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See page 8.

Parks crisis

State Employee
Stop cuts. Find revenue.
WASHINGTON

The official newspaper of the WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES/AFSCME Council 28AFL-CIO

You say, Humbug! We say Revenue!

BULLETIN: At press time Dec. 14, Parks members had spent the final day of the special legislative session talking to decision-makers at the Capitol. Because of their work, legislators began circulating a letter asking the Parks Commission to delay the layoffs and cuts until lawmakers can debate alternatives in the regular session starting Jan. 9. At press time, it wasnt known if the agency would agree to the delay.

After the stunning announcement that state Parks was cutting $11 million and potentially laying off some 160 staff because of the slow takeoff in sales of the Discover Pass, members have continued their fight on several fronts. Find out how you can help on page 8. If we dont fill the shortfall, parks will Parks Local 1466 be forced member Terry to cut $11 McCullough was million one of many from our who called on budget, lawmakers for Statewide help. Parks Local 1466s Terry McCullough told the Senate Ways and Means Committee Dec. 7. Because of

See PARKS, page 3

We dont have a budget problem, we have a revenue problem

Hundreds of WFSE/AFSCME members at home and at the Capitol join call for revenue, not cuts

WFSE/AFSCME members and allies demonstrated at the Capitol Nov. 28 (around the state Christmas tree) and took part in numerous rallies and marches the rest of the week. Meanwhile, local job actions in legislators home districts picked up momentum. See below, 3-5

ne message was clear during the special legislative session called to try to fill the latest $2 billion budget hole. The all-cuts budget is not an option. Finding revenue is. I think its time to face facts, WFSE/AFSCME Lobbyist Matt Zuvich told the Senate Ways and Means Committee Dec. 1. We dont have a budget problem, we have a revenue problem.

See REVENUE, page 5

Willis McNabb, a Local 491 member at Rainier School in Buckley, which is targeted for closure in the all-cuts budget, at Nov. 30 Capitol campus rally.

BARGAINING UPDATE

Bargaining teams elected

The votes have been tabulated. Here are the results of elections for the respective WFSE/AFSCME 2013-2015 bargaining teams. The list includes nominees elected, nominees appointed by acclamation where there were no other nominees, several appointments made so far for seats where there were no nominees and vacancies where appointments are still pending. WFSE/AFSCME President Carol Dotlich appoints those vacancies, in accordance with the approved bargaining structure. List current as of Dec. 14, 2011.

OTHER TEAMS, OTHER BARGAINING LAWS

GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Department of Agriculture: Dennis Rushing (Local 1299, Wenatchee) Department of Corrections: Bill Copland (Local 1253, Tri-Cities) Department of Early Learning: Marcia Ballentine (Local 53, Tacoma) Department of Ecology: Scott Mallery (Local 1221, Spokane) Department of Enterprise Services: Bing Bristol (Local 443, Olympia) Department of Fish & Wildlife: Bryan Quinton (Local 2964, Olympia) Department of Health: Michael Weisman (Local 443, Olympia) Department of Labor & Industries: Thornton Alberg (Local 443, Tumwater) Department of Licensing: Josephine Townsend (Local 313, Vancouver) Dept. of Transportation-Westside: Kathryn Rogers (Local 1060, Bellingham) Department of Veterans Affairs: Lyn Hofland (Local 482, Retsil) Employment Security Department: Steve Pointec (Local 443, Olympia) Military Department: Jocelyn Masculino (Local 53, Pierce County) Misc General Government Agencies: Brooks Salazar (Local 304, BIIA, Seattle) Office of the Insurance Commissioner: Wendy Conway (Local 443, Olympia) Parks & Recreation: Jon Crimmins (Local 1466, Jefferson County) State School for the Blind & Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss: Terry Nixon (Local 1225, Vancouver) Transportation-Eastside: Kevin Nicholson (Local 1301, Ellensburg Health Care Authority: Maria Pedersen (Local 443, Olympia) GENERAL GOVERNMENT/DSHS Childrens Administration: Jemerica Brown (Local 843, Seattle) Community Services Division: Patricia Loving (Local 313, Vancouver) DD Field Services/SOLA: Monica Verrall (Local 341, Seattle) DD Institutions-E. WA/ CSS: Julianne Moore (Local 1326, Yakima Valley, Selah) DD Institutions-Westside: Diane Rauschenberg (Local 491, Rainier, Buckley) Division of Child Support: Ken Blair (Local 53, Tacoma) Eastern State Hospital: Kimberley Domitrovich (Local 782, Medical Lake) Home & Community Services Division: Ron Mullins (Local 970, Elma) JRA Institutions/Juvenile Parole/Group Homes: Gabe Hall (Local 862, Green Hill) Misc DSHS Agencies: Robin Windhausen (Local 843, Seattle) Special Commitment Center: Eliga Sacks (Local 793, McNeil Island) Western State Hospital/CSTC: Craig Gibelyou (Local 793, Lakewood) Vacancies on the General Government team remained in: Commerce, Natural Resources, Washington State Patrol and DSHS Division of Voc. Rehabilitation.

