It was hard to track the “negotiations” this summer between Jay Inslee and his million-dollar donors at the state employee unions, which is just how the union bosses (and the governor) wanted it to … [Read more...]
Negotiations yield big $$$ for unions, is Inslee next in line for cash?
The secret negotiations between Jay Inslee and the state employee unions were successfully concluded yesterday – if your definition of success is “the largest compensation package since the start of … [Read more...]
Unions put pressure on Inslee for raises in secret negotiations
Anyone driving by the state capitol campus this week has seen the signs on the main lawn announcing a “rally for raises” for state employees. Unfortunately that is about all that anyone other than the … [Read more...]
Inslee starts secret “negotiations” with state employee unions — again
Another round of secret negotiations between Jay Inslee and and the state employee union executives who put $1 million into his last campaign kicked off this week. The “negotiations” -- which, like … [Read more...]
Inslee left out of climate change negotiations in Paris, still going
On Friday, Jay Inslee will head to Paris in order to attend an international conference on climate change. According to Inslee, he will “show the state’s commitment to combat what he calls the ‘the … [Read more...]
Heard in the halls: Inslee booted from budget negotiations
According to reports and statements from legislators, the face-to-face meetings between Jay Inslee and budget negotiators from the House and Senate have stopped. It appears that budget negotiators … [Read more...]
New clue into Inslee’s secret negotiations with state employees’ unions
Jay Inslee’s appointed representatives continue negotiations (read: concessions) with top union executives from the state employees’ unions over renewed compensation contracts. As the proceedings are … [Read more...]
Tri-City Herald: Inslee should open up secret public union negotiations
The editorial board of the Tri-City Herald is the latest to weigh in on the ongoing negotiations between Jay Inslee’s administration and the state’s public employee unions – and ask for them to “be … [Read more...]
Will Inslee’s secret union negotiations result in double digit raises?
New information regarding the secret contract negotiations between the Governor’s Office of Financial Management and state employee union leaders reveals the potential for double digit pay raises. … [Read more...]
Inslee-union negotiations off to “quiet start”
The governor’s office and leaders of the largest union representing state workers will keep specifics under-wrap during negotiations for a new contract. The Olympian, “Union spokesman Tim … [Read more...]
Inslee’s confuses “negotiations” with “concessions” in union talks
Jay Inslee started negotiations with executives of the state’s public-sector unions by giving his biggest donors—those very same unions—exactly what they want – more taxpayer money. Inslee is … [Read more...]
Stephanie McClintock: “All union negotiations with public funds should be made public and not secret.”
Shift’s Newsmaker Interview is with Stephanie McClintock, the GOP candidate for the open House of Representatives seat in the 18th Legislative District (Clark County). In the August primary, … [Read more...]