State Employee

VOL. 38 NO. 2
MARCH 2010
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES The official newspaper of the
WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE
See 6 & 7 EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28•AFL-CIO

WASHINGTON

DID LEGISLATORS
GET THE MESSAGE? See 3-5.

Teams laying groundwork for bargaining DOC 2009-2011 supplemental contract ratified

The Higher Education Coalition Bargaining

Team gathered Feb. 10 in SeaTac to review
contract proposals.
WFSE/AFSCME’s bargaining
teams started pre-negotiations meet-
ings in January to get ready for bar-
gaining on the 2011-2013 contracts.
They’ve culled through hundreds of
proposals submitted by members
as they work to craft initial contract
proposals.
The bargaining teams from the
University of Washington, General
Government, Higher Education
Coalition and Washington State
University gathered for joint training
on Jan. 28.
A General Government
subcommittee reviews
contract proposals
Feb. 3.
At press time, it appeared the
WSU team would be the first to start
actual bargaining, on April 14.
•••
The WFSE/AFSCME Executive Board
on Feb. 27 updated the bargaining
DOC activists gather March 5
for Law Enforcement/Criminal
Justice Day in Olympia.
Department of Corrections members ratified their supplemental contract that will now become part
of the current, 2009-2011 General Government Collective Bargaining Agreement. The vote to ratify
was 139-48 with 19 invalid ballots. The supplemental bargaining came about because the issues
could not be included last spring in negotiations on the re-opened 2009-2011 contracts.
structure, specifically on supplemen- tive bargaining law than for all other
tal bargaining team elections. To WFSE/AFSCME members, wrapped
view the updates, go to www.wfse.org negotiations earlier this month. Rati-
and click on “Bargaining Center 2011- fication information was in the mail;
2013.” a copy of the tentative agreement is
••• online at www.wfse.org > “Bargaining
Renton Technical College, which Center 2011-2013.”
negotiates under a different collec-

Desired Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in labor rela-

WFSE/AFSCME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
UW / HIGHER EDUCATION
STRATEGIC COORDINATOR (Seattle Office)
Responsible for conducting research and developing strate-
gies for issue, contract and organizing campaigns. Plans,
develops, and directs overall strategy and approach for
campaigns at the University of Washington and other higher
education campuses in coordination with Field and Head-
quarters staff. Trains and provides expert guidance in field
investigations and issues-based research activities. Produce
in-depth, written reports of research results and analysis of
specific bargaining unit issues.
tions or related field; experience in labor unions, organizing,
issue and contract campaigns, and financial analysis. Com-
puter skills including internet research, graphic software and
database management. Substantial work experience may be
substituted for education. Must have valid driver’s license.
Beginning Salary: $66,084 per year. Excellent benefits
package.
Submit résumé and cover letter clearly indicating position
desired to: WFSE / 1212 Jefferson St. S.E. Suite 300, Olym-
pia, WA 98501. Accepting résumés until further notice.

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New staff hired
WFSE/AFSCME has hired
several new staff members.
Elizabeth Turnbow, a
former council representative,
has been hired as an organiz-
ing supervisor based in the
union’s Olympia headquarters.
Two new organizers
based in Olympia have also
been hired: Sarah Clifthorne
and Nikki Miller.
Judy Lumm has been
hired as a council represen-
tative based in the union’s
Olympia field office.
IN MEMORIAM
IN MEMORIAM: Tom Adams,
a retired member of Local
482 at the Veterans’ Home in
Retsil, passed away peace-
fully Feb. 12 with his family
at his side after a four-month
illness. His death came on his
61st birthday.
Adams had been a trades
helper in Retsil.
He was also an honor-
ary member of Pierce County
Local 53 as he supported the
activities of his wife of nearly
40 years, Theresa Adams.
Turnbow Clifthorne
Miller Lumm
Theresa thanks all those
who supported her emotion-
ally and by donating shared
leave. She also wants to
thank the Local 53 member-
ship for taking up a donation
at their local meeting, allowing
her to help pay for an apart-
ment while she worked in Se-
attle for almost 60 days while
Tom underwent treatment at
Harborview Medical Center.
A celebration of Tom
Adams’ life was scheduled at
a memorial, 1 p.m., Saturday,
March 27, at Parkwood Com-
munity Center, 3045 Madrona
Drive S.E., Port Orchard.
UNION NEWS
Communicators Conference April 24
WFSE/AFSCME’s 2010 Communicators Conference is April 24 at SeaTac.
The union’s Communications Committee sponsors it. The conference includes a wide range of
issues ranging from basics of newsletter production to advanced web page uses, blogging, tex-
ting and other new technologies. More information is online at www.wfse.org > Communicators
Conference. Locals have until April 9 to register.
Help needed for Local 308 in a house fire. She’s back sistance, contact Rebecca
member who lost house in fire to work and is in dire need directly at (206) 516-7715
of a few items: three to four or WFSE/AFSCME Council
Rebecca Powell, a upright dressers, and toys for Representative Britt Kauffman
member of Corrections Local her 9-year-old granddaughter. at 1-800-924-5754.
308 in Seattle, recently lost If you can help with those
virtually all her possessions or have other possible as-
fashion.” Her funeral was Feb. 13
IN MEMORIAM: Fred Parten, A memorial service honor- in Lakewood.
a longtime engineering aide ing Parten’s life was held Feb. Donations in her memory
4 with the State Parks and 6 in Olympia. can be made to: Animal Res-
Recreation Commis- The family suggests cue and Adoption, P.O. Box
sion in Tumwater and memorials in Fred’s name to 1184, Yelm, WA 98597.
a member of Local Washington State Parks.
1466, died Jan. 25. He IN MEMORIAM: Local 53
was 50. IN MEMORIAM: Janet Lee members at the Region 5
“We have lost a great Olson, a licensed practical Tacoma Division of Child Sup-
friend, brother and colleague,” nurse 4 at the Washington port office mourn the sudden
said Local 1466 President Soldiers’ Home and Colony in death Feb. 28 of co-worker
Brian Yearout. Orting and a member of Local Diane Racine, a support en-
“We just lost a grand 53, died Feb. 1 on her 53rd forcement officer 2. A memo-
fellow…very unexpectedly,” birthday. rial service was held March 13
said Parks Director Rex Derr. “Janet was kind and car- in Tacoma.
Parten, he said, “held us ing, loving and lovable,” her
together in such excellent family said in her obituary.

