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Institutions & agencies

At institutionsand agencies tar-geted for possibleclosure, downsiz-ing or contracting

out, members are starting tomobilize for the 2010 legisla-tive session when those keydecisions come due.

Members at Fircrest

School in Shoreline (above,

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StateEmployee

The newWFSE/AF-SCME vicepresident isBill Copland ofTri-Cities Local1253.

The unions

Kennewick DOC member elected WFSE/AFSCME VP

Statewide Executive Boardmeeting in SeaTac July 18elected Copland from amongfive nominees.

Copland received amajority of votes in a run-offwith Sue Henricksen (Local53,Tacoma).

state convention.Copland, 37, is president

of the unions Local 1253 inTri-Cities. He is a CommunityCorrections specialist in theKennewick Department ofCorrections office.

He is also active in theunions Conservative Caucusand the Next Wave movement

to attract under-35 WFSE/AFSCME members to a more

active role in the union.He started state service

as a member of Local 1926 atMaple Lane School in GrandMound, later with DOCin Longview (Local 1400),Pierce and King Countiesand finally in Kennewick.

He succeeds the lateHoward Ocobock as unionVP.

Copland will finish theunexpired VP term until Oc-tober when his and the threeother officer positions comeup for election at the unions

Taking charge. . .

. . . against the targets on our backs

After thetreatmentstate em-

ployees got from theLegislature this year,WFSE/AFSCMEmembers are push-ing back againstsenseless cuts and

gutless politicians.

below) held a job action Aug.6 to fight back against themandate to cut 250 beds in allresidential habilitation centers(see related story). Membersare also taking action at theother RHCs (Rainier School,Yakima Valley School, Lake-land Village and Frances Had-don Morgan Center).

Also targeted: some 235beds at Maple Lane School

and Green Hill School; and

1,580 beds in Corrections,which could trickle down ascuts in Community Correc-tions (already one unit hasclosed at Pine Lodge Correc-tions Center for Women inMedical Lake).

A consultant has beenhired to study and make arecommendation to the 2010Legislature on the reductionsin the RHCs, juvenile rehabili-

tation facilities and Correc-

tions.A WFSE/AFSCME

delegation has already metonce with the consultant,armed with facts and figuresshowing the reductions arepenny-wise and pound-foolish.

A more formal meetingwas set for the week of Aug.10.

See TARGETS, page 4

Copeland

LONG OVERDUE

VICTORY:Jon Schmidt, a memberof statewide Parks Local1466 at Cape Disappoint-

ment State Park at themouth of the ColumbiaRiver, won a 10-pay range

boost from parks interpre-tive specialist to parksinterpretive consultant.

The reallocation camebecause he was perform-ing duties of the higher

job class. He receivednearly 18 months backpay. My reallocation was

one small step towardsdeveloping an interpretiveseries career ladder and

one giant leap for my fam-ily of four, Schmidt said.WFSE/AFSCME Council

Representative Joan Gal-lagher and ClassificationDirector Kathy Andruss

represented him.

The unions message

to the consultants

doing the study: The

cuts in RHCs, juvenile

rehabilitation, Correc-

tions and elsewhere

arent necessary.

Consultants are studying where

to cut 250 beds in RHCs. Fircrest

has a high number of short-term,

respite clients--but not the

proportionate funding.

Local 341 members

fear heavy cuts there.

They rallied outside

Fircrest Aug. 6.

Local 341 members at Fircrest

School in Shoreline fought back on

behalf of all programs targeted for

possible closure or more massive

cuts under a legislatively mandated

study.

They gathered Aug. 6 and calledlegislators.

They rallied at the main entrance of

the residential habilitation center for

some of this states most profoundly

developmentally disabled citizens.

I try to tell people dont lose faith,

said Local 341 activist Claude

Burfect.

Fircrest School

Local 341 strikes

blow for targeted

programs

First in a series

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UNION NEWS

SHARED LEAVE

REQUESTS

Steve Rohwedder, an electrician at Har-borview Medical Center in Seattle and amember of Local 1488, has been diag-

nosed with Alzheimers disease. Steve,just 55, had used his accrued leave to carefor his 31-year-old daughter, Mandy, whodied of cancer in January 2008. His wife isRobyn Rohwedder, a member of DSHSHuman Services Local 843 in Seattle. Con-tact: Sorayda Velez at (206) 744-9220.

Charles Harper, a health insurance ben-ets specialist with the state Health CareAuthority in Lacey, has been approved forshared leave. Contact: Patti Scherer-Abearat (360) 923-2734.

Bert Reynolds, a fair hearings coordina-tor at the Aberdeen CSO and a memberof Local 970, is under a doctors care for aserious medical condition that will require

the Seattle Criminal Justice Center and amember of Local 308, is recovering fromsurgery. She will be off the job six to eightweeks. Contact: Jenny Tan at (206) 254-4875.

Asenath Monroe, a nancial servicesspecialist 3 with DSHS in Tacoma and amember of Local 53, is in need of shared

leave for surgery and treatment of breastcancer. Contact: Bertha Martin at (253)512-4320.

Tanya Biehler, an information technicianspecialist 3 with DSHS in Olympia and amember of Local 443, is battling cancer.Contact: Gayle Hateld at (360) 902-7687.

hospital and ofce visits. Contact: TammyFlaming at (360) 759-2953.

Irma Guzman-Quezada, a nancialservices specialist 3 in the OkanoganCounty CSO and a member of Local 1299,suffers from a serious health condition andis in need of shared leave. Contact SallyCriswell at (509) 846-2014.

Tim Shane, a nancial services specialist3 in Federal Way and a member of Local843, is undergoing treatment for a seriousailment and has been approved for sharedleave. Contact: Angelberto Magallenes at(253) 835-2873 or magella@dshs.wa.gov.

Adrianne Sims, a scal technician 2 atMaple Lane School in Grand Mound anda member of Local 1926, is in need ofshared leave for upcoming surgery andrecovery. Contact: Denise Randall at (360)736-1361.

Ronda Rhinehart, an ofce assistant3 with the Department of Corrections at

Sept. 26-27Camp DelanyEnvironmentalLearning Center(@Sun Lakes State Park south ofGrand Coulee Dam)Deadline to register: Sept. 14, 2009

Sept. 12-13Lewis & ClarkState ParkEnvironmental LearningCenter(near Chehalis)Deadline to register: Sept. 1, 2009

Hiking

Biking

Local tours

ANNOUNCING!

Howard Ocobock Memorial

WFSE/AFSCME Family Campouts

Two sites! Two dates!

NOTE: Each campout requires a minimum

number of campers. In the event the mini-mums arent reached, you will be refundedyour money.

The WFSE/AFSCME Members Only Ben-ets Committee and the WFSE/AFSCMEStatewide Executive Board invite all WFSE/AFSCME members and their families tocome to this fun, overnight get-together attwo of the most beautiful state parks main-tained by members of Parks Local 1466.

Cabins have been reserved. WFSE/AF-SCME will pay the $9.30 per night camp fee

for members; members pay for any family or

guests. You may also choose to camp at a tent orRV site, if available. WFSE/AFSCME willreimburse you for the $26 campsite fee. Kitchen facilities available for meals. Bringyour own food for breakfast and lunch. Each campout will feature a Saturday-nightpotluck, with hotdogs, hamburgers, condi-ments and chips. Each family should bringone main dish to serve eight, plus a salad ordessert. For cabins, bring sleeping bag or beddingmaterials.QUESTIONS?Call 1-800-562-6002 E-mail:tim@wfse.org Visit www.wfse.org

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Local #:

HOWARD OCOBOCK MEMORIAL WFSE/AFSCME UNION FAMILY CAMPOUTS

Check which campout or campouts you wish to attend.

