With my union comrades at the @wfse.org conference.

Want to have a say in who WFSE endorses? Become a PEOPLE member and attend our endorsement conference in April.

Want more information about these candidates? Head over to wfse.org/endorsements for more details!

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Make sure to vote for WFSE-endorsed candidates in this thread to protect our jobs and support our families.

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✅ VOTE for WFSE-endorsed candidates on Nov. 4!

Fellow WFSE members made these endorsements based on candidates' stances on labor-related issues, like funding our contracts and opposing cuts to state services.

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500 more public employees are now members of the Washington Federation of State Employees.

We need every public employee fighting with us to enforce our rights at our worksites, to defend our work in the legislature, and to win a fair union contract when we enter negotiations a year from now.

Governor Bob Ferguson's Office of Financial Management is trying to backtrack on hard-earned, union-negotiated pay raises for state workers in secretary job classes.

Learn who's impacted, how WFSE is fighting back, and how you can help here: actionnetwork.org/letters/gov-...

The solution to @seattlecolleges.bsky.social money woes is not laying of the folks who work directly with students and keep the lights on and toilets working.

💸Stop piling onto executive leadership salaries and blowing hot air about diