State Employee
VOL. 38 NO. 3
APRIL 2010
HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE
Members push lawmakers
to fund health insurance
The compromise budget
passed April 12 includes the
$64.9 million it should take
to keep your out-of-pocket
costs level through June
2011.
It was one of the few
bright spots this session.
Original proposals
would have cut funding and
tripled costs for co-pays, de-
ductibles and other “point-
of-service” costs.
The health insurance
deficit crisis came not
because state employees
overused services.
It came because legis-
lators diverted some $200
million from the health fund
to balance other parts of the
budget in 2008.
Governor signs historic
interpreters’ bargaining law
‘I can hardly hold
my tears.”
Gov. Chris Gregoire on
April 1 signed into law ESSB
6726, the WFSE/AFSCME-
initiated bill giving DSHS
medical interpreters a voice
and vote with collective bar-
gaining rights.
Under the legislation, the
interpreters, who provide a
vital taxpayer service by help-
ing physicians communicate
to patients for whom English
NOMINATE OUTSTANDING STEWARDS.
WASHINGTON
There’s evidence that the
continued attacks on state em-
ployees have actually caused
health problems.
A new report submit-
ted to the Public Employees
Benefits Board suggests a
direct correlation between
layoffs and job insecurity and
an increase in state employee
health problems.
The March 5 Milliman
study showed an increase in
health insurance claims start-
ing in the second quarter of
2009—the same time the huge
layoffs and takeaways were
rolled out. The report sug-
gests, that later discussion of
the Jan. 1, 2010 increases also
caused insecurity that contrib-
uted to greater usage.
is a second language, will be
considered state employees
for the purposes of collective
bargaining.
Some 50 interpreters,
decked out in green AFSCME
Interpreters United shirts,
crammed into the governor’s
conference room as she signed
the historic bill.
“There you go everyone-
-congratulations,” the gover-
nor said, as the interpreters
broke into applause.
The interpreters have em-
braced the Federation and its
members and their commit-
ment to collective bargaining,
fairness and decent treatment.
“They’ve been an in-
spiration to all Federation
members because sometimes
we take for granted the voice
we have at the table that the
interpreters until now didn’t
have and craved so much,”
said Greg Devereux, WFSE/
AFSCME executive director.
Before the bill signing, the
interpreters gathered in the
rotunda of the Capitol and
presented an award of ap-
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See page 6.
Local 308 member Judith Lang
outside the Criminal Justice Center
in Seattle April 9.
Perhaps on this issue
lawmakers actually got it—
that hiking health costs would
actually drive usage and costs
up.
More on pages 3, 8.
preciation to the bill’s prime
sponsor, Sen. Chris Marr of
the 6th District in Spokane.
“We got to do right thing,
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EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28•AFL-CIO
Evaluate legislators on
how they voted on your
issues. Hint: If this were
school, only 10 of 147 got
a C- or better. See 4 & 5.
How WFSE/AFSCME fixed last-minute DSHS
screw-up that could have cost 160 jobs
HRSA members march in Olympia April 9.
DSHS waited until five days before the end of the special session to
reveal a budget gap in the Health and Recovery Services Administra-
tion (HRSA). They announced 160 layoffs, most in Olympia. The snafu
enraged members who mobilized to win an amendment sponsored by
Rep. Pat Sullivan adding $2.3 million and directing DSHS to maintain
employment levels while looking at possible efficiencies. Another
photo, page 2.
actu-
ally save
taxpayers
money.”
“I can
hardly
hold my
tears,”
Russian
Pletner
interpret-
er Irene
Pletner said.
“I’m so thrilled to take
part in history because I came
from Russia 30 years ago
and I never could imagine I
would be
standing
ABOVE: Elated interpreters and her today
their families shake hands with Gov. shaking
Chris Gregoire after signing of their hands with
bargaining bill April 1. the gov-
LEFT: The bill’s sponsor Sen. Chris ernor…,”
Marr congratulates interpreters in Pletner
rotunda of Capitol. added.
“We
save money, save the inter- DeJesus finally are
preters’ program…,” Marr going to
said. “This was a huge win.” have a voice.
“And we’re going to have
“By signing this bill the a voice not just for interpret-
governor has actually ac- ers, we’re going to have a
knowledged that this is a vital voice for people who cannot
service that must be provided explain how they feel, where
to these individuals,” Span- they hurt and how providers
ish interpreter Luis DeJesus can help them.”
said. “Now we will have the
opportunity to bring to the
governor new ideas that will
See 6726, page 8

Members at the DSHS Health and Recovery Services Administration prepare
to march April 9 against their agency’s budget snafu that threatened jobs.
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• The following could use a donation
of eligible unused annual leave or sick
leave or all or part of your personal
holiday:
Richard Erskine, an electrician/main-
tenance at Rainier School in Buckley,
has been diagnosed with a serious
medical condition. Contact: Laurie
Safford, (360) 829-3083 or e-mail: saf-
folj@dshs.wa.gov.
Tami Newcomb, a PBX operator at
Rainier School in Buckley and a mem-
ber of Local 491, is in need of shared
leave to dare for her husband, Richard
Erskine, who has been diagnosed with
a serious medical condition. Contact:
Laurie Safford, (360) 829-3083 or e-
mail: saffolj@dshs.wa.gov.
Audrey Ahrens, an office assistant
lead at Rainier School in Buckley and
a member of Local 491, has been
diagnosed with metastatic cancer. She
will be working part-time during her
recovery from surgery. Contact: Laurie
Safford, (360) 829-3083 or e-mail: saf-
folj@dshs.wa.gov.
Carolyn Vaughn, a social worker 2 at
the Federal Way Community Services
Office of DSHS and a member of Lo-
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UNION NEWS
Standing up for the new
health care reform law
State Attorney General Rob McKenna ordered
a “modified lockdown” of his Olympia headquar-
ters March 26 to guard against WFSE/AFSCME
and its allies when they delivered some 36,000
petitions to his office against his lone-wolf lawsuit
against the national health reform law signed by
President Barack Obama. A McKenna deputy
accepted the petitions. McKenna himself was
making a speech in Pullman.
cal 843, is in need of shared leave. Senga Partika, a financial services
Contact: Shearun Faison, (206) 760- specialist 3 at the Vancouver Home
2336. and Community Services office of
DSHS and a member of Local 313, is
Michael Mathews, a custodian 1 at in need of shared leave. Contact: Rita
Western State Hospital in Lakewood Disch at (360) 664-7592.
and a member of Local 793, is battling
cancer and is in desperate need of Sarah Drecksel, a support enforce-
shared leave. Contact: Dave Wiggen, ment officer 3 with DSHS in Fife and
(253) 761-3366. a member of Local 53, is in need of
shared leave for a serious medical
Cheryl Blackburn, a health insurance condition. She has been diagnosed
benefits specialist 2 with the state with a congenital cerebral malforma-
Health Care Authority in Lacey and a tion that causes debilitating head-
member of Local 443, has been ap- aches. Contact: Carol Murray, Tacoma
proved for shared leave. Contact: Rita DCS office, (253) 597-3700.
Homan, (360) 923-2874.
Genoveva Tavares, a WorkFirst
Colleen Hall, a custodian 1 at Central program specialist in Kennewick, is in
Washington University in Ellensburg need of shared leave as she battles
and a member of Local 330, is re- cancer. Contact: Debbie Lloyd, (509)
covering from neck surgery. Contact: 225-7915.
Stephen Sarchet, (509) 963-1286.
Diana Perez, a medical assistance
Tabrina Woodards, an instruction specialist 3 with DSHS in Olympia,
and classroom support technician 1 at is undergoing breast cancer surgery
the Washington State School for the April 15. She is a longtime employee
Deaf in Vancouver and a member of some may remember as Diana Soto
Local 1225, is in need of shared leave and Diana Escalera. Contact: Lindsey
to care for her deaf mother who is Henderson, (360) 725-2134.
recovering from breast cancer surgery
and treatments. Contact: April Rounds, Don Morby, a maintenance supervisor
(360) 696-6525, Ext. 4326, or april. with the Department of Transportation
rounds@wsd.wa.gov. in the Bingen/Goldendale area and a
member of Local 716, is still recover-
Ted Castro, a custodian at the Uni- ing from major abdominal surgery in
versity of Washington in Seattle and February and is unable to work. Con-
a member of Local 1488, has been tact: Kim Shafer, (360) 905-2221.
approved for shared leave. Contact:
Jewell Evans, (206) 598-6113 or (206) Colleen Stevens, a custodian with
598-6116. the Department of General Adminis-
tration in Olympia and a member of
Richard Lee, a financial services Local 443, is off the job recovering
specialist 3 with DSHS in Olympia from injuries suffered in a March 11 car
and a member of Local 443, has been accident. Contact: Dawn Chisler, (360)
approved for shared leave. Contact: 902-7499.
Grace Chambers at (360) 725-6627.
Tonya Abrahamson, a social worker
Regina Preciado, a financial services in the Belltown Community Service
specialist 3 with DSHS at the Alder- office of DSHS, has exhausted all
wood Community Services Office, has leave because of a serious medical
been approved for shared leave. Con- condition. She is currently recovering
tact: your human resources office. from her third surgery in four weeks.
Contact: Christine Williams, (425) 793-
Lee Novak, a Community Corrections 5763.
officer 2 with DOC in Longview and a
member of Local 1400, is caring for Daphnee Thompson, a secretary
a loved one with a serious medical senior in the King South Division of
condition. Contact: Diana White, (360) Children and Family Services office in
413-5407. Kent and a member of Local 843, has
House at Rainier School in Buckley
IN MEMORIAM and a member of Local 491, died sud-
denly March 26 at home. He was 59.
Michael Anthony “Mike” Griffith Sr.,
He is survived by his wife, a daugh-
an attendant counselor 1 on Alpine ter, two sons and five grandchildren.
sometimes there can be a very long
GOOD & WELFARE wait. That is why the local is appealing
to all WFSE/AFSCME members.
HUMANITARIAN REQUEST: KIDNEY DONOR If you are interested in being a
NEEDED. Peter Stalgis, a Seattle Local donor and you have Type O blood,
304 member, has a wife who is need contact Virginia Mason Hospital in
of a kidney transplant. As you know, Seattle at 1-800-354-9527, Ext. 11201,
WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee
been approved for shared leave be-
cause of an ongoing medical condition
that has exhausted all her leave. If you
can assist Daphnee with a donation of
eligible unused annual leave or sick
leave or all or part of your personal
holiday, contact your human resource
office.
Recinda Gottwig, a financial services
specialist 3 with DSHS in Olympia,
has been approved for shared leave.
Contact: Grace Chambers at (360)
725-6627.
Cheryl Overby, an attendant coun-
selor manager at Rainier School in
Buckley and a member of Local 491,
will need intermittent leave to care for
a family member who has a serious
health condition. Contact: Laurie Saf-
ford, (360) 829-3083, or saffolj@dshs.
wa.gov.
Savea Combs, a financial services
specialist 3 at the Lakewood Com-
munity Service Office of DSHS and a
member of Local 53, is suffering from
a cerebral aneurysm associated with
a seizure disorder as well as frequent
strokes. Contact: Bertha Martin, (253)
512-4387, or martibv2@dshs.wa.gov.
Ruth De Leon-Rivera, a support
enforcement technician with DSHS in
Yakima and a member of Local 1326,
is recovering from surgery to her arm
and wrist. Contact: Kristi Christensen,
(509) 374-2035, or kachristensen@
dshs.wa.gov.
Peter Minshall, a Labor and Indus-
tries auditor 5 with L&I in Tumwater
and a member of Local 443, has been
approved for shared leave. Contact:
Candy Peppard, (360) 902-5705.
Karen Mork, a financial services spe-
cialist 4 in Vancouver and a member
of Local 313, is in need of shared
leave for medical conditions. She has
exhausted all annual and sick leave.
Contact: Tammy Flaming, (360) 759-
2953.
A celebration of his life was April 3
in Federal Way. The family requests
memorial contributions in Mike’s name
to: New Community Church, P.O. Box
24745, Federal Way, WA 98093.
and tell them you want to be tested
as a donor for Sue Stalgis. Peter says
there will be no cost to you.
He also asks if you are unable to
be a donor, please pass this to other
people who might be interested.
April 2010
 HOLDING LEGISLATORS ACCOUNTABLE
Pushback on furloughs, closure of Pine Lodge and Maple Lane
WFSE/AFSCME members won’t roll over on
furloughs and closures of two institutions.
Mandatory furloughs may not happen. The fi-
nal bill, ESSB 6503, exempted three-quarters of state
government. And it would require 10 mandatory
layoff days only if an agency doesn’t come up with
a plan to reduce compensation costs.
The state opens itself to challenges in how it
implements any mandatory furloughs. The first one
would not take place until July 12, 2010. (The others
would be Aug. 6, Sept. 7, Oct. 11 and Dec. 27 in 2010; Members like those at Spo-
and, in 2011, Jan. 28, Feb. 22, March 11, April 22 and kane’s North CSO will continue
June 10.) to push back against a bad
• The budget assumes savings by closing Pine budget.
Lodge Corrections Center in Medical Lake by June
30, 2011. The vague timeline gives hope for an alter-
natives to closure.
• The three-year phased closure of Maple Lane
School in Grand Mound by June 2013 also opens the
door to a reversal.