Sept. 26-27Camp Delany

Deadline to register: Sept. 14, 2009

Sept. 12-13Lewis & Clark State Park

Deadline to register: Sept. 1, 2009

NAME

How many family members or guests will you be bringing? ____________ Please enclose $9.30 for each fam-ily member or guest youll be bringing. Make checks out to WFSE/AFSCME.Mail this form to: WFSE/AFSCME Campouts, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501.

What activities would you be interested in?

Horseback riding

Fishing

Boating

Golf

Miniature golf

Id like more informa-

tion on the tent and/or

RV option

WFSE/AFSCME ratifcation vote results:

Here are nal results of the respective ratication votes onthe re-negotiated 2009-2011 contracts that took effect July1. The contracts were re-negotiated because of the statestough economic condition.

NOTE: At press time, the University of Washington contractwas still in mediation.

Eastern Washington University:EWU BU I - RATIFIED 6/15/09. Vote result: 92-18.EWU BU II - RATIFIED 6/15/09. Vote result: 10-0.

General GovernmentRATIFIED 6/17/09. Vote result: 3,884-369.

Higher Education Coalition:Bellevue CC - RATIFIED 6/17/09. Vote result: 4-0.Centralia College - RATIFIED 6/17/09 Vote result: 16-0.Central Washington University - RATIFIED 6/17/09

Vote result: 48-3.Community Colleges of Spokane - RATIFIED 6/17/09

Vote result: 110-2.

Everett CC - RATIFIED 6/16/09. Vote result: 70-0.Green River CC - RATIFIED 6/17/09 Vote result: 23-1.Lower Columbia College - RATIFIED 6/17/09

Vote result: 26-1.Peninsula College - RATIFIED 6/17/09 Vote result: 20-0.Seattle CC - RATIFIED 6/17/09 Vote result: 112-1.Shoreline CC - RATIFIED 6/17/09 Vote result: 34-0.South Puget Sound CC - RATIFIED 6/17/09

Vote result: 22-0.Tacoma CC - RATIFIED 6/17/09 Vote result: 26-1.The Evergreen State College - RATIFIED 6/17/09

Vote result: 49-6.Western Washington University - RATIFIED 6/10/09.

Vote result: 111-14Whatcom CC - RATIFIED 6/17/09 Vote result: 24-0

University of Washington:UW Police Management - RATIFIED 6/10/09.

Vote result: 6-1.UW - Still in mediation.

Washington State University

RATIFIED 6/17/09. Vote result: 71-6.

Susan Martinez, a FSS4 with the EverettOfce and a member of Local 948. If youcan assist Susan with a donation of eligibleunused annual leave or sick leave or allor part of your personal holiday, pleasecomplete a donor shared leave form andturn it into your personnel representative orHR representative. Contact Dawn Hansen,(425) 339-4004.

WFSE/AFSCMEs new labor advocates on board

WFSE/AFSCMEs ve new labor advocates have been hired and are busydoing a wide range of demand-to-bargain and other negotiation duties. Fromleft: Debbie Brookman, Sherri-Ann Burke, Director of Negotiations CecilTibbetts, Banks Evans, Desiree Desselle and Kurt Spiegel. All ve wereformerly staff reps. Brookman, Burke and Spiegel will be based at unionheadquarters in Olympia. Evans will be in the Seattle Field Ofce and Desselle

in the Spokane Field Ofce.

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UNION NEWS

CY 2009 CY 2010 CY 2009 CY 2010 CY 2009 CY 2010 CY 2009 CY 2010

Employee Employee

Employee

& Spouse

or Partner

Employee

& Spouse

or Partner

Employee

&

Child(ren)

Employee

&

Child(re n) Full Family Full Family

GHC Classic 107$ 71$ 224$ 152$ 187$ 124$ 304$ 205$

GHC Value 25$ 22$ 60$ 54$ 44$ 39$ 79$ 71$

Kaiser Classic 76$ 72$ 162$ 154$ 133$ 126$ 219$ 208$

Kaiser Value 33$ 42$ 76$ 94$ 58$ 74$ 101$ 126$Aetna PEP 112$ 132$ 234$ 274$ 196$ 231$ 318$ 373$

