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MAY 2016
State Employee
The official newspaper of the
WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE
EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28AFL-CIO
WASHINGTON
In Jorgies footsteps
The best tribute to Howard
Jorgenson is the work of our
elected bargaining teams today.
They and the members doing actions in support of strong
contracts make real Jorgensons
long-sought dream of full-scope
collective bargaining.
hen bargaining
starts this month on
our new contracts,
we can thank Howard Jorgensons vision.
Jorgenson, the longest
serving WFSE/AFSCME
president who later became
president of the Retired Public
Employees Council of Washington/AFSCME, died May 2.
Jorgenson in 1987 spearheaded a WFSE/AFSCME
blue-ribbon task force and
ensuing study that put us on
the road to full-scope collective bargaining. Our first collective bargaining bill hit the
Legislature in 1989. Hurdles
remained that blocked passage until 2002.
Without his passion to
right old wrongs on our pay
and benefits, we likely would
still be going
hat in hand to
INSIDE:
the Legislature every two
More
years, said
about the
current WFSE/ life and
AFSCME Presi- impact of
dent Sue HenHoward
ricksen.
JorgenHis vison.
sion for WFSE
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members and
our Labor
Movement always stretched
beyond the
horizon, said
Duwane Huffaker, who succeeded Jorgenson as union
president in 1997.
He knew what we needed before we knew.
birthdates
of state
employees
in several
agencies,
colleges
and uniUpdates: wfse.org
versities
represented by the union.
Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor
and two other judges said before scheduled hearings May
13 that it makes sense (and
good use of judicial time) to
consider consolidating the
motions from WFSE/AFSCME and other unions.
The motion by WFSE/
AFSCME to block release of
MEMBERS IN ACTION
Get involved in our contract campaigns:
http://wfse.org/neverquit/
King County Council, state Salary Survey give unexpected moral boost as bargaining starts
The King County Council
and the states own Salary
Survey have given WFSE/
AFSCME members a moral
boost as bargaining starts this
month for General Government and Higher Education
members.
King County Council
members on May 3 signed a
letter to Gov. Jay Inslee and
eight legislative leaders to
address the inequities faced
by state employees living in
high-cost areas. We also ask
that you update the relevant
state laws and regulations to
create an equal standard of
living for state employees.
This is the latest develop-
Rally at
So. Seattle
College
IN
MEMORIAM
State Employee
WASHINGTON
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Employee newspaper.
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May 2016
UNION NEWS
SHARED LEAVE
REQUESTS
Reidun MacGregor, a support enforcement officer 2 with DSHS in Tacoma and a
member of Local 53, has been approved
for and is in need of shared leave to care
for a family member. If you would like to
donate shared leave to Reidun, please
complete a Donor Shared Leave form and
send it to your human resources representative for processing, or contact your own
human resource office.
Yajaira Martinez, a financial services
specialist 3 at the Bellingham CSO and a
WFSE member, is in need of shared leave
for her daughter, Alexis, who was born
prematurely at about 24 weeks. Yajaira will
need to help care for Alexis. Alexis will be
in the NICU until about Aug. 15. Contact:
Vicki Rothenbuhler, (360) 714-4006.
Twila Knudtson, a financial services specialist 3 with DSHS in Vancouver and a
member of Local 313, is in need of shared
leave because of terminal cancer, according to the shared leave request email sent
by DSHS to staff. Contact: your human
resource office.
Jeri (Reid) Davis, a Community Corrections officer 3 with the Department of
Corrections in Bellingham and a member
of Local 1060, is in need of shared leave to
care for her seriously ill husband. Contact:
Diane White in DOC Human Resources, or
your own human resource office.
Heidi Blindauer, a WorkFirst program
specialist with DSHS in Oak Harbor and a
member of Local 1060, has been approved
for shared leave. Contact: your human
resource office.
Beverly VanPatten-Shadley, a financial
services specialist 3 with DSHS in Auburn
and a member of Local 843, has been
approved for shared leave. Contact: your
human resource office.
Antionette Hamilton, a financial services
specialist 3 with DSHS in Everett and a
member of Local 948, has been approved
for and is in need of shared leave. Contact:
Vickie Rothenbuhler, (360) 714-4006, or
your own human resource office.
Jose Martinez, a social service specialist
3 with DSHS Office of Indian Child Welfare
in Seattle and a member of Local 843, has
been approved for shared leave. He has
severe kidney renal disease and will be off
the job for a while. Contact: Marilyn Nichol,
(425) 590-3048, or your own human resource office.
Yasen Angelov, a financial examiner 3
with the Office of the Insurance Commissioner in Tumwater and a member of Local
443, is in need of shared leave to cover the
time he will be out while caring for his wife
during her surgical recovery. He will be
away from work until July. Contact: Lindsey
Henderson, (360) 725-7004, or your own
human resource office.
