2013-2015 bargaining documents available online

You’ll soon be getting in the mail a special September edition of your union newspaper, the Washington State Employee, which will include:

• the bargaining structure for negotiations on the next, 2013-2015 contracts;
• the procedure for nominations and elections of members for the respective bargaining teams;
• and a bargaining proposal form you can fill out and take to your local for consideration. The deadline for proposals is Nov. 23.

These documents are available now on the Federation website at www.wfse.org. Hover on “Bargaining” on the left side of the main page; these will be the first items on the menu, marked “NEW: 2013-2015….”

By next Monday, Sept. 12, the Federation will mail out the call for nominations for the respective teams. That form will be online soon (www.wfse.org, hover on “Bargaining”). The deadline for nominations is Oct. 10.