Classes

Why Labor Should Matter

9:00am-Noon
Ed Seminar-Tuesday, April 18
Location: Great Hall BD
Speakers: April Sims, Cherika Carter

About the Speakers

April Sims

April Sims (she/her) was elected President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO by its affiliated unions in October 2022 and sworn in to begin her four-year term in January 2023. She is the first woman to be elected WSLC president and the first Black woman elected to the presidency of an AFL-CIO state...

Cherika Carter

Cherika Carter (she/her) was elected Secretary Treasurer of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO by its affiliated unions in October 2022 and was sworn in to begin her four-year term in January 2023. As Secretary Treasurer, Cherika is the chief financial officer of the council, taking charge of all financial documents and records, overseeing all receipts...

Today's Classes

Negotiations: From Preparation to Arbitration
1:30-3:00pm, 3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room ABC
This is a two part class that runs from 1:30 – 5:00 with a 30 minute break.
MERP/IAFF Health Trust Update
1:30-3:00pm
Location: Room D
The Retirement Equation
1:30-3:00pm
Location: Room EF
Understanding PTS Claims
1:30-3:00pm
Location: Room G
Shift Change
6:30-7:30am
Location: Boardroom
WSCFF Shift Change meetings are for members coping with or in recovery from an alcohol or substance use problems. Peer-led meetings provide a supportive space …
Breakfast
7:00-8:45am
Location: Great Hall AC
Preparing for Line-of-Duty-Death
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room D
Importance of LEOFF 1 Disability Boards
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room EF
WSCFF Retirees Association Board Presentation
Impact Bargaining
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room G
Privacy & Disclosure: What Unions/Employers Must Produce & May Withold
1:30-3:00pm
Location: Room H
Learn aboutdevelopments in the areas of union privilege and the PRA, and FAQs in getting the information unions need from the employer and in responding …
Behavioral Health: What Local Leaders Need to Know
3:30-5:00pm
Location: Room H
Understanding Washington State PFMLA, Federal FMLA & Your Sick Leave Benefits
9:00am-Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
This session will help you navigate the alphabet soup of state and federal laws around family and medical leave, sick leave, and other common wage …
Lunch
12:00-1:30pm
Break
3:00-3:30pm