This is a fairness issue. This is a fundamental workers' rights issue. This IS a family issue. This is about basic human rights and dignity. It is time for state government to step forward and do so as well.
Partners share close personal relationship and are responsible for each other's common welfare.
Yes, effective Jan. 1, 2001. I chair the Gay and Lesbian Task Force of the Washington Federation of State Employees. I am a state employee with the Department of General Administration in Olympia and a member of Federation Local 443. I'm here on my own time today. I urge the PEBB today to approve extending health insurance coverage to same-sex domestic partners.