Your GG Bargaining Team is Hard at Work
As we prepare to go to the table with OFM, your elected bargaining team gathered for several days of training and proposal vetting.
During training, bargaining team members learn their roles at the negotiating table, review important rules of bargaining, and get to know each other so they can show up with solidarity and strength as they fight for you.
Members shape every part of this process.
As WFSE President Mike Yestramski and Vice President Ashley Fueston explain in this handy video, the proposal vetting is an in-depth look at every bargaining proposal sent in by members.
The team sits down with a document reflecting all the proposals submitted. Your team sorted these proposals into several categories for follow up, depending on their content. Some proposals may ask for change that can’t happen at the bargaining table, ie legislative or legal changes. Other proposals may in fact already be in our contract, but are not getting enforced.
Sometimes we see proposals that were submitted in prior rounds of bargaining, but that we haven’t yet won. These repeat submissions also show your team how important those topics are to our membership.
What’s next?
These proposals will help guide your team in knowing what’s important when they go to the table with management.
Another important tool is the bargaining survey. This is another way to make sure your bargaining team is correctly prioritizing members’ top concerns, so please be sure to keep an eye out for it.
When bargaining does begin, you'll receive updates after each session.
Make sure we have your current contact info so we can keep you informed about bargaining as the process develops.
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In solidarity,
Your GG Bargaining Team
Addie Rodriguez, HS CSD
Amy Conklin, DCYF
Ashley Fueston, Officer
Ben Olsen, AGO
Beowulf Brower, NR
Charles Loeffler, DCYF
Chris Vasseur-Landriault, USA
Christina Arnold, LS
Devin Humbert, HS at-large
Dianne Womack, INST BHHA
Fabrice Dongmo, INST DVA
Jeanette Obelcz, Officer
John “Will” Moseley, NR
Kirn Flores, HS HCLA
Kizzy Andreason, HS DCYF
Kym Adams, INST HCLA
Lauren Boyan, USA
Les Bowen, USA
Maddie Levesque, USA
Mark Keire, DOT
Melanie Swanigan, L&I
Mike Yestramski, Officer
Nate Wilson, INST DCYF JR
Nikki Butler, L&I
Shannon Barry, HS DCS
Steven Yates, INST BHHA