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High rents are making it difficult

Affordable housing bill needed for state employees because high rents “are making it difficult for them to survive”

AFSCME Council 28 (WFSE) members and our allies countered opponents and made a strong case today for our priority affordable housing bill as a matter of survival for many st

High rents are making it difficult

AFSCME Retirees push for COLA

Our partners in the Retired Public Employees Council of Washington urged the House Appropriations Committee to pass HB 2511

AFSCME Retirees push for COLA

Nightmare ends with reinstatement

Nightmare ends with reinstatement, $11,000 cash settlement

WSE Jan 2018

His shop steward  ‘had my back’ -- now Andrew Simbler is back on the job

Nightmare ends with reinstatement

Keep state employees' DOB private

Bill protects state employees' privacy

Sponsor of good privacy bill: Needed to protect state employees from “hackers, stalkers, crooks, other unsavory folks”; meanwhile, Freedom Foundation asks Supreme Court to give them access to your date of birth.

Keep state employees' DOB private

Capital budget passes

Great news. Your consistent advocacy for the capital budget (SB 6090) has paid off. The bill passed both the House and Senate last night freeing up money for construction projects and stopping layoffs. It's now on its way to the Governor.

Capital budget passes