-44) 71% 100% E Honeyford (R-15) 29% 13% Hunt (D-22) N/A 100% Keiser (D-33)(Party - 100% 100% Equity Services King (R-14) 29% RECORD 25% RECORD Care StaffCare Employees Limitations Deductions

Kuderer (D-48) N/A 100% DOB Employee Senator 6) HB 2751 Dues 2751 HB 6) Dues 4) SB 6079 State 4) SB 6079 State Liias (D-21) Legislative District)

100% 100% 3) HB 2669 Part Time 5) SB5) Access 6229 NEO 7) SB 6245 Interpreter 2015-16 WFSE VOTING 9) HB 1506 Gender Pay Pay 1506 HB 9) Gender 1) HB 1434 Shared Leave 1) 1434 Shared HB 2017-2018 WFSE VOTING VOTING WFSE 2017-2018 8) SB 6231 DFR of Statute McCoy (D-38) 100% 100% 2) 1558 HB Direct PSERS Voting RecordMiloscia Key: (R-30) E = Excused 57% N/A = not 88%a member of that chamber at that time * Votes exist in the other chamber Mullet (D-5) 71% 88% Nelson (D-34) 100% 100% O'Ban (R-28) 43% 25% Padden (R-4) 14% 13% Palumbo (D-1) N/A 100% Pedersen (D-43) 86% 100% Ranker (D-40) 86% 100% Rivers (R-18) 43% 13% Rolfes (D-23) 100% 100% Saldana (D-37) N/A 100% Schoesler (R-9) 29% 25% Sheldon (D-35) 29% 38% Short (R-7) N/A 25% Takko (D-19) N/A 100% Van De Wege (D-24) N/A 100% Wagoner (R-39) N/A 13% Walsh (R-13) N/A 100% E E E E E E Warnick (R-13) 29% 38% Wellman (D-41) N/A 100% Wilson (R-17) N/A 65% Zeiger (R-25) N/A 38%

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Voting Record Key: E = Excused N/A = not a member of that chamber at that time * Votes exist in the other chamber FOR THE RECORD 2017-2018: House Voting Record HOUSE VOTING RECORD (2017-18) VOTING RECORD KEY:

(Party - = RIGHT vote

= WRONG vote Services RECORD RECORD Care Staff Pay Equity Employees Limitations E = Excused Legislative District) 5) HB 2669 Part Time 5) Time Part HB 2669 9) HB 1506 Workplace 6) SB Access6229 NEO 2015-16 WFSE 2015-16 VOTING Representative 10) SB 6245 Interpreter 2017-2018 WFSE 2017-2018 VOTING 1) Shared HB 1434 Leave 3) HB 1559 Campus Cops 3) Campus HB 1559 8) SB of 6231 DFR Statute 2) PSERS HB 1558 Direct 4) PERS HB 1560 2 Default Practices Achieveto Gender 7) HB 2751 Dues Deductions A = Absent Appleton (D-23) 100% 100% N/A = Not a member Barkis (R-2) N/A 38% of that chamber at Bergquist (D-11) 100% 100% that time Blake (D-19) 88% 100% * Votes exist in the Buys (R-42) 11% 38% other chamber Caldier (R-26) 13% 50% Chandler (R-15) 11% 13% Explanation Chapman (D-24) N/A 100% of votes on Chopp (D-43) 100% 100% Clibborn (D-41) 100% 100% page 6. Cody (D-34) 100% 100% Condotta (R-12) 0% 13% DeBolt (R-20) 13% 38% Dent (R-13) 11% 38% Dolan (D-22) N/A 100% Doglio (D-22) N/A 100% Dye (R-9) 0% 25% Eslick (R-39) N/A 25% Fey (D-27) 100% 100% Fitzgibbon (D-34) 89% 100% Frame (D-36) 100% 100% Goodman (D-45) 100% 100% Graves (R-5) N/A 25% Gregerson (D-33) 100% 100% Griffey (R-35) 13% 63% HOUSE VOTING RECORD (2017-18) Haler (R-8) 11% 13% Hansen (D-23) 88% 100% Hargrove (R-47) 13% 38%

