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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

Night Custodian Wins Four-Year Fight for Footwear Allowance

After four years of advocacy, Melissa Rossiter, a WFSE local 443 member and night custodian at the State Capitol, finally saw a long-time dream come true: her coworkers receiving the safety footwear they’re contractually owed.

Night Custodian Wins Four-Year Fight for Footwear Allowance

Early Learning Center Shut-Down: Don't Let EvCC Board of Trustees Off The Hook!

Send a letter, stop the closure! Click here to protect the Early Learning Center!

Early Learning Center Shut-Down: Don't Let EvCC Board of Trustees Off The Hook!

Legislative Session Victories: No Furloughs or Healthcare Cuts

Governor Ferguson signed budget with WFSE raises, no healthcare takeaways, and Rainier School and Yakima Valley School SAVED for developmentally disabled Washingtonians.

The Governor

Legislative Session Victories: No Furloughs or Healthcare Cuts

Federal cuts: Three ways you can fight back

This week, Congress has begun some of the biggest markups to decide how much and what to cut in the federal budget. These budget proposals would deal a devastating blow to working families and to the public services that WFSE members provide. Here's the facts.

Federal cuts: Three ways you can fight back

WFSE Steward Puts a Stop to Assignments Out of Class at Peninsula College

After years of underpayment at Peninsula College, WFSE Local 1463 members strategically protested efforts by the college to get members to work out of classification. Now, Custodians and Grounds and Nursery Specialists have been reclassified at all Peninsula College campuses.

WFSE Steward Puts a Stop to Assignments Out of Class at Peninsula College

WFSE DCYF Update - April 1, 2025

SUBJECT: WFSE Updates

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WFSE DCYF Update - April 1, 2025

WFSE Member Awarded $10k from State Program WFSE Saved in 2023 Legislative Session

After WFSE fought in the 2023 legislative session to bring back the Productivity Board, a Local 443 member won $10,000 for her idea to improve letter translation in the Paid Family Medical Leave program.

Our union successfully pushed to reinstate the Productivity Board du

WFSE Member Awarded $10k from State Program WFSE Saved in 2023 Legislative Session

WFSE DCYF - Walkout 3/20

Subject: No Cuts! No Furloughs! Take Action 3/20 @ Noon

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WFSE DCYF - Walkout 3/20

Take Action on Furloughs and Facility Closures!

Our current $12 billion budget crisis is in large part a result of our state’s inequitable tax code that relies on those with the least to pay the most. It's inefficient and it's unfair.

Take Action on Furloughs and Facility Closures!

WFSE DCYF Update - March 11, 2025

SUBJECT: DCYF Policy Committee Meeting 3/26 at 6:30pm

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WFSE DCYF Update - March 11, 2025

Higher Education: Final Funding from 2025 Legislative Session

WFSE members topped devastating cuts to higher ed during the 2025 legislative session. See what was proposed and how things shook out in the final budget.

Higher Education: Final Funding from 2025 Legislative Session