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The Road to a Fair Union Contract

If you’ve been keeping track of our work to set the stage for this round of negotiations, you know that our members have done exactly what we needed to do over the last year to prevent backsliding an

The Road to a Fair Union Contract

Save the Date: May 30 Hold the Line Community Engagement

Join members statewide as we ask our local communities to help us hold the line during our 2027-29 contract campaign.WFSE members' union contracts have a huge impact on our surrounding communities, whether it's how much our 50k+ members have to spend at local businesses or if we're able to recruit and retain enough people to the jobs Washingtonians depend on.

Save the Date: May 30 Hold the Line Community Engagement

2026 WFSE Legislative Victories

A year after we prevented attacks on our healthcare and compensation during the largest budget shortfall in state history, we made history again.

2026 WFSE Legislative Victories

Women's History Month: Learn About WFSE's Victory for Gender Pay Equity

WFSE has fought gender discrimination since its earliest days.

In 1957, we defeated a plan to restrict state employment to only one member of a household, a ban that would inevitably have taken jobs away from many working wives.

Women's History Month: Learn About WFSE's Victory for Gender Pay Equity

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