Harmsworth(Party - (R-44) 13% 50% Harris (R-17) 22% 38% Hayes (R-10) 38% 50% Services RECORD RECORD Care Staff Pay Equity Employees Holy (R-6) 0% 25% Limitations Hudgins (D-11) 100% 100% Legislative District) 5) HB 2669 Part Time 5) Time Part HB 2669 9) HB 1506 Workplace 6) SB Access6229 NEO 2015-16 WFSE 2015-16 VOTING Representative Irwin (R-31) N/A 50% 10) SB 6245 Interpreter 2017-2018 WFSE 2017-2018 VOTING 1) Shared HB 1434 Leave Cops 3) Campus HB 1559 8) SB of 6231 DFR Statute 2) PSERS HB 1558 Direct 4) PERS HB 1560 2 Default Practices Achieveto Gender Jenkins (R-16) N/A 13% 7) HB 2751 Dues Deductions Jinkins (D-27) 100% 100% Voting Record Key: E = ExcusedJohnson (R-14) N/A = not a member40% of that50% chamber at that time * Votes exist in the other chamber Kagi (D-32) 100% 100% Kilduff (D-28) 88% 100% E E E Kirby (D-29) 100% 100% Klippert (R-8) 0% 38% Kloba (D-1) N/A 100% Kraft (R-17) N/A 38% Kretz (R-7) 13% 25% Kristiansen (R-39) 14% 25% Lovick (D-44) N/A 100% Lytton (D-40) 100% 100% MacEwen (R-35) 38% 57% E Macri (D-43) N/A 100% Manweller (R-13) 0% 13% E Maycumber (R-7) N/A 25% McBride (D-48) 100% 100% McCabe (R-14) 25% 50% McCaslin (R-4) 0% 0% McDonald (R-25) N/A 50% Morris (D-40) 100% 100% Muri (R-28) 38% 63% Nealey (R-16) 13% 0% Orcutt (R-20) 25% 38% Ormsby (D-3) 100% 100% Ortiz-Self (D-21) 100% 100% Orwall (D-33) 100% 100% Pellicciotti (D-30) N/A 100% Peterson (D-21) 100% 100% Pettigrew (D-37) 100% 100% Pike (R-18) 13% 0% Pollet (D-46) 100% 100% Reeves (D-30) N/A 100% Riccelli (D-3) 100% 100% Robinson (D-38) 100% 100%

Voting Record Key: E = Excused N/A = not a member of that chamber at that time * Votes exist in the other chamber

Page 4 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee June 2018 FOR THE RECORD 2017-2018: House Voting Record HOUSE VOTING RECORD (2017-18) VOTING RECORD KEY: (Party - (Party - = RIGHT vote

