I recognize that as governor, my job is to sit on the other side of the table from the public sector unions and negotiate effectively on behalf of all the taxpayers of the state, including all of you.

Washington State has a strong tradition of a positive relationship - positive working relationship between labor and management, whether in the private sector or the public sector. It needs to continue to be that way.

Private sector labors unions continue to suffer losses in their membership while public sector and service unions grow.

You can't have public health without working with the public sector. You can't have public education without working with the public sector in education.

When the private does well, there's revenue for the public sector.

The 'private sector' of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and the 'public sector' is, in fact, the coercive sector.