WFSE/AFSCME members fought uphill battle
The end came quickly and
it was bittersweet.
The Legislature, which
had to convene a special 30-
day overtime session to finish
its work, inflicted great pain
on state services and state
employees.
But if not for WFSE/
AFSCME member and their
full-court press throughout
the session, it would be much
worse:
• You’d have 16 manda-
tory furlough days, instead
of 10 “maybe” furlough days
for about a quarter of the state
employee workforce.
• Frances Haddon
Morgan Center would be
closing—it’s not.
• You’d be seeing a
tripling of health care costs;
that should not happen with
the infusion of funding the
Medical Lake would close. No
firm date was given for Pine
Lodge, just sometime before
the end of the current bien-
nium in June 2011.
• Maple Lane School
in Grand Mound would
be closed. In the House, an
Job actions like
this one at DSHS
in Mount Vernon
turned the tide on
many issues.
amendment by Rep. Brendan
Williams of the 22nd District to
reverse the June 2013 closure
of Maple Lane School in
Grand Mound failed on a vote
of 45 yes to 52 no on April 12.
• No residential habilita-
tion centers would close. But
the budget directs the gover-
nor’s budget office to hire a
consultant “to determine the
optimum residential setting
for residential habilitation
center clients, including the
option to remain in a resi-
dential habilitation center.”
The report is due Dec. 1. The
budget also reduces insti-
tutional funding to include
cottage consolidations, chang- “M*A*S*H” came to the Capitol cam-
ing maintenance schedules, pus March 17 as WFSE/AFSCME
reducing adult training members pressed lawmakers on
programs and reductions in health care funding.
services such as dental care.
• Furloughs. The compro-
• Higher education: mise budget assumes savings
Funding is cut 6 percent, from the directive to reduce
reflecting an additional 475 compensation costs, which
position cuts in Higher Edu- could include 10 furlough
cation: UW – 100.8; WSU – 65; days in non-exempt agencies
EWU – 18.1; CWU – 18.6; if the agencies don’t come up
TESC – 8.9; WWU – 18.4; with an alternative. For more
Community and Technical details on what is in the furlough
Colleges – 245.6. bill, see Note #8 on page 5.

