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Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.

This year, AFSCME is celebrating this special anniversary with mixed emotions. That’s because the joint legacy of Medicare and Medicaid is under threat.

Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.

Unfair Labor Practice Filed for Secretary Series under all contracts & Paralegals at AGO

Workers in the secretary series, who are now in the administrative assistant series, were improperly reallocated by OFM after they launched a statewide campaign and won hard-earned raises. The ULP also includes paralegals at the Office of the Attorney General.

Unfair Labor Practice Filed for Secretary Series under all contracts & Paralegals at AGO

Union Action Wins 10% Assignment Pay for WSDOT Workers

Mark Keire, WFSE Local 2259 President, won 10% assignment pay for WSDOT employees working on Truck Mounted Attenuators, or TMAs.

After a 30-plus year career as a union steelworker, Keire made the jump to state service.

Union Action Wins 10% Assignment Pay for WSDOT Workers

Senate Bill 5357 and Your Retirement

Key takeaway: There are no changes to your retirement benefits, when you can retire, or your final pension calculation

The Employment Security Department sent out an email to at least some state employees with information about the July 1 changes to the two of th

Senate Bill 5357 and Your Retirement

Action Needed: Support Staff Pay Increases Challenged by OFM

Thousands of WFSE members in support staff positions organized statewide and launched the #SupportStaffSupportUsAll campaign and won increases through crosswalked reallocations during 2025-27 contract negotiations.

Action Needed: Support Staff Pay Increases Challenged by OFM