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Union Action Wins 10% Assignment Pay for WSDOT Workers

Mark Keire, WFSE Local 2259 President, won 10% assignment pay for WSDOT employees working on Truck Mounted Attenuators, or TMAs.

After a 30-plus year career as a union steelworker, Keire made the jump to state service.

Union Action Wins 10% Assignment Pay for WSDOT Workers

Senate Bill 5357 and Your Retirement

Key takeaway: There are no changes to your retirement benefits, when you can retire, or your final pension calculation

The Employment Security Department sent out an email to at least some state employees with information about the July 1 changes to the two of th

Senate Bill 5357 and Your Retirement

Action Needed: Support Staff Pay Increases Challenged by OFM

Thousands of WFSE members in support staff positions organized statewide and launched the #SupportStaffSupportUsAll campaign and won increases through crosswalked reallocations during 2025-27 contract negotiations.

Action Needed: Support Staff Pay Increases Challenged by OFM

Medicaid Cuts Near, State Revenue Drops: Action Needed

Anti-worker extremists in Congress are pushing to cut $700 billion from Medicaid, SNAP or Medicare to pay for billionaire tax breaks by July 4th.

Medicaid Cuts Near, State Revenue Drops: Action Needed

Layoff Resources and the Fight Ahead

This budget crisis was worse than the COVID crisis, worse than the Great Recession, where $10 billion in cuts were made. The question was not if there would be layoffs, just how many, and if our raises and health benefits were also at risk.

Layoff Resources and the Fight Ahead