= WRONG vote Services RECORD RECORD Services RECORD RECORD Care Staff Care Staff Pay Equity Pay Equity Employees Employees Limitations Limitations E = Excused Legislative District) Legislative District) 5) HB 2669 Part Time 5) Time Part HB 2669 5) HB 2669 Part Time 5) Time Part HB 2669 9) HB 1506 Workplace 9) HB 1506 Workplace 6) SB Access6229 NEO 2015-16 WFSE 2015-16 VOTING 6) SB Access6229 NEO 2015-16 WFSE 2015-16 VOTING Representative Representative 10) SB 6245 Interpreter 10) SB 6245 Interpreter 2017-2018 WFSE 2017-2018 VOTING 1) Shared HB 1434 Leave Cops 3) Campus HB 1559 2017-2018 WFSE 2017-2018 VOTING 8) SB of 6231 DFR Statute 1) Shared HB 1434 Leave Cops 3) Campus HB 1559 8) SB of 6231 DFR Statute 2) PSERS HB 1558 Direct 2) PSERS HB 1558 Direct 4) PERS HB 1560 2 Default 4) PERS HB 1560 2 Default Practices Achieveto Gender 7) HB 2751 Dues Deductions Practices Achieveto Gender 7) HB 2751 Dues Deductions A = Absent RodneAppleton (R-5) (D-23) 100%38% 100%40% E E E N/A = Not a member RyuBarkis (D-32) (R-2) 100%N/A 100%38% E of that chamber at Bergquist (D-11) 100% 100% Santos (D-37) 100% 100% that time SawyerBlake (D-19) (D-29) 100%88% 100% * Votes exist in the SchmickBuys (R-42) (R-9) 11%0% 25%38% other chamber SellsCaldier (D-38) (R-26) 100%13% 100%50% SennChandler (D-41) (R-15) 100%11% 100%13% Explanation SheaChapman (R-4) (D-24) N/A0% 100%0% of votes on SlatterChopp (D-48)(D-43) 100%N/A 100% SmithClibborn (R-10) (D-41) 100%0% 100%50% page 6. SpringerCody (D-34) (D-45) 100% 100% StambaughCondotta (R-12) (R-25) 38%0% 63%13% StanfordDeBolt (R-20) (D-1) 100%13% 100%38% SteeleDent (R-13) (R-12) 11%N/A 50%38% StokesbaryDolan (D-22) (R-31) 22%N/A 100%38% StonierDoglio (D-22) (D-29) N/A 100% SullivanDye (R-9) (D-47) 100%0% 100%25% TarletonEslick (R-39) (D-36) 100%N/A 100%25% TaylorFey (D-27) (R-15) 100%0% 100%0% TharingerFitzgibbon (D-24) (D-34) 100%89% 100% VanFrame Werven (D-36) (R-42) 100%0% 100%50% VickGoodman (R-18) (D-45) 100%0% 100%0% ValdezGraves (D-46)(R-5) N/A 100%25% VolzGregerson (R-6) (D-33) 100%N/A 100%20% E E E WalshGriffey (R-19) (R-35) 38%13% 38%63% WilcoxHaler (R-8) (R-2) 44%11% 38%13% WylieHansen (D-49) (D-23) 100%88% 100% YoungHargrove (R-26) (R-47) 13% 50%38% Harmsworth (R-44) 13% 50% Harris (R-17) 22% 38% Hayes (R-10) 38% 50% InitialHoly (R-6) list of endorsed0% 25% candidates STATE LEGISLATURE LD 24 (Pos. 1): Mike Chapman, D* Hudgins (D-11) 100% 100% LD 24 (Pos. 2): , Irwin (R-31) N/A 50% STATE SENATE D* Here is the list of endorsements FEDERAL RACES madeJenkins at (R-16) the April 28 WFSE/N/A 13% LD 27 (Pos. 1): Laurie Jenkins, D* Legislative District 7: Karen Hardy, LD 27 (Pos. 2): Jake Fey, D* AFSCME Endorsements U.S. Senate Voting Record Key: E = Excused N/A = not a member of that chamber at that time * Votes exist in the other chamberD+ LD 28 (Pos. 1): Mari Leavitt, D+ Conference. An asterisk (*) Maria Cantwell, D* indicates an incumbent. A plus LD 21: Marko Liias, D* LD 28 (Pos. 2): Christine Kilduff, D* LD 29: Steve Conway, D* LD 29 (Pos. 2): Steve Kirby, D* sign (+) indicates a non-incumbent U.S. Congress previously endorsed by WFSE/ LD 30: Mark Miloscia, R* LD 30 (Pos. 1): Mike Pellicciotti, D* LD 31: Phil Fortunato, R* LD 30 (Pos. 2): Kristine Reeves, D* AFSCME for that position. More Congressional District 1: Suzan LD 32: Maralyn Chase, D* LD 31 (Pos. 2): , R* endorsements will follow local and DelBene, D* LD 33: Karen Keiser, D* LD 32 (Pos. 1): , D* Executive Board interviews. CD 3: Carolyn Long, D (Note: Long LD 37: Rebecca Saldana, D* LD 33 (Pos. 1): , D* was endorsed 5/23/18 by local LD 38: John McCoy, D* LD 33 (Pos. 2): , D* BALLOT MEASURES interview team) LD 43: Jamie Pedersen, D* LD 34 (Pos. 1): , D* CD 5: Lisa Brown, D LD 44: Steve Hobbs, D* LD 34 (Pos. 2): , D* Initiative 1631 – Clean air, clean CD 6: Derek Kilmer, D* LD 45: Manka Dhingra, D* LD 35 (Pos. 1): , R* energy. SUPPORT CD 7: Pramila Jayapal, D* LD 46: David Frockt, D* LD 35 (Pos. 2): Drew MacEwan, R* CD 8: (dual) Jason Rittereiser, D, LD 48: Patty Kuderer, D* LD 36 (Pos. 1): , D* Initiative 1634 – Taxation of and Kim Schrier, D LD 36 (Pos. 2): Gael Tarleton, D* groceries. OPPOSE CD 9: Adam Smith, D* LD 37 (Pos. 1): Sharon Tomiko CD 10: Denny Heck, D* STATE HOUSE OF Santos, D* Note: Initiative titles from REPRESENTATIVES: LD 37 (Pos. 2): , D* Secretary of State’s summary LD 38 (Pos. 1): June Robinson, D* page: https://www.sos.wa.gov/ STATE SUPREME COURT LD 1 (Pos. 1): Derek Stanford, D* LD 38 (Pos. 2): , D* elections/initiatives/initiatives. LD 1 (Pos. 2): , D* LD 40 (Pos. 2): , D* aspx?y=2018&t=p Pos. 2: Susan Owens, NP* LD 3 (Pos. 1): , D* LD 41 (Pos. 1): , D* Pos. 8: Steven Gonzalez, NP* LD 3 (Pos. 2): , D* LD 43 (Pos. 1): , D* Pos. 9: Sheryl McCloud, NP* LD 10 (Pos. 2): , R* LD 43 (Pos. 2): , D* LD 11 (Pos. 1): , D* LD 44 (Pos. 1): , D* LD 11 (Pos. 2): , D* LD 45 (Pos. 1): , LD 15 (Pos. 2): Angela Cooper, D+ D* LD 17 (Pos. 2): , R* LD 45 (Pos. 2): , D* LD 19 (Pos. 2): , D* LD 46 (Pos. 1): , D* LD 21 (Pos. 1): , D* LD 47 (Pos. 2): Pat Sullivan, D* LD 21 (Pos. 2): Lillian Ortiz-Self, D* LD 48 (Pos. 1): , LD 22 (Pos. 1): , D* D* LD 22 (Pos. 2): Beth Doglio, D* LD 49 (Pos. 1): , D* LD 23 (Pos. 1): , LD 49 (Pos. 2): , D* D* LD 23 (Pos. 2): , D*