SHARED LEAVE
REQUESTS
If you’ve been approved to receive
shared leave by your agency or institu-
tion, you can place a notice here. Once
you’ve been approved by your agency
or institution, WFSE/AFSCME can place
your shared leave request here and
online. E-mail the editor at tim@wfse.
org. Or call 1-800-562-6002.
• The following could use a donation
of eligible unused annual leave or sick
leave or all or part of your personal
holiday:
Linda McAuley, a fiscal analyst 5 with
the Office of Financial Recovery in the
DSHS Division of Child Support, has
exhausted all leave because of an
ongoing medical issue. Contact Athena
Thomas, (360) 725-4585 or thomaad@
dshs.wa.gov.
Tim Fincannon, an office assistant
3 with the Department of Licensing in
Olympia and a member of Local 443,
is battling sarcoidosis. Contact: Lonnie
Spikes, (360) 664-1394.
Rita McGinnis, a secretary senior with
DSHS in Olympia and a member of
Local 443, will be off the job six months
starting March 23 to deal with a serious
medical issue. Contact: Suzanne Ritchie
at (360) 725-3789.
Sun Watkins, a health insurance ben-
efits specialist 2 with the state Health
Care Authority in Lacey and a member
of Local 443, has been approved for
shared leave. Contact: Patti Scherer-
Abear, (360) 923-2734.
Janice Walker, a WorkSource specialist
4 in Thurston County and a member of
Local 53, is in desperate need of shared
leave. Contact: Kathleen Young, (360)
902-9413.
Elizabeth Bullock, a support enforce-
ment technician with DSHS in Olympia,
is in need of shared leave to deal with
an ongoing medical issue. Contact:
Athena Thomas, (360) 725-4585 or
thomaad@dshs.wa.gov.
Denise Williams, an early childhood
specialist 2 with the Community Col-
leges of Spokane Head Start and a
member of Local 1221, is recovering
from a serious medical procedure that
has exhausted all her leave. She is still
because of nerve damage in her hand.
Contact: Kathleen Young, (360) 902-
9413.
Sandra Keck, a food service worker at
Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake
and a member of Local 782, has been
approved for shared leave. Contact
Janie Dowd in ESH Human Resources,
(509) 565-4000.
Treca Young, a residential/student
life counselor at the Washington State
School for the Blind in Vancouver and
a member of Local 1225, will be off the
job an undetermined amount of time for
a serious medical condition that may re-
quire surgery. Contact: Jessica Sydnor,
(360) 696-6321, Ext. 129.
Kendra Hogenson, a medical assis-
tance specialist 3 with DSHS in Olympia
and a member of Local 443, is facing a
serious medical condition and is in need
of share leave. Contact: Jennifer Mc-
Caslin, (360) 725-2058.
Cheryl Drake, an administrative as-
sistant 3 with the Department of Trans-
portation in King County, has been
approved for shared leave. Contact:
Alseth, (425) 339-1754.
Joanie Linder, a WorkSource specialist
3 with the Employment Security Depart-
ment in Chehalis and a member of Lo-
cal 862, has been approved for shared
leave. Contact Sharon Lindley, (360)
902-9532.
Rachelle Evans, an unemployment
specialist 4 with the Spokane Telecen-
ter (Employee Security Department)
has been approved for shared leave
for medical reasons. Contact: Kathleen
Young, (360) 902-9413.
Jason Turner, a financial services spe-
cialist 4 with DSHS in Monroe, has been
approved for shared leave. Contact:
Darlene Espinoza, (360) 794-1363.
Tim Shane, a financial services special-
ist 3 at the Federal Way Community
Service Office (DSHS) and a member
of Local 843, is in need of shared leave.
Contact: Angelberto Magallanes, (253)
835-8273.
Michael Mathews, a custodian 1 at
Western State Hospital in Lakewood
and a member of Local 793, is battling
cancer and is in desperate need of
shared leave. Contact: Dave Wiggen,

