JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF FOUNDATION

OLYMPIA - The Evergreen Freedom Foundation has won another Thurston County Superior Court victory in its efforts to gain justice for teachers and workers across the state.

Judge Richard D. Hicks denied on Friday the state Attorney General’s attempt to delay a legal challenge to an agency rule on how the State of Washington enforces the 1992 voter-approved payroll protection law.

The Foundation and several union members challenged the Public Disclosure Commission’s rule, saying it failed to meet the will of the voters. "The statute offers much more protection to workers than the agency rule does," said Jami Lund of the Foundation. "We seek to restore the protection offered by the law as adopted by voters."

The AG’s office argued that EFF and the Foundation’s co-petitioners’ case should be delayed until after a similar Supreme Court appeal had been decided. The Foundation’s attorney argued that such a delay would deny co-litigant union members their day in court.

Contact: Marsha Richards, Communications Director, (360) 956-3482

Evergreen Freedom Foundation P.O. Box 552, Olympia, WA 98507 Phone: (360) 956-3482, Fax: (360) 352-1874 Email: effwa@effwa.org