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Recent contract settlements

King County Library System approves new contract

In our latest newspaper

Read the Fall 2008 issue of the Council 2 newspaper in its original form by clicking on the PDF icon below.

Click on the links below to read the stories in the Fall 2008 edition of the Council 2 newspaper, County and City Employee:

Be leery of one who offers you a free lunch

IN 1992, NEWLY elected President Bill Clinton entered office in an economic slowdown and inherited a mess that included the largest budget deficit to date, writes Council 2 President/Executive Director Chris Dugovich.

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After 12 years of the Reagan/Bush supply side economics, the drain of the borrow-and-spend politics of those previous years had to stop. He and Congress did the unpopular thing and raised taxes on the wealthiest and set the stage for the economic boom of the nineties.

"Enter the current administration and the spending is out of hand, the borrowing greater and the deficit on a yearly basis is nearly $500 billion — the largest ever.

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The good news is we did it in 1992 and we can do it in 2008. We know how to do it and the only thing it takes is the will!

"Whomever your vote goes to, just be leery of the individual who offers the free lunch. Lower taxes for the wealthy are not going to fix this problem. Fiscal responsibility will!"

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Job and union were her passion

FOR GLORIA DAY, retiring on September 30 was bittersweet.

On the one hand, she is looking forward to doing all the things she never had time to do while working, such as taking in shows, eating out more often, or undertaking three-day backpacking trips.

But, after 32 years on the job, she says she will have a hard time giving up her position as a bus driver for the Aberdeen School District as well as her work for Council 2 as a union member and officer of Local 275 in Grays Harbor.

Both the job and the union have been her passion.

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Continuing to grow

In addition to about 400 library pages, almost 60 employees have become members of Council 2 since the start of the year.

View details of the new additions to our ranks.


SCHOLARSHIPS UPDATE

2008 scholarships awarded

2008 scholarships honor others


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WHAT COUNCIL 2 IS ALL ABOUT

THE WASHINGTON State Council of County and City Employees, (WSCCCE) AFSCME, AFL-CIO represents more than 16,000 employees who provide services to the citizens of Washington state. It is a democratic union providing a real voice for its members through active participation and professional representation. The Union works to preserve and enhance workers' compensation and benefits. It also promotes job security and improves other employment conditions.

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Council 2 President / Executive Director Chris Dugovich