Gov. Inslee Ok’s $600 Million Pay Raise for State Workers – Special Labor Union Deals
Watchdog groups such as ShiftWa and The Freedom Foundation have been watching closely as Gov. Inslee has been holding less than transparent negotiations with various labor union leaders who represent thousands of state workers. And now, despite well over a one billion dollar budget shortfall, some 60,000 state workers are going to get a 5% increase over the next five years.