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If you are an AFT member, you can sign up for The Legisletter to follow what is happening during the state legislative session. Sign up for our weekly updates on legislation we have introduced or legislation that we are tracking which could have an impact on your job. Subscribe at https://actionnetwork.org/forms/legisletter. 

Note: We must have your personal e-mail address in order to send you updates. State Ethics laws prohibit the use of work e-mails or equipment for taking action of a legislative or political nature.

2018 WSLC Resolution 19: Renewing the Call for Full Support of the Labor Community and Technical College System

Delegates at the Washington State Labor Council Convention passed a resolution renewing the call for full support of the community and technical college system. Washington State has established a goal of 70% of residents achieving a post-high school credential or degree which will, by necessity, require additional investment in the higher education system and the employees who support students. The two-year colleges have been underfunded for decades, and it is time to step up and invest in the  employees who teach, who keep the college safe and clean, and who provide student services.

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Tips on How to Conduct a Petition Drive at Your Local

Contact your relevant school or college facilities office and reserve a table or an area for petitioning. . . 

  • during the hours during the day when the most people are there, 
  • in a place with lots of foot-traffic, 
  • from Monday, January 4 (at the earliest) through Friday, January 29.

Gathering signatures is an ACTIVE process; merely sitting or standing passively while people walk by is not effective compared to greeting people with a smile and a quick explanatory introduction.

For more tips, click on the headline above. 

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Links to Information on the Washington State Legislature Home Page

The state legislature website includes links to the daily calendar, bill information, and more.

 

Home Page: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature

Find your legislator: http://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/

Members of the Legislature: http://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/MemberInformation.aspx

Subscribe to Legislative Lists to be notified of hearings, floor activities, and more: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WALEG/subscriber/new

Bill information: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/

Register to vote: https://wei.secstate.wa.gov/osos/secure/pages/Onlinevoterregistration.aspx

Capitol campus map: http://www.des.wa.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/campus-map.pdf