The bargaining team for The Evergreen State College Exempt Bargaining Unit (from left): Jean Eberhardt, Leslie Johnson, Courtney Bailey, Kelly Norman, Justin Reuter and WFSE/ AFSCME Labor Advocate Debbie Brookman (chief negotiator). Bargaining on their first-ever contract is set to start in February. The General Government and Higher Education teams listed on this page are for teams that have had contracts in place since 2005 under the 2002 Personnel System Reform Act. WFSE/AFSCME actually has several other bargaining units that negotiate under different laws and at different times, like Renton Technical College (RTC), Medical Interpreters, American Behavioral Health Systems (ABHS), American Friends Service Committee and The Evergreen State College Exempt Staff. The TESC Exempts Bargaining Team (pictured above) is set to start bargaining in February. ABHS began negotiations on their first-ever contract Dec. 13. American Friends Service Committee is in the process of negotiating their next contract; the 2011 contract remains in force until the next one is wrapped up. The RTC Bargaining Team is set to start negotiations Jan. 13. The 2012 team is Colleen Arndt, Michelle Canzano and Stacy Eaves. Medical Interpreters ratified their first contract in June.

EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Quincy Burns, David Sundstrom, Pat Terrell, Craig Walker (all Local 931) (plus 5 vacancies remain).

THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE

Lana Brewster, Rachel Burke, Laura Carpenter, Lin Crowley, Steve Johnson, Kirk Talmadge (all Local 443) (plus 3 vacancies).

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Antonio Tony Entienza, David Counts, Eduardo Ed Vazquez, Elisa Coghlan, Francisca Flores, James Jake White, Jay Herzmark, Jill Burr, Joe Davenport, John Frazier, John Miller, Kimberle Kim Shaw, Leon Norton, Louis Kelly Durand, Nicole Kennedy, Ray Trice (all Local 1488) (plus 1 vacancy).

COMMUNITY COLLEGE COALITION

Centralia Community College: Eric Richardson (Local 862) (plus 1 vacancy) Community Colleges of Spokane: Rick Halverson (Local 1221) (plus 2 vacancies) Everett Community College: Max Phipps & Laura Little (both Local 1020) Green River Community College: Todd Henderson (Local 304) (plus 1 vacancy) Seattle Community Colleges: Rodolfo Franco & Frank Deering (both Local 304) (plus 1 vacancy) Shoreline Community College: Paul Fernandez & Jerome Owens (both Local 304) Lower Columbia College: Peter Hansen & Vicki Echerd (both Local 1400) Peninsula College: Jerry Machenheimer (Local 1463) South Puget Sound Community College: Terry Verone & Merrie RaymondHaskey (both Local 443) Tacoma Community College: Angie Simpson & Laurie Harmon (both Local 53) Whatcom Community College: Sharon Maupin (Local 1381) Another vacancy remains at Bellevue College.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON POLICE MANAGEMENT

Doug Schulz and Ralph Robinson (both Local 1488).

CWU, WSU, WWU

At press time, appointments were pending for the three teams for which no nominations were submitted: Central Washington University, Washington State University and Western Washington University.