June 2018 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee Page 5 FOR THE RECORD 2017-2018: EXPLANATION OF VOTES

Explanation of key votes used in new state employees should get S8. SB 6231 Duty of Fair A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” Senate voting record: access to a wide range of information, Representation (DFR) Statute if vote was a “Wrong” vote. including their contract rights. ESB Limitations S1. ESHB 1434 Shared Leave 6229 guarantees that exclusive (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position H4. SHB 1560 PERS 2 Default (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position bargaining representatives have access was “Yes” vote) (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position was a “Yes” vote) to new employee orientations, at least Passed the Senate 27-20 with 2 excused was “Yes” vote) Passed the Senate 49-0 on 2/27/18; 30 minutes within 90 days of a new on 2/9/18; passed the House and Passed the House 66-29 with 3 excused passed House and became law. employee coming on the job. (Note: became law. on 1/29/18; did not get a committee The contracts we negotiate can exceed hearing in the Senate. ESHB 1434 expands the shared leave those minimum standards.) Under ESB SB 6231 brings consistency so that program to include pregnancy-related 6229 state employers must provide the under state collective bargaining SHB 1560 would have made PERS disability or illness, or for parental leave exclusive bargaining representative statutes, the statute of limitations for Plan 2 the retirement system default to bond with a new child. This is an idea reasonable access to new employees unfair labor practice complaints filed in for new employees, rather than PERS that came from the bargaining table in of the bargaining unit for the purposes superior court is six months. This bill is Plan 3. New hires could have still opted 2016. of presenting information about their a technical fix to change the statute of for Plan 3, but would be enrolled in the exclusive bargaining representative. limitations from two years to six months, defined benefit plan unless they decided A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” The presentation may occur during a which is what it was before the state otherwise. SHB 1560 would have vote was a “Wrong” vote. new employee orientation provided by Supreme Court’s decision in October. provided fair protection for those among the employer, or at another time agreed This aligns the statute of limitations for us who are less savvy financially, and S2. SHB 1558 PSERS expansion to by the employer and the exclusive superior court with the one for the Public would have saved the state money. (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position bargaining representative. Employment Relations Commission was “Yes” vote) (PERC), and also aligns the statute of A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” Passed the Senate 34-14 with 1 excused A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” limitations between the public sector and vote was a “Wrong” vote. on 3/2/18; passed the House and vote was a “Wrong” vote. the private sector. SB 6231 will ensure became law. timely resolution to unfair practice H5. HB 2669 Part-Time Employees S6. HB 2751 Dues Deductions complaints. (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position SHB 1558 expands the Public Safety (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position was “Yes” vote) Employees Retirement System (PSERS) was “Yes” vote) A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” Passed the House 50-47 with 1 excused to include direct-care workers in DSHS Passed the Senate 26-22 with 1 excused vote was a “Wrong” vote. on 2/12/18; passed the House and and Veterans institutions. It allows those on 2/28/18; passed the House and became law. eligible (and for whom it makes sense) became law. S9. 2SHB 1506 Gender Pay Equity to retire at age 60. It recognizes the (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position See description in S3. unacceptable rates of assault and injury HB 2751 is fundamentally a technical was “Yes” vote) these institutions workers face. bill that aligns dues collections statutes Passed the Senate 37-12 on 3/1/18; A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” in Washington. It provides that if a passed the House and became law. vote was a “Wrong” vote. A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” collective bargaining agreement has vote was a “Wrong” vote. a union security provision, written 2SHB 1506 modifies the Equal Pay H6. ESB 6229 New Employee authorization from the employee is not Act by defining “similarly employed,” Orientation (NEO) Access S3. HB 2669 Part-Time Employees required for the employer to enforce referring to gender, modifying defenses, (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position the union security agreement by providing an administrative remedy, was “Yes” vote) was “Yes” vote) deducting required dues or fees from and making other changes. It prohibits Passed the House 58-40 on 2/27/18; Passed the Senate 27-21 with 1 excused the employee’s pay. Provides that if a discrimination in providing career passed the Senate and became law. on 2/28/18; passed the House and collective bargaining agreement includes advancement opportunities based on became law. requirements for deductions of payments gender. It prohibits retaliation for certain See description in S5. other than union dues or equivalent fees