Who Supports I-1351

“But I-1351, backed primarily by the state teachers’ union, would do much more than lower class sizes from kindergarten through high school.”

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While it is true the bulk of the money that supports I-1351 and the majority of the feet on the ground come from WEA, this statement implies that few other organizations support I-1351.

Let’s look at the facts:

Even before I-1351 had officially qualified for the ballot, the measure won endorsements of other state and local organizations. These include:

Bellevue School Board

Central Puget Sound Carpenters, Local 30

Fuse Washington

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 751

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

National Education Association

Public School Employees/ SEIU 1948

SEIU Washington State Council

Tacoma Council PTA

The Stranger

Walla Walla School Board

Washington State Alliance for Retired Americans

Washington Community Action Network

Washington Education Association

Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council

Washington State Labor Council

In addition, many public officials, not associated with education, have endorsed I-1351:

Linda Dietzman, Camas City Council

Kim Lisk, Carnation City Council

Rose Clark, Burien City Council

Joe Ingoglia, Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County

De’Sean Quinn, Tukwilla City Council

Chuck Hafner, Spokane Valley City Council

Dennis Weber, Cowlitz County Commission, Former Mayor, Longview

Estela Ortega, Executive Director, El Centro de la Raza

Toni Lodge, Director, NATIVE Project

Ben Stuckart, President, Spokane City Council

Marko Liias, State Senator

James Rosenfeld, Director, Educ. Law Programs, Seattle University School of Law

John Stokes, Bellevue City Council

Shannon Walker, President, Southwest Washington Central Labor Council

Mike Dalesandro, Battle Ground City Council

John Roskelley, Former Spokane County Commissioner, mountaineer and NW author

Tim Hattenburg, Chair, Spokane County Library

http://www.yeson1351.com/supporters

Dozens of principals and assistant principals, whose pay and professional association are in no way improved by the initiative, support it.

Superintendents of many school districts, who will have to administer their part of the action plan in the initiative, support it.

Yes, WEA supports this initiative and yes, WEA will gain members when this initiative is put unto effect. But thousands of other people and dozens of organizations with no stake other than better schools also support this initiative