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PEBB voting today to raise state worker health costs

The Public Employees’ Benefits Board is voting Wednesday afternoon on a package of health-care proposals that is going to formally drive up Washington state employees’ health care costs next year.

Workers in two-dozen unions are bound by health-care agreements that require them to pay 15…

2011-07-20
PSE chapter at WWU announces student scholarships 2011-06-24
Court: Unpaid days off OK because contract had comma in right place

A judge ruled against the Washington Federation of State Employees on Friday, finding it was legal for the Legislature to require 10 unpaid furlough days last year for more than 24,000 workers.

The 10 furlough dates, the last of which is June 10, are expected to…

2011-05-09
Education scholarships available to PSE employees; deadline is May 5 2011-04-29
Public employees rally in Olympia to support unions

Hundreds of public employees and other protesters showed up at the Capitol on Monday to oppose proposed budget cuts and show solidarity with Wisconsin government workers.

Many were taking advantage of the Presidents Day holiday to send a message to lawmakers, who…

2011-02-22
Advocates For Higher Education Urge Legislature To Stop Cuts

Advocates for Washington's universities are presenting a more unified front in Olympia this year. They hope the closer coordination will help them make a stronger case for higher ed funding.

A coalition of groups gathered on the steps of the state capitol…

2011-02-07
Higher Ed to be 'flushed down the toilet'?

Under a sky dark with foreboding, the state's four-year colleges, students and employees gathered on the State Capitol steps Thursday to give the Legislature a message: Curb the cuts.

"Colleges are on the brink of losing half of the funding we had just…

2011-02-04
Broad coalition forms to oppose looming higher ed cuts

University students, faculty and administrators, labor unions and businesses have come together this legislative session to form a broad coalition to oppose further cuts to higher-education funding.

Called the College Promise Coalition, the group says that the…

2011-02-04
State employee unions resist further cuts to offset revenue losses

Washington's state employee unions are on the hot seat as Gov. Chris Gregoire searches for ways to keep the state from going off a budgetary cliff.

The state reopened contract negotiations last month with some of their unions, and negotiators met for the first…

2010-12-03
Gregoire wants unions back at the table, some Dems call for special session

The Washington State Federation of Employees notified members late Thursday that Gov. Chris Gregoire wants them back at the bargaining table as a result of the latest bad budget news.

2010-11-19
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