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2023 Recap, Message from the President

I visited the avalanche crew keeping Stevens Pass safe for drivers. I did a ride along with some of our Department of Corrections members in Mt. Vernon. I drove the Green Machine to Walla Walla. I flew to Medical Lake and met the WFSE heroes who pushed residents in their wheelchairs over a mile to safety when the blaze approached Lakeland Village.

2023 Recap, Message from the President

Union Ensures DOT Crew is Warm this Winter

Thanks to union action, a Department of Transportation maintenance crew in Eastern Washington is no longer facing a frigid winter without a critical piece of gear: fleece liners for their winter coats.

Union Ensures DOT Crew is Warm this Winter

Public Safety is a Fair Union Contract at the Pierce Co. Prosecutor’s Office

Despite a 3,700-case backlog, the Pierce Co. Executive wants to limit the hours of Prosecutor’s Office support staff — the folks who process those cases — to 35.

Public Safety is a Fair Union Contract at the Pierce Co. Prosecutor’s Office

WFSE Corrections Employees Win Multi-Million Settlement

Three union grievances, hundreds of letters, and a statewide petition result in $2k cash payment for all employees in 2023 and a retention bonus of 3% in 2024 for those deemed “essential” by DOC.

WFSE Corrections Employees Win Multi-Million Settlement

Victory! Tacoma Art Museum Unionizes

Workers vote unanimously to join AFSCME Council 28/WFSE as TAM Workers United, Washington's first multi-department art museum union.

Victory! Tacoma Art Museum Unionizes

How Does Climate Change Impact the Labor Movement? Find out Nov. 16!

Sign up for the online Climate Change session here.

How Does Climate Change Impact the Labor Movement? Find out Nov. 16!

2024 PEBB Healthcare Rate FAQs

What can our union negotiate regarding healthcare rates, where are prices going up/down and why? Find out from WFSE Executive Director Kurt Spiegel, who sits on the Public Employee Benefits Board (PEBB).

2024 PEBB Healthcare Rate FAQs

WFSE 50th Biennial Convention Energizes, Inspires, and Unites

WFSE’s 50th Biennial Convention, coinciding with the 80th year of our union’s history, took place from October 6-8 in SeaTac, WA. 

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WFSE 50th Biennial Convention Energizes, Inspires, and Unites

Union Victory! First Freelance Interpreters Union Expands

After a bizarre disinformation campaign by a billionaire-funded, anti-worker think tank, spoken language interpreters who take appointments from the Department of Labor and Industries (LNI) have voted to unionize and join the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE), AFSCME Council 28

Union Victory! First Freelance Interpreters Union Expands

Major Win for Public Employee Privacy, Loss for Freedom Foundation

The impacts of HB 1533, a bill our members fought for and passed, felt as the latest Freedom Foundation request for public employees' personal information is shot down by the Supreme Court.

Major Win for Public Employee Privacy, Loss for Freedom Foundation

WFSE's 50th Biennial Convention Kicks Off in October

From October 6-8, 2023, WFSE will hold our 50th Biennial Convention at the DoubleTree Hotel in Seatac, WA. As this convention coincides with the 80th year of our union, WFSE Executive Committee determined the theme for this year’s convention to be History Built, Future Bound.

WFSE's 50th Biennial Convention Kicks Off in October

Spokane County Fires: Resources, Donations, Grants

• Impacted by the fire?Click here if you need assistance.

• Want to help WFSE members in need?Click here to donate or volunteer.

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Spokane County Fires: Resources, Donations, Grants