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WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE
FEBRUARY 2011

State Employee
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WASHINGTON

Speaking out . . .

. . . for
Interpreters stand united at Feb. 2 Senate
Ways and Means Committee hearing on
senators’ supplemental budget plan that
restored funding for the medical interpret-
INSET: Local 1326’s Juli-
anne Moore testifies against
institutions closure bill.
TOP: Local 1926’s Craig

real solutions!
ers program. Larsen before testifying
against closure of Maple
Lane School.
BOTTOM: Local 1181 Fran-
See WFSE’s TV ads. ces Haddon Morgan Center
wfse.org members at Capitol Jan. 10.
See 4 & 5

‘EXTRAORDINARY LEGACY OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION’

State joins in mourning the on-the-job death
of Local 378 DOT member Billy Rhynalds
Department of Trans-
portation member Billy
Rhynalds died in the line of
duty Jan. 16 after being hit by
a falling tree during a rain-
storm on Highway 203 south
of Carnation.
Rhynalds, 65, was a
12-year veteran of the depart-
ment. He was a member of
King County State DOT Local
378.
Rhynalds was setting up
safety cones to keep motorists
away from downed power
lines. That’s when the cotton-
wood tree fell and hit him and
his truck.
He is survived by his
wife, Betty, and many chil-
dren, grandchildren, brothers
and sisters.
Gov. Chris Gregoire or-
dered flags to fly at half-mast
Jan. 19 at the state Capitol and
all state buildings in Wash-
ington.
A solemn procession
wound to the cemetery Jan.
21. A funeral service took
place Jan. 23.
The state House and Sen-
ate honored Rhynalds Jan. 26
by passing
Donations in resolutions
Rhynalds’s name honoring Local 378 member Billy Rhynalds in his DOT rig. Flags fly at half-mast over the state
can be made his “ex- Capitol Jan. 19.
with the Wash- traordinary
ington State legacy of
Department of service
Transportation and dedi-
Memorial Foun- cation.”
dation at http:// Co-workers
wsdotmf.net/. packed
the galler-
ies as the
lawmakers
honored their fallen hero.
Gov. Gregoire personally
extended her condolences to
his widow, Betty. The morning after the tragedy, WFSE/AFSCME member lobbyists observe moment of silence at union headquarters in
Olympia.
WFSE/AFSCME members
gathered in the Federation news. They held a moment of ett, knew Rhynalds. Avila told the group of Fed-
Headquarters for a lobby day silence. “He was always the first eration member activists.
the morning after the trag- Domingo Avila, a DOT one stepping up to do what- See RHYNALDS, page 8
edy were stunned to hear the member of Local 1020 in Ever- ever needed to be done,”