Uniform Medical Plan 26$ 41$ 62$ 92$ 46$ 72$ 82$ 123$

91$

12%

12%

Plan Name

Employee Contribution by Family Tier

2009 and Proposed 2010

Budget Assumption

Average % Employee Contribution of Required Premium

Average Employee Contribution

SUMMARY OF

CHANGE2009 Member Costs 2010 Member Costs

Medical Deductible $200/$600 $250/$750

Network Coinsurance 10% 15%Out-of-Pocket Limit $1500/$3000 $2000/$4000

Plan Design Changes Result in 2010 Bid Rate Reduction of 3.7%

SUMMARY OF

CHANGE 2009 Member Costs 2010 Member Costs

Annual Deductible None $250/$750

Out-of-Pocket Limit $750/$1500 $2000/$6000

Office Visit Copay $10 $25

Rx Retail $10/$30 $20/$40/$60

Rx Mail Order $20/$40 $40/$80/$120

Plan Design Changes Result in a 2010 Bid Rate Reduction of 13.7%

SUMMARY OF

CHANGE 2009 Member Costs 2010 Member Costs

Annual Deductible None $250/$750

Out-of-Pocket Limit $750/$1500 $2000/$6000

Office Visit $10 $25

Rx Retail $10/$30 $20/$40/$60

Rx Mail Order $20/$40 $40/$80/$120

Plan Design Changes Result in a 2010 Bid Rate Reduction of 15.3%

SUMMARY OF

CHANGE 2009 Member Costs 2010 Member Costs

Annual Deductible $100/$300 $350/$1050OOP Limit $1500/$3000 $2000/$6000

Inpat ient Hos pital $200 x 3; $600/ yr $300 x 3; $900/y r

Outpatient Hospital $150 $100

Office Visit $15 $30

Rx Retail $10/$30 $20/$40/$60

Rx Mail Order $20/$60 $40/$80/$120

Plan Design Changes Result in a 2010 Bid Rate Reduction of 8.6%

SUMMARY OF CHANGE

2009 Member

Costs 2010 Member Costs

Out-Of-Pocket Limit $750/$1500 $1500/$3000

Primary Care, Eye Exam $10` $20

Specialty, Chiro Care $10 $30

Urgent Care $10 $40

Office Visit Injections $0 $5

X-rays, Imaging, Diagostics $0 $10

Rx: Retail, Mail Order $10/$25; $20/$50 $15/$30; $30/$60

Ambulance $75 $100

Hospital, SNF,Home Health $200/day; $600/yr $200/day; $1000/admit

Plan Design Changes Result in a 2010 Bid Rate Reduction of 7.5%

Here are the 2010 employee health premium shares

adopted by the PEBB July 8:

Here are benet changes adopted 7/8/09:

Uniform Medical Plan

Group Health Classic

Group Health Value

Aetna

Kaiser Classic

Kaiser Value*

SUMMARY OF CHANGE 2009 Member Costs 2010 Member Costs

Out-Of-Pocket Limit $1500/$3000 $2000/$4000

Deductible $100/$300 $300/$900

Primary Care, Eye Exam $20 $30

Specialty, Chiro Care $20 $40

Urgent Care $20 $50

X-rays, Imaging, Diagostics 10% 25%

Rx : Retail, Mail Order $10/$30; $20/$60 $20/$40; $40/$80

Ambulance, Hospital, SNF,

Home Health 10% 25%

Plan Design Changes Result in a 2010 Bid Rate Reduction of 7.5%

*With the exception of preventative care services, services administered with a 10% or

20% coinsurance in 2009 will be administered with a 25% coinsurance in 2010. Preven-

tative services are exempt from deductibles and point-of-of service costs.

The increases in yourhealth insurance costs thatwill take effect Jan. 1 are anabsolute travesty and blamefor it falls squarely in the lapof the state Legislature.