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VMO SPOTLIGHT
Volunteer Member Organizers from around the state took part in the blitz of house visits to L&I Interpreters that began Nov. 18 in the Seattle area. L&I Interpreters are organizing for the same rights recently won by Medical Interpreters. Interested in being a Volunteer Member Organizer? Call Pam Carl at 1-800-562-6002 or e-mail pamc@wfse.org.
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE AGAINST THE ALL-CUTS BUDGET

Fight against all-cuts budget continues in regular session starting Jan. 9
Legislators ended their special session Dec. 14 by passing a consensus package that covers about a quarter of the $2 billion deficit. The early action bill (HB 2058) generates about $480 million in administrative savings. But the tough work on the remaining $1.5 billion shortfall will come in the regular session starting Jan. 9. Much work remains to stop cuts and find revenue: Proposed cuts include cuts to community supervision of dangerous offenders, closing four wards at Western State Hospital, closing Rainier School, ending the Medical Interpreter program, ending the Basic Health Plan, ending the Disability Lifeline, reducing juvenile parole and laying off some 1,500 more state employees. Some lawmakers are calling for further cuts to state employee health benefits. Other progress thats been made: Measures asking Congress to allow the state to collect sales tax on Internet sales from out of state. It could raise $500 million, according to the top House budget writer. The Jobs Bill, a unique partnership between the Washington State Labor Council and the Association of General Contractors to issue revenue bonds to fund construction projects and create jobs. Keep up to date on information and calls to action at www.wfse.org or via the unions Hotline at 1-800-562-6102.

PARKS, from page 1

MEDICAL INTERPRETERS LOBBY DAY

Yanira Sandoval (right, with daughter asleep in her lap), a patient in Tacoma for whom English is not her first language, relied on WFSE/AFSCME Local 1671 member Edmundo Cavazos to translate her plea to the Senate Ways and Means Committee at a hearing Dec. 6. We need the help that you can give us so that we dont lose the interpreters because without this service, our lives will be at risk, Sandoval said, adding, None of you would have been able to understand me without the use of the interpreter here.

WFSE/AFSCME Local 1671 Medical Interpreters, whose program faces elimination in the governors budget, met with dozens of legislators over lunch Nov. 29 on Day 2 of the Special Session Week of Action in Olympia. Above left: Rep. Kristine Lytton, D-40, and Sen. Derek Kilmer, D-26, talk with patient Carmela Jimez (through an interpreter). Above right: Some legislators, like Rep. Cindy Ryu, D-32, donned one of the unions Take the Vote buttons to signal theyre ready to vote on cutting tax giveaways and enact other options to find revenue for public safety, public services, health care and higher education. Bottom left: Rep. Dean Takko, D-19, studies the unions compilation of 27 tax giveaways that, if closed, would raise $2.3 billion revenue. Bottom right: Rep. Bruce Dammeier, R-25 (right), talks about the governors proposal to cut $5 million by cutting the interpreters -- and losing $7 million in federal matching funds and 2,000 interpreters. Near left: Sen. Dan Swecker, R-20 (left), and Rep. Derek Stafford, D-1 (right), were two of the dozens of lawmakers who lunched with the Medical Interpreters.

that, this week, 160 park employees were told that their positions will be eliminated. What does that look like to the public? There will be parks with no ranger assigned to it. No one there to sell a Discover Pass. No one to check camper registrations. No one to quiet noisy campers after 10 oclock. No one to chase away the bad guys. There will be no law enforcement to keep our families safe. The layoffs would take place by mid-January. The state Parks Commission announced the cuts Dec. 6. They come because the lifeline the Legislature threw the agency the Your passport to Discover quality parks and Pass saving jobs. has not brought Details, page 8. in as much revenue as needed. The Legislature created the pass last year when the governor and lawmakers cut state general funds for parks. It was supposed to bring in $54 million but is only generating about 50 percent of the needed revenue. WFSE/AFSCME is using its resources to independently promote the Discover Pass. See page 8. But here are the cuts: Some 160 staff who may be affected by layoffs got atrisk letters. Moving to a more seasonal approach to field operations in some areas to save $7 million. Headquarters staff and program reductions of about $1.3 million. Regional staff reductions of about $1.4 million. Equipment, office leases, contract reductions to be determined. The Parks Union-Management Communication Committee held an emergency meeting at the agencys Tumwater headquarters Dec. 7. The Legislature is trying to help with a bill to double the value of a Discover Pass. A majority of both the Senate and House signed onto companion bills aimed at helping to boost sales of the Discover Pass to make up the $11 million deficit. Senate Bill 5977, prime sponsored by Sen. Kevin Ranker of the 40th District, had 33 of the Senates 49 members sign on. House Bill 2153, prime sponsored by Rep. Zack Hudgins of the 11th District, had the backing of 53 of the Houses 98 members. Both bills would correct a flaw some believe has hindered sales. It would allow the Discover Pass to be transferred to one other vehicle.

