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Amid tragedy, the ‘true soul of Hawaii’ shines bright

Amid tragedy, the ‘true soul of Hawaii’ shines bright

Cameron Dexter with U.S. President Biden. Member provided photo.

2025-2027 Contract Negotiations: What's Next?

An engaged membership is an empowered membership. Check back often for updates. Together, we can win strong 2025-2027 contracts for public workers.

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

Staff the Front Lines bus tour alerts nation, narrows staffing gap in public services

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.

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.

Spokane County Fires: Resources, Donations, Grants

Stay informed!  Much of Washington state is under a red flag warning for fire danger. Find your county here and sign up for fire alerts.

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AFSCME members in Hawaii need your help

AFSCME members in Hawaii urgently need our help.

Please donate to our union’s Fallen Heroes Fund so we can send help to members affected by the wildfires in Hawaii, particularly those in the island of Maui.