Ratification updates for Community College Coalition and Eastern Washington University

• The mail ballots for the 2012-2013 Community College Coalition contract went out Aug. 19 and must be postmarked by Sept. 9. Whatcom Community College in Bellingham will vote onsite Sept. 8. Ballots for all campuses will be counted Sept. 15.

• The mail ballots for the 2012-2013 Eastern Washington University contract went in the mail Aug. 24. They must be back by 5 p.m., Sept. 9. The ballot count is Sept. 13.
  
  Important clarification for EWU: The terms and conditions of your current contract (2009-2011) remain in effect through June 30, 2012. This is in accordance with your collective bargaining agreement and state law. The new contract that would take effect July 1, 2012, and run through June 30, 2013.