Political Values
The following are issues which our members choose to support as a group
 
  • "Right to Work" vs Union Security
  • State Employee Collective Bargaining
  • Prevailing Wages and Davis-Bacon
  • Unemployment Insurance & Benefits
  • Workers Compensation
  • Part-Time, Temporary or Contingent Workers
  • Apprenticeship
  • Minimum Wage & Tip Credit
  • Child Labor & Teen Work Standards
  • Transportation
  • Contracting Out Government Services
  • Economic Development & Corporate Subsidies
  • Electric Utility Deregulation
  • Ergonomics
  • Family Leave Insurance
  • Prescription Drug Costs
Federal Government

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D),
U.S. Representative Brian Baird (D)
speak for us in Washington, D.C.

Click here for their web page info and local contact info
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http://thomas.loc.gov/ THOMAS (Library of Congress) Here you can search congressional action by bill number, bill text, or bill sponser. Results includes co-sponsers and recent action on the bill.
  
   
   
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/    
  A Washington Post site. Here you can search the voting record of any member of congress. Search by congress (101st, 103rd, etc.), by state, or by name. Results include how the persons vote matched their parties recommendation.  
   
http://www.votesmart.org/index.htm    

Another site where you can search the voting record of any member of Congress or Senate. You can also search state official's voting records. Very easy to use.

 
 

State Government

There are nine Federal Congressional Districts in Washington State. We are located in the 3rd Congressional District.

Within the 3rd Congressional District there are several State Legislative Districts. Local 1715 has members living in these districts:   15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th & 49th

In each district there is one state senator and two state representatives that represent us in Olympia.

Click here for contact info and district maps.  
When the contact page opens, click on a persons name to go to their website.

 
  15th District Sen. Jim Honeyford (R)
Rep. David Taylor (R)
Rep. Bruce Chandler (R) 		  19th District Sen. Brian Hatfield (D)
Rep. Dean Takko (D)
Rep. Brian Blake (D) 		 
17th District Sen. Don Benton (R)
Rep. Tim Probst (D)
Rep. Deb Wallace (D) 		20th District Sen. Dan Swecker (R)
Rep. Gary Alexander (R)
Rep. Richard DeBolt (R) 		 
Sen. Joseph Zarelli (R)
Rep. Jaime Herrera (R)
Rep. Ed Orcutt (R) 		Sen. Craig Pridemore (D)
Rep. Jim Jacks (D)
Rep. Jim Moeller (D)
18th District 49th District