April 9 walkouts sent message to reluctant legislators

Legislature put into the final
budget -- $64.9 million.
• You forced legislators
to raise revenue and close tax
loopholes; they weren’t talk-
ing about that in January.
Mount
But, the bottom line is Vernon
more jobs will be lost – about
another 1,500 – and impor-
tant programs will be cut or
cutback. Not because you did
anything wrong but because
of the global economic melt-
down. And a continued lack
of backbone by most legisla-
tors who refuse to acknowl-
edge that the state needs to
act like the biggest employer Yakima Everett
in Washington that it is.
“Throughout it all, our
members showed a kind of
courage that most lawmakers
lack,” said WFSE/AFSCME
Executive Director Greg De-
vereux.
Spokane Southwest CSO North CSO - Spokane
Pushback by members will Western King North CSO Wenatchee
continue. State
But in terms of just the Hospital
facts, here are key points of
the final compromise supple-
mental budget passed by law-
makers before they adjourned
in the early morning hours of
April 13:
Hundreds of WFSE/AFSCME
• Another 1,534 state jobs
members walked out April 9 for job
would be cut.
actions to send a strong message to
legislators as they headed into the L&I Tumwater
• WFSE/AFSCME’s
final weekend of their 30-day special
pushed a reluctant Legislature
overtime session. Mount
to add the $64.9 million to
keep co-pays, deductibles and Vernon
other out-of-pocket health in-
surance costs at current levels.

• Pine Lodge Correc-

tions Center for Women in

April 2010 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee Page 3

 FOR THE RECORD 2010: HOUSE
This voting record is a useful “report
card” indicating exactly how legisla-
tors voted on your issues in 2009 and
2010. But note: This is a “quantitative”
tool. You should also evaluate legisla-
tors based on “qualitative” factors that
don’t come from votes on bills.
Williams Amendment/Opposing privatization
WFSE/AFSCME
ESSB 5288: DOC supervision of offenders
ESHB 1244: 2009-2011 Operating Budget
Voting Record
ESSB 6503: State employee furloughs
SHB 2339: ‘Opt-out’ funding for parks
2009-2010
Ross Amendment/Personal Holidays
HOUSE
ESSB 6130: Suspension of I-960
ESHB 2049: WMS Transparency
2SHB 2106: CWS Privatization
Explanation of
2ESSB 6143: Revenue Bill
ESSB 6726: Interpreters
votes on page 5.
2009-2010 % RECORD
WRONG
RIGHT
VOTE #: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 + - VOTE #: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 + -
Alexander (R-20th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Glenn Anderson (R-5th) + + - - + - - E - E - 3 6 33%
Jan ANGEL (R-26th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Sherry Appleton (D-23rd) - + - + - + + - + + + 7 4 64%
Mike Armstrong (R-12th) E + - - + - - + - - - 3 7 30%
Barbara Bailey (R-10th) + + - - + - - E - E - 3 6 33%
Brian Blake (D-19th) - + - + - + + - - + + 6 5 55%
Tom Campbell (R-2nd) + + - + + - - + + - - 6 5 55%
Reuven CARLYLE (D-36th) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Bruce Chandler (R-15th) + E - - + - - + - - - 3 7 30%
Maralyn Chase (D-32nd) - + - + - + + - + + + 7 4 64%
Frank Chopp (D-43rd) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Judy Clibborn (D-41st) - + E + - + + - + + - 6 4 60%
Eileen Cody (D-34th) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Cary Condotta (R-12th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Ed Orcutt (R-18th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Steve Conway (D-29th) - + - + - + + - + + + 7 4 64%
Timm Ormsby (D-3rd) - + - + - + + - + + + 7 4 64%
Larry Crouse (R-4th) + + - - E - - E - E - 2 6 25%
Tina ORWALL (D-33rd) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Bruce DAMMEIER (R-25th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Kevin PARKER (R-6th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Jeannie Darneille (D-27th) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Kirk Pearson (R-39th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Richard DeBolt (R-20th) + + - - + - - E - E - 3 6 33%
Jamie PEDERSEN (D-43rd) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36th)- + - + - + + - + + + 7 4 64% Eric Pettigrew (D-37th) - E - + - + + - + + - 5 5 50%
John DRISCOLL (D-6th) + + - - + - - - + - - 4 7 36%
Hans Dunshee (D-44th) - + - + - + + - + + + 7 4 64%
Deborah EDDY (D48th) - + - + - - + - - + - 4 7 36%