12 laid-off GA workers win $75,000, special committee on contracting out
Twelve General Administration
workers have won $75,000 after the
agency laid them off – and then con-
tracted out their work.
The cash came to settle an un-
fair labor practice complaint filed
by WFSE/AFSCME. The settlement
officially kicked in when the money
turned up in their Jan. 25 paychecks.
The settlement also set up a
special series of meetings between
management and the union to review
current and future work projects to be
Local 793 members
after marching on
their boss at West-
ern State Hospital.
WSH food service
workers win
Given a lump of coal for Christ-
mas, food service workers at Western
State Hospital instead lit a fire that
restored pay and safety shoes.
Management had cancelled as-
signment pay for more than 50 kitchen
workers – a cut of $100 a paycheck.
And management refused to pro-
vide adequate safety shoes.
Just in time for Christmas!
Led by Tracy Usher, a food service
worker and member of Local 793, the
members said no to their manage-
ment’s “Bah, humbug!”
WFSE/AFSCME Council Repre-
sentative Sean Dannen demanded the
hospital chief executive officer resolve
the issue. He spoke repeatedly to the
WSH risk manager.
Meanwhile, workers collected
more than 250 petition signatures in
less than 48 hours.
They presented them to the CEO
Dec. 15.
By the end of the day, the workers
had their pay and shoes.
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MEMBERS IN ACTION
completed in-house or by contractors.
The committee met for the first
time Feb. 3.
Also under the settlement:
• GA agrees that vacancies in the
bargaining unit will be offered first
to those who’d been laid off (many of
whom took demotions).
• And GA agrees to “aggressively
advertise” to other state agencies the
willingness to perform a number of Special GA committee under settlement, from left: WFSE/AFSCME Council Representative Judy
tasks to increase GA work projects and DeVoe; WFSE/AFSCME Contracting Compliance Manager Jeanine Livingston; Todd Stidd; Glen
avoid layoffs. Anderson; Bing Bristol; and Ron Ferrier. Not available: Nigel Karlsen.
ES warehouse workers win quick victory against contracting out
Employment Security Department
warehouse members in Olympia will
get two weekends of overtime after
discovering a moving job they should
have done was about to be contracted
out.
Shortly after a union management
communication committee meeting
and a demand to bargain filed by the
union, the affected employees were
offered overtime.
“This win is significant because
the steward brought something to the
council rep’s (Judy DeVoe’s) attention
in a timely manner and she followed Employment Security warehouse workers sprang into action.
up immediately so we were able to get
in front of the problem and fix it before
our members suffered any harm,”
said WFSE/AFSCME Labor Advocate
“While the private contractor
will still be involved in the move, our
they were entitled to and be able to
perform the work they were hired to
Debby Lippincott. members will receive the overtime pay do.”
GAINSHARING UPDATE. The plaintiffs parties need to litigate the “other half” the contention that it is illegal for the
and defendants were back in court of the lawsuit at the trial court level, state to use the reinstatement of gain-
on Jan. 21 to hear what the next and that any appeal from the two parts sharing for PERS 1 and 3 members as
course of action would be in WFSE/ of the litigation would therefore be a triggering event to take away the
AFSCME’s gainsharing litigation. taken together to the next level.
See GAINSHARING, page 7
The judge determined that the The “other half” of the litigation is
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WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee February 2011
 BARGAINING UPDATES
WFSE/AFSCME’s eight higher education bargaining teams continue fight
WFSE/AFSCME’s eight higher
education bargaining teams continue
to push for fair 2011-2013 contracts for
the 10,000 members affected.
But four of the teams (University
of Washington, UW Police Manage-
ment, Washington State University
and The Evergreen State College) have
declared impasse and are in media-
tion.
Three are still at the table (Com-
munity College Coalition, Central
Washington University and Western
Washington University). WFSE/AFSCME’s Community College Coalition Bargaining Team caucuses Feb. 4 in Olympia. It’s one of three higher ed teams still at the table -- four
And management withdrew East- are in mediation and one is contesting management’s withdrawal of an already ratified tentative agreement.
ern Washington University’s August
tentative agreement; the union has their memberships. tive agreement reached Dec. 14 with Another date or dates will be set for
filed an unfair labor practice com- Where they are is a mixed bag. As the exact health care article that EWU March.
plaint. of press time: and OFM said couldn’t be inserted
The governor and media have into the EWU tentative agreement. • The University of Washington Police
focused at- • Central Washington University had Management team had another media-
tention on another bargaining session set for Feb. • The Evergreen State College Bar- tion date set for Feb. 16.
the General 16 and 17. gaining Team declared impasse Jan. 10
Govern- and requested mediation by the Public • The Washington State University
ment • Community College Coalition (of 12 Employment Relations Commission. team resumes mediation Feb. 25.
tentative Community Colleges) bargained Feb.
agreement, 2-4 and made progress (four articles • University of Washington’s nego- • Western Washington University is
which and some possible memoranda of tiations are in mediation to resolve looking at more bargaining dates in
WFSE/AF- understanding remain). But they will impasses over several articles. The last March.
SCME state need to schedule additional dates. mediation session took place Feb. 2.
agency
members • The Eastern Washington Univer-
were vot- sity Bargaining Team faces a bizarre