workplace discussions about wages and HB 2669 leaves no doubt and adds under a union security provision, the other matters. A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” part-time employees to civil service. employer must make those deductions vote was a “Wrong” vote. It removes the exemption of part-time upon written authorization of the A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” employees from the Civil Service Law. employee. Removes the requirement vote was a “Wrong” vote. H7. HB 2751 Dues Deductions And it removes lapsed restrictions on that an employee’s written authorization (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position salary increases for exempt employees to deduct dues be filed with the was “Yes” vote) from the language of the Civil Service employer. Explanation of key votes used in Passed the House 50-48 on 2/12/18; Law. “Not only does exempting these House voting record: passed the Senate and became law. employees from civil service law exclude A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” vote was a “Wrong” vote. See description in S6. them from the rights of just cause, the H1. ESHB 1434 Shared Leave harm to the state comes at a financial (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position S7. 2SSB 6245 Interpreter Services A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” burden to state resources,” WFSE/ was a “Yes” vote) (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position vote was a “Wrong” vote. AFSCME Council 28 Secretary Tracy Passed the House 73-21 with 4 excused was “Yes” vote) Stanley testified in the Senate this on 1/31/18; passed the Senate and Passed the Senate 31-16 with 2 ex- H8. SB 6231 Duty of Fair session. became law. cused on 2/9/18; passed the House and Representation (DFR) Statute if became law. Limitations A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” See description in S1. vote was a “Wrong” vote. (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position 2SSB 6245 expands the state’s suc- was “Yes” vote) A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” cessful interpreter procurement sys- Passed the House 50-48 on 3/2/18; S4. SB 6079 State Employees Dates vote was a “Wrong” vote. of Birth tem for medical interpreters to other passed the Senate and became law. (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position high-demand agencies like Labor and Industries. See description in S8. was “Yes” vote) H2. SHB 1558 PSERS expansion Passed the Senate 25-22 with 2 excused (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position Under the bill, by 2020, DSHS, HCA, A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” on 2/10/18; did not come up for a House was “Yes” vote) DCYF, and L&I must purchase in-person vote was a “Wrong” vote. committee vote. Passed the House 89-9 on 2/12/18; spoken language interpreter services passed the Senate and became law. The goal of SB 6079 was to protect the directly from language access providers H9. 2SHB 1506 Gender Pay Equity or through contracts with scheduling and (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position safety and security of state employees See description in S2. and their families by exempting public coordinating delivery organizations, or was “Yes” vote) both. Passed the House 69-28 with 1 excused employee dates of birth from public A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” on 1/17/18; passed the Senate and disclosure requirements. Dates of birth vote was a “Wrong” vote. can unlock a wave of information that Collective Bargaining. Language service became law. providers paid by a language access jeopardizes state employees’ privacy. H3. SHB 1559 Campus Police agency, broker, or respective state See description in S9. The bill did not pass the full Legislature Arbitration department may form three different but the issue comes before the (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position statewide bargaining units: providers A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” Washington State Supreme Court this was “Yes” vote) for DSHS appointments, DCYF appoint- vote was a “Wrong” vote. summer. Passed the House 82-13 with 3 excused ments, or Medicaid enrollee appoint- on 1/29/18; did not come to a vote of the ments; providers for injured workers or H10. 2SSB 6245 Interpreter Services A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” full Senate. vote was a “Wrong” vote. crime victims receiving benefits from L&I; (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position and other providers for any state agency was “Yes” vote) SHB 1559 aimed to give state college through DES. Passed the House 53-44 with 1 excused S5. ESB 6229 New Employee and university campus police binding on 3/1/18; passed the Senate and Orientation (NEO) Access arbitration. It would have brought them in Also includes provisions on spoken lan- became law. (WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 position line with other fully commissioned police guage interpreter testing. was “Yes” vote) force officers. It would have allowed See description in S7. Passed the Senate 27-20 with 2 excused a separate bargaining table allowing A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” on 2/12/18; passed the House and campus police officers to deal with their vote was a “Wrong” vote. A “Yes” vote was a “Right” vote; a “No” became law. unique safety, training and equipment vote was a “Wrong” vote. needs. ESB 6229 supports our value that

