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Apr. 04, 2019

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Apr. 04, 2019

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We Carry on Dr. King’s Fight

Fifty-one years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis to help rally the community around 1,300 AFSCME sanitation workers who had gone on strike.

We Carry on Dr. King’s Fight

Apr. 02, 2019

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To Close the Gender Pay Gap, First a Voice on the Job

In the 1980s, I was living and going to school in Minnesota when women who worked for state government won a big victory. They got the state to increase the pay of women in “female dominated jobs” by passing a pay equity bill. In other words, they put a dent in the gender pay gap.

To Close the Gender Pay Gap, First a Voice on the Job

Apr. 01, 2019

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Safety, Equipment, Pay Equity Highlighted at DOT Summit

WFSE members from the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) held a summit over the weekend to identify workplace issues and strategize on how they can address them as a union.

Safety, Equipment, Pay Equity Highlighted at DOT Summit

Mar. 28, 2019

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Proposed House Budget Released: Action Still Needed

Washington State House Democrats proposed a 2019-2021 operating budget on Monday that would provide funding for all collective bargaining agreements. This is good news for state employees, however, the budget process will continue to unfold over the next few weeks.

Proposed House Budget Released: Action Still Needed

Mar. 28, 2019

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The Numbers Are In: AFSCME Members Are Sticking with Their Union

Our union gained more than 9,000 dues-paying members and nearly 19,000 dues-paying retirees in the last year, suggesting that billionaires and corporations are failing in their effort to “

The Numbers Are In: AFSCME Members Are Sticking with Their Union