The exact impacts to the places where our members work is not yet clear. Governor Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown are going through the 1,000+ page bill with a fine toothed comb to make determinations about how our state agencies, colleges and universities will be impacted.
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.
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.
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.
Governor Ferguson signed budget with WFSE raises, no healthcare takeaways, and Rainier School and Yakima Valley School SAVED for developmentally disabled Washingtonians.
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.
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.
