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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Election Win! WFSE Votes Save Jobs and Future Raises

Our hard work paid off this election year. WFSE voters took down three anti-worker initiatives, which would have resulted in job loss, income stagnation, and fewer services for Washingtonians and elected labor-friendly representatives that we'll need to vote to fund our contract. With a budget shortfall on the horizon, we need all hands on deck.

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Ferguson's Proposed Cuts to Higher Education

If these cuts are implemented by the legislature, the colleges will decide how to implement them. Furloughs are on the table and have been utilized in the past. We need to speak up and demand the rich begin paying their fair share.

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WFSE Grievance Nets DOC Members Thousands in Back Pay

After a hard fight, WFSE members received an arbitration opinion vindicating our nine Department of Corrections members who teach Defensive Tactics courses who had been unfairly excluded from receiving assignment pay.

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Legislative Update 1: January 22

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Save the Early Learning Center at Everett Community College

With an outpouring of support from parents, employees, legislators, city council members, students, unions and community, it is clear: We cannot back down till Everett Community College leadership completely scraps the plan to replace the ELC with a limited-service daycare.

Send a letter to EvCC President Daria Willis and the college's Board of Trustees—and make sure your neighbors, coworkers, and fellow parents join you.

National AFSCME News

AFSCME fights back to save Voice of America
AFSCME is one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit to save Voice of America (VOA), whose workers are represented by AFSCME Local 1418 (District Council 20). — Mar 24
AFSCME’s Saunders slams administration’s response to Social Security ruling: ‘Despicable’
Threatening to shut down the Social Security Administration is “despicable.” — Mar 21
In a major victory, court tells Elon Musk to lay off Social Security
Court ends Social Security access for Elon Musk, DOGE. — Mar 20
Shutting down Education Department is a ‘hit job’ on everyday Americans
Closing the Education Department is a “hit job” on Americans. — Mar 20
To her students, this paraprofessional is their ‘safe place’
Meet the latest winner of the AFSCME Never Quit Service Award — Ohio paraprofessional Gail Detty. — Mar 20

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Save the Early Learning Center at Everett Community College

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