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Community Corrections members have taken their Public Safety Matters message around the state before and during the special session. Top: Local 1221 members on highway overpass in Spokane Nov. 23. Above: Wenatchee Local 1299 members. Right, top: Outside the Spokane DOC office Nov. 28; at Colville Local 1054 Hotdogs and Hotline event Oct. 19. Right, bottom: Local 308 member Judith Lang at Nov. 30 Capitol rally; at Puyallup train station during evening rush hour Nov. 22.

Its tragic. Its horrible

WFSE/AFSCME Community Corrections members have made Public Safety Matters a rallying cry in their communities and at the Capitol in Olympia. From highway overpasses in Spokane, to street corners in Wenatchee, to a city park in Colville, to a train station in Puyallup, Corrections members have demonstrated the cuts to community supervision are not an option. Under the governors all-cuts budget, dangerous offenders -- including sex offenders -- would be released 150 days early. A year would be cut from supervision of 3,000 sex offenders. Other dangerous offenders would be supervised for no more than a year total. After that, no one would be watching dangerous felons released from prisons murderers, rapists, violent offenders, sex offenders. The governor wants to ask voters to buy back these cuts by OKing a half-cent sales tax increase. But Corrections members, like all WFSE/AFSCME members, want lawmakers to step up to the plate and take the vote on a revenue solution. At the Nov. 30 Capitol campus rally to expose the excess-

DOC members rally against public safety cuts

Local 308 President Ginger Richardson (above, left) said the proposed public safety cuts will lead to a repeat of tragedies like the one that took the life of Alycia Nipp in 2009.

DOC members came from around the state Dec. 6 to show opposition to proposals to turn community supervision over to the counties. They packed a hearing of the Senate Human Services and Corrections Committee. From left: Lincoln Davis, CCO 2, Local 1221, Spokane; Alice Rogers, Community Corrections specialist, Local 1253, Tri-Cities; WFSE/AFSCME Lobbyist Matt Zuvich; Don Feist, CCO 3, Local 53, Tacoma; Anabella Conde, CCO 2, Local 1221, Spokane; April Flower, CCO 3, Local 1221, Spokane; Travis Huntsinger, CCO 2, Local 1299, Okanogan County; Darby Stewart, Community Corrections specialist, Local 1221, Spokane; Bill Fryer, CCO 3, Local 1221, Spokane; Darron Bowerman, CCO 3, Local 1221, Spokane; Maura Jackson, CCO 2, Local 1221, Spokane; and Monroe Hartung, CCO 3, Local 1221, Spokane. es of the wealthiest 1 percent, Ginger Richardson, president of King County State Corrections Local 308, called the allcuts budget a threat to public safety in so many ways. You may not know this, but Community Corrections officers make a difference in your lives, Richardson told the rally crowd. Theyre in your communities. And theyre your neighbors. Without me and my other professionals keeping an eye on them, they are out there waiting to do more bad things and create more victims. To Richardson and other Community Corrections members, the cuts to public safety are a tragic case of dj vu. They see it all too often. Its personal. And it hurts. And it angers. Whats more important: a (tax) break for cosmetic surgery? Richardson asked. Or preventing more tragedies like the one that took 13-yearold Alycia Nipp from her Vancouver family. She was

In this file photo, Amber Hager holds up a photo of her murdered niece, Alycia Nipp, while mom Maranda Hannah looks on.

brutally murdered by an offender released from prison. It was tragic. Its horrible. Her mother described her as the color yellow. A bright, loving individual with lots of hope in life. Shes gone. Because of legislation. And we dont need any more. The choice is clear, she said. Cut public safety and cause more tragedies. Or...take the vote to cut billions in tax breaks to raise revenue....and keep our communities safe. Public safety matters.

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Higher Ed cuts appalling
Pam Carl, the unions Volunteer Member Organizing coordinator whose daughter attends a community college, told the Senate Ways and Means Committee Nov. 30 that its cheaper for Washington students to go out of state. (See chart at right). As a taxpayer and a resident of this state, I find it appalling, Carl said. The proposed budget slashes state funding for state colleges and universities from 13 percent to 17 percent. WFSE/AFSCME used special legislative session budget hearings to push for revenue and against unwise budget cuts. Western State Hospital ward closures (including two wards treating patients with traumatic head injuries). These individuals werent grown at Western State Hospital, Local 793 member Rick Hertzog told the Senate Ways and Means Committee Dec. 1. They came from the community where they failed in their placements previously. Were going to endanger the lives of the residents of these facilities throughout Believe it or not, its cheaper for a Washington student to go to Oregon State University than Washington State University. The same is true for other four-year schools.

