News

Your Contract Your Voice: Fight for Our Next Contract Today

Winning our next union contract starts with YOU. Last bargaining cycle, we mobilized en masse and refused to accept a bad deal for public workers, winning 5 percent general wage increases and hundreds of job-class specific increases when budget projections were down and the employer was offering 1% over two years.

Your Contract Your Voice: Fight for Our Next Contract Today

Layoff Resources and the Fight Ahead

This budget crisis was worse than the COVID crisis, worse than the Great Recession, where $10 billion in cuts were made. The question was not if there would be layoffs, just how many, and if our raises and health benefits were also at risk.

Layoff Resources and the Fight Ahead

Night Custodian Wins Four-Year Fight for Footwear Allowance

After four years of advocacy, Melissa Rossiter, a WFSE local 443 member and night custodian at the State Capitol, finally saw a long-time dream come true: her coworkers receiving the safety footwear they’re contractually owed.

Night Custodian Wins Four-Year Fight for Footwear Allowance

Early Learning Center Shut-Down: Don't Let EvCC Board of Trustees Off The Hook!

Send a letter, stop the closure! Click here to protect the Early Learning Center!

Early Learning Center Shut-Down: Don't Let EvCC Board of Trustees Off The Hook!

Legislative Session Victories: No Furloughs or Healthcare Cuts

Governor Ferguson signed budget with WFSE raises, no healthcare takeaways, and Rainier School and Yakima Valley School SAVED for developmentally disabled Washingtonians.

The Governor

Legislative Session Victories: No Furloughs or Healthcare Cuts