Thats what WFSE/AFSC-ME Executive Director GregDevereux declared just beforethe Public Employees BenetsBoard July 8 voted to raisemost state employee healthinsurance premiums, raise orimpose deductibles, and hikeofce visit co-payments andout-of-pocket expense limits.

Lowlights of PEBB hikes: Premium costs rise with

ination, so the state employ-

ee share of 12 percent stilltranslates into a hike, exceptfor Group Health Classic Plan,

where rates decline.

WFSE/AFSCME Presi-dent Carol Dotlich was joinedby several of the 25 or so Fed-eration members who turnedout for the PEBB meeting totestify against the plan.

Dotlich told the boardstate employees have alreadysacriced more than $1 billionin funding for pay raises,benets, pensions and jobs tohelp balance the budget.

And now with thischange, were looking at

another 8 percent reduction inour pay package, she said.Ecology member Pete

But the vote was close 4-3 with state employee andretirees representatives liningup in opposition.

Lawmakers ignored Gov.Chris Gregoires proposal toadd funding to cover the 8percent health care inationcost. Instead, legislators es-sentially zeroed out inationfunding. The Health CareAuthoritys package acted onby the board reected thatreality.

But it was Devereux, thestate employee representative

on the board, who said theblame is not with the HealthCare Authority or the gov-ernor, but a Legislature thatcould not muster the cour-age to nd the funding tocover the ination costs.

The health insuranceincreases amount to an 8percent tax on state workers,Devereux said.

He noted the irony thatthe Legislature refused toraise revenues and actuallyadded new tax breaks to thetune of billions of dollars.

This today is an absolutetravesty... Devereux said.They (the Legislature) wonttax anybody else, but theylltax state employees.

I think its a crime.The Legislature didnt

have the guts to provide thehealth care funds, he said.

They are destroying thequality of the workforce inthis state, Devereux said.

Devereux, joined by K-12retirees representative LeeAnn Prielipp, state retireesrep Robert Portertield and

non-voting K-12 rep Phil Kar-lberg, urged the board to turnthumbs down on the packageand give it back to the gov-ernor to send it back to theLegislature to recover the 8percent ination costs.

Voting in the majorityfor the package were: HCAAdministrator Steve Hill;state Personnel Director EvaSantos; former HCA Admin-istrator Margaret Stanley; andBellevue Human ResourcesDirector Yvonne Tate.

Summary below.

Legislature to blame for health insurance travesty

Members line up to oppose state employee health care hikes

Kmet said the cost increaseswill act as a barrier to preven-tative health care.

More routine care forchildren will be deferred untiltheir health worsens andmore costly care is needed, hesaid.

As employees, werewilling to pay our fair share,but this is upside down,Kmet said.

Kim Lawler, a member atSeattle Central Community

College and a member of theHigher Education CoalitionBargaining Team, said the

health insurance hikes act as adeduction in pay.

I really truly feel youneed to look at this again,Lawler said.

Joe Nilsson (Labor andIndustries, Local 443) calledthe increases counterpro-ductive and Steve Pointec(Employment Security, Local443) called them a horribleshame.

The new rates go into effect

Jan. 1, 2010. Open enrollmentstarts in late October and runsthrough November.

For the rst time, GroupHealth, Kaiser Value Plan andAetna enrollees will pay an-

nual deductibles. The existingannual deductible for those inthe Uniform Medical Plan will

go up.

Ofce visit co-pays willgo up.

Out-of-pocket expense

limitthats the maximumannual amount you will needto pay for most serviceswill

take another huge hike.

Clockwise from upper left: Pete

Kmet, Ecology, Local 443; members

of the Public Employees Ben-

efts Board Robert Porterfeld, Eva

Santos, Steve Hill, Greg Devereux,

Lee Ann Prielipp and Phil Karlberg;

Kim Lawler, Seattle CC, Local 304;

WFSE/AFSCME President Carol

Dotlichaddresses small member

rally before the PEBB meeting.

