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Inslee wins two conservation provisions in defense bill The House approved two energy-conservation amendments authored by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) during consideration of broad legislation that would set fiscal year 2009 spending levels for the Department of Defense. One provision could give Boeing an edge in future contract bids Inslee permanently restores rights for civilian defense workers U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee secured collective-bargaining and dispute-settlement rights for the nation’s civilian Defense Department workers, including 10,000 at Naval Base Kitsap and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Rights of civilian defense workers restored Thanks to U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, Walter B. Jones and Chris Van Hollen, the Pentagon will have to gut a new personnel system that a judge has said violates the rights of over 700,000 civilian Defense Department workers, including 16,000 in the Puget Sound area. Local defense personnel laud breakthrough in Congress on workers’ rights During a meeting at the King County Labor Temple, Seattle-area civilians employed by the Defense Department lauded congressional action this week that would restore worker rights weakened under the federal agency’s new pay program. House makes ferries eligible for security grants Thanks to U.S. Reps. Jay Inslee and Vito Fossella, the House today approved an amendment that would include ferry boats in a federal homeland security grant program. |
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