Like many DCYF workers in Washington, Taylor Andrews-Garcelon loves her clients but has felt her job get more stressful and dangerous in the last few years.
Today, following President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the United States Supreme Court, AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued a statement praising the historic selection.
There is power in numbers, and that’s why we continue to expand our union. WFSE members work hard to inform co-workers of the benefits of joining and to bring union representation to public employees who don’t have it.
Through the pandemic and subsequent economic crises, we’ve used our collective power to ensure the continuation of public services. We’ve also spoken up to protect each other’s safety, rights, and wellbeing.
WFSE: Inadequate Funding of State Institutions Jeopardizes Staff & Public Safety Injuries reported at Echo Glen are a regular occurrence in understaffed state institutions
Olympia, Wash. – The Washington Federation of State Employees released the following statement regarding the assaults on staff at Echo Glen Children’s Center Wednesday morning:
