BAD BILL 2ESSB 5194 Hearing at 1:30 p.m. Washington State Legislature March 31, 2021

 

 BAD BILL for WASHINGTON STATE ADJUNCT FACULTY AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR STATE HOUSE AND SENATE REPRESENTATIVES.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, our House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on 2ESSB 5194 at 1:30 p.m. The bill seeks to take courses away from 200 to 600 part-timers to form new full-time positions. The bill does not mandate any preference or priority to current part-timers in getting these jobs.

 

Moreover, both the Democratic House and Senate budgets include money in their budgets to fund the $16.6 million needed to create these new positions. Neither budget has any money for part-time salary increases, for the 12th year in a row. We are still underpaid about $132 million a year, though our numbers have declined by at least 20%.

 

Below you will find the email I just sent the committee.

 

Please send an email to the committee members with your subject line saying something like "Part-Timer Opposes E2SSB 5194." Your subject line may be all they will read. So keep your email short.

 

If you have time, an email to your own legislators will also help.

 

While my email has the members names and email addresses, you can also find them here:

 

https://leg.wa.gov/House/Committees/APP/Pages/MembersStaff.aspx

 

Generally, you can use their first name, with a period, then their last name, then @leg.wa.gov

 

You letter will do the most good in the next 24 hours, but it could be helpful in the next 48 hours, when they are likely to vote. 

 

Cordially, Keith

 

To: Timm Ormsby Cc: "steve.bergquist@leg.wa.gov" , "mia.gregerson@leg.wa.gov" , "Nicole.macri@leg.wa.gov" , "drew.stokesbary@leg.wa.gov" , "kelly.chambers@leg.wa.gov" , "chris.corry@leg.wa.gov" , "drew.macewen@leg.wa.gov" , "Matt.boehnke@leg.wa.gov" , "michelle.caldier@leg.wa.gov" , Frank Chopp , Eileen Cody , "laurie.dolan@leg.wa.gov" , "mary.dye@leg.wa.gov" , Joe Fitzgibbon , "noel.frame@leg.wa.gov" , Drew Hansen , Paul Harris , "larry.hoff@leg.wa.gov" , "cyndy.jacobsen@leg.wa.gov" , "jesse.johnson@leg.wa.gov" , "debra.lekanoff@leg.wa.gov" , "gerry.pollet@leg.wa.gov" , "skyler.rude@leg.wa.gov" , Cindy Ryu , Joe Schmick , "mike.steele@leg.wa.gov" , "monica.stonier@leg.wa.gov" , Pat Sullivan , Steve Tharinger Date: 03/30/2021 11:59 AM Subject: Washington Part-Time Faculty Association Opposes 2ESSB 5194 (Community Colleges) Rep. Timm Ormsby Chair, House Appropriations Committee Olympia, WA 98504 cc: Committee Members Washington Part-Time Faculty Association Opposes Shameful E2SSB 5194