Fighting I-747

Fighting to defeat I-747

Vote NO on I-747, says Council 2

What members think of I-747

150 attend Northwest Regional Conference

40 Everett employees join Council 2

Local member awarded back pay and interest

Refinancing: what's in it for you?

Snohomish races considered key

Loss from attacks is immense

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VOLUME 16 #3

Fall 2001

Impact of I-747
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Fighting to defeat I-747

THEY'RE ringing doorbells. They're telephoning. They're talking to relatives, friends and colleagues at work.

They’re the workers in the fight against Initiative 747.

*Wayne Withrow, President Local 120, Tacoma-Pierce County, distributes telephone and mailing lists to Yvette Lewis, President of Local 1122. Watching on the left is Lauren Moughon, Campaign Manager.*

And they know a lot is riding on what they do because, when the counting is done, the winning margin could be as slim as the number of people they persuade to vote no on November 6.

Driven by the awareness that their jobs could be directly affected, these campaigners represent jurisdictions from small locals in rural areas to union bodies in the largest cities in the state. They come not only from Council 2, but from other unions as well.

*Chip Anderson*

"I think Initiative 747 would be devastating, especially to a volunteer Fire Department in a small locality," says Chip Anderson of Local 114-WD in Sudden Valley in Whatcom County.

*Kandy Kraig*

"I will be getting out and educating people to vote no because it is going to cut services and that’s not what we want," says Kandy Kraig of Local 1221 with Council 28, the Washington Federation of State Employees.

On October 5 at a special meeting during the Northwest Regional Conference, almost 100 volunteers were given lists of people to call and given tips on how to get out the vote.

They, in turn, were to enlist others to provide a huge network of volunteers.

After all, it is their future that is at stake.