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You can get politically active by contacting ​lawmakers, attending a lobbying event, and more.​  Contact WPEA lobbyist Seamus Petrie ​to find out ​how you can get involved.
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House budget invests in Washington

3/28/2017

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On Monday, the House released a budget that fully funds our collective bargaining agreements and makes investments in K-12 education and mental health. This stands in stark contrast to the Senate budget, which rejects our contracts and cuts vital public services. 

The House budget is funded by a revenue package that also helps fix our broken tax code. The House proposes closing some corporate tax loopholes, supporting collection of sales tax on out-of-state online retailers, and creating an excise tax on capital gains (with broad exemptions for single-family homes and retirement accounts). 

The choice is clear, between a budget that rejects our contracts (including our COLAs, our increased vacation accrual, and the specific pay increases we negotiated), and a budget that fully funds our contracts and helps build a fairer tax code.

Call the legislative hotline at 1-800-562-6000 and ask your senator to adopt the House's budget,  invest in Washington, and fully fund our contracts.
​Find your legislator here.

​​How to call
  1. Call your senator directly, or the legislative hotline at 1-800-562-6000.
  2. Leave a message. You may get a person or a recording.

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Don't play games with our contracts

3/24/2017

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The Senate voted to pass a budget that rejects our 2017-19 collective bargaining agreements. The party-line vote came just after midnight Friday morning. If enacted, the Senate budget would wipe out the COLAs, the changes to vacation accrual, and the targeted pay increases we negotiated.  It would replace them with two $500 annual pay-increases in the next two years. This proposal disregards both collective bargaining law and the hard work of our WPEA members who negotiated the contracts.

​The House expected to release its budget on Monday, so this is just the opening move by Senate Republicans as they go into budget negotiations. But we can’t allow them to play games with our contracts and threaten the vital services provided by state employees.

Now is the time to call your senator at 1-800-562-6000 and tell them to invest in Washington and fully fund our contracts!  Find your legislator here.

​​How to call
  1. Call your senator directly, or the legislative hotline at 1-800-562-6000.
  2. Leave a message. You may get a person or a recording.

If you get a person:
“I’d like to leave a message for my senator.”

They’ll ask you for your name, address, and phone number. Then they’ll ask for your message and transcribe it for you. Here’s a sample message you could leave:

“I work as a ________________ (job) at ___________________ (agency) and I’m a member of the Washington Public Employees Association. I’m one of thousands of state employees who provide critical services for the citizens of Washington. I’m proud to do this work, even though the state pays a salary that is below market rate, according to the state’s own salary survey. Now the Senate has released a budget that plays political games with the collective bargaining agreements we negotiated in good faith. Don’t play games with public service employees. Please invest in Washington and fully fund our contracts.”
 
If you get a recording:
“Hello, my name is _____________ (name).  I work as a ________________ (job) at ___________________ (agency) and I’m a member of the Washington Public Employees Association. I’m one of thousands of state employees who provide critical services for the citizens of Washington. I’m proud to do this work, even though the state pays a salary that is below market rate, according to the state’s own salary survey. Now the Senate has released a budget that plays political games with the collective bargaining agreements we negotiated in good faith. Don’t play games with public service employees. Please invest in Washington and fully fund our contracts.” ​
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Legislators hold 2017 town halls

3/3/2017

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Legislators are holding town halls this month to update their constituents on legislative session and hear your concerns. This is a chance to tell your legislators to invest in Washington and fund our contracts!

District

Legislators

Location

Address

Time

Date

1

Rep. Derek Stanford
Rep. Shelley Kloba

Cascadia College, Mobius Hall

18345 Campus Way NE, Bothell

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Sunday, March 12

Sen. Guy Palumbo

3

Rep. Marcus Riccelli
Rep. Timm Ormsby

Washington Cracker Company Building

304 W. Pacific, Spokane

9:30 am – 11:00 am

Saturday, March 11

Sen. Andy Billig

5

Rep. Jay Rodne
Rep. Paul Graves

Maple Valley Community Center

22010 SE 248th St. Maple Valley

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Saturday, March 11

Eagle Room, Issaquah Police Station

130 E Sunset Way, Issaquah

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Saturday, March 11

Multipurpose Room, Mount Si Senior Center

411 Main Ave South, North Bend

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Saturday, March 11

13

Rep. Manweller

 

 

 

 

Rep. Dent

TELEPHONE - (509) 941-2750

 

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Monday, March 13

Sen. Warnick

 

 

 

 

16

Rep. Terry Nealey

TELEPHONE - (509) 795-3789

 

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Tuesday, March 14

Rep. Bill Jenkin

19

Rep. Jim Walsh

TELEPHONE - (360-682-3579

 