Page 6 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee June 2018 FACES OF OUR FUTURE: 2018 WFSE/AFSCME Scholars

Daughters of members in Ecology, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner and DSHS and a Commerce member have won WFSE/AFSCME’s first round of scholarships this year.

Younglove & Coker Scholar Norm Schut Scholars This year’s recipient of the $2,500 Younglove & Coker Scholarship This year’s recipients of the $1,000 Norm Schut Scholar- (funded through a generous grant from our outside legal firm, Younglove & Coker): ships (named after WFSE/AFSCME’s first executive di- rector): Logan Jackson, the daughter of Noel Smith-Jackson, a chemist 4 with Lydia Erdelbrock, the Department of Ecology in Richland • the daughter of Dawn Krech, and a member of Local 1253, is this a paralegal 1 with the Of- year’s recipient of the union’s $2,500 fice of the Insurance Commissioner in Younglove & Coker Scholarship. Tumwater and a member of Local 443, Logan says she enjoys being in- is the recipient of one of the union’s volved in leadership, varsity athletics $1,000 Norm Schut Scholarships. and social advocacy events. Lydia is finishing her first year at She graduates this spring from Centralia College pursuing an associ- Richland High School where she is ate of arts degree. student body vice president. “Then I am going to work towards She’ll attend Western Oregon Uni- my bachelor’s degree in elementary versity in the fall. She plans to major in education,” she says. “My future goal political science and hopes to become is to become a first-grade teacher.” a lawyer. She made the president’s list last She will also be running on the quarter for a 4.0 grade point average. WOU women’s track team. • Aalea Kolb, the daughter of Lea Poe, a financial services specialist 4 with DSHS in Clarkston and a member of Logan Jackson Local 1300, is another Schut Scholar- ship recipient. She graduates from Asotin High Lydia Erdelbrock MORE School this spring and will attend ONLINE Check upcoming scholarships for 2017: Eastern Washington University in the fall to pursue a career in physical AFSCME member. Shutter is a program coordinator ALERT: Applications for Althea Lute Memorial Scholarship ($5,000) due therapy. for the agency’s Office of Crime Vic- July 31. http://www.wfse.org/scholarship-info • Heather Shutter, a commerce spe- tims Advocacy. She is pursuing a law cialist 2 with the Department of Com- degree at the University of Washing- DON’T FORGET: The Neville B. Crippen Grant-in-Aid Awards to help merce in Olympia and a member of ton in part to help victims, combat hu- members advance their education or improve skills. http://www.wfse.org/ Local 443, is the recipient of the Schut man trafficking, among other goals “to scholarship-info Scholarship earmarked for a WFSE/ serve people better,” she says.

