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WFSE unit ratifies deal at Evergreen State College
UPDATE (June 13, 2013) — The Washington Federation of State Employees, AFSCME Council 28 has announced that after 17 months of negotiations and a one-day strike, members of the Student Support Services Staff Union at The Evergreen State College on Wednesday (June 12) ratified their contract on a vote of 52-2. This first-ever collective bargaining agreement takes effect July 1 and runs through June 30, 2015. It includes a fair compensation package and “just cause” due process rights for disciplines. Get more details here.
Contract details will be discussed with bargaining unit members on Friday and a contract vote is planned for next Wednesday, June 12. If members ratify the contract, that would end any further strike actions. The college’s Board of Trustees also must approve the plan.
The bargaining team thanked all WFSE members, plus labor and community members, “for their support of the strike and other actions that helped break the logjam and achieve this victory.”
Learn more at www.wfse.org.