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WFSE members fighting for no furloughs in the capitol

Mar. 18, 2025

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Take Action on Furloughs and Facility Closures!

Our current $12 billion budget crisis is in large part a result of our state’s inequitable tax code that relies on those with the least to pay the most. It's inefficient and it's unfair.

Take Action on Furloughs and Facility Closures!

Mar. 04, 2025

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Higher Education: Final Funding from 2025 Legislative Session

WFSE members topped devastating cuts to higher ed during the 2025 legislative session. See what was proposed and how things shook out in the final budget.

Higher Education: Final Funding from 2025 Legislative Session

Mar. 03, 2025

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2025-2027 Contract Negotiations

Get all the information and links you need to help win strong 2025-27 union contracts on this page.

2025-2027 Contract Negotiations

Feb. 27, 2025

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No Furloughs and Cuts! WFSE Pres. Speaks on Ferguson Cuts

The message below is from WFSE President Mike Yestramski, a WFSE Local 793 member and psychiatric social worker at Western State Hospital.

No Furloughs and Cuts! WFSE Pres. Speaks on Ferguson Cuts

Feb. 24, 2025

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WFSE Grievance Nets DOC Members Thousands in Back Pay

After a hard fight, WFSE members received an arbitration opinion vindicating our nine Department of Corrections members who teach Defensive Tactics courses who had been unfairly excluded from receiving assignment pay.

WFSE Grievance Nets DOC Members Thousands in Back Pay