IT CLASS STUDY UPDATE: WFSE/AFSCME has been meeting with the state over bargaining the many facets of implementing a new information technology classifica- tion structure. The team for this demand-to-bargain process is: DeFrance Clarke, Sue Henricksen, Rodney Kluever, Max Phipps, Tracy Stanley, Lesli Younger, Beth Mason, and WFSE/AFSCME staff Teresa Parsons and Amy Spiegel. You can find previous IT Class Study updates online: https://gg.wfse.org/class-study-it.

State Parks Local 1466 Southwest Maintenance Staff - #StrongerTogether At a May 17 union lunchtime event at Millersylvania State Park, members got solid information on retirement security from the Retired Public Employees Council (RPEC) and learned why we need to be 100% Union!

CAMPOUT SUS- RPEC PENDED FOR 2018: CORNER DCYF UPDATE: The union’s bargaining team negotiating over the many facets of the The 2018 Howard Online: new Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) continues to meet. On July rpecwa.org Ocobock Memo- 1, DSHS/Children’s Administration and the Department of Early Learning will merge rial Family Campout Retired Public Employ- to form the new DCYF. Our Union bargaining team is Cynthia Marcyes, Damon originally scheduled ees Council (RPEC/AF- Corrigan and Rita Swanson from DEL, Sandra Hilzendeger, Charles Loeffler for this September SCME) District 8 out in and Joyce Murphy from DSHS/CA, Gabe Hall from DSHS/JR, WFSE/AFSCME has been suspended force for the 100% Union President Sue Henricksen, and WFSE/AFSCME Staff Laura Hartless and Amy for 2018. Watch for campaign! Spiegel. You can find previous bargaining updates online online: https://wfse.org/ updates in 2019. news/dcyf-bargaining-update

POWER, struction Budget to an earlier retire- was just the first step. Endorsements Primary Election Day is Tuesday, from page 1 ment option for institutions workers in were made on a careful evaluation of Aug. 7 with vote-by-mail starting July dangerous jobs to expansion of shared candidates’ voting records on state 20. General Election Day is Tuesday, leave. At the Congressional level, it employee issues and other criteria, Nov. 6, with vote-by-mail starting Oct. In short, we support candidates who was about stopping a provision in the such as taking tough positions benefit- 19. value state employees. omnibus tax reform bill that would ing working families that might not Our grassroots advocacy based on have decimated our state’s healthy have resulted in a roll call vote. Not registered to vote? Go to: members’ action this past legislative pension funding system and our re- More vetting of other candidates https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/ session won a number of victories, tirement security. and ballot measures is needed and register.aspx from the long-stalled Capital Con- The Endorsements Conference several races are still shaping up.

June 2018 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee Page 7 MEMBERS IN ACTION “Highest form of selflessness” Local 53 member Henry Gill’s heroic actions save state trooper’s life

