Summer 2013
Council 2 adds 109 new members
by County & City Employee staff on September 9, 2013Council 2 has added 109 new members this year.
Details:
• About 35 City of Seattle prosecuting attorneys joined the union in mid-March.
Until joining the union they were an employee association represented by a private attorney. “For nearly two years they were in negotiations that were going nowhere, so they felt the time had come to...
Read MoreConditions improving for Council 2 members
by County and City Employee Writer on August 31, 2013As the economy continues to improve, conditions are getting better for labor in Washington state, President/Executive Director Chris Dugovich told the 200 members and guests who attended the June...
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Getting back to normal may take time
by Chris Dugovich, Council 2 President and Executive Director on August 26, 2013This year’s Council 2 Convention went far in outlining our victories and the challenges that this union faces in the coming years.
We are now at the tail end of what was clearly the greatest...
Read MoreArlington employees ratify contract
by County and City Employee Writer on August 25, 2013Some 55 City of Arlington employees have ratified their first-time contract, which covers 2012 and 2013.
The contract took some time to negotiate. After first negotiations began early last year,...
Read MoreThe original newspaper in PDF format
by anonymous on August 24, 2013Download the original version of the newspaper in PDF format.
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Public sector plans at risk, but Council 2 plans safe — for now
by County and City Employee Writer on August 24, 2013Defined benefit plans, which have all but disappeared from the private sector, are under attack in the public sector, says AFSCME
Collective Bargaining Director Steve Kreisberg.
“It is...
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'We don't work for ME, we work for WE'
by County & City Employee staff on August 8, 2013Until this year, Carol Travis had attended every Council 2 biennial convention since 1985. That’s 14 conventions covering 28 years — without interruption.
But she broke this impressive record...
Read MoreResolutions adopted at 51st convention
by anonymous on August 3, 2013Here is the full list of the resolutions that were adopted at Council 2's 51st Convention, which was held in Spokane from June 7 to 9, 2013, and was attended by 200 union members and guests...
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'Labor must fight back'
by County & City Employee staff on August 1, 2013The American labor movement is at a critical juncture, AFSCME President Lee Saunders told the Council 2 convention in June. As a result, union members must defend their rights as never before.
“I...
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