Local delegates, executive board members, and member of PEOPLE, our union's political action fund, came together on April 27 to decide which candidates our union endorses in a critical 2024 election season.
WFSE Local 872, our union, researched and interviewed candidates for this year’s local races to figure out who has the strongest vision and plans for protecting worker's rights and our environment. We hope you will support these candidates with your vote. The Political Action Committee (PAC) interviewed candidates from different races in Lacey, Tumwater and Thurston County.
TOLEDO, Ohio – AFSCME President Lee Saunders and dozens of AFSCME members stood strong alongside striking UAW members at the Stellantis Jeep and Chrysler assembly plant here Monday in a powerful demonstration of solidarity with the autoworkers. UAW members are
“This is going to be a game-changer for my household and millions of other retirees like me,” AFSCME Illinois Retiree Craig Missel said in the fall of 2022, as he and other AFSCME members shared stories of progress since President Joe Biden took office in 2020.
Nothing can stop WFSE Local 872 from getting together to envision a better contract — not even a swarm of chile-verde-hungry yellow jackets!
Thanks to everyone who came out for Taco Tuesday on the Lacey Ecology Building lawn on Sept. 12! Although the yellow jackets were buzzing around the food, there was even more buzz about new bargaining ideas for the next contract cycle.
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