Contract pays off at Renton Tech

ing on at Catch-22 situation. The union and
The Institutions of press time. management actually reached tenta-
Higher Education Policy That tive agreement in August with ratifica-
Committee on Feb. 5
elected Brandon Taylor
team in De-
cember had
tion in September. That agreement left
a placeholder for whatever health care
with funding of pay increments
to fill a vacant Higher reached a article the coalition of unions agreed
Ed seat on the union’s tentative WFSE/AFSCME members at Renton Technical College already knew
to. That health agreement came Dec. 2.
Statewide Executive agree- they had a strong contract, but now it’s really paid off.
But the state Office of Financial Man-
Board. Taylor is from ment they The Local 304 members received word last month that the college had
agement the next day said it would
Western Washington deemed the resources to fund increments for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. (Increments
not forward the EWU pact because the
University and Local fair. are like step increases.)
health care agreement hadn’t come be-
1381. But The increments are retroactive to July 1, 2010 and the RTC members
fore Oct. 1. A back-and-forth exchange
higher edu- were to receive a lump sum “catch up” payment.
over the next few weeks ended when
cation isn’t WFSE/AFSCME Council Representative Robin Ledbetter said the RTC
the university refused to resubmit the
General Government. members “had been historically underserved and we got a great, stronger
tentative agreement with the health
The eight teams for state colleges contract and activated a lot of the membership.”
care article. The administration in ef-
and universities have been dealt a dif- RTC members negotiate under a different collective bargaining law than
fect withdrew the tentative agreement
ferent hand in terms of management for all other WFSE/AFSCME members.
ratified by EWU members. The union
attitudes and funding sources. on Jan. 21 filed an unfair labor practice
So those eight teams have pushed complaint. Interestingly, OFM did for-
for respective contracts that best fit ward the General Government tenta-

Vigil shines light on poor treatment at Harborview

About 50 WFSE/AFSCME
members turned out at a can-
dlelight vigil Jan. 14 to support
some of the most poorly treated
workers anywhere -- the contact
center workers at Harborview
Medical Center in Seattle. The
hospital’s administration has
refused to recognize the WFSE/
AFSCME union members’ rights
and has unfairly fired and disci-
plined employees. The contact
center union members set up
appointments and take referrals Interpreters Bargaining Team meets for first time
for Harborview and University of
Washington patients. The newly elected Interpreters Bargaining Team held its first training session Dec. 16 at WFSE/AF-
SCME Headquarters in Olympia. The team represents the union’s newest bargaining unit of 2,000
medical interpreters. While they prepare for bargaining, they shifted gears quickly to fight legislative
attempts to eliminate their program.

At press time, the General Government

contract vote was in progress. All ballots
were due in by Feb. 14, with counting and
certification to wrap up by Feb. 18.

February 2011 WFSE/AFSCME Washington State Employee Page 3

 ACTIVISTS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

Green shirts pack the room during Jan. 31 hearing on the anti-institutions bills,
SB 5132 and SB 5459. “I am outraged,” said Local 1326’s Julianne Moore.
Members took their furlough day Jan. 28 to lobby legislators.

Local 396 social workers Veronica Sandau and

Janel Torrescano came all the way from Walla
Walla Jan. 26 to meet their legislators.

Fish and Wildlife

Enforcement Officer
Mark James (Local Some 200 “WFSE Warriors” gathered on the Capitol steps Jan. 10 to welcome legislators back to
881) testifies against Olympia. “How the Legislature deals with this deficit defines their values,” WFSE/AFSCME Presi-
SB 5249 to move dent Carol Dotlich told the crowd.
officers into the State
Patrol, which is “not Statewide Parks Local 1488 President Brian Yearout testifies
a good fit” for natural Feb. 1 in favor of SB 5622 to create a user pass to replace funds
resources enforce- set to be cut for parks, Fish and Wildlife and Natural Resources.
Community Corrections Local 308 members “The alternative is closing or mothballing,” he said.
ment.
John Conaty and Ginger Richardson prepare
to testify Jan. 25 for HB 1209, giving officers
greater discretion in searching offenders.
LEFT: The panel that testified Jan. 13
about cuts to natural resource agen-
cies. From left: Brian Yearout (Parks,
Local 1466); Weikko Jaross (Natural
Resources, Local 443); and Scott
Mallery (Ecology, Local 1221).

