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2009 Legislative Priorities*
Support. . .
- Bill Enabling Collective Bargaining for Early Learning Educators
- Faculty And College Excellence Bill
- Bill to Make Faculty Increments Regular & Automatic in the Budget
- “Catch-Up” COLA
Oppose. . .
- Any So-Called “Intellectual Diversity” Bills
Monitor. . .
- Expanded Scope Bargaining for Two-Year College Faculty
- Any Proposed Performance Funding Bills
- COLA
One or more of the following issues may be added to our “Support” category at the next Legislative Committee meeting in later May.
- AFT Washington Involvement in Negotiations with DOC and SBCTC
- Greater Salary Equalization in Technical College Classified Salaries
- Standardization of Either Two-Year College Counselor Ratios or Certification
- Changing the Salary Averaging Formula for K-12 Classified Staff
*Provisionally Approved April 16, 2008 (subject to possible revision)
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2008 WSLC Campaign Kickoff -- Labor/Neighbor Canvass
The 2008 Campaign Kickoff Labor/Neighbor Canvass is coming to a neighborhood near you.
The AFL-CIO has designated Saturday, May 17, as the national kick-off of WSLC's labor canvassing drive. Canvassing will be held in key legislative districts (below) around the state. For more information contact WSLC Field Director Lori Province at 206-281-8901 x24 or lprovince@wslc.org.
Clark County
ILWU Local 4 Hall
1205 Ingalls St., Vancouver
King County
Machinists 751 Hall
9125 - 15th Place. So., Seattle
Pierce County
IBEW 76 Hall
3049 So. 36th St. #101, Tacoma
Snohomish County
Everett Labor Temple
2812 Lombard Ave., Everett
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On May 1st, Worthy Wage Day, the American Federation of Teachers released state-by-state data of child care workers' salaries to raise public awareness of problems plaguing the profession, including low wages and high staff turnover which negoatively affects the quality of early childhood education.
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As a member of AFT and AFT Washington, we are providing you a resource to see how your union stands on campaigns and elections this year. In order to comply with federal election law, only AFT members may access AFT's election information materials. By registering or logging in to access the information, you are stating that you meet this critieria.
For questions about the content, please contact Richard Burton, Political Organizer & Member Mobilization, at 206-242-4777 ext. 20 or rburton@aftwa.org.
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At this year's 2008 AFT Washington Annual Convention, May 2-3 in Wenatchee, members and locals were given Board Awards for serving their local well.
Click on the heading above to see who were recipients of the AFT Washington Executive Board Awards.
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Make A Difference: Get Active!
Sign Up for Updates and Alerts on Legislative and Political Action
State law prohibits members from using work computers for political issues and action. In order to let you know what is happening, we need your home e-mail address.
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AFT has launched a nationwide campaign, called the Faculty and College Excellence Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to create awareness about the erosion of full-time faculty and the overuse of part-time, adjunct faculty. AFT Washington was one of the first states to launch a state campaign and introduced state legislation during the 2007 legislative session.
During the 2008 legislative session, we introduced legislation that requires more full-time positions and job security for contingent faculty. You can find out more by reading the bills: HB 2528 or SB 6393.
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Online Voter Registration
Visit the Secretary of State's Online Voter Registration site to register on line, get a paper voter registration form, or change your voter registration record.
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Over a period of just seven weeks, from Jan. 14-March 3, a total of 26,419 people took the online 2008 Health Care for America Survey sponsored by the AFL-CIO and Working America. Most are insured and employed. Most are college graduates. More than half are union members.
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