State Contract Negotiations Begin ⢠City IT Members Meet ... - Local 17
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On the Cover:The members of the state negotiations teammet in May to begin important work on thenew contract, see full story on page 13. Topphoto, l-r: Steve Morgans, Bill Kalibak, Jeff Gerig,John Collins, Vera Anderson, Daniel Jones, KristenKussmann, Stacie Huibregtse, Natalie Kaminski,and Vince Oliveri. Also, <strong>City</strong> <strong>IT</strong> members discusspossible changes and <strong>Local</strong> <strong>17</strong> Executive DirectorJoe McGee and Legislative Affairs Directors VinceOliveri and Adrienne Thompson met with JayInslee, candidate for Governor.News and FeaturesOn Unity....................................................................................3Life After Work...........................................................................4New Grads Learn About Collective Action...................................5<strong>City</strong> of Seattle News........................................................................6<strong>City</strong> of Portland News....................................................................7Brown Bags About Possible Changes to <strong>City</strong> <strong>IT</strong>......................... 8Creating a Future Where There Was No Past...............................9County News.................................................................................10WSDOT Honors Fallen Employees........................................... 12<strong>State</strong> <strong>Members</strong> <strong>Begin</strong> <strong>Negotiations</strong>..............................................13Executive Board Column .............................................................16Public AffairsPublic Affairs Roadshow Hits Eastern Washington................11<strong>State</strong> Legislature Adjourns After 22 hour Session...................14Election Campaigns <strong>Begin</strong>.........................................................15Notice to Persons in Agency Shop Units<strong>Local</strong> <strong>17</strong> has a policy regarding rights of those employees in agencyshop bargaining units who object to expenditure of any portionof their dues for purposes not related to collective bargaining,grievance processing and contract administration responsibilitiesof the union. This policy is provided to all new employees hired into<strong>Local</strong> <strong>17</strong> bargaining units, to employees at the time agency shopprovisions are established; to those persons who submit a fair sharerepresentation fee request annually; and to all representation feepayers. If you would like a copy of this policy, please request onefrom Nikola Davidson at 206-328-7321, ext. 111. InsightJoe McGee, Managing Editor; Taryn Gerhardt, EditorInsight (ISSN 1093-1694) is the official publication of Professional andTechnical Employees, <strong>Local</strong> <strong>17</strong>. Insight is published bi-monthly by <strong>Local</strong><strong>17</strong>, 2900 Eastlake Avenue East, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98102. Periodicalspostage paid at Seattle, Washington. Postmaster: Send address change to:Insight - 2900 Eastlake Ave. E., Ste. 300, Seattle, WA 98102-3012www.pte<strong>17</strong>.org2 InsightAbout This IssueInsightMay/June 2012Vol.<strong>17</strong>/ No. 3Professional and Technical Employees,<strong>Local</strong> <strong>17</strong>2900 Eastlake Avenue East, Ste. 300Seattle, Washington 98102Phone .......................... 206-328-7321Toll-free......................... 800-783-00<strong>17</strong>Fax............................... 206-328-7402E-mail...................... union@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgWebsite.......................www.pte<strong>17</strong>.orgPresident: Allan YamaguchiVice-President: Lois WattSecretary-Treasurer: Sean SimmonsTrustee: Hossein BarahimiTrustee: Ray CeaserTrustee: Elizabethe GeierExecutive Director: Joe McGeeExt. 101 • mcgee@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgFinance Director: Jackie MillerExt. 102 • miller@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgOperations Director:Anthony DavidsonExt. 121 • anthony@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgUnion RepresentativesRoberta BurnettExt. 113 • roberta@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgDiana DouglasExt. 116 • douglas@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgWhitney HupfExt. 122 • whitney@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgBill KalibakExt. 107 • kalibak@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgNatalie KaminskiExt. 1<strong>17</strong> • nmk@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgPatti KievalExt. 106 • pkieval@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgYoko Kuramoto-EidsmoeExt. 103 • yoko@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgKristen KussmannExt. 110 • kristen@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgLisa JacobsExt. 105 • lisa@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgJacob MetzgerExt. 129 • jacob@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgBehnaz NelsonExt. 112 • behnaz@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgJanet ParksExt. 127 • jparks@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgGuadalupe PerezExt. 109 • perez@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgProgram DirectorsCommunications: Taryn GerhardtExt. 118 • taryn@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgDeidre Girard (Deputy Communications) •Ext. 130 • deidre@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgResearch: Elliot LevinExt. 128 • elliot@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgLegislative:Vince OliveriExt. 108 • vince@pte<strong>17</strong>.org andAdrienne ThompsonExt. 115 • adrienne@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgSpecial Projects Coordinator:Nikola Davidson,Ext. 111 • nikola@pte<strong>17</strong>.orgOffice StaffCommunications Assistant:Donna ClarkeExt. 104 • donna@pte<strong>17</strong>.org<strong>Members</strong>hip Administrator:Laura EliaExt. 123 • laura@pte<strong>17</strong>.org
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