Add high-risk state institutions workers into the Public Safety Employees Retirement System (PSERS).
AFSCME Council 28 (WFSE) President Sue Henricksen (at far left) and Western State Hospital Local 793 member Rick Hertzog (at far right) today (Jan. 17) as they urge the House Appropriations Committee to move the bill to add high-risk state institutions workers into the Public Safety Employees Retirement System (PSERS).
HB 1558 would recognize those dangerous jobs by allowing workers to retire at age 60.
“Members who work in those jobs put their lives on the line every time they enter their work units,” Henricksen said.
She told the House budget writers that DSHS has reported more than 10,000 worker injuries since 2012, with 1,806 in 2017. The committee has scheduled a vote on HB 1558 for tomorrow (Jan. 18).
Photo courtesy Matt Zuvich.