Beate Caron, a financial services specialist 3 with DSHS in Tumwater and a member of Local 443, has been approved for
shared leave to help care for her mother.
Contact: Vickie Rothenbuhler, (360) 7144006, or your own human resource office.
Stephanie Respicio, an institution counselor 2 at Western State Hospital in Lakewood and a member of Local 793, is in
need of shared leave to cover the time she
is missing work for a medical need. Contact: Robin Calhoun, (253) 761-7566, or
your own human resource office.
Patricia Pettit, an administrative hearing
coordinator with DSHS in Tacoma and a
member of Local 53, has been approved
for and is in need of shared leave. Contact:
your human resource office.
May 2016
Application
Cover costs for registration (which includes housing and most meals) and travel.
Recipients will attend the summer school Aug. 9-13, at the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, Calif.
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 Womens Summer School?
3. Do you hold a leadership position in your local?
Yes
Yes
No
No
Name
Address
City State Zip
Telephone: (Daytime) (Evening)
Home e-mail address:
Signature of Applicant
Signature of Local Union Officer (optional)
Application deadline: June 24, 2016.
For more information, call 1-800-562-6002 or (360) 352-7603. Online: http://wfse.org/scholarship-info/. Return this application to: WFSE/AFSCME Womens/Equal Partners Committee, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA
98501. Or FAX to (360) 352-7079.
Scholarship information
Application deadline: June 24, 2016.
The Summer Institute for Union
Women celebrates the solidarity of
union women across boundaries of
age, race, and nation. Rank-and-file
members, staff members, and officers from across the West including
Canada will gather to share strategies,
information, experience, and skills.
Highlights of the week include in-depth
classes to hone skills and deepen
knowledge as well as workshops and
plenary sessions
to examine current issues, ranging from politics,
to health care,
to international
solidarity. This
summer the Institute will be held
at UCLA in Los
Angeles, Calif. from Aug. 9 through
Aug. 13, 2016.
The scholarships cover the costs
for registration (which includes housing and most meals) and travel. To apply, please fill out the application form
in full and return to WFSE/AFSCME
Womens/Equal Partners Committee, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite
300, Olympia, WA 98501 or FAX to
(360) 352-7608 by 5:00 p.m. June 24,
2016. The application form is above
or can be found online at http://wfse.
org/summer-institute-union-womenscholarship/ For questions on the
scholarship, call 1-800-562-6002.
Heather Kok, a financial services specialist 3 with DSHS in Spokane and member
of Local 1221, is in need of shared leave.
Contact: Teresa Baumbach, (509) 2257923.
Frances Brown, a financial services specialist 2 with DSHS in Yakima and a member of Local 1326, has had to take time off
work because of a serious health condition.
Contact: your human resource office.
Nerissa Serezo, a financial services
specialist 3 with DSHS in Bellevue and a
member of Local 843, has been approved
for shared leave. Contact: your human resource office.
Thea Villar, a financial services specialist
3 with DSHS in Kent and a member of Local 843m has been approved for shared
leave. Contact: your human resource office.
Thais Marbles, a financial services
specialist 3 with DSHS in Seattle and a
member of Local 843, has been approved
for shared leave. Contact: your human resource office.
Charlie Johnson, a financial services
specialist 4 with DSHS in Lakewood and a
member of Local 53, has been approved
for shared leave because of a family members serious medical condition. Contact:
your human resource office.
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His word
was his bond
e was known
as Jorgie
to all who
knew, loved and respected him.
Services June 11
A celebration of life
service will be 1 p.m.,
Saturday, June 11,
at Medical Lake High
School, 200 E. Barker
St., Medical Lake,
WA 99022. A reception will follow. In lieu
of flowers, the family
suggests contributions to: Medical Lake
Dollars for Scholars,
Medical Lake Friends
for Children, or Medical Lake High School
Booster Club. Donations can be sent
to his wife, Marye
Jorgenson, P.O. Box
1024, Medical Lake,
WA 99022.
Jorgie came up
through ranks
Jorgenson came up through the
ranks at Eastern State Hospital and
Consolidated Support Services as a
member and eventually president of
Local 782.
Winning election as statewide
WFSE/AFSCME president in 1972
proved that a person from a small
town in Eastern Washington could
run an organization whose headquarters were in Olympia, he said in
1997.
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oned with.
He never stopped fighting for hardworking public
sector folks whether active or
retired.
A kinder man cant be
found.
lobbying and
organizing
powerhouse.
We are
known throughout AFSCME
as a council
that when
other people
are thinking of
ideas, were
already implementing them,
Jorgenson said in a 1997 interview
when he retired.
He never took a vacation in his
May 2016