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Jan. 09, 2018

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Debate centers on safety net

Supplemental budget debate centers on public safety net

In the first legislative airing of the governor’s proposed supplemental budget, the Federation praised its attention to Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities but said it should act on Community Corrections and Children’s casel

Debate centers on safety net

Jan. 08, 2018

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Lobby Training 2018

Member lobbyists got a jump start at great Lobby Training 2018 Saturday in Seattle.

WFSE/AFSCME member lobbyists got bipartisan advice from five great lawmakers on how to tell our stories one-on-one to senators and representatives during the legislative ses

Lobby Training 2018

Jan. 05, 2018

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Outsourcing settlement reached at BC

Bellevue College agrees to $12,500 settlement for outsourcing members’ work

Local 304 members at Bellevue College have won an admission of bad-faith bargaining and a cash settlement after the college contracted out their work last year.

Outsourcing settlement reached at BC

Jan. 05, 2018

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The week ahead: Jan 8-12

Here’s what’s on tap for the first week of the 2018 legislative session

As we’ll do every week from the start of the 2018 legislative session on Jan. 8 to adjournment on March 8, here’s what’s coming up next week in the Legislature.

The week ahead: Jan 8-12

Jan. 05, 2018

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PSERS is a lifeline

Institutional Workers deserve inclusion in PSERS

House Bill 1558 expands the Public Service Employees Retirement System (PSERS). The measure would allow earlier retirement for dir

PSERS is a lifeline