On Sept. 22, state agencies unveiled possible cuts of 5
percent and 10 percent to address the still-growing state deficit.
Word
leaked out many of the possible cuts will be brutal. E-mails and other
information from your agency directors have been delivered to state
employees. We believe those details will be shocking.
We believe the proposed cuts in such agencies as the Department of
Corrections and the Department of Social and Health Services will be
inconsistent with previous priorities as stated by the administration.
Enough is enough.
We’ve cut to the bone and into the marrow. The
threat to public safety for our communities, the lives of vulnerable
children and adults, the quality of care for disabled citizens and much
more is too great.
We need flexible alternatives and agencies must work with our
members at the bargaining table to work on solutions that save this
state.
And with the national debate on finding new revenue for vital services, we need to have the same debate here.
CALL TO ACTION:
Call the governor via the toll-free hotline at 1-800-562-6000.
Urge the governor to join with us in supporting new revenue and closing corporate tax
loopholes to head off devastating cuts.
Enough is enough! Feel free to
add information specific to your agency.
The hotline is open from 8
a.m.-12 noon and 1-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. You can also
contact the governor via her online e-mail form at: http://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/default.asp
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