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TAKING CHARGE AGAINST THE TARGETS ON OUR BACKS

A funny thing happenedin the wake of WFSE/AF-SCME Executive DirectorGreg Devereuxs passionatedefense of state employeeswhen the Public Employ-ees Benets Board recentlyraised 2010 health care costsbecause the Legislature cutfunding when they reallydidnt have to.

KOMO TV (Channel 4,Seattle) commentator KenSchram conferred his Sch-rammie Award to Devereux.

Schram accused De-vereux of whining, that hegot his BVDs all bunchedup and that he just doesnthave a clue.

Much ado about a bobble-head dollSo put a cork in it Greg,and for your screw you,gimme mine attitude, takea bow, because this Schram-mie is for you, Schram saidin his July 15 broadcast.

The Schrammie is abobble-head doll in the like-ness of Schram, who claimshe, too, is a union member.

WFSE/AFSCME Public

Affairs Director Tim Welchimmediately told Schram thatthe union considers the Sh-

rammie a badge of honorbecause it shows you totallyunderstand that the debate inthe 2009 Legislature was notabout the decit.

It was not about protect-ing public safety. It was notabout protecting the vulner-able. It was not about how tosave quality services. It wasabout how to stick it to stateemployees, whether theydeserve it or not.

In that regard, you showgreat promise as a potentiallegislative candidate wewould encourage to run in2010.

You show a commend-able knack for going along

with the crowd, scratching thesurface of an issue, and show-ing lack of spine and guts.

Welch invited Schram to

present the award in person.To date, the commentatorhasnt accepted, but the invi-

tation remains open.Schram stuck to his guns,

claiming rank-and-le stateemployees supported him.

Funny thing is, two days

The

Schrammie

Western State Hospitalmembers were scheduled fora major job action Aug. 13after management suddenlyproposed closing two wardsby Sept. 1, laying off 65 staff.A demand to bargain was also

led Aug. 4.

Political

And youllnotice in thisnewspaper no

endorsements of candidatesin three special legislativeraces on the Aug. 18 PrimaryElection ballot.

Thats because the unionhas suspended its normalendorsements process for the

rest of 2009.The union is also with-

holding all contributions tocandidates for the Legislatureand governor until after the2010 session. No money willgo to parties or political com-mittees, either.

We have supported can-didates in the past who have

abandoned us when thingsgot tough, and so we will sus-pend contributions until ourmembers can agree on whichpoliticians truly support ourmembers, said Dennis Eagle,WFSE/AFSCMEs director oflegislative and political action.

The union will restruc-ture its political program tobetter weed out candidateswho give supercial supportfrom those who take a standfor state employees and stick

to it.Our goal is to make

it harder for politicians towin our support, and to alsoensure that our support, whengranted, is truly meaningful,Eagle said.

To gather information andideas to reinvent the unionspolitical program, WFSE/

AFSCME will hold a seriesof three workshops this year.The goal is to strengthenmembers voices.

These changes were alladopted by the WFSE/AF-SCME Statewide ExecutiveBoard July 18.

The legislative shaftingwasnt limited just to WFSE/AFSCME members. The restof labor is changing the way itdoes business when it comesto endorsements and contri-

butions.The governor and legisla-

tive leaders killed the WorkerPrivacy Act after the BoeingCompany objected.

The Washington State La-bor Council has formed a newpolitical action committeecalled DIME (Dont Invest inMore Excuses). Its meant to

better coordinate which can-didates truly deserve Laborssupport.

WFSE/AFSCME has con-tributed to DIME.

Child Welfare Members inDSHS Child Wel-fare Services havemobilized in the

wake of legislation creatinga pair of privatization pilots(see story below).

Health care

The Legis-lature cut fundingfor your health

care, forcing the PublicEmployees Benets Board toraise most premiums, raise orinstitute deductibles and raiseofce visit co-pays (see story,

page 3).The solution is national

health care reform, whichcomes up for critical action inthe U.S. Congress in Septem-ber. For information and callsto action, log onto www.wfse.org > Action Center.

