The bargaining unit shall be divided into two bargaining units described as follows:
 
  1. All non-supervisory civil service employees of Community College District 16 - Yakima excluding confidential employees, internal auditors, supervisors, employees in other bargaining units and employees historically excluded from the unit by orders of the Washington Personnel Resources Board or its predecessors.
 
  1. All supervisory civil service employees of Community College District 16 - Yakima excluding confidential employees, internal auditors, non-supervisors, employees in other bargaining units and employees historically excluded from the unit by orders of the Washington Personnel Resources Board or its predecessors.

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WPEA Staff Representative
​Frank Prochaska    509-220-6950
Shop stewards
Shop stewards are employees just like you who have volunteered to help your coworkers with union-related matters.  Stewards have received special training in member advising, member representation, contract enforcement and management relations, and they can be consulted confidentially on a variety of workplace issues.
Chief Shop Steward
Cathy Van Winsen   Main Campus    509-574-4796

Assistant Chief Shop Steward
Stefanie Menard   Main Campus    509-574-4646

Shop Stewards
Ron Anderson   evening shift
Susan Meredith    509-574-4708
John Olson    509-574-3173
Raoul Perez   Main Campus    509-574-4692
De'Andre Sanders   Main Campus    509-574-6800 x3180
Peggy Van Dyke   Grandview Campus    509-882-7041
Sybil Miller   Main Campus    509-574-4692
Brad Smith   Grandview Campus    509-882-7037