RIGHT: Interpreter Narscisa Hodges

(with Louise Morehead) thanks sena-
tors Feb. 2 for restoring funding in their
Local 443 social worker Joel Pettit (right, with supplemental budget for medical inter-
WFSE/AFSCME Lobbyist Alia Griffing) before preter services. “Let’s fix the system,”
Senate hearing on SB 5020, the social worker she said, referring to a budget proviso
title change bill. “My title as a social worker probing the archaic brokerage system
carries grave weight,” Pettit said in testifying that syphons funds away from front-line
against the bill. interpreters.
Fish and Wildlife
member Tim Young
(Local 443) and
Corrections member
Judy Kuschel
(Local 313) voice
concerns about cuts
to their agencies
at Jan. 11 House
budget hearing.

ABOVE: Jeremy Taylor-Sparks

(Health Care Authority, Local 443,
with WFSE/AFSCME’s Dennis
Eagle) testifies Jan. 27 for HB FIGHTING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING. WFSE/AFSCME members join with other
1179, allowing state employees partners for the Feb. 3 launch of the College Promise Coalition to fight devastating budget
to meet with legislators at their cuts at state colleges and universities, on the brink of losing half the state support they had
worksite. just three years ago. “Higher education is at a tipping point,” the coalition said. “The cuts
currently being discussed go too far, and will hurt thousands of families, our state and our
LEFT: Rep. John Ahern talks with economy.” For more information: www.collegepromisewa.com
Information Services member Jeff
Paulsen (Local 443) and WFSE/
AFSCME Lobbyist Alia Griffing
about their concerns over the plan
to split DIS and abolish General
Administration and Personnel.

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 ACTIVISTS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
Face to
face with
legislators
More than 160 members flocked to the union’s
Jan. 15 Lobby Training in Seattle. It was the
largest showing ever.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Rep. Bruce Chandler of the

15th District greets WFSE/AFSCME members in one of the
practice lobbying sessions; Senate Ways and Means Chair
Sen. Ed Murray (left) discusses issues with Community Correc-
tions member Tony Shaver (Local 313), while WFSE/AFSCME
Executive Director Greg Devereux looks on; members ask
questions of Murray; Rep. Tami Green of the 28th District in
another practice lobbying session.

At WFSE/AF-
SCME’s Jan. 31
legislative recep-
tion, members
meet with such
legislators at Sen.
Maralyn Chase of
the 32nd District
(top) and Sen.
Mike Carrell of
the 28th District
(below),

Sen. Steve Conway of the 29th District congratulates interpreters after Feb. 2 Ways and Means Committee hearing.

