Bulldog Action Team

WPEA Action Alert!

Action Alert!

Bullies Last Stand!

Dear Leg-Bat Members,

The date has been set for the Bully Bill (HB 2142) to have a public hearing in the Washington State House of Representatives. The Date is February 1, 2008 and we need your support! We need members to come and testify before the Commerce and Labor Committee. Or, if you can’t come and tell your story, write them down and I’ll hand carry them to the committee.

Work Place Bullying affects millions of people per year and we need your voices to help secure safety and honor back into our state workforce. If you are interested in testifying please contact me, at the phone number listed below. We will have a lunch discussion at 12:00 noon here in the Olympia office, food provided.

Thank you,

Sean Michael Patrick Gallegos

Political and Legislative Specialist

Washington Public Employees Association

UFCW Local 365

sean@wpea.org

Phone: (360) 943-1121 Ext:103

Cell: (360) 789-5819

Fax: (360) 357-7627

Lobby Day!

Dear Lobby Day Attendees:

First of all THANK YOU!

It looks like this will be our largest WPEA Lobby Day turn out in many, many years.

Because of the large number of attendees, we will have to use additional parking away from St. John’s Church in order to accommodate our members and others who may be using the facility that day. Please see the map below to get an idea of where you need to be. St. John’s Church occupies the entire block between 19th and 20th and Capitol Way and Washington Street. Additional parking can be found at Lincoln Elementary School located at the corner of 21st and Washington. There is a parking lot off Washington Street, just two blocks south of St. John’s Church. The short walk should be easy for most of you.

If you need a ride, we will be providing a SHUTTLE for those who require a lift to and from the legislature throughout the day after our gathering at St. John’s Church. Information about this will be provided at registration on Monday morning at 9:00 a.m.

I look forward to another successful Lobby Day with all of you.

Fraternally,

Luis Moscoso

Government Relations Director

Please click on this link to see a map of additional parking:

Lincoln Elementary School

213 21st Ave SE

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This is the motto of WPEA's Bulldog Action Team! Bulldogs are known for their tenacity and so are WPEA’s member leaders...they fight for better pay, quality health care, reliable pensions, and respect in the workplace. They are committed to taking action—in the workplace, during contract bargaining, and when lawmakers are in town—to ensure all public employees receive the fair treatment they deserve!

WPEA member leaders support and defend issues important to you through a variety of actions:

Contacting lawmakers about issues important to public employees;
Contract negotiation support;
Talking to fellow members about union issues;
Educational picketing and rallies;
Contributing to WPEA’s Legislative-Political Action Fund;
Getting public employee-friendly candidates elected;

...and more!

Many voices coming together to fight for workplace equality delivers the united power our organization needs to be successful in representing you and your fellow members.
Positive change comes from being informed and active. This is your opportunity to step into a leadership role and represent your work group on important issues.

Along with a greater voice on issues important to you, you’ll receive the Official Bulldog Action Team T-shirt and certificate recognizing you as an official member of the WPEA Bulldog Action Team. You will also receive e-mail updates detailing union issues and actions.

Sign-up Today!

If you are ready to go to BAT for WPEA and your co-workers, print off the BAT flier, fill out the sign-up sheet and return it to: Sean Gallegos, WPEA Legislative & Political Action Specialist, WPEA, 140 Percival Street, Olympia, WA 98502; or fax to (360) 357-7627; or e-mail sean @wpea.org and let her know you are ready to get involved!