SEIU vs State of Washington

						On November 30, 2006, the Evergreen Freedom Foundation sent a public disclosure request to the state Labor Relations Office asking for the bargaining notes and proposals generated during negotiations over the 2007-2009 collective bargaining agreements. The state was prepared to release the proposals on February 12, 2007, and the notes after the legislature ratified the contracts. On February 8, 2007, the plaintiff unions filed a lawsuit to prohibit the state from releasing the documents. Subsequently, Rep. Brendan Williams introduced HB 2326 prohibiting the release of documents related to state collective bargaining negotiations.
					August 24 , 2007 Order Denying Plaintiff's Motion for Summary of Judgment February 8, 2007 Complaint February 20, 2007 Motion for a Preliminary Injunction Declaration of David Rolf Declaration of Ubelhart Declaration of Diane Sosne Declaration of Kent Stanford Declaration of Kim Cook Declaration of Lavitt Declaration of Leslie Liddle Declaration of Patti Pollardo Declaration of TJ Janssen Declaration of William Johnson February 28, 2007 Motion to Intervene March 6, 2007 Motion to Continue Order to Continue

					March 9, 2007 Order Granting Motion to Intervene May 4 , 2007 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment May 25, 2007 EFF Response Declaration of Bradley Hall Declaration of Darla Braniff Declaration of Darrel Mollenhour Declaration of Deborah Johnson Declaration of Dennis Redmon Declaration of Edward Madden Declaration of James Robinson Declaration of Michael Farley Declaration of Michael Reitz Declaration of Myron Lieberman May 30, 2007 States Response Declaration of Glen Kuper Declaration of Steve McLain July 12 , 2007 Letter from Judge Washington Declaring Records Public

					Judge rules union negotiation documents are public records Press Releases \| August 24, 2007 Unions seek to enjoin disclosure of public documents Podcast Transcripts - Audio \| February 15, 2007 Unions seek to prevent disclosure of public documents Press Releases \| February 13, 2007

					Key word is 'public' in public employee contract talks EFF in the News \| News Tribune \| August 1, 2007 Notes should be public immediately EFF in the News \| The Olympian \| July 30, 2007 Our View: Closed-Door Union EFF in the News \| The Spokesman Review\| July 19, 2007 Union negotiation notes must be made public, judge rules... EFF in the News \| The Spokesman Review\| July14, 2007 Judge: Notes from union talks are public EFF in the News \| The Olympian\| July 14, 2007 Our View: Open negotiations EFF in the News \| The Spokesman Review\| June 1, 2007 What public right to know? EFF in the News \| The News Tribune\| March 12, 2007 Bill to block access to union negotiator notes stalls EFF in the News \| The Olympian \| March 14, 2007 Open the shutters on labor negotiations EFF in the News \| SpokesmanReview.com \| March 14, 2007 Unions want negotiating notes kept secret EFF in the News \| Seattle Times \| March 09, 2007 And we're back EFF in the News \| The Olympian\| March 8, 2007 Is public business really any of yours? EFF in the News \| Tacoma News Tribune \| March 5, 2007 Proposed exemption isn’t broad or new EFF in the News \| Tacoma News Tribune \| February 28, 2007 Why wait for courts to rule when you have Democrats? EFF in the News \| Tacoma News Tribune \| February 26, 2007 Adam Wilson Blog: Williams clamps down on disclosing union documents EFF in the News \| The Olympian \| February 21, 2007 Union bargaining notes: private or public interest? EFF in the News \| The Olympian \| February 12, 2007