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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.

Sep. 20, 2022

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Success! Largest-Ever Compensation Package Achieved at GG

We won because we showed decisions-makers and the public that our fight is not just for our jobs and families, but for our communities as well.

Success! Largest-Ever Compensation Package Achieved at GG

Aug. 30, 2022

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L&I Interpreters Choose Union, Not “Freedom” Foundation

L&I interpreters overcame divisions that the Freedom Foundation tried to exploit and chose to unionize for their profession and the patients they serve.

L&I Interpreters Choose Union, Not “Freedom” Foundation

Aug. 24, 2022

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Former WFSE Member, Local Pres. Named Interim Executive Director

As a fish hatchery specialist with the Department of Fish and Wildlife in 1998, Kurt Spiegel was lucky. He had a good state job, and even better he had a great coworker—a friend to learn the ropes with as they navigated state service.

Former WFSE Member, Local Pres. Named Interim Executive Director

Aug. 05, 2022

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DCYF Vancouver MAT Team Scores Win for Foster Youth

WFSE members ran a successful petition that ended years of inaction from the state on the issue of housing foster children in hotel rooms.

DCYF Vancouver MAT Team Scores Win for Foster Youth

Jul. 20, 2022

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Supt. Reykdal: Let Scientists Manage State-Owned Forests

In keeping with the resolution passed by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) Natural Resources Policy Committee earlier this year and the letter sent by WFSE to the Board of Natural Reso

Supt. Reykdal: Let Scientists Manage State-Owned Forests