During the nationalcall-in day July 28, WFSE/AFSCME generated the third-highest number of calls toCongress among AFSCMEcouncils.

Union members in ChildWelfare Services are takingcharge in the wake of thisyears legislative action thatput a target on their backs.

Theyve formed a unionwatchdog steering committee

on privatization pilots.The panel was set to meetAug. 15.

This WFSE/AFSCMEsteering committee is over-

WFSE/AFSCME steering committee on child welfare pilots formsseeing the unions role in thestates move to set up twoprivatization pilots over thenext six years.

The WFSE/AFSCMEpanel, formally known as theTransformation Design Com-

mittee Steering Committee,will work on communicationsto affected members, politicaland legislative actions andstrategizing and research for

the actual TransformationDesign process.

WFSE/AFSCME Presi-dent Carol Dotlich made theappointments last month.

The members of the

WFSE/AFSCME Transforma-tion Design Committee Steer-ing Committee are:Tracy Wilson-Fosty, Region3, Local 1060

Julie Seholm, Region 3, Lo-cal 1060Connie Drake, Region 2, Lo-

cal 1253Christina Kwan, Region 2,Local 1326Larry Crumet, Region 1, Lo-

cal 1221Terri Jones, Region 1, Local

1221Maribeth Sheppard, Region4, Local 843

Sandie Reynolds, Region 5,Local 1181Ursula Petters, Region 5,Local 1181Joe Mienko, Region 5, Local

53Michele Fukawa, Region 6,Local 313Ed Chapin, Region 6, Local313

To keep up to date, go to theFederation website at www.wfse.org and click on WFSE Blogsand more.

TARGETS, from page 1

Local executive board training in SpokaneAttendees from Eastern Washington University, DSHS, Employment Security

and elsewhere took part in local executive board training in Spokane in June.

later, Schram was publicly

singing a different tune. Turnsout, state employees werentsupporting his view but basi-cally telling him to put a corkin it.

Schram devoted his weekly

piece featuring reader re-sponses to the reaction to hisanti-Devereux piece:

Needless to say, somefolks took umbrage at mygiving Greg grief about that,Schram said.

Wrote Jason Tribley: Youjust dont get it, Schram.Never have. Never will.

Luckily, WFSE/AFSCMEmembers and all state em-ployees get it. Now if only theKen Schrams of the world andlegislators got it, too.

Can you guess where the worksite above is and what WFSE/AFSCME

members work there? Send your guesses by e-mail to tim@wfse.org

or regular mail: Editor, 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA

98501. Include your name and mailing address. Deadline: Sept. 10.

The frst 10 readers with the correct answer who include their name and

mailing address will receive a prize.

Wheres this worksite?

Answer to Junes Wheres this

worksite?:

The mystery worksite picturedin the June Washington State

Employee showed EverettCommunity College wheremembers of Local 1020 work.

The readers who submitted acorrect guess were: Terri Cox;Naomi Foote; Rie Fountain;Ned Ludington; and Cheryl

Schneider.

Quick action by SpokaneDOT Local 504 member LarryNaccarato saved lives andtrafc headaches when heagged down a burning truckalong Interstate 90 and put

out the ames.

Spokane DOT member feted for

quick action extinguishing truck freNaccarato, an Incident

Response Team operator withthe Department of Transpor-tations Eastern Region, waswestbound on I-90 on SunsetHill west of Spokane on June

15.

According to DOT, hesmelled something burningand noticed ames comingfrom the brakes of a truckhauling roof trusses.

Naccarato got the drivers

attention.

He used his CO2 extinguisherto put out the ames whenthe truck pulled over.

Larry not only saved

the truss load, but probablyseveral hours of trafc tie-upsand possible injuries to thedrivers and other motorists,had the entire load gone up inames, DOT said.