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• SB 5020 -- Stripping social workers of their title.
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SHARED LEAVE
REQUESTS
If you’ve been approved to
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annual leave or sick leave or
all or part of your personal
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Karen Aadnes, an office as-
sistant 3 for the Department
of Corrections in Shelton and
a member of Local 443, has
been approved for shared
leave. Contact: Diana L. White,
(360) 413-5407.
Janice Stumper, an office as-
sistant 3 with the Department
of Corrections in Vancouver
known by other Local 313
members at the West Van-
couver and East Vancouver
offices, has been approved for
shared leave as she recovers
from surgery for her sciatic
nerve. Contacts: Norm Ellis,
(360) 260-6300, Ext. 217, or
Starry Williamson at Ext. 181.
Lee Novak, a Community Cor-
rections officer 2 with DOC in
Longview and a member of Lo-
cal 1400, is in need of shared
leave while she is out on L&I.
Contact: Diana White, (360)
413-5407.
Clance Lewis Jr., a custodian
at Harborview Medical Center
in Seattle and a member of
Local 1488, has been ap-
proved for shared leave.
Contact: Sorayda Velez, (206)
744-9229.
Susan Martinez, a financial
services specialist 4 with
DSHS in Everett and a mem-
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approved for shared leave.
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office.
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Department of Labor and
Industries in Tumwater and
a member of Local 443, is in
need of shared leave after
having a premature baby.
Contact: Candyce Peppard,
(360) 902-5705.
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shared leave. Contact: Daniel Kenneth “Bill” Pye, a fiscal er will need continued medi- Patti Shives, a support en-
Lozano, (360) 725-4823 or technician 2 with DSHS in cal treatment and possible forcement officer 2 with DSHS
lozand@dshs.wa.gov. Spokane and a member of brain surgery. At this time, her in Tacoma and a member of
Local 1221, has been ap- mother cannot be left alone. Local 53, is recuperating from
Eileen Mercer, a claims proved for shared leave Contact: April Lynch, (360) back surgery and is in need
adjustor with the Employ- because of an ongoing medi- 696-6525, Ext. 4326 or april. of shared leave. Contact:
ment Security Department in cal condition. Contact: your lynch@wsd.wa.gov. Clarissa Cretella, (253) 476-
Seattle, has been approved human resources office. 7662 or your human resource
for shared leave as she Genoveva Tavares, a office.
undergoes a second round Andrea Pullen-Ableman, WorkFirst program specialist
of chemotherapy for cancer. an attendant counselor 1 at in Kennewick and member Marta Petrie, a financial ser-
Contact: Kathleen Young, Lakeland Village in Medical of Local 1253, is in need of vices specialist 3 with DSHS
(360) 902-9413. Lake, is in need of shared shared leave because of a in Everett and a member of
leave while her 3-year-old son very serious medical condi- Local 948, has been approved
Diann Bishop, a social undergoes surgery. Contact: tion. Contact: your human for shared leave. Contact:
worker 4 with DSHS in Top- Diane Dupey, (509) 299-1870. resource office. your human resource office.
penish, is battling cancer and
undergoing treatment. Con- Nona Norton, a psychiatric Jody Brennan, a workers’ Robin Thomas, a financial
tact: Deanna Wilson, (509) childcare counselor at the compensation adjudicator 2 services specialist 4 with
454-6902 or DMW1300@ Child Study and Treatment with the Department of Labor DSHS at the Alderwood CSO
deshs.wa.gov. Center in Lakewood and a and Industries in Tumwater and a member of Local 948,
member of Local 793, has and a member of Local 443, is is in need of shared leave
Erika Williams, a support been out work because of in desperate need of shared for the time spent with her
enforcement officer 2 with cancer surgery and treatment. leave. Contact: Candyce Pep- husband, who was battling
DSHS in Tacoma and a Contact: Sue Lind, (253) 756- pard, (360) 902-5705. cancer and recently passed
member of Local 843, is car- 2504. away. Contact: your human
ing for her son and husband, Tony Screws, a psychiatric resource office.
who have been in and out of Florinda DeLaGarza, a social worker 3 at Western
hospitals in recent months financial services specialist 3 State Hospital in Lakewood Bobbe Hughes, a WorkFirst