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Monday, March 20

21

Rep. Strom Peterson
Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self

Meadowdale High School, Great Hall

6002—168th Street SW, Lynnwood

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Saturday, March 18

Sen. Marko Liias

22

Rep. Laurie Dolan
Rep. Beth Doglio

South Puget Sound Community College- Lacey Campus, Building 1, Room 194

4220—6th Ave SE, Lacey

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Saturday, March 11

Sen. Sam Hunt

23

Rep. Sherry Appleton
Rep. Drew Hansen

Kitsap Fairgrounds, Eagle’s Nest

1200 NW Fairgrounds Rd, Bremerton

9:30 am – 11:00 am

Saturday, March 11

Sen. Christine Rolfes

Bainbridge Island City Hall, Council Chambers

280 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Island

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

26

Rep. Jesse Young

City Hall Council Chambors, Gig Harbor

3510 Grandview Dr, Gig Harbor

10:00 pm - 11:30 am

Saturday, March 11

City Hall Council Chambers, Port Orchard

216 Prospect, Port Orchard

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

27

Rep. Laurie Jinkins
Rep. Jake Fey

The Evergreen State College-Tacoma Campus

1210 6th Avenue, Tacoma

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Saturday, March 11

Sen. Jeannie Darneille

28

Rep. Christine Kilduff

Steilacoom Town Hall

1717 Lafayette Street, Steilacoom

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Sunday, March 12

Rep. Dick Muri

30

Rep. Mike Pellicciotti
Rep. Kristine Reeves

Federal Way Senior Center

4016 S. 352nd St, Auburn

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Saturday, March 11

31

Rep. Morgan Irwin

Edgwood City Hall Building

2224 104th Ave E, Edgewood

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Saturday, March 11

Justice and Municipal Building

9002 Main St. E, Bonney Lake

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Enumclaw Fire Department

1330 Wells St, Enumclaw

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

33

Rep. Tina Orwalli
Rep. Mia Gregerson

Kent City Hall, Council Chambers

220 4th Ave S, Kent

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Saturday, March 18

Sen. Karen Keiser

36

Rep. Noel Frame
Rep. Gael Tarleton

Leif Erikson Lodge

2245 NW 57th St, Seattle

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Saturday, March 11

Sen. Reuven Carlyle

37

Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos
Rep. Eric Pettigrew

Rainier Beach Community Center, Multipurpose Room

8825 Rainier Ave S, Seattle

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Saturday, March 11

41

Rep. Tana Senn
Rep. Judy Clibborn

Somerset Elementary School Gymnasium

14100 Somerset Blvd SE, Bellevue

10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Saturday, March 18

Sen. Lisa Wellman

43

Rep. Nicole Macri
Rep. Frank Chopp

Seattle First Baptist Church

1111 Harvard Ave, Seattle

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Saturday, March 11

Sen. Jaime Pedersen

44

Rep. John Lovick

Lake Stevens Fire District Conference Center

10518 – 18th St. SE, Lake Stevens

9:30 am – 11:00 am

Saturday, March 11

Mill Creek City Hall South, Council Chambers

15728 Main St, Mill Creek

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Saturday, March 11

45

Rep. Larry Springer
Rep. Roger Goodman

Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Room 305A, West Bldg

Room 305A, West Bldg., 11605 132nd Ave. NE, Kirkland

12:00 noon – 1:30 pm

Saturday, March 11

47

Rep. Pat Sullivan

Golden Steer Restaurant

23826 104th Ave SE, Kent

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Saturday, March 18

Rep. Mark Hargrove

Sen. Joe Fain

48

Rep. Vandana Slatter
Rep. Joan McBride

Redmond City Hall, Council Chambers

15670 NE 85th St, Redmond

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Saturday, March 11

Sen. Patti Kuderer

 

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Legislative update - cutoff edition

3/1/2017

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We're in the middle of cutoff season at the legislature, where policy bills will move forward in the process or die,  Bills must be voted on by their house of origin by Wednesday, March 8 in order to continue through the process.  Budget negotiations will start in earnest later in March.

Here are some of the bills we're tracking:

WPEA stance: PRO

SHARED LEAVE
HB 1434 (Rep. June Robinson) allowing employees to receive shared leave for pregnancy disability or to bond with their newborn, adoptive, or foster child. Passed the House 65-33.

PENSION PLAN DEFAULT
HB 1560 (Rep. Derek Stanford) defaults new employees into PERS 2 (instead of PERS 3) if they don’t chose a pension plan. This will shore up the pension system for the future and save the state millions of dollars in the next six years. It passed at out of the House on February 28.

OUTSOURCING ACCOUNTABILITY
SHB 1851 (Rep. Laurie Dolan), the Taxpayer Protection Act, protecting taxpayers by providing accountability and transparency in government contracting. Passed State Government and Transportation committees, now in Rules.
​
VACATION LEAVE
HB 1521 (Rep. Laurie Dolan) allowing state employees to take earned vacation leave in their first six months of service. Passed the House, 65-33

WPEA stance: CON

​SILENCING STATE EMPLOYEES
SB 5533 (Sen. Dino Rossi) prohibiting state employee unions from making contributions to incumbent candidates for governor. Passed both the Labor and Ways & Means committees. 
​
OPENING CONTRACT BARGAINING TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
​SB 5545 (Sen. Lynda Wilson) subjecting our contract negotiations to the open public meetings act, which allows the press, the public, and the Freedom Foundation to watch. Passed both the Labor and Ways & Means committees, now in Rules. 

HIGHER EDUCATION CONTRACTING OUT
SB 5550 (Sen. Dino Rossi) opening a number of state services at institutions of higher education to contracting out/privatization. Passed both the Labor and Ways & Means committees, now in Rules.
​
RIGHT-TO-WORK
SB 5692 (prime sponsor Sen. Michael Baumgartner; co-sponsor Sen. John Braun) making Washington a so-called “right-to-work” state, dramatically weakening union rights and bargaining power. At its public hearing, more than 1,100 people signed in as opposing the bill, while just one supported it. The bill died in Labor committee (chaired by the sponsor) without a vote.
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