Resident OSU $2,422/yr. WSU $9,886/yr.

The $160 million-plus in cuts in the governors proposed supplemental budget robs the future of our children, Carl said. We are in The unions Childrens Administration Union Management Communication Committee packs the Dec. 2 hearing of the House Early Learning and Human Services Committee after walking out of their meeting with DSHS overthe agencys ongoing refusal to do anything substantive to alleviate workload, said the unions Jeanine Livingston. going on into a lot more severe life of criminality wont get those services and we would end up paying for them later, Zuvich testified at the same hearing.

Non-Resident OSU $7,756/yr. WSU $21,164/yr.

danger of falling to the bottom of the list of states when it comes to the quality of our higher education system.

Members from the University of Washington, Childrens Services and Western State Hospital joined the Protect Our Future/Protect Kids childrens rally at the Capitol Dec. 2.

the state, while were reducing the quality of care for the patients that weve taken care of at Western State Hospital for so many years. Rainier School (targeted for closure). It would be taking away one of four or five people in the whole world that know how to communi-

cate with a vulnerable adult that doesnt communicate normally, WFSE/AFSCME Lobbyist Matt Zuvich told the Senate Ways and Means Committee Dec. 1. Cuts to Juvenile Parole. Those kids that they now serve and hook up with critical services that help prevent them from

HYDRAULICS PERMITS. Olympia Local 443 Fish and Wildlife member Tim Young testified Dec. 6 in favor of HB 2135, to impose a permit fee for hydraulic projects (construction projects around water). It would defray costs of the vital environmental program. Without these fees, I think there are going to be some serious compromises relative to resource protection, Young told the House Ways and Means Committee.

REVENUE, from page 1

Those who would say that we can fix this problem with all cuts need to talk to my members. And well be here and well find you and all you have to do is let us in the door and well tell you just how bad it is right now.

All-cuts makes no sense

The all-cuts budget announced by the governor Nov. 21 was sweeping in its devastation. Her solution is to make wholesale cuts, close a few tax loopholes (its too hard to close most, she said) and ask voters this spring to approve a temporary halfcent sales tax hike to buy back about $400 million in cuts, 90 percent in education. WFSE/AFSCME members swarmed the Capitol from the start of the special session Nov. 28. All week long, WFSE/AFSCME members passed out a compilation of tax giveaways that could be closed to save public safety, public services, health care and higher education. It was meant to keep the debate going on these and other revenue options. Weve all heard about the drastic cuts proposed by the governor, WFSE/AFSCME President Carol Dotlich told member lobbyists the first day of the special session. And we know that some leg-

Community Corrections and Western State Hospital members rally for public safety Nov. 30. It was one of many rallies and job actions during the first week of the special session that started Nov. 28. islators are looking at cutting our health benefits, our wages and trying to figure out how to fill the states $2 billion deficit by cutting our programs, dumping our clients, cutting off our students, endangering our neighborhoods by letting felons go unsupervised and increasing an historic unemployment rate by laying us off. That about covers it, doesnt it? So were not going to let that happen! Members quickly picked up on the sensible solution of finding revenue options. Ask corporations to take the same 3 percent cut on their tax exemptions that state employees have taken in our wages, Statewide Parks Local 1466 member Terry McCullough told the Senate Ways and Means Committee Dec. 7. Its only fair. We have to find a better way to fund things, said Western State Hospital Local 793 member Rick Hertzog, testifying Dec. 1 against ward closures at his hospital. The historic nature of the moment was not lost on the thousands who came to Olympia to stop the all-cuts train wreck from happening.

United call for revenue

In 18 years of doing this work, I dont think Ive every seen a hearing like this,

WFSE/AFSCME Executive Director Greg Devereux told the Senate Ways and Means Committee Nov. 28. I suspect at the end of the day, all 162 people who have testified will be saying to you that we need revenue. I dont think Ive every seen that unanimity in anything up here before. Our messageis very simple. We need to stop the cuts. We do need to raise the revenue. Enough is enough. The Occupy movement and the backlash against banks and corporations indicate the public is looking for a better way to protect our communities than an all-cuts budget. Closing Yakima Valley School, Rainier State School, additional mental health beds, eliminating Medicaid interpreters, seeking further takeaways from state employees whove already had furloughs, wage cuts, health cuts those arent the answers. State workers and many other groups have already taken their fair share. It is time if 162 people can come before you and say raise revenue, its time for all the legislators of all parties to raise revenue. The special session ended Dec. 14 and the tough work continues into the regular session that starts Jan. 9.

