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WPEA Delegates Invited to UFCW International Convention
This summer, five members have the opportunity to join WPEA President Greg Parker and Union Secretary/Treasurer Earl Kalles at the UFCW International Convention in Montreal, Canada.
In
April,
19
members
and
staff
were
nominated
in
meetings
held
around
the
state.
Now
is
your
time
to
vote:
ballots
were
mailed
May
5
and
must
be
received
by
May
23
to
be
counted.
Contact WPEA for more information.
Collective
Bargaining Begins
Negotiations are underway with
the Labor Relations Office for
the 2009-2011 Master Agreements
for General Government and for
Higher Education. Contract
negotiations are also in the
works for Yakima Valley
Community College.
WPEA's initial proposals will be
submitted in May and bargaining will continue through the summer.
Organizational changes at WPEA
Over the past six months, there have been many personnel changes at WPEA:
Mike Backhaus left to
further his accounting
career but will be available under an as-need agreement.
Herb
Harris
left
the
organization
to
pursue
other
opportunities.
Kathleen
Oest
now
heads
organizing
for
WPEA .
Also, Amanda Hacker was
promoted to Contract
Administration Assistant.
New employees include:
Dave Schiel--Eastern
Washington Staff Representative
Sean Gallegos--Legislative
and Political Specialist
Nancy Gilbert--Accountant
Tess Millar--Thurston
County Staff Representative
Eryn Brocx--Communications
Specialist
Ashly Steele--Office
Support Coordinator
Update on
Common Class Lawsuit (Shroll)
The Settlement Administrator has
completed two sets of mailings
of the "Second Notice" to
approximately 14,470 class
members.
No definite date has
been set for the mailing out of
the back pay awards, but the
Settlement Administrator is
working diligently, with the
assistance of the State
Department of Personnel, to
complete all necessary work as
soon as possible.
Learn more >>
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