Mark Ericks (D-1st) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Doug Ericksen (R-42nd) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Susan FAGAN (R-9th) NM NM NM NM NM - - + - - - 1 5 17%
Fred FINN (D-35th) - + - + - - + - + + - 5 6 45%
Dennis Flannigan (D-27th) - + - + E + + - + - + 6 4 60%
Roger GOODMAN (D-45th) - + - + + + + - + + + 8 3 73%
Tami Green (D-28th) - + - + + + + - + + + 8 3 73%
Kathy Haigh (D-35th) - + - + - + + E + E - 5 4 56%
Larry Haler (R-8th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Bob Hasegawa (D-11th) + + - + - + + - + + + 8 3 73%
Jaime HERRERA (R-18th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Bill Hinkle (R-13th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Mike HOPE (R-44th) + + - - + - - E - E - 3 6 33%
Zack Hudgins (D-11th) - + - - - + + + + + + 7 4 64%
Sam Hunt (D-22nd) - + - + - + + + + + + 8 3 73%
Ross Hunter (D-48th) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Christopher HURST (D-31st) - E - - - - - - + - - 1 9 10%
Jim JACKS (D-49th) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Norm JOHNSON (R-14th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Ruth Kagi (D-32nd) - + - + - + + - + - - 5 6 45%
Troy KELLEY (D-28th) - + - - + - - - + - - 3 8 27%
Phyllis Kenney (D-46th) - + - + - + + - + + + 7 4 64%
Lynn Kessler (D-24th) - + - + - + + - - + - 5 6 45%
Steve Kirby (D-29th) - + - + - + + - + + + 7 4 64%
Brad KLIPPERT (R-8th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Page 4 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee
Williams Amendment/Opposing privatization
VOTING RECORD KEY:
ESSB 5288: DOC supervision of offenders
ESHB 1244: 2009-2011 Operating Budget
+ = RIGHT vote
ESSB 6503: State employee furloughs
SHB 2339: ‘Opt-out’ funding for parks
- = WRONG vote
Ross Amendment/Personal Holidays
E = Excused
ESSB 6130: Suspension of I-960
A = Absent
ESHB 2049: WMS Transparency
2SHB 2106: CWS Privatization
NM = Not in House at that
time
2ESSB 6143: Revenue Bill
ESSB 6726: Interpreters
2009-2010 % RECORD
WRONG
RIGHT
Joel Kretz (R-7th) + + - - + - - + - - E 4 6 40%
Dan Kristiansen (R-39th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Marko LIIAS (D-21st) - + - - - + + + + + + 7 4 64%
Kelli Linville (D-42nd) - + - + - + + - - + - 5 6 45%
Marcie MAXWELL (D-41st) - + - + - + + E + E - 5 4 56%
John McCoy (D-38th) - + - + - + + - + + + 7 4 64%
Jim McCune (R-2nd) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Mark Miloscia (D-30th) + + - + - - - - + + + 6 5 55%
Jim Moeller (D-49th) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Dawn Morrell (D-25th) - + - + + - + - + + + 7 4 64%
Jeff Morris (D-40th) - + - + - + + - - + - 5 6 45%
Terry NEALEY (R-16th) NM NM NM NM NM - - + - - - 1 5 17%
Sharon NELSON (D-34th) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Al O’Brien (D-1st) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Skip Priest (R-30th) + + - - + - - + + - + 6 5 55%
Tim PROBST (D-17th) - + - - + - - - + + - 4 7 36%
Dave Quall (D-40th) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Dan Roach (R-31st) + + - - + - E + + - - 5 6 45%
Mary Helen Roberts (D-21st) - + - + - + + - + + + 7 4 64%
Jay Rodne (R-5th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Christine ROLFES (D-23rd) - + - + - + + E + E - 5 4 56%
Charles ROSS (R-14th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37th)- + - + - + - - + + - 5 6 45%
Joe SCHMICK (R-9th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Larry SEAQUIST (D-26th) - + - + + - - - + + - 5 6 45%
Mike Sells (D-38th) + + - + - + + - + + + 8 3 73%
Matt SHEA (R-4th) + + - - + - E + - - - 4 6 40%
Shelly SHORT (R-7th) E + - - + - - E - E - 2 6 25%
Geoff Simpson (D-47th) + + - + + + - + + + + 9 2 82%
Norma SMITH (R-10th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Larry Springer (D-45th) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Pat Sullivan (D-47th) + + - + - + + - + + - 7 4 64%
Dean Takko (D-19th) - + - + - + + - - + - 5 6 45%
David TAYLOR (R-15th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Dave Upthegrove (D-33rd) - + - + - + + + + + + 8 3 73%
Kevin VAN DE WEGE (D-24th) - + - + - + + - + + - 6 5 55%
Deb Wallace (D-17th) - + - + + - + + + + - 7 4 64%
Maureen Walsh (R-16th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Judy WARNICK (R-13th) + + - - + - - + - - - 4 7 36%
Scott WHITE (D-46th) - + - + - + + - + + + 7 4 64%
Brendan Williams (D-22nd) + + - + - + + + + + + 9 2 82%
Alex Wood (D-3rd) - + - + - + E E + E + 5 3 63%
April 2010

