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Spokane County Fires: Resources, Donations, Grants

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Spokane County Fires: Resources, Donations, Grants

Grow with Our Union, #GrowWithWFSE!

WFSE members with a correct home address on file are receiving postcards celebrating our new union contracts that went into effect on July 1, 2023. 

Grow with Our Union, #GrowWithWFSE!

Empowered DCYF Union Members Set Priorities

Over 1,000 DCYF union members voted “no confidence” in the leadership of DCYF Secretary Ross Hunter. Here are three ways to capitalize on the strength we have right now!

Empowered DCYF Union Members Set Priorities

WFSE Members at DFI Show What Solidarity Can Do

Just three weeks after officially joining WFSE, several Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) employees were dismayed to learn their pay had been cut.

WFSE Members at DFI Show What Solidarity Can Do

1 Week, 400 New WFSE Members

Not bad for one week of work! Thanks to the amazing effort of our Volunteer Member Organizers, our union has become nearly 400 members stronger. 

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1 Week, 400 New WFSE Members

Echo Glen Workers Call for Change after Escape, Staff Assault

Over 100 workers have signed a petition calling for management to immediately address the staffing crisis at the juvenile detention center.

Echo Glen Workers Call for Change after Escape, Staff Assault

Mind Games at the Department of Health

Millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent on faith-based “empathy training” that silences discrimination concerns and penalizes protected union activity. DOH employees are calling for it to stop. Sign their petition here.

Mind Games at the Department of Health

Vaccine Mandate Rescinded: Get the Facts

Update 6/1/2023

Our union sent a survey to members impacted by the rescission of the vaccine mandate, and they communicated clearly their desire for our union to focus on negotiating for the health and safety of currently employed state workers.

Vaccine Mandate Rescinded: Get the Facts

WFSE Member Action Team Ends Unfair Policy at Seattle Colleges

WFSE Member Action Team Ends Unfair Policy at Seattle Colleges

Union Contracts a Win for Washingtonians

Record-setting WFSE/AFSCME union contracts aim to make workplaces safer, improve services and reverse a 20-year staffing crisis.

Union Contracts a Win for Washingtonians

Victory! All Contracts Funded in Historic Legislative Session

Together, we convinced the legislature to fund record-setting contracts that will make our workplaces safer, improve recruitment and retention, address significant pay disparities, and improve access to vital services for all Washingtonians.

Victory! All Contracts Funded in Historic Legislative Session

March 23: Tacoma Art Museum Union Recognition Rally

LD 27 Democrats, the home district of Tacoma Art Museum, is the latest group to call on the museum Board to respect the right to organize and recognize the workers’ union.

March 23: Tacoma Art Museum Union Recognition Rally