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WFSE Local 872
Our Washington Federation of State Employees Local 872 union members work for the Washington Department of Ecology in the Lacey Ecology Building. We work together for fairness in our employment and value our voices to advocate for our own working conditions. We also value our contributions to our communities and the planet.
Our General Membership meetings are held online and in the Lacey Ecology building on the third Tuesday of each calendar month. These meetings are essential to carrying out the work of our union. Please attend. They are brief, and we try to keep them interesting.
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Political Action Committee
Our Political Action Committee (PAC) helps our members engage in political issues that are relevant to us as environmental workers, such as endorsi
National AFSCME News
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We won’t let budget cuts undo 60 years of progress under Medicare and Medicaid
Congress and the president have crashed the programs’ 60th anniversary party with a slash-and-burn budget that threatens to throw our entire health care system into chaos.
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Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.
We celebrate the anniversaries of Medicare and Medicaid with mixed feelings because these programs are under threat.
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Workers, pro-worker lawmakers show how big, ugly budget law will hurt Nevadans
There’s nothing beautiful about the new budget law. Nevadans will be hurt by it. Pretty much the only people to benefit are the ultra-rich, who will get huge tax breaks.
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Anne Arundel County Public Library workers ratify first union contract in unanimous vote
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, public library workers ratified their first contract last week.
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AFSCME supports Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act
We support a bill that would make it easier for public safety officers to find child care.
AFSCME members make America happen.
With members in hundreds of different occupations, AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.