NEW - On August 1st, Local 17 successfully convinced the State to amend the requirements on usage of TSR leave. Employees may now use sick leave prior to using TSR leave if they had received approval for prospective TSR leave. For instance, if an employee has approved TSR leave scheduled for December, but gets sick in November – the employee may use sick leave for the November absence. Contact your union representative if you have questions on this issue.

-- Local 17 state employees ratified their 2011-2013 contract in balloting that concluded in March. The contract terms were recently adopted by the Washington State Legislature.

The contract covers roughly 2500 Local 17 employees working at the Departments of Licensing, Transportation, and the State Patrol.

The two-year agreement becomes effective July 1, 2011. The distribution of contracts to members will be delayed as the contract could not be printed until the Legislature ended its session.  

Here are the documents ratified by members.

Synopsis - Revised Contract Article Summary - Read the full text of the ballot letter -
Read the Frequently Asked Questions

Here is a list of the articles that have changed. (PDF documents)

Note: All articles are in Track Changes format. All changes from current contract language are denoted with underlined text for new language and crossed out text for language that is removed from the current contract.