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in desperate need of shared leave. Con-
tact: Reggie Eeans, (509) 434-5039.
Christopher Tabor, a support enforce-
ment officer 2 with DSHS in Seattle and
a member of Local 843, is in need of
shared leave because of an extended
recuperation following major foot re-
construction surgery and the ensuing
physical therapy. Contact: Anita Blakely,
(206) 341-7385 or ablakley@dshs.
wa.gov.
Sarah Bally, a support enforcement
technician with DSHS in Olympia, has
exhausted all leave because of an
ongoing medical issue. Contact Athena
Thomas, (360) 725-4585 or thomaad@
dshs.wa.gov.
Paulette Blain, a tax specialist 3 with
the Employment Security Department
in Olympia, has exhausted all leave
Jennifer Wagner, (360) 705-7056.
Carol Gildersleeve, a mental health
technician 1 at Western State Hospital
in Lakewood and a member of Local
793, has been involved in a catastrophic
accident and is desperately in need of
shared leave. Contact: Dave Wiggen,
(253) 761-3366.
Evelyn McDaniel, a social worker
3 with DSHS Home and Community
Services in Seattle and a member of
Local 843, is in dire need of shared
leave to recover from recent surgery
and treatment for breast cancer. She
has exhausted all leave. Contact: Kayci
Brand, (206) 341-7611.
Narendra Lochan, a social worker 3 for
DSHS Children’s Administration in Sno-
homish County and a member of Local
948, has been approved for shared
leave for an illness. Contact: Teresa
(253) 761-3366.
Karen Mork, a financial services spe-
cialist 4 in Vancouver and a member of
Local 313, is in need of shared leave for
recovery from brain surgery. She has
exhausted all annual and sick leave.
Contact: Tammy Flaming, (360) 759-
2953.
Ursula Cox, an office assistant 3 with
the Department of Corrections in Seattle
and a member of Local 308, is in need
of shared leave to care for her seriously
ill husband. Contact: Ran Phin at (206)
254-4804, or Jenny Tan at (206) 254-
4875.
Mey K. Parn, a custodian at the Uni-
versity of Washington Medical Center in
Seattle and a member of Local 1488, is
suffering from a serious medical condi-
tion. Contact: Payroll Coordinator, (206)
598-6181.

