{"id":44389,"date":"2018-07-13T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=44389"},"modified":"2018-07-13T12:00:16","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T16:00:16","slug":"td-friendly-legislators-honored-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/td-friendly-legislators-honored-in-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"TD-friendly legislators honored in Washington","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE &#8212; SMART Transportation Division\u2019s Washington State Legislative Board, represented by Legislative Director Herb Krohn, gave awards to a number of state legislators supportive of the union\u2019s safety efforts at July\u2019s regional meeting.<br \/>\nReceiving Golden Spike Awards for \u201cexemplary leadership in advocating for legislation to protect the safety of both railroad workers and the general public\u201d were state Sens. Steve Conway (D \u2013 Dist. 29) and Patty Kuderer (D \u2013 Dist. 48).<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44391\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/herb-john-conway-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Washington state Sen. John Conway accepts his Golden Spike award from Washington State Legislative Director Herb Krohn, left, and SMART TD President John Previsich, center, at the Seattle Regional Meeting.\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-44391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/herb-john-conway-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/herb-john-conway.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Washington state Sen. John Conway accepts his Golden Spike award from Washington State Legislative Director Herb Krohn, left, and SMART TD President John Previsich, center, at the Seattle Regional Meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWhen receiving his award, Conway talked about the need for multiple-person crews on trains and the vital support crewmembers provide to first responders when a rail accident happens.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to get that bill,\u201d Conway said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to get it passed.\u201d<br \/>\nKuderer, an attorney who worked on a number of railroad-related cases, is a \u201cmagnificent advocate\u201d for rail safety, Krohn said, and had a hand in the state hearings regarding the aftermaths of both the 1993 Kelso accident and the 2015 Stampede Pass incident in which a train came apart during a blizzard.<br \/>\nIn her speech accepting the award, Kuderer talked about how her grandfather, a union railroader, and later her grandmother could stay in their home after retirement thanks to a pension that unions fought for and protected.<br \/>\nHowever, the recent Janus v. AFSCME decision places those things in jeopardy.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44390\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/herb-john-kuderer-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Washington State Legislative Director Herb Krohn, left, looks on as Transportation Division President John Previsich congratulates Washington state Sen. Patty Kuderer on receiving a Golden Spike award at the Seattle Regional Meeting.\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-44390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/herb-john-kuderer-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/herb-john-kuderer.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Washington State Legislative Director Herb Krohn, left, looks on as Transportation Division President John Previsich congratulates Washington state Sen. Patty Kuderer on receiving a Golden Spike award at the Seattle Regional Meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cThere\u2019s direct evidence that unions work and they\u2019re not the problem,\u201d Kuderer said. \u201cI think what we need to do is to fight fire with fire. The Freedom Foundation is not going to give up. The Koch brothers aren\u2019t going to give up. Big money interests, they\u2019re not going to give up. But we have something more than they have  \u2013 we have numbers, we have people, and we need to communicate the message of the unions more effectively to people to make them understand why it\u2019s important to be a part of it.<br \/>\n\u201cJust know that here in Washington, we\u2019re going to do what we can to continue to protect unions and working families,\u201d she said.<br \/>\nState Sen. Steve Hobbs (D \u2013 Dist. 44) received the Washington State Legislative Board\u2019s 2018 Senator of the Year award for support of rail labor and working to lead the state\u2019s Transportation Committee.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44390\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/herb-hobbs-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Washington state Sen. Steve Hobbs, right, thanks Washington State Legislative Director Herb Krohn after Hobbs received a Golden Lantern award at the Seattle Regional Meeting.\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-44392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/herb-hobbs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/herb-hobbs.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Washington state Sen. Steve Hobbs, right, thanks Washington State Legislative Director Herb Krohn after Hobbs received a Golden Lantern award at the Seattle Regional Meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cIf you don\u2019t remember about the people \u2013 the people that drive the buses, the people that are on the rail cars, the people that fly the planes \u2013 then you\u2019ve missed the point about transportation,\u201d Hobbs said. \u201cBecause transportation is not just about getting people from Point A to Point B or getting your product from Point A to Point B, it\u2019s about connecting people, building relationships.\u201d<br \/>\nState Rep. Mike Sells (D \u2013 Dist. 38) was given a Golden Lantern award as the 2018 Representative of the Year. Sells leads the Washington State House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee and has sponsored or co-sponsored \u201cevery piece of legislation that we\u2019ve introduced on rail safety,\u201d Krohn said.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44393\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/herb-sells-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Washington state Rep. Mike Sells, left, accepts a Golden Lantern award from Washington State Legislative Director Herb Krohn at the Seattle Regional Meeting.\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-44393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/herb-sells-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/herb-sells.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Washington state Rep. Mike Sells, left, accepts a Golden Lantern award from Washington State Legislative Director Herb Krohn at the Seattle Regional Meeting as Transportation Division Vice President John England, right, looks on.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThree state senators also were recognized for their advocacy and full support of TD legislation.<br \/>\nState Sens. Marilyn Chase (D \u2013 Dist. 32), Mark Miloscia (R \u2013 Dist. 30) and Hans Zeiger (D \u2013 Dist. 25) all were given awards for voting for 100 percent of TD safety legislation and for their 100% sponsorship or co-sponsorship records for all TD-supported legislation over the past six years.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44394\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/chase-miloscia-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"Washington state Reps. Marilyn Chase and Mark Miloscia show off the awards they received from the Washington State Legislative Board at the Seattle Regional Meeting.\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-44394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/chase-miloscia-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/chase-miloscia.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Washington state Reps. Marilyn Chase and Mark Miloscia show off the awards they received from the Washington State Legislative Board at the Seattle Regional Meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nIn addition to Krohn, Assistant State Legislative Director Steve Mazulo of Local 855 and Darren Volland, legislative representative of Local 426, served as the host local committee for the meeting at the Westin hotel in Seattle.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE &#8212; SMART Transportation Division\u2019s Washington State Legislative Board, represented by Legislative Director Herb Krohn, gave awards to a number of state legislators supportive of the union\u2019s safety efforts at July\u2019s regional meeting. 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