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UNION NEWS
WFSE/AFSCME LOCALS CARE
Santa visits Local 1488 Kids Holiday Party

Local 843s Margaret McDonald hands out union information and back-toschool supplies at recent Educational Resource Street Fair in Seattle.

Kevin Allen, Local 843, with locals banner.

Local 843 gives back

At this time of year, its appropriate that WFSE/AFSCME members like those in Local 843 give back to their communities year-round. Local 843, which represents Human Services members at state offices in King County, took part this past summer in the Educational Resource Street Fair in Seattle. This is an annual program where various organizations from the community, including civic, social and organized labor, come together to distribute back-to-school supplies for those in need in our community. This year more than 1,500 students were given backpacks, notepads, pens, pencils, papers and other school supplies. Local 843 had a table with its banner. We distributed over 300 ink pens and pencils, plus numerous packs of paper, erasers, rulers, notebooks and other supplies, said Local 843s Kevin Allen. We also passed out buttons and stickers that were supplied by the Federation. The Bully free Zone and Respect buttons were very popular and well received by The Fall 2011 recipients: Blaise Carney, Local 1488, University of Washington, Seattle; Tyrone Mosley, Local 948, DSHS, Lynnwood; Cassandra Nagle, Local 482, Washington Veterans Home, Retsil; Jami Rider, Local University of Washington and a member of Local 1488, is receiving treatment for breast cancer and will miss work during her recovery. She has exhausted all leave. Contact: Diane Pyzik, (206) 744-9228 or your human resource office. Ellen Vanderveen, a financial services specialist 3 with DSHS in Vancouver and a member of Local 313, has been off work several months because of a serious medical issue. She is out of leave. Contact: your human resource office. Faye Anderson, a social worker 3 in the Sky Valley DSHS Division of Children and Family Services office and a member of Local 948, is in need of shared leave. Contact: your human resource office. Rene Whittington, an office assistant 2 with the Employboth the children and their parents and guardians. The Local 843 Social and Charitable Actions Committee sponsored the table. That committee provides our local members an opportunity to get involved with and support community social service organizations and activities that enhance the life of citizens and in particular working families in our community, Allen said. By doing this we also increase the awareness and the profile of WFSE and its members and our role in the community. 443, DSHS, Olympia; Rose Stauffer, Local 1300, DSHS, Colfax; Zunilda Triplett, Local 948, DSHS, Everett; Latrice Wilson, Local 843, DSHS, Seattle; and Julia Zavodov, Local 304, Renton Technical College. A special guest stopped by the annual Holiday Party for children of University of Washington/ Harborview Local 1488 members Dec. 10 in Tukwila.

CRIPPEN GRANTS
Eight WFSE/AFSCME members have won Neville B. Crippen Grant-in-Aid Awards for Fall Quarter 2011.

SHARED LEAVE REQUESTS

If youve been approved to receive shared leave by your agency or institution, you can place a notice here. Once youve been approved by your agency or institution, WFSE/AFSCME can place your shared leave request here and online. Please include a contact in your agency, usually in human resources, for donors to call. 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:

ment Security Department in Olympia and a member of Local 443, has ongoing medical issues and is in need of shared leave. Contact: Kathleen Young, (360) 725-9416. Gloria Messer, a rehabilitation teacher 3 for the Department of Services for the Blind in Spokane and a member of Local 1221, has been unable to work since July because of a serious medical condition. She underwent surgery in August. She continues to receive on-going medical treatments. Contact: Ellen Drumheller at (360) 725-3836 or e-mail ellen.drumheller@dsb.wa.gov. Gerry Magallan, a psychiatric security attendant at Eastern State Hospital and a member of Local 782, has been off work for two months with a serious back injury. Contact: Laura Farley, ESH Human Resources, (509) 565-4464.

