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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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AFSCME National
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Massachusetts members beat privatization push, save nearly 100 jobs
AFSCME members mobilized the community of Brookline, Massachusetts, to fight off a privatization plan in the school district.
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AFSCME GO: Three Ways to Take Action
Our Get Organized campaign — or AFSCME GO — is about protecting our jobs, our communities, and our rights. We need you in this fight. Here are three ways you can take action.
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AFSCME members raise their voices on Capitol Hill against cruel budget cuts
On Capitol Hill, United Domestic Workers members spoke out to protect Medicaid and the public services we all depend on.
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AFSCME members are standing up against cuts to life-saving research and education
Amanda Dykema, an AFSCME member who works for the University of Maryland, spoke up against the new administration’s massive cuts to life-saving research.
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Toledo Museum of Art workers win a voice on the job through AFSCME
A new AFSCME union at Toledo Museum of Art will give workers a critical voice on the job.
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.