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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

2025-2027 Contract Negotiations

Get all the information and links you need to help win strong 2025-27 union contracts on this page.

2025-2027 Contract Negotiations

WFSE Grievance Nets DOC Members Thousands in Back Pay

After a hard fight, WFSE members received an arbitration opinion vindicating our nine Department of Corrections members who teach Defensive Tactics courses who had been unfairly excluded from receiving assignment pay.

WFSE Grievance Nets DOC Members Thousands in Back Pay

DOC Update - Zev Firearms and More

On December 12th, DOC Leadership met with management for the Statewide Union Management Communication Committee (SUMCC).

DOC Update - Zev Firearms and More

2024: A Year of Solidarity

This year, we took on many challenges to become stronger as a union, protect our jobs, and ensure our families have the best futures possible. We aren't stopping there.

2024: A Year of Solidarity

Election Win! WFSE Votes Save Jobs and Future Raises

Our hard work paid off this election year. WFSE voters took down three anti-worker initiatives, which would have resulted in job loss, income stagnation, and fewer services for Washingtonians and elected labor-friendly representatives that we'll need to vote to fund our contract. With a budget shortfall on the horizon, we need all hands on deck.

Election Win! WFSE Votes Save Jobs and Future Raises

Vote NO on Initiative 2109: Protect Our Raises and Our Schools

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We need to defend our ability to secure raises and our state’s childcare and schools.

Vote NO on Initiative 2109: Protect Our Raises and Our Schools

Legislative & Political Action

No workforce has more at stake in decisions made by elected officials. That is why we care so much about who is elected to go to Olympia to serve in elected office. Volunteer to inform your fellow union members which candidates have earned labor's endorsement for the 2024 Elections — and why.

Legislative & Political Action

During Walkout for Washington, Thousands of WFSE Members Walk Out for Fair Contract

On Tuesday, September 10, thousands of WFSE members at over 130 worksites walked out of their jobs to draw attention to the need for a fair contract.

Two days following the walkouts, tentative agreements for 2025-27 contracts began rolling in. 

During Walkout for Washington, Thousands of WFSE Members Walk Out for Fair Contract

Food Banks and Frustration: University of Washington Workers Demand Better

Months into bargaining with the University of Washington, WFSE members feel disrespected by UW’s resistance towards better pay and benefits for the staff that keep the university clean, safe, and functioning.

Food Banks and Frustration: University of Washington Workers Demand Better

Vote NO on Initiative 2117: Protect Jobs and the Climate Commitment Act

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Vote NO on Initiative 2117: Protect Jobs and the Climate Commitment Act

Heroes of the Gray Fire: WFSE Members Hold the Line

When a fast-moving fire threatened hundreds of residents at two state-run hospitals, WFSE members stepped up and saved lives. This kind of selflessness and dedication defines our members’ work but requires well-staffed facilities and pay that keeps these

Heroes of the Gray Fire: WFSE Members Hold the Line