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WFSE Corrections Employees Win Multi-Million Settlement | AFSCME Council 28 (WFSE)

WFSE Corrections Employees Win Multi-Million Settlement

Three union grievances, hundreds of letters, and a statewide petition result in $2k cash payment for all employees in 2023 and a retention bonus of 3% in 2024 for those deemed “essential” by DOC.

Download the settlement flyer here.

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Bargaining Has Started!
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Bargaining Has Started!

The Department of Corrections (DOC) Collective Bargaining negotiations team (Marlanea Aspden, Doug Chaput, Bill Copland, James Furchert, Scott Lee, Anthony Perkins, Sean Raybell and Labor Advocate Ton Johnson)met on March 19th and 20th at the headquarters building of the Washington Federati

Bargaining Has Started!

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November 2025 Zev UPDATE
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November 2025 Zev UPDATE

On 11/19/025, our Union Leadership and DOC Leadership met to follow up on the ongoing issues around our firearm.  Secretary Lang announced that DOC will not be rolling out the Zev pistol to the Community Corrections Division or the Re-Entry Division.  Secretary Lang further stated

November 2025 Zev UPDATE

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ZEV Update

As part of our ongoing investigation into the quality control issues with the agency’s proposed duty pistol, the ZEV OZ9, WFSE members discovered that the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Secure Transportation (OST) also selected the ZEV OZ9 for their duty weapon. 

ZEV Update

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ZEV TESTING RESULTS
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ZEV TESTING RESULTS

On May 5th, 6th and 7th, in response to safety concerns from members about the adoption and rollout of the ZEV 9mm pistol, armed WFSE members from the Department of Corrections joined together in Oak Harbor to conduct a test with protocols selected from established NIJ testing to determine if the

ZEV TESTING RESULTS