Explanation of key votes/
roll calls used in House and
Senate voting records:
1.
2009-2011 Operating Budget
(Engrossed Substitute House Bill
1244)
Passed the House 54-42 on 4/24/09
and the Senate 29-20 on 4/25/09.
WFSE/AFSCME opposed this all-cuts
budget.
A “Yes” vote was a “Wrong” (-) vote; a
“No” vote was a “Right” (+) vote.
2.
WMS transparency bill
(Engrossed Substitute House Bill
2049)
Passed the House 95-0 on 4/20/09
and the Senate 43-0 on 4/15/09.
WFSE/AFSCME initiated and support-
ed. It requires annual reports to keep
track of the size of the Washington
Management Service and exempt ser-
vice and the pay and bonuses those
employees receive.
A “Yes” vote was a “Right” (+) vote; a
“No” vote was a “Wrong” (-)vote.
3.
Pilot projects privatizing Child Wel-
fare Services
(Second Substitute House Bill 2106
and Second Substitute Senate Bill
5943)
Passed the House 97-0 on 4/21/09
and the Senate 33-15 on 3/11/09.
WFSE/AFSCME opposed. This leg-
islation sets up two pilot projects to
privatize DSHS Child Welfare Servic-
es. The original Senate bill was much
worse.
A “Yes” vote was a “Wrong” (-) vote; a
“No” vote was a “Right” (+) vote.
4.
“Opt-out” funding plan to save state
parks
(Substitute House Bill 2339)
Passed the House 56-42 on 4/21/09
and the Senate 32-16 on 4/24/09.
WFSE/AFSCME supported. This bill
headed off closure of some 50 of the
state’s “crown jewel” parks. It allows
the state to collect a $5 fee from driv-
ers when renewing license tabs to
fund state parks. Drivers can “opt out”
of the fees.
A “Yes” vote was a “Right” (+) vote; a
“No” vote was a “Wrong” (-)vote.
5.
Lowering supervision of offenders
(Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill
5288)
Passed the House 51-45 on 4/21/09
and the Senate 26-23 on 4/25/09.
WFSE/AFSCME opposed. The final
bill was much improved, but in the end
still troubling. It lowers supervision
of offenders by Community Correc-
tions members and cuts the length of
sentences.
A “Yes” vote was a “Wrong” (-) vote; a
“No” vote was a “Right” (+) vote.
6.
Amending provisions related to
Initiative 960
(Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill
6130
Passed the House 51-47 on 2/17/10
and the Senate 26-21 on 2/22/10.
WFSE/AFSCME supported. The bill
was necessary to raise revenue to
mitigate the 2010 recession-driven
supplemental budget.
April 2010
FOR THE RECORD 2010: SENATE
A “Yes” vote was a “Right” (+) vote; a
“No” vote was a “Wrong” (-) vote.
7.
Revenue Bill
(Second Substitute Senate Bill 6143
Passed the House 52-44 4/10/10 and
the Senate 25-21 on 4/12/10.
WFSE/AFSCME supported. The bill
raised some $800 million in new rev-
enue and closed many tax loopholes,
both key goals of the union to avoid an
all-cuts budget for a second year in a
row.
A “Yes” vote was a “Right” (+) vote; a
“No” vote was a “Wrong” (-) vote.
8.
State employee furloughs
(Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill
6503)
Passed the House 50-38 on 4/2/10
and the Senate 30-11 on 3/16/10.
WFSE/AFSCME opposed. ESSB 6503
directs agencies to reduce compensa-
tion costs by a total of $45 million, with
$10 million coming from exempt and
WMS staff. Options include: manda-
tory and voluntary furloughs, leave
without pay, reduced work hours,
voluntary retirements and separations,
layoffs, and other methods. Agen-
cies that fail to submit an approved
compensation reduction plan will be
subject to ten specified agency closure
dates beginning in July 2010. The cost
reduction plans submitted by institu-
tions of higher education may provide
for reductions to operations, as well as
compensation. Agencies are encour-
aged to preserve family wage jobs.
Employees earning less than $30,000
per year are allowed to use annual
leave or shared leave in lieu of tempo-
rary layoffs during agency closures.
A “Yes” vote was a “Wrong” (-) vote; a
“No” vote was a “Right” (+) vote.
9.
Collective bargaining rights for
state Medicaid interpreters (lan-
guage access providers)
(Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill
6726)
Passed the House 54-40 on 3/5/10
and the Senate 29-19 on 3/9/10.
WFSE/AFSCME initiated and sup-
ported. ESSB 6726 grants DSHS
state Medicaid interpreters collective
bargaining right. They are considered
state employees for the purposes of
collective bargaining. Interpreters (or
“language access providers”) are de-
fined as independent contractors who
provide spoken language interpreter
services for DSHS appointments