Terri (Rosez) Barnard, a DD case/resource manager with DSHS in Tacoma and a member of Local 53, has been approved for shared leave. Contact: Leona Weltzer, (253) 404-6537 or your human resource office. Tina Champeaux, a financial services specialist 3 at the DSHS North Smokey Point Community Service Office and a member of Local 948, has been approved for shared leave. Contact: your human resource office. Cynthia Hernandez, a financial services specialist 3 at the Southwest CSC Triage A and a member of Local 1400, has been approved for shared leave because of a medical condition. Contact: your human resource office or Grace Chambers at (360) 725-6627 or, by e-mail, chambge@ dshs.wa.gov.

Angie Hansen-Moore, an office assistant 3 at Western State Hospital in Lakewood and a member of Local 793, is in need of shared leave for ongoing treatment of a serious medical condition. Contact: Western State Hospital human resource office, (253) 756-2503. Regena Jones, a WorkSource specialist 3 with the Employment Security Department in Vancouver and a member of Local 313, has been approved for shared leave. Contact: Andrea Foster, (360) 725-9431. John OLogue, a WorkFirst program specialist at the DSHS Aberdeen Community Service Office and a member of Local 970, has been approved for shared leave because of a serious medical condition. He has exhausted all his available leave. Contact: your human resource office.

Cheri Brooks-Johnson, an office manager with the Department of Health in Olympia and a member of Local 443, is in need of shared leave. Contact: your human resource office. Kimberly Ackley, a hospital dentistry assistant at the

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Norm Schut Scholarship Awards. These scholarships allow eligible members or members of their families to pursue studies at an accredited vocational school, college or university. Three $1,000 scholarships awarded each year; one is earmarked for a WFSE/AFSCME member. Application deadline: April 30, 2012. www.wfse.org > Member Information > Scholarship Information Younglove & Coker Scholarship. A $2,500 scholarship awarded to an eligible member or family member to pursue studies at an accredited vocational school, college or university. Application deadline: April 30, 2012. www.wfse.org > Member Information > Scholarship Information

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LOCAL FOCUS: Parks Local 1466

First in a series looking at WFSE/AFSCMEs 52 locals. This month: Statewide Parks Local 1466.

What would you rather do on a nice summer day: Look out at the water or be cooped up in some restaurant?

Nick Parkert Local 1466 member Riverside State Park (near Spokane).

Jim Aggergaard Local 1466 member Deception Pass State Park

The members of statewide Parks and Recreation Local 1466 -- rangers, park aides, maintenance and construction, administrative staff -- help the public enjoy more than 100 parks in beautiful settings all across Washington. Camping. Picnicking. Hiking. Biking. Boating. Canoeing. State parks are the crown jewels of Washington state. And the members of WFSE/AFSCME Local 1466 make our parks great. Did you know..... Some 41 million visitors use Washingtons state parks each year. Until recently, more people visited Deception Pass State Park than the Grand Canyon. With 1.9 million visitors each year, Riverside is the most popular state park in Eastern Washington.

he Discover Pass gives you access to nearly 7 million acres of state parks, water-access points, heritage sites, wildlife and natural areas and trailheads. This is how our state parks are funded now: User-supported. But not enough Discover Passes have sold. Without more sales, some 160 staff -- members of WFSE/AFSCME Local 1466 -- will be laid off. Maintenance will be reduced at more than 100 state parks. WFSE/AFSCME members can help our parks and our Parks members by buying a Discover Pass for you, your family or as a gift. Its easy to buy. And itll pay for itself after only a few visits to your favorite state parks.

WFSE/AFSCME joins push to support the Discover Pass

MEMBERS IN ACTION

WFSE/AFSCME staff show off their newly purchased Discover Passes bought at the state Parks Headquarters in Tumwater. Joining them are members of the Parks Union-Management Communication Committee.

Enjoy Washington state recreation lands

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WFSE/AFSCME members: Get your Discover Pass today How to purchase and enjoy the Discover Pass: Start the new nearly 7with a year million acres of Washington recreation Discover Pass. lands. The Discover Pass allows Save our state parks. parks, access to state trails, Save jobs. wildlife areas, and natural areas Annual pass: $30
In person wherever state fishing and hunting licenses are sold Online at www.discoverpass.wa.gov By phone (866) 320-9933 When you renew your vehicle license. (beginning fall 2011) At some state parks

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One-day pass: $10

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TIP: If you buy the Discover Pass at a state park or agency headquarters in Tumwater, you wont have to pay the extra transaction fee. December 2011

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