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Olympia, March 8.
By the time you read this….
…you may have an answer to
the question: “Did legislators
get the message?”
The regular session of the
state Legislature ended March
11 without completing most
of its business.
A special session that
could last up to 30 days
started March 15.
Because of time-sensitive
scholarship applications on pages
6 and 7, a job announcement
on page 1 and the shared leave
requests members in dire straits
depend on, this March newspa-
per met its regular deadline.
But that means it went to
press before the special ses-
sion ended and issues were
resolved.
The biggest item left
hanging: the state supplemen-
tal budget, ESSB 6444.
So this newspaper is
There have been victories
Three good WFSE/AF-
SCME-initiated or supported
bills did pass the Legislature
in regular session. They now
need the governor’s signature
Interpreters gather Jan. 26 before hearing on the bill WFSE/AFSCME initiated
to grant them collective bargaining rights. INSET: Interpreter Narscisa Hodges
and WFSE/AFSCME Director of Legislative and Political Action Dennis Eagle
testify Jan. 26 before the House Commerce and Labor Committee.
March 2010
DID LEGISLATORS GET THE MESSAGE?
Here and on the next two
pages are photos of your
actions leading to the
special session of the
Legislature that started
March 15.
devoted to the basic question
you posed to legislators since
January: “Do they get it?”
Once you get this news-
paper, call the WFSE/AFSC-
ME Hotline at 1-800-562-6000
or log onto www.wfse.org
for updates and any calls to
action.
The key issues left on the
table in the special session
that may or not still be going
once you read this:
• Health insurance
The House added $65
million. The Senate had not
agreed. If the Senate prevails,
your co-pays, deductibles
and other out-of-pocket costs
could triple. This is all be-
cause the Legislature caused
a shortfall in your health fund
by diverting monies in 2008.
into law.
Collective bargaining rights for
state Medicaid interpreters
WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee
Presidents’ Day Rally, Feb. 15, Olympia.
UW rally, Feb. 18.
• Revenue and loopholes
Your drumbeat got the
Legislature to make new rev-
enues and closing hundreds
of millions of dollars in tax
loopholes part of the bud-
get mix. But the House and
Senate were far apart on how
much revenue to raise and
which loopholes to close.
• Furloughs
The House stripped
furlough language from its
The grassroots campaign
by some 2,000 underpaid and
disrespected state Medicaid
interpreters has paid off with
passage of WFSE/AFSCME-
initiated legislation giving
them a voice and a vote.
ESSB 6726 grants the
interpreters, under contract
through DSHS, collective
bargaining rights.
It also creates a work
group to improve “efficiency
and effectiveness” of inter-
preter services.
Central to that probe
is whether to change or get
rid of the brokerage system
of middlemen that siphons
millions of dollars that never
reach the interpreters.
“We want collective bar-
gaining rights not because we
want the state to spend more
-- we want DSHS to spend
less for more,” interpreter
Narscisa Hodges testified in
one hearing Jan. 26.
“Cut administrative costs,
restore professional pay and
fairness … and improve the
quality of the system. This
will save the state money.”
Members push for stricter WMS
limits
SHB 2998 suspends until
June 30, 2011, performance-
based awards for WMS and
budget. The Senate had not.
And the furlough bill, SSB
6503, was still alive in the
House—with a proposed
amendment to take away
your personal holiday. Some
jobs are exempted but those
that aren’t could see 11 days
of forced temporary layoffs
through June 2011.
• Residential Habilitation
Centers
SB 6182 would wipe out
FROM LEFT: Local 443 Ecology
members Stan Leja and Kerry Gra-
ber with WFSE/AFSCME Lobbyist
Matt Zuvich at Jan. 25 hearing on
the WMS bill.
EMS staff, and WMS “growth
and development” increases.
Local 443 Ecology mem-
ber and WFSE/AFSCME Ex-
ecutive Board member Kerry
Graber applauded the bill Jan.
25, but said more could be
done.
“We’re seeing an inequity
and we’d like to see more re-
form in this area,” Graber told
the House Ways and Means
Committee.
Raising lid on shared leave dona-
tions
ESSB 6724 to raise the cap
on how much shared leave
donations an employee can
receive also passed and went
to the governor.
Lacey, Feb. 16.
RHCs by stripping state law
of their authorization.
• Institutions closures
The Senate and House
budget proposals were far
apart, with the Senate gener-
ally wanting to close more
state RHCs, juvenile rehabili-
tation facilities and Correc-
tions centers than the House.
The Senate targeted Frances
Haddon Morgan Center,
Maple Lane School and half of
Pine Lodge Corrections Cen-
ter. The House targeted Pine
Lodge. Both have a mix of
downsizing plans for RHCs,
JRA, DOC, the Program for
Adaptive Living Skills and
elsewhere.
• Higher Education
Funding for colleges and
universities would be slashed,
up to 6 percent in the Senate
budget.
ESSB 6724 raises the cap
to 522 days. It would help
longtime employees fac-
ing the need for more than
the current limit of 261 total
shared leave days.
The bill folds in the
concept from two WFSE/
AFSCME-initiated bills (SB
6695 and HB 3063). Ecology
worker Andy McMillan, who
has battled bone marrow
cancer for five years while
working as much as he can,
inspired it.
“Since I was diagnosed,
I’ve continued to work as
much as I can, but I’ve had to
cut back on my hours as my
disease has progressed and
the treatments have gotten
more challenging…,” Mc-
Millan testified Feb. 1.
“Passage of this bill is just
one small step that the state
can take to help your employ-
ees at a time when sacrifice is
being asked of us.
“I believe it serves the
interests of the state as well
as being the compassionate
thing to do.”
“This is a bill that would
cost extremely little and do
so much for the affected state
employees,” WFSE/AFSCME
Lobbyist Alia Griffing testi-
fied.
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 DID LEGISLATORS GET THE MESSAGE?
At rallies,
job actions
and spon-
taneous
walkouts,
members
pressed
their mes-
sage to
legislators,
the public
and press.

“We have to stand up for the beaten-down public service workers who deliver services to the state of Washington…. The time for courage is now.”
WFSE/AFSCME President Carol Dotlich, Presidents’ Day Rally, 2/15/10

Members from King Western State Hospital walkout,

County locals march March 3.
in Seattle March 13.

Save Frances Haddon Morgan Center Rally, Bremerton,

Feb. 13.

Julie Benton, 6, and dad Mike

Benton, DSHS, Pierce County, Local Medical Lake locals picket March 6 to save Pine Lodge Bremerton, Feb. 13. Kelso DSHS members of Local 1400 gather before
53, were among the 7,500 at the Feb. Corrections Center for Women, Lakeland Village, other returning to the job after their March 5 walkout.
15 Presidents’ Day Revenue/State institutions.
Employee Rally.

Seattle Employment Security Local 435 members at March 4 job action at King
Members at dozens of “Hotdogs and Hotline” events gen- County Telecenter.
erated thousands of calls to legislators via the hotline. At Members
Tacoma, March 3.
March 2 event at Fircrest School Local 341 in Shoreline from several
(from left): Kevin Hamel, Thuy Nguyen, Heiu Nguyen, locals picket in
Claude Burfect and Norma Guba. SeaTac March
6.
For more photos, go to www.wfse.org and click on
“Photos on Flickr.”

