PSE of WWU

More through information is becoming available about the State Senate plan to eliminate PEBB health insurance for part-time employees. Please click the title to learn more about this bad plan and how you can help stop it!

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Yesterday, the Senate passed ESSB 5905, the bill that moves employees working less than full-time (less than 30hrs/wk) out of the current health insurance benefits in PEBB, into the Health Benefits Exchange.

To read the bill or see testimony go to:

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5905

The link will have the documents and if you scroll down a bit you can connect to TVW under the link available videos.

The state Senate's budget proposal released recently contains a very disturbing provision to take away the current PEBB health insurance from part-time employees, instead pushing them into an "Obamacare" plan that doesn't even exist yet. Please click the title to read all about this irresponsible plan, and see what you can do about it!

ROAD TRIP!! Wednesday, April 17th you can get a special paid day off from your normal job to ride the PSE lobbying bus to Olympia, to make your voice heard in a special way by our legislators to support higher education! Please click the title for full details!

We will elect Convention delegates (Spokane July 26-39) and other Chapter officers. It will be important to have as many WWU PSE attend as possible. More info at the May meeting.

Please voice your opposition to three state Senate bills that would undermine your pension, health care, and security against contracting out. Click the title to read more and find out how to take simple action on these bills.

Watch this entertaining and informative clip and have a clear understanding of recent world history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6ZsXrzF8Cc

PSE of WWU's website is now at a new URL: http://pseofwwu.org. Our old URL, http://psehigheredu.org, will also continue to work for some time to ensure a smooth transition, but please update your bookmarks -- the new URL is more sensible, easier to remember, and shorter, and the old one will eventually go away.

Our membership has ratified our 2013-2015 contract! Click the title for details, and a timeline of what happens next for the contract to go into effect in July 2013!