Seattle Art Museum Workers United (SAMWU)
Current Contracts and Agreements
Bargaining Updates
HEALTHCARE VICTORY! We Held the Line
Yesterday our multi-union Healthcare Coalition reached a tentative agreement with the State that maintains our current healthcare cost share for employees — a huge victory in an incredibly difficult budget environment.&
Our Most Productive Session Yet: One Article TA’d | CCC Bargaining Update #9
Yesterday was the most productive bargaining session we’ve had so far, with a single article reaching a tentative agreement (TA).
Ready to Escalate September 5
Please save the date September 5 for a union action in Olympia if our employers continue to refuse meaningful improvements at the bargaining table following our statewide walkouts on August 31st.
Healthcare Negotiations Update #1
Today, your WFSE Executive Committee, along with other WFSE members and representatives from more than 40 other unions in the Healthcare Coalition, met with Govern
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Our power isn’t at the negotiating table. It's with you.
You elected your coworkers to negotiate our contract, but what they're able to achieve in improving our pay, time off, and our rights on the job depends on the rest of us.
Our power lies with union members like you and with the communities and students who depend on us being able to show up and do our work.
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Tell State and Higher Ed Leaders: Fair Contract Now!
It's time to reverse course — not double down — on the failed policies that helped create the ever-worsening state budget crisis.You can't cut public services to excellence.
Get Support from Local Businesses
Spending by public workers keeps small businesses afloat, even during tough economic times.
