Local 304

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WFSE at Seattle Colleges Petition Delivery

United to Address the High Cost of Living in Seattle

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Stop the Cycle of Domestic Violence - A Letter from VP Andrea Vaughn

Dear union siblings,

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Take Action Now to Stop Domestic Violence - A Letter from President Yestramski

Two WFSE Members Murdered in Past Month - Take Action Now to Stop Domestic Violence

A Letter from WFSE President Mike Yestramski

Dear union siblings,

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Value the work of AFSCME library workers

On this National Library Workers Day, AFSCME library workers deserve to be recognized for the value they bring to ou

Labor Notes

Massachusetts Nurses Face Down For-Profit Health Care Giant Tenet in Daring Strike
Author(s): Sarah Hughes On the same day that their employer announced it had made more than $400 million in profits during the Covid-19 pandemic, the nurses of St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, declared their intention to strike. “St. V’s” is part of the Dallas-based Tenet Health—one of the largest and most profitable for-profit hospital corporations in the country. It is refusing to back down on the number one issue for nurses: safe staffing ratios. As of this writing, close to 90 percent of the 800 nurses have been on strike since March 8. Massachusetts Nurses Face Down For-Profit Health Care Giant Tenet in Daring Strike April 13, 2021 / Sarah Hughes — Apr 13
Pandemic Discrimination Against Asian Americans Has Long Roots
Author(s): Saurav Sarkar “I have pepper spray and I hold it every time I’m alone right now in case I see someone that is really frightening,” said New York City teacher Annie Tan, who is Chinese American. By February 2020, friends of hers had already been verbally harassed on the subway. One had been deliberately coughed on. Another was too scared to take the train anymore. Many Asian Americans and Asian immigrants are experiencing similar incidents. Pandemic Discrimination Against Asian Americans Has Long Roots April 12, 2021 / Saurav Sarkar — Apr 12
How a Janitors Union in San Francisco Got Over Its Fear and Struck
Author(s): Luis Feliz Leon With their contract negotiations stalled, hundreds of San Francisco janitors represented by Service Employees (SEIU) Local 87 went on strike March 24. Roughly 3,000 Bay Area janitors were laid off as the pandemic spread last year. Their union is now demanding a return to work for all laid-off workers—but with improvements. How a Janitors Union in San Francisco Got Over Its Fear and Struck April 08, 2021 / Luis Feliz Leon — Apr 8

WFSE Local 304 - Seattle

Local 304

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United to Address the High Cost of Living in Seattle

stopdometsicviolence.png

Stop the Cycle of Domestic Violence - A Letter from VP Andrea Vaughn

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Take Action Now to Stop Domestic Violence - A Letter from President Yestramski

Two WFSE Members Murdered in Past Month - Take Action Now to Stop Domestic Violence

A Letter from WFSE President Mike Yestramski

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Value the work of AFSCME library workers

Labor Notes

In these times