with serious medical issues. with DSHS in Bellingham and and a member of Local 793, program specialist with DSHS
Contact: Clarissa Cretella, a member of Local 1060, is in has been approved for shared in Bellevue and a member of
(253) 476-7662. need of shared leave because leave. Contact: Tina McDon- Local 843, had bariatric sur-
of a serious medical condition ald, (253) 761-3361. gery in early February and will
Cheri Brooks, a customer and will be off the job at least be off work four to six weeks.
service director with the De- a month. If you can help with Linda Navarro, a financial Contact: your human resource
partment of Health in Olym- a donation of eligible unused services specialist 3 with office.
pia and a member of Local annual leave or sick leave or DSHS in Tacoma and a mem-
443, has been approved for all or part of your personal ber of Local 53, is recovering Carolee Walentin, a fiscal
shared leave for additional holiday, contact your human from emergency surgery and technician 2 with the Depart-
surgery. Contact: Rozanne resource office. is in need of shared leave. ment of Licensing in Olym-
Stewart, (360) 236-4410. Contact: your human resource pia and a member of Local
Tabrina Woodards, an office. 443, has been approved for
Patricia Boushey, an atten- instructional and classroom shared leave. Contact: Lonnie
dant counselor 2 at Fircrest support technician 1 at the R. Neil Horman, an informa- Spikes, (360) 664-1394 or
School in Shoreline and a Center for Childhood Deaf- tion technology specialist 4 lspikes@dol.wa.gov.
member of Local 341, has ness and Hearing Loss in with DSHS in Seattle and a
been approved for shared Vancouver and a member of member of Local 843, is in Leslie Eisenhower, a finan-
leave. She’s expected to be Local 1225, is caring for her need of shared leave because cial services specialist 5 in
off work a few months. Con- deaf mother, who has devel- of a very serious illness. Port Angeles and a member
tact: Nancy O’Shea, (206) oped two brain tumors after Months of treatments are of Local 1463, has been
361-3009. completing chemotherapy for anticipated. Contact: your hu-
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GRANTS Financial Wellness
Eight WFSE/AFSCME members have
A MEMBERS ONLY BENEFIT for WFSE/AFSCME members and their families!
won Neville B. Crippen Grant-in-Aid Awards
for Winter Quarter 2011.
The Crippen Grants are quarterly
awards to help members advance their edu- Is the Furlough Causing Financial Stress? Let Us Help.
cation or improve their skills.
Awards generally range from $100 to
$300.
For an application, go to www.wfse.org >
Member Info > Scholarship Info. Financial stress is a reality these days, but your credit union
Applications are due at least 30 days can help with a free Financial Stress Management workshop.
before a course begins.
The grants are named after Neville B. We will bring this workshop to you and your co-workers to provide
Crippen, the union’s first president who had information and tools to help manage the financial stress in your life.
led the fight to create WFSE/AFSCME.
The grant is overseen by a subcommit-
tee of the WFSE/AFSCME Women’s/Equal
Partners Committee.
WSECU membership is not required — all WFSE/AFSCME
members and retirees are welcome.
The Winter 2011 recipients:
To schedule a workshop for your local or public agency, call
• Melissa Burgess, Local 313, DSHS, Van- 800.562.0999 x10101.
couver;
• Jennifer Inman, Local 443, DSHS, Olym-
pia;
• Kellie Klimczak, Local 491, Rainier
School, Buckley;
• Allen M. Miller, Local 443, DSHS, Olym- wsecu.org | 800.562.0999
pia;
• Tyrone Mosley, Local 948, DSHS, Lyn-
nwood; GAINSHARING, from page 2 for March 4. The union believes this
• Elena Rosaire, Local 313, Employment motion will likely not be heard, how- This rare February issue comes
Security, Port Angeles; replacement benefits give to members ever, until late spring or early summer. because the regular January paper
• Latrice Wilson, Local 843, DSHS, Seattle; in plans 1, 2, and 3. The judge had ruled for the union was pre-empted by the special
and The state has filed a summary in September and said the Legislature General Government contract TA
• Julia Zavodov, Local 304, Renton Techni- judgment motion on the replacement couldn’t repeal the gainsharing pen- newspaper.
cal College. benefits issue, which is currently set sion benefit.