o Liquor and Cannabis Board enforce- ment officer 2Henry Gill, the actions he took earlier this year to save the life Tof a state trooper weren’t heroic. Gill, a Local 53 member, said. was driving home from work The situation was “pretty late Feb. 8 when he came frantic” with the suspect ap- Officer Henry Gill, Local 53: upon the trooper caught in a parently under the influence “I stopped because I wanted to life-or-death struggle with a of some substance that ampli- make sure that trooper got home suspect on the side of Inter- fied his strength, Gill said. state 5 south of Tacoma. “I heard the trooper yell, that night.” The trooper had the sus- ‘He’s got a knife, he’s got a pected carjacker pinned face knife,’” Gill said. down on the shoulder pave- suspect. with just my two fingers and lessness and service in repre- ment. But the suspect kept Gill joined in the fray as the But as the LCB commen- I just yanked for all it was senting the LCB by preventing reaching his free right hand suspect continued to try to dation of Gill reported: “With- worth. And it worked.” what could have been a fatal back to try to stab the trooper. stab the trooper in the head. in seconds, Officer Gill made Lakewood Police officers tragedy,” the LCB commenda- Gill quickly figured out All the while the suspect dis- the determination that while then arrived and assisted get- tion said. what was played a “blank stare – there using deadly force was justi- ting the suspect into custody. “I don’t think what I did happen- was no one there,” Gill said. fied, he realized the trooper Gill faced many life-or- was anything special or he- ing and At one point, the knife could be adversely affected by death situations before he re- roic,” Gill said. jammed was pointed directly at Gill’s the use of his weapon.” tired after 28 ½ years with the “I just did what I needed on his face. Tacoma Police Department. to do.” brakes. “It was getting to the Gill reholstered his pistol In his new job with the Li- “Be- point where he was either and made another attempt to quor and Cannabis Board, he Law enforcement officers cause I going to toss the trooper or pry the knife with its 4-inch doesn’t expect these situations “don’t see it as being heroic, was not he was going to get that arm blade from the suspect’s – especially one where his we see it as our duty, our going to away from me – and one of hand. decision to use deadly force responsibility, our role,” he leave a us was going to get stabbed,” “So I decided to make one could have put another law added. Henry Gill law en- Gill said. last-ditch effort before I had enforcement officer at risk. “Because we all want to forcement “And I was bound and to resort to deadly force and But he doesn’t consider go home to our families every officer determined neither the that was to forcibly pull the himself a hero. night. alone on the side of a freeway trooper nor I was going to get handle and that knife towards “I stopped because I at night chasing after some- stabbed.” the opening of his fingers,” His agency disagrees. wanted to make sure that body on foot by himself – it’s Then, Gill faced the de- Gill said. “Officer Gill demonstrat- trooper got home that night.” just not going to happen,” Gill cision whether to shoot the “And so I got a hold of it ed the highest form of self- Green Machine stops to aid two Local 1299 flood victims

The WFSE/AFSCME Green Machine members for 10 years and two years, – the union’s resource center on wheels – respectively. spent much of May going from worksite to They live right next to the Okano- worksite in a vast swath of Eastern Wash- gan River, but didn’t have flood insur- ington. Here is one story. ance because the tall levee between their home and the river had never by Sam Jewler been breached. WFSE/AFSCME Council Representative However, the flood that hit the Omak-Okanogan area in May was As we drove across northeast and the largest in 46 years. While it didn’t central Washington in the Green Ma- breach the levee, the ground became chine, it became evident how much oversaturated and water began seep- work our members have done to help ing up through their basement floor prepare our communities to face this into their home. year’s flooding. While we were out Anthony said he hates to take time visiting worksites talking about the off under regular circumstances, but 100% union campaign, members had after staying up until 3 a.m. pumping been dispatched to help flood relief water out of the basement and clean- volunteer efforts. ing up, he could not get ahead. The The governor on May 12 declared water just kept coming. a state of emergency in Okanogan, We stopped by and asked how Ferry and Stevens counties and 17 we could help. We ended up bringing other Eastern Washington counties fac- pizza, water and juice for Anthony, ing flood risk. Tanya and their three kids. We wanted to show them we value them and their Anthony, Tanya, and their kids with WFSE/AFSCME Council Reps Rick Nesbitt and Addley Tole and It hit home to us on this Green contributions to their union and to the 100% Union pizza, water and juice we brought them. Machine tour. When Omak DSHS shop steward Washington. FAR LEFT: Sandbags Anna Guzman alerted us that two of When asked what one thing she and pump tubes our union brothers and sisters where would want people to know, Tanya down the block from struggling to deal with the flooding said she wanted everyone to know Anthony and Tanya’s in their basement, we wanted to see if how much she values her union broth- home. there was a way we could lend a hand ers and sisters for the support. The AT LEFT: The swollen while we were in town for the night. union has their back. Okanogan River. Local 1299 members Anthony Disaster relief fund (Foundation for Working Gomez and Tanya Steele have been Families): https://wfse.org/foundation-working- DSHS employees and WFSE/AFSCME families Page 8 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee June 2018