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| Agreement reached that keeps state worker share of health premium at 15 percent | State employees represented by a coalition of more than two-dozen unions have reached a contract agreement for the next two years that makes no major changes in workers’ share of health premiums. The Washington Federation of State Employees, which played a lead role in the coalition of… |
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| Western Libraries makes two hires | |||
| Craig Dunn appointed to two-year term as CBE dean | |||
| Becca Kenna-Schenk named Government Relations director at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø | |||
| Western hires new assistant police chief | |||
| Carolyn Dale set to retire from ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Sept. 15 | |||
| PEBB ready to set health premium rates that don’t climb a lot for state workers in 2015 | Most but not all state employees can expect to pay a little more for health insurance in 2015, and a government board is poised to lock in the rates this week. The Washington Health Care Authority is proposing small premium increases for the state’s most popular plan, Uniform Medical Plan… |
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| Pension Council sets contribution rates that will jump up in 2015 for state workers, taxpayers | Contribution rates for state pensions are going up next year for Washington state employees, state government and local governments. The Pension Funding Council, which includes budget writers and the state director of retirement systems, agreed Monday to take six years to buy down new… |
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| Greg Ellis to retire; party in his honor set for Aug. 15 | |||
| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø graduates finding jobs more quickly | More recent Western Washington University graduates are finding jobs compared with the last few years, but wages for employed grads are down, according to a new study from the university. |