or Medicaid enrollee appointments,
whether paid by a broker, language
access agency, or DSHS.
A “Yes” vote was a “Right” (+) vote; a
“No” vote was a “Wrong” (-) vote.
10.
Ross Amendment to Furlough Bill
(Personal Holidays)
(Amendment #1736 to ESSB 6503)
Rejected by the House on a vote of 36
Yes to 52 No on 4/2/10.
WFSE/AFSCME opposed. This
amendment was proposed by Rep.
Charles Ross of the 14th District. It
would have stripped state employees
of their personal holiday. It was not
adopted.
A “Yes” vote was a “Wrong” (-) vote; a
“No” was a “Right” (+) vote.
11.
WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee
WFSE/AFSCME
ESSB 5288: DOC supervision of offenders
ESHB 1244: 2009-2011 Operating Budget
Voting Record
ESSB 6503: State employee furloughs
SHB 2339: ‘Opt-out’ funding for parks
2009-2010
SENATE
ESSB 6130: Suspension of I-960
ESHB 2049: WMS Transparency
E2SSB 5943: CWS Privatization
Explanation of
2ESSB 6143: Revenue Bill
ESSB 6726: Interpreters
votes at left.
2009-2010 % RECORD
VOTING RECORD KEY:
+ = RIGHT vote
- = WRONG vote
E = Excused A = Absent
WRONG
RIGHT
NM= Not in Senate at that
time
VOTE #: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + - %
Randi BECKER (R-2nd) + + - + + - - E - 4 4 50%
Don BENTON (R-17th) + + + - + - - E - 4 4 50%
Jean BERKEY (D-38th) - + - - - + + - + 4 5 44%
Dale BRANDLAND (R-42nd) + E - + - - - - - 2 6 25%
Lisa BROWN (D-3rd) - + + + - + + - + 6 3 67%
Mike CARRELL (R-28th) + + - - + - - E - 3 5 38%
Jerome DELVIN (R-8th) + + - - + - E E - 3 4 43%
Tracey EIDE (D-30th) - + - E + + + - + 5 3 63%
Darlene FAIRLEY (D-32nd) - + - + - + + - + 5 4 56%
Rosa FRANKLIN (D-29th) - + - + - + + - + 5 4 56%
Karen FRASER (D-22nd) - + + + - + + + + 7 2 78%
Randy GORDON (D-41st) NM NM NM NM NM + + - + 3 1 75%
Jim HARGROVE (D-24th) - + - + - + + - + 5 4 56%
Brian HATFIELD (D-19th) - + - + - + + - + 5 4 56%
Mary Margaret HAUGEN (D-10th)- + - + - + + - + 5 4 56%
Mike HEWITT (R-16th) + + - - + - - + - 4 5 44%
Steve HOBBS (D-44th) - + E + + - - - + 4 4 50%
Janéa Holmquist (R-13th) + + - - + - - + - 4 5 44%
Jim HONEYFORD (R-15th) + + - + + - - + - 5 4 56%
Ken JACOBSEN (D-46th) + + - + - + + - + 6 3 67%
Jim KASTAMA (D-25th) - + - - - + + - - 3 6 33%
Claudia KAUFFMAN (D-47th) - E + + + - - - + 4 4 50%
Karen KEISER (D-33rd) - + + + - + + - + 6 3 67%
Derek Kilmer (D-26th) - + + + + - - - + 5 4 56%
Curtis KING (R-14th) + + - - + - - + - 4 5 44%
Adam KLINE (D-37th) - + - + - + + - + 5 4 56%
Jeanne KOHL-WELLES (D-36th)- + + + - + + - + 6 3 67%
Chris MARR (D-6th) - + + + + - + - + 6 3 67%
Rosemary McAULIFFE (D-1st) - + - + - + + - + 5 4 56%
Bob McCASLIN (R-4th) + E - - + E E E E 2 2 50%
Joe McDermott (D-34th) - + + + - + + - + 6 3 67%
Bob MORTON (R-7th) + E - - + - - E - 2 5 29%
Ed Murray (D-43rd) - + - - - + + - + 4 5 44%
Eric OEMIG (D-45th) - + - + - + + - + 5 4 56%
Linda Evans PARLETTE (R-12th)+ + - + + - - + - 5 4 56%
Cheryl PFLUG (R-5th) + + - - + E - + - 4 4 50%
Margarita PRENTICE (D-11th) - + + + - + + - + 6 3 67%
Craig PRIDEMORE (D-49th) - + + + - + + - + 6 3 67%
Kevin RANKER (D-40th) - + + + - + + - + 6 3 67%
Debbie REGALA (D-27th) - + - + - + + - - 4 5 44%
Pam ROACH (R-31st) + A + + + - - E - 4 3 57%
Phil ROCKEFELLER (D-23rd) - A - + - + + - + 4 4 50%
Mark SCHOESLER (R-9th) + + + - + - - + - 5 4 56%
Tim SHELDON (D-35th) + + + - + - - + + 6 3 67%
Paull SHIN (D-21st) - + - + - + + - + 5 4 56%
Val STEVENS (R-39th) + + - - + - E E - 3 4 43%
Dan SWECKER (R-20th) + + - + + - - + - 5 4 56%
Rodney Tom (D-48th) - + - + - + - - + 4 5 44%
Joseph ZARELLI (R-18th) + + - - + - - + - 4 5 44%
Williams Amendment opposing ment dealt with blocking the plan to
privatization contract out at least 10 state liquor
(Amendment #1745 to ESSB 6444 stores. It was considered a bellwether
budget bill) vote by WFSE/AFSCME and all other
Rejected by the House on a vote of 27 state employee unions. It was pro-
Yes to 70 No on 4/12/10. posed by Rep. Brendan Williams of
WFSE/AFSCME supported. This the 22nd District. The good amend-
amendment would have stopped the ment was not adopted by the House.
state from getting its nose under the A “Yes” vote was a “Right” (+) vote; a
tent to greatly expand privatization of “No” vote was a “Wrong” (-) vote.
state services. The specific amend-
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‘Shop Steward of Year’ nominations due May 7
SHOP STEWARD WFSE/AFSCME Shop Steward of the Year Award 2010
OF THE YEAR AWARDS STATEMENT OF FACTS

