Public school employees, SEIU create state’s largest union
Thousands of secretaries, bus drivers and other school workers have joined the Service Employees International Union, creating the state’s largest labor union, officials said Monday.
The Public School Employees of Washington, which represents about 26,000 school workers, said delegates voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining the SEIU during a special conference last weekend.
Officials from the newly merged unions said their top issues during the 2006 Legislature will include school worker pay raises and education funding, along with efforts to win collective bargaining rights for child care providers.
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