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 WFSE/AFSCME AROUND THE STATE
HELPING TO FEED THE HUNGRY IN
YAKIMA. Where’s this
Members of Yakima Local 1326 pres-
ent a check for $500 to the Salvation worksite?
Army Dec. 17 to help provide 1,000
holiday meals.
From left: Local 1326 members Norka
Davis, Rebecca Withrow and Marie
Castilla with Major Tom Morrow of the
Salvation Army.

Send your guesses by e-mail to tim@wfse.org or regular mail: Editor,

GREEN CAUCUS STARTS. 1212 Jefferson St. S.E., Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501. Include your
The new WFSE/AFSCME
name and mailing address. Deadline: March 10. The first 10 readers
Green Caucus created by the
with the correct answer who include their name and mailing address will
union’s Executive Board met
receive a prize.
for the first time Dec. 11 in
SeaTac. The new group aims The mystery worksite in the December’s
to encourage “Green” issues paper was the rotunda of the state Capitol
and best practices in the (decorated for the holiday season). The first
workplace and in the union. 10 readers with correct answers were: Neal
Interested? Log onto wfse.org Gresley, Glenn Harvey, Brandon Hoekstra,
> Legislative & Political Action Brian Kapon, Ned Ludington, Andrew
> Green Caucus. Poultridge, Sola Raynor, Dave Roe, Cathy
Shapansky and Georgina Willner.
Local 1488 celebrates
Members of University of
Washington/Harborview
Medical Center Local
1488 showed their spirit
at the local’s holiday
party Dec. 18.

STEWARDS IN ACTION IN SPOKANE. Steward-in-Action trainees at class

held in Spokane Jan. 11-13. For more on being a steward, log onto wfse.org >
Stewards.

IN MEMORIAM
IN MEMORIAM: Mark Savage, a 17-year
employee of the Department of Natural
RHYNALDS,
Resources and member of Olympia Local from page 1
443. Savage, 58, died while on vacation
Avila said his friend went
in New Zealand when another car crossed
to Disneyland once, and took
the median and struck the car he and
neighborhood kids he knew
his wife, Karen, were in as they drove to
could never afford to go.
the airport to return home. He died while
“That’s the kind of person
being airlifted to an Aukland Hospital. His
he was, a really nice man,”
wife survived with many injuries and has
he said. “I was very honored
undergone surgery.
to call him my friend and to
have known him for these
years.”
Photo courtesy DOT

IN MEMORIAM: Roger Stolaas, 54,

the retired custodian at WFSE/AFSCME WFSE/AFSCME
Headquarters in Olympia, died Jan. 28, joins in mourning
at the RooLan Healthcare Center in
Lacey. For many years starting in 2002, murdered Monroe Legislators honored the memory of Rhynalds while his co-workers looked on
Roger kept the union headquarters corrections officer from the galleries Jan. 26.
building in tip-top shape when members
came in for meetings, lobby days and The entire WFSE/ Dangerous jobs
the like. Roger retired a few years back AFSCME family mourns Billy Rhynalds was the 59th DOT worker
but is remembered for his easy smile the on-the-job murder of killed on the job on state highways since 1950
and eagerness to get the job done for Teamsters Corrections and the fourth since 2000. Local 1556 mem-
the members. Officer Jayme Biendl ber Neal Richards died after being struck
Jan. 29 while on duty by a falling branch on the Olympic Peninsula
alone in the chapel at in November 2009. Local 378 member Jake
IN MEMORIAM: Cary Chizer, 63, a
the Monroe correctional Baardson perished after being struck by a
retired Local 1060 member and financial
complex. motorist near Covington in August 2002. Sam E. Williams,
services specialist at DSHS in Belling-
You can make a member of Local 1290, also died after being struck by a
ham, died Jan. 21 after a brief illness.
a contribution to her motorist in February 2000 near Mossyrock in Lewis County.
Services were held Feb. 2.
family at any Key Bank Many other DOT members have been injured by
under the name “Jayme motorists. After Spokane Local 504 member Mike Sacco
Biendl Memorial Fund.” nearly died in a 2000 incident, the Legislature passed
WFSE/AFSCME-initiated legislation extending assault
benefits to DOT workers.

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