Washington Federation of State Employees/ I, , nominate

AFSCME Council 28 • AFL/CIO Person submitting nomination Name of nominee

for Shop Steward of the Year Award.

ELIGIBILITY: Nominee’s address:
Locals and individual members may nominate
shop stewards who have demonstrated outstand-
ing skills to help their members and to build up the Work phone: ( ) Home phone: ( )
union at the grassroots level. Local union number: How long a member:
How long a Shop Steward:
NOMINATION: Agency:
Submit written nomination (you may use the Current job class:
printed nomination form at right) with the informa- Union offices held:
tion listed on the nomination form printed at right.
Send completed nomination forms to: WFSE/ Description of why nominee should be considered for the award, such as keeping the members
AFSCME Award Committee, 1212 Jefferson Street informed about the union; organizing and recruiting activities; representing members; enforcing
S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. the contract; member spokesperson to management (speaking up for members); defending work-
Nominations must be received by May 7, 2010. ers’ rights; developing and encouraging membership participation; etc. (attach additional sheets if
All written nominations must include a state- needed):
ment of the required facts as listed on the nomination
form at right.

REVIEW:
A committee, appointed by the WFSE/AFSCME
president and approved by the Executive Board, will
review the nominations and select the recipients. In
those instances where the nomination is from other
than a local, local officers may be asked to provide
additional information. The committee may select If this form is not completed in its entirety, the nomination may not be considered.
multiple recipients.
If this form is not completed in its entirety, the Date: Signature:
nomination may not be considered. Person submitting nomination

Send completed nomination forms to: WFSE/AFSCME Award Committee,

AWARDS:
The awards will be presented to the recipients
1212 Jefferson Street S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501.
at WFSE/AFSCME’s Shop Steward Conference May Nominations must be received by May 7, 2010.
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April 2010 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee Page 7
 MEMBERS IN ACTION
Send your guesses by e-mail
Where’s to tim@wfse.org or regular

this mail: Editor, 1212 Jefferson

worksite?
Can you guess where
this worksite is and what
WFSE/AFSCME members
work there?
St. S.E., Suite 300, Olympia,
WA 98501. Include your
name and mailing address.
Deadline: May 10. The first
10 readers with the correct
answer who include their
name and mailing address
will receive a prize.

Members helping Haiti Answer to March’s “Where’s this

worksite?”:
Local 304 members at North Seattle Community College joined with allies in STARS The mystery worksite in the
(Staff Representatives) March 18 for a fundraiser expected to raise more than $5,000 for March Washington State
Haiti earthquake relief. Employee is the WorkSource
Faculty, other staff and students joined with them to form the “From Home to Haiti” relief Skagit office of the Employ-
committee. ment Security Department in
Many donned AFSCME “Green” t-shirts to assist event participants. Mount Vernon where Local
Local 304 provided $500 in seed money. The event, with entertainment, bake sale and 1060 members work. The five readers who submitted a
silent auction, raised $4,217.25 on the day of the event with the expected total to top $5,000 correct guess were: Bill Copland, Terry Ludwick, Bev-
once all donations were collected. erly Mandahl, Maria Pitts and Georgia Quaccia.
The proceeds will go to Partners in Health, a charity working in Haiti for the past 20
years. The charity will manage the donations so they go directly to Haitians in need.
HELP ‘STAMP OUT HUNGER’ MAY 8. You’re reminded to help “Stamp
Pictured (from left): Faisal Othaimin (event MC), Alice Smith, Pollard Fa’alogo (event MC), Toni Bajado, Carrie Out Hunger” during the annual National Association of Letter
Napoli, Rodolfo Franco (Local 304 president), Christina Herberg (seated), Danielle Kale, Jo Scozzafava, Jayne Carriers’ annual National Food Drive, Saturday, May 8.
Strom-Strebe, Richard Mellroth (student body president) and Marcy Collinson. Last year, the drive netted 73.4 million pounds of non-per-
ishable food for food banks.
Watch for details from your postal carrier.
But typically, these union postal carriers ask donors to place
RTC members unanimously ratify new contract food items such as canned meant and fish, soup, cereals, pasta
and rice near their mailboxes.
Members at Renton Tech- onsite April 13. to www.wfse.org and click on Glass containers, perishable items and expired items should
nical College April 13 ratified The RTC contract comes “Bargaining Center.” be avoided.
their new three-year collective with no take-aways and new
bargaining agreement on a language on personal conve-
vote of 29-0. nience leave, college closure, In solidarity for
RTC negotiates under a
different collective bargain-
union-management, new
employee orientation, layoff
family wage jobs
ing law with different time and recall, reclassification,
Local 1326 members turned out
frames than all other WFSE/ discipline, safety, performance
for the April 7 Family Wage Jobs
AFSCME members. So they’re evaluations, training and
Now Rally sponsored by the Ya-
wrapping their contract just in-service training. Seniority
kima Central Labor Council. From
as most others are just start- definitions and rights were re-
left: Rebecca Withrow (Cor-
ing. tained. And the contract docu-
rections); Andy Bommersbach
The 2009-2012 contract is ment has been restructured to
(Agriculture); Jeanne MacDonald
retroactive to July 1, 2009. The make it easier to use.
(DSHS); and Hazel Cromwell
ratification vote took place For more information, go
(Corrections).

Governor signs bill raising cap

DOC SUMMIT. Corrections members from across the state gathered March 20
in Seatac for a union-building summit on their issues.
on shared leave donations
Gov. Chris Gregoire March 23 signed ESSB 6724,
the bill raising from 261 days to 522 days the
number of shared leave days a state employee can
receive. The bill folded in concepts from two WFSE/
AFSCME-initiated bills.
Pictured with the governor include: Rep. Sam Hunt,
chair of the House State Government Committee
(second from left); WFSE/AFSCME VP Sue Hen-
ricksen (next to Hunt), with WFSE/AFSCME Pres.
Carol Dotlich and Andy McMillan, the Ecology
employee who inspired the bill. WFSE/AFSCME
Lobbyist Alia Griffing is at far right.

6726, The AFSCME Interpreters

from page 1
The governor did veto one
part of the bill setting up a
workgroup to work at reform-
ing the system.
“The same outcomes can
be achieved by having OFM
(the Office of Financial Man-
agement) and DSHS conduct
UNITED delegation gathers New staff hired
across from the Capitol before Deb Gregory
the bill signing April 1. has been hired
as a new ex-
a review with recommenda- ecutive assistant
tions on how best to achieve in WFSE/AFSCME
cost savings and efficiencies, headquarters in
including a close look at the Olympia.
brokerage system and its
overhead costs,” the governor
said.

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