Local 17 has work units at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT); Dept. of Licensing (DOL), and the Washington State Patrol (WSP).

WSDOT Engineers

WSDOT PAS

DOL-LSRs

DOL- Pro Rate and Fuel Tax

Wash. State Patrol

Direct Deduction for Local 17 PAC

Effective with the 2007 - 2009 contract is the ability of Local 17 members to apply for direct payroll deduction to the Local 17 PAC. Legislative action in Olympia is a key component of representation for state employees. All funding for our legislative action comes from the PAC and NOT from union dues. Make a contribution today!

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Washington State Employees Information

New Contract for Local 17 State Employees Take Effect July 1

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.

Distribution of contracts will be conducted by the employing agency, but members may choose to reduce printing costs by opting to only access the agreement online. Your agency will be setting this program up shortly. For now, members may view an electronic version.

An overview of the changes can be found here.

Contracting Out
of WSDOT Design Work

With the call from state government officials to streamline government and make it more efficient, Local 17 is reintroducing our research paper on the issue: Value –Subtracted: The High Cost of Contracting Out WSDOT Engineering. It will be distributed to the governor and legislators as they debate the transportation budget.