Legislative report podcast, week 2

ACTION ITEM 

1. Go to the Senate committee sign-in page here: CSI (wa.gov) 
2. In the "committee" drop-down menu, select "Labor and Commerce" 
3. In the "meeting" drop-down menu, select "1/24/23 10:30 AM" 
4. When the list of bills pops up, click "SB 5217," then "I would like my position noted for the legislative record" 

On the next screen, select "Pro" as your position in the drop-down menu, then fill in the rest of the fields. Make sure that the "organization" field is either blank or says "WPEA" - don't enter the name of your employer. If you aren't comfortable providing your phone number (which is a required field), you can use WPEA's number: 360-943-1121. 
6. Click "Submit Registration" and you're done! 

Welcome to the WPEA legislative report for week 2 of session. 

Last week, the legislature held public hearings on the governor’s budget. The governor’s budget funds our contracts, including the 4% COLA on July 1, targeted pay increases for specific job classes, plus the COVID booster bonus and the retention bonus. 

This week, the legislature held hearings on a handful of bills important to WPEA members. 

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