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Stand Up for Safety and Privacy

According to a narrow (5-4) Washington Supreme Court ruling, state employees’ birth dates are currently subject to public disclosure. Anyone can request a public employee’s date of birth as a matter of public record—a significant breach of personal privacy and safety.

Stand Up for Safety and Privacy

Legislative Session Is Approaching - Register for a Lobby Day!

Safety, Privacy, Outsourcing Among Issues Up for Debate

Legislative Session Is Approaching - Register for a Lobby Day!

Reviving Unionism: Congressperson Kim Schrier on U.S. Policy

WFSE President Mike Yestramski and Congressperson Kim Schrier met this week in Seattle to discuss the swelling wage gap, Americans’ inability to afford soaring drug costs and the workplace violence bill.

Reviving Unionism: Congressperson Kim Schrier on U.S. Policy

Beating the Expectations, Believing in His Community

Beating the Expectations, Believing in His Community

AFSCME Supports Bill to Restore Voting Rights Protections

The 1965 Voting Rights Act worked. In the years and decades that followed its implementation, the law helped minority voters make their voices heard, especially African Americans who had been discriminated against at the polls. As a result, our democracy became stronger.

AFSCME Supports Bill to Restore Voting Rights Protections