Members speak truth to power at legislative hearings

The fight to save institutions Opposing merger of Fish & Wildlife, Parks, Natural resources
Natural Resources reform
WFSE/AFSCME members painted several legislative
hearings AFSCME Green to show opposition to legislative Local 443 Fish and Wildlife member Tim Young (right) Local 1221 Ecology
attempts to close residential habilitation centers, juvenile and WFSE/AFSCME Lobbyist Alia Griffing oppose member Scott Mallery
rehabilitation facilities and corrections centers. merger of three natural resource agencies at Feb. 17 urges House commit-
LEFT: WFSE/AFSCME Executive Director Greg De- Senate hearing. “The current bill is the wrong approach at tee Feb. 11 to study
vereux and Local 1326 President Julianne Moore criti- the wrong time…,” Young said. “With last year’s round of union workgroup’s
cize consultants’ report targeting RHCs Jan. 20. ABOVE: cuts, these agencies are already operating on fumes.” At study of reform efforts
WFSE/AFSCME VP Sue Henricksen leads delegation at press time, the bill (SB 6813) appeared dead. and strive for true col-
Feb. 3 hearing on bill to wipe out RHCs. laboration.
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 DID LEGISLATORS GET THE MESSAGE?

Seattle, March 13.

Tacoma,
March 3.

Rainier School Local 491

members, families and
supporters picket along
Above and upper left: Members Highway 410 in Buck-
staged a “Death March” on March ley Jan. 24 during icy
8, complete with coffin and Grim rainstorm.
Reaper, to illustrate the attack on
public services of proposed budget
cuts.

WFSE/AFSCME members packed legislators’ town hall

meetings to press for revenue, closing loopholes, funding
healthcare and other issues. ABOVE: Bellingham, Feb.
25. RIGHT: Local 443 Health member Mike Weisman at
Rep. Bob Hasegawa’s 11th District town hall meeting in
Seattle Feb. 20.

RIGHT: “Hotdogs and Hotline” event,

Members from border to border took over several I-5 overpasses to get their message out. Clock- Olympia, Feb. 25.
wise from upper left: Bellingham, Southcenter and Everett (March 5) and Vancouver (March 4).

Bipartisan contacts

Concerns about volunteer
parks host bill
Statewide Parks Local 1466 activists
Don Hall (left) and Brian Yearout
on Jan. 19 opposed House Bill 2333,
the bill recruiting voluntary park
hosts to possibly replace park rang-
ers and other staff. The bill did not
clear committee.
March 2010
Opposing DOC closures
Local 308 member Ton Johnson
(right) and Medical Lake Mayor
John Higgins testify Jan. 21 against
closure of Pine Lodge Corrections
Center for Women and Ahtanum
View Corrections Center. In special
session, Pine Lodge was still being
debated, but the Legislature failed to
block the governor’s closure of Ahta-
num View, which began its shutdown
in February.
WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee
Pushing for more labor reps Members met with state elected officials at WFSE/AFSCME’s annual legislative re-
on boards of trustees ception Jan. 25. From left: Kerry Graber (Local 443); state Treasurer Jim McIntyre;
Rep. Zack Hudgins, D-11; Ton Johnson and Ginger Richardson (Local 308).
Local 304 member Rodolfo Franco
testifies Jan. 20 for WFSE/AFSCME-
initiated bill to add labor representa-
tives community college boards of
trustees. “Many conflicts can be
avoided by simply giving labor a
Lin Crowley (Local 443) and Supreme From left: Rep. Kevin Parker, R-6,
voice at the trustees’ table,” he told a
Court Justice Richard Sanders. and Aaron Cole (Local 1221).
House committee.
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 WFSE/AFSCME MEMBERS-ONLY BENEFITS UPDATE
Schut Scholarships Application-Statement of Required Facts
information NORM SCHUT SCHOLARSHIPS 2010
Three $1,000 Norm Schut Scholar- Offered by the WFSE/AFSCME Women’s/Equal Partners Committee
ships are available. They allow eligible
members or members of their families to 1. Applicant’s name:
pursue studies at an accredited vocational
school, college or university. One of the 2. Address:
awards is earmarked specifically for an (Street) (City) (Zip)
active member; the other two are open for
members, their spouses and their children. 3. Date of Birth: 4. School choice:
The scholarship is named after Norm
Schut, WFSE/AFSCME’s first executive 5. SUBMIT OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF HIGH SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OR COLLEGE RECORD.
director, who served from 1952 to 1974. Your application will not be considered unless your transcripts are submitted.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: 6. Are you now the recipient of a scholarship or other financial award?
• The applicant must be a graduating
senior, or a high school graduate (GEDT 7. Are you working now? Hours per week:
accepted) from an accredited public, pri-
vate or parochial high school. 8. Do you plan to work part-time?
• Applicant must be a member of
WFSE/AFSCME or an immediate fam- 9. Give pertinent information concerning your earnings or other financial assets and obligations that would be
ily member, or a non-association mem- helpful in assessing your financial need. (Attach any additional data.)
ber covered by the provisions of RCW
41.06.150, or an immediate family member
who has been a member of the union at
least six months prior to application.
• Rules governing recipient award and 10. Attach a written statement of Educational and Career Goals.
use of funds: (1) Recipient must agree to 11. Do you have credits earned toward degree requirements?
enroll in an accredited vocational school,
college or university of his or her choice 12. Work History:
during the academic year following the
award; (2) The $1,000 award will be held
in a sinking fund in a WFSE account and
drawn on by the student for registration
fees, books and incidental, direct costs to 13. Member name:
education. Any balance at the end of the
first academic year following the award will Occupation: Spouse Occupation:
be available to recipient on entering school
the second year, conditional upon mainte- Monthly income:
nance of satisfactory standing.
• Applicant must have a satisfactory Number of Dependents: Ages:
scholastic standing and be in need of
financial assistance. There are no gender Local Number: Date of Affiliation:
or age restrictions. In applying for the scholarship described in this application form, I certify that all of the facts contained herein are
• The WFSE/AFSCME Women’s/ correct.
Equal Partners Committee will evaluate Date: Signature of Applicant:
the applications and determine the recipi- Application deadline: April 30, 2010.
ent of the award. The committee’s decision For more information, call 1-800-562-6002 or (360) 352-7603. Online: www.wfse.org, click on the ‘Scholarships’ link.
will be final. Return this application to: WFSE/AFSCME Women’s/Equal Partners Committee, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300,
• April 30 is the application deadline. Olympia, WA 98501. Or FAX to (360) 352-7608.

Younglove & Coker Application-Statement of Required Facts

Scholarship information
One $1,500 Younglove & Coker
YOUNGLOVE & COKER SCHOLARSHIP 2010
Scholarship is available. This scholar- Offered by the WFSE/AFSCME Women’s/Equal Partners Committee
ship allows eligible members or members 1. Applicant’s name:
of their families to pursue studies at an
accredited vocational school, college or 2. Address:
university. (Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
The scholarship is funded by a gener-
ous grant from the law firm of Younglove 3. Date of Birth: 4. School choice:
& Coker, WFSE/AFSCME’s attorneys.
DETAILS: 5. SUBMIT OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF HIGH SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OR COLLEGE RECORD.
• Applicant must be a member of Your application will not be considered unless your transcripts are submitted.
WFSE/AFSCME (membership beginning 6. Are you now the recipient of a scholarship or other financial award? If yes, list amount of other
at least one year prior to application) or award(s)?
an immediate family member (including
domestic partners) of WFSE/AFSCME 7. Are you working now? Hours per week:
(membership beginning at least one year
prior to application). 8. Do you plan to work part-time?
• The applicant must be a graduating
senior, or a high school graduate (GED ac- 9. Give pertinent information concerning your earnings or other financial assets and obligations that would be
cepted) from an accredited public, private helpful in assessing your financial need. (Attach any additional data.)
or parochial high school. Applicant must
have a satisfactory scholastic standing.
• Applicant must be in need of finan-
cial assistance.
• An official transcript of high school 10. Attach a written statement of Educational and Career Goals.
or vocational school or college must be 11. Do you have credits earned toward degree requirements?
submitted to the Scholarship Committee.
• Rules governing recipient award and 12. Work History and/or Community Service:
use of funds: (1) Recipient must agree to
enroll in an accredited vocational school,
college or university of his or her choice
during the academic year following the 13. WFSE Member’s name: Relation to Applicant:
award; (2) The $1,500 award will be held
in a sinking fund in a WFSE account and WFSE Local Union Number: Date of Affiliation with WFSE:
drawn on by the student for registration
fees, books and incidental, direct costs to Occupation: Spouse Occupation:
education. Any balance at the end of the
first academic year following the award will Net monthly income (combine member’s and spouse’s incomes, if appropriate):
be available to recipient on entering school
the second year, conditional upon mainte- Number of Dependents: Ages:
nance of satisfactory standing. In applying for the scholarship described in this form, I certify that all of the facts contained herein are correct.
• The WFSE/AFSCME Women’s/
Equal Partners Committee will evaluate Date: Signature of Applicant:
the applications and determine the recipi- Application deadline: April 30, 2010. For more information, call 1-800-562-6002 or (360) 352-7603. Online: www.wfse.org, click on the ‘Scholarships’
ent of the award. The committee’s deci- link. Return this application to: WFSE Women’s/Equal Partners Committee, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. FAX:(360) 352-
sion will be final. Deadline: April 30. 7608.

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 WFSE/AFSCME MEMBERS-ONLY BENEFITS UPDATE
Applications now
being accepted
for Women’s
Summer School
Scholarships
May 1 is the deadline to apply
for the 2010 Summer School for
Trade Union Women Scholarships.
Applications are now being ac-
cepted for the scholarships that are
$650 each. The WFSE/AFSCME
Women’s/Equal Partners Commit-
tee offers two of the awards. An
application form is at right.
This is the Summer Institute
for Uniion Women. It takes place
July 6-10 on the campus of Reed
College in Portland. Cost will range
from $375 to $650.
The four-day conference cen-
ters on the theme, “Women’s Work:
Organizing in Hard Times.” The
focus will be on the economy and
how women can and do organize
under difficult conditions. Classes
will include Collective Bargain-
ing, Worksite Organizing, Political
Organizing, Economics and Lead-
ership. For more information on
the summer school, log onto http://
laborcenter.evergreen.edu/SIUW.
html
For questions on the scholar-
ship, call 1-800-562-6002.
A new MEMBERS ONLY BENEFIT for WFSE/AFSCME members and their families!
Bright Now! Dental continues to grow
celebrating the grand opening of
new Bonney Lake office
Bright Now! Dental is pleased
to announce the grand open-
ing of their Bonney Lake
location at:
Bonney Lake Town Center
9503 – 192nd Ave. East
(253) 299-3033
The opening of this office
continues the growth and
mission of Smile Brands, Inc.,
which is to provide “Smiles
for Everyone!” by bringing
quality, affordable dental care
to local neighborhoods. This
office, along with the other 11
offices located in Washing-
ton, is equipped to provide
prompt, efficient dental care,
and offers complete general
dentistry and specialty care.
In celebration of the GRAND
OPENING of the new Bon-
ney Lake office, Bright Now!
Dental is offering a
$50 Gift Coupon towards
one-hour in-house teeth
whitening. (Call for details.
Limited oral exam necessary
prior to whitening. Cannot be
combined with other offers.
Not redeemable for cash or
credit.).
March 2010
Application
SUMMER SCHOOL FOR TRADE UNION WOMEN SCHOLARSHIPS 2010
Offered by the WFSE/AFSCME Women’s/Equal Partners Committee
Two scholarships of $650 each are offered. One scholarship will be awarded for Western Washington and
one for Eastern Washington (if enough applications come in). Recipients will attend the Summer Institute for
Women at Reed College in Portland, July 6-10, 2010.
Please complete the following questions:
1. Are you a member in good standing of WFSE/AFSCME?
Yes Length of membership Local No.
No How long have you been a state employee?
2. Have you previously attended a Women’s Summer School? Yes No
3. Do you hold a leadership position in your local? Yes No
4. Ethnic heritage (optional)
5. Reason for wanting to attend
Name
Address
City State Zip
Telephone: (Daytime) (Evening)
Home e-mail address:
Signature of Applicant
Signature of Local Union Officer (optional)
Application deadline: May 1, 2010.
For more information, call 1-800-562-6002 or (360) 352-7603. Online: www.wfse.org, click on the ‘Scholarships’ link.
Return this application to: WFSE/AFSCME Women’s/Equal Partners Committee, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300,
Financial Wellness
A new MEMBERS ONLY BENEFIT for WFSE/AFSCME members and their families!
Will You be Prepared When Disaster Strikes?
Introducing WSECU’s ‘Emergency’ Financial First Aid Workshop
As your trusted financial adviser, WSECU wants to ensure you are
prepared for emergencies—financial and otherwise. With this in
mind, we are pleased to offer a brand new workshop: “Emergency” Having a natural disaster occur is not a matter
Financial First Aid.
of if…it’s a matter of when. Let WSECU help
With this free workshop, WSECU will: you prepare so you’re ready when the inevitable
happens. To schedule a workshop for your local
• Discuss why we all need to prepare for a natural disaster – now
or public agency, call 800.562.0999 x10101.
• Explain why it’s important to be self-sufficient when disaster strikes All WFSE/AFSCME members and retirees are
welcome—WSECU membership is not required.
• Identify what you need in your “Emergency” Financial First Aid Kit
Bright Now! Dental is proud to • Provide suggestions for developing a Personal Disaster
be partnering with the WFSE/ Preparedness Guide, including financial preparedness
AFSCME members – “the
people who make Washington
happen” – and providing you
with a special member’s only
discount for your general and wsecu.org | 800.562.0999
specialty dentistry, along with
many other benefits.
Did you know: stores. This is also the coun- reimbursed up to $750. For
••• • If you’re a WFSE/AFSCME try’s only nationwide union- information, log onto: http://
member, you qualify for ized wireless company. www.unionplus.org/home/
Please visit our website at special savings on wireless For details, go to AFSCME. super-guarantee.
www.brightnow.com or call through the AFSCME Advan- org > Members Only > AF-
1-888-BRIGHT NOW tage Members Only Benefits SCME Advantage > AT&T • If you file your taxes with the
To schedule an on-site Program. Wireless Discounts. Union Plus TurboTax discount
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nuson@brightnow.com. This discount applies online, lem that can’t be resolved for org/home/super-guarantee.
by phone and at local AT&T you, you’ll get the service fee
WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee Page 7

Big win for DOT winter shift upgrades
A Local 1290 Depart-
ment of Transportation
member has struck a blow
for all Highway Maintenance
members with a success-
ful grievance on temporary
upgrades during the winter
shift.
Ken Bethje, a mainte-
nance technician 3 at White
Pass, realized he and oth-
ers were paid less for winter
upgrades to MT 3 than
those in the South Cen-
tral Region. The contract
gives those in that region a
two-step increase for every
accumulated 12 months.
He said those like him
elsewhere in the state faced
a pay disparity because
they did the same work.
The department re-
alized the disparity and
agreed to settle the griev-
ance.
Now, thanks to Bethje’s
action, all affected Highway
Maintenance workers serv-
Parks member wins long reallocation fight
Carmyn Shute’s fight
to move to a higher job
class that matched her actu-
al work sometimes seemed
longer than the trails at
Fort Worden State Park,
the historic former coastal
defense outpost overlooking
the Straits of Juan de Fuca
where she works.
Shute, a customer
service specialist 2 and
member of Statewide Parks
Local 1466, filed her real-
Carmyn Shute
(right) with WFSE/
AFSCME Council
Rep Dave Pardy.
MEMBERS IN ACTION
A grievance filed by Local 1290 member Ken Bethje (center) is bringing
pay fairness for DOT members temporarily upgraded during the winter.
From left: Local 1290 steward Randy Bateman, Bethje and Local 1290
President Bob Steele.
ing in non-permanent winter
shift upgrades will be paid ac-
cording the contract language
that until now applied only to
the South Central Region.
“The department was on
the same page with us and
wanted all their employees
treated fairly,” said WFSE/
AFSCME Council Represen-
tative Becky Stephens.
location request in November
2007.
The agency denied it, but
with the union’s help won at
the state personnel director’s
level in April 2009. A hearings
officer ruled Shute should be
bumped to the conference
coordinator 3 job class.
But the Parks and Rec-
reation Commission didn’t
like that determination, so
appealed to the Washington
Personnel Resources Board.
Any back pay awards
were scheduled to appear
on March 25 paychecks,
she said.
Local 1290 steward
Randy Bateman, Lo-
cal 1290 President Bob
Steele and WFSE/AFSC-
ME Field Supervisor Bob
Keller assisted.
WFSE/AFSCME Act-
ing Classification Director
Kathy Andruss argued
Shute’s case before the
WPRB in January.
The WPRB ruled in
Shute’s favor.
Shute is now in her
new job class—enjoying
some 27 months of back
pay.
WFSE/AFSCME
Council Representative
Dave Pardy assisted.
Where’s
this
worksite?
Can you guess where this worksite is and what WFSE/AFSCME
members work there? Send your guesses by e-mail to tim@wfse.org
or regular mail: Editor, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA
98501. Include your name and mailing address. Deadline: April 9. The
first 10 readers with the correct answer who include their name and
mailing address will receive a prize.
Answer to January’s
“Where’s this worksite?”:
The mystery worksite in
the January Washington
State Employee is the en-
trance to Echo Glen Children’s Center, a juvenile rehabili-
tation facility in Snoqualmie where Local 1681 members
work. The nine readers who submitted a correct guess
were: Jason Baxter, Staci Dilg, Steve Fox, Jana Hall,
Peter Lefeau, Jeremy Ludwig, Shannon Nielsen, Jodi
Ray and Christofer Tess.
Local Executive
Board training
takes off
The first round of the new
Local Executive Board
Training classes took place
at several locations around
the state in January. PICTURED: Moses Lake participants
from Tri-Cities Local 1253 and Statewide
Parks Local 1466 brainstorm.
Local 793 shows
AFSCME green
to keep green
Local 793 members took to
Steilacoom Boulevard in Lake-
wood in February to pick up litter
as part of their commitment to
keeping their community green.
The local’s members come from
Western State Hospital, Child
Study and Treatment Center and
Oakridge Group Home.

Assaulted mental health “I seek both mental health

staff sought for study
A doctoral candidate at
Argosy University in Seattle is
WFSE/AFSCME members join observance for Dr. King recruiting for members in men-
tal health to participate in a
study on the affects of assaults
on staff.
Suzan L. Dula is looking
for technicians, nurses, coun-
selors and therapists who work
or have worked in an inpatient
setting. The study centers on
the effects of being physically
assaulted by patients/clients.
“I am seeking individu-
als who have been physically
assaulted by a patient/client
and filed an incident report
with their work site,” Dula says.
Members from several WFSE/AFSCME locals joined with hundreds of other union members from across the “The study will research to
country for January’s Martin Luther King Jr. Observance in Greensboro, N.C. The event is held there because the what extent assaultive events
lunch-counter sit-ins of the early 1960s started in Greensboro. affect mental health workers
LEFT: Members gather for the opening ceremony Jan. 14. From left: Loretta Gutierrez, Seattle ES Local 435; in their personal life and their
Jim Ritter, UW Local 1488; Reidun Inman and Cynthia English, Tacoma Local 53; and Jesse Dailey, UW Local willingness to continue working
1488. RIGHT: Ritter, English and Inman at Greensboro march. in challenging mental health
environments.
workers who have left their
position after being assaulted
and those who have continued
to work at the site (or a similar
site) of their assault.”
To participate in the study,
contact Suzan L. Dula at
(360)-281–1233 or by e-mail at
mcdula@comcast.net
The presidents of Local
793 at Western State Hospital
and Local 782 at Eastern State
Hospital support the project.
DISCLAIMER: The WFSE pro-
vides this notice as a courtesy
to its members. The inclusion
of this notice in this publication
does not constitute an express
or implied endorsement by the
WFSE of the study or the con-
ductor of the study, nor is the
study sponsored by or affiliat-
ed with the WFSE in any way.
The WFSE is not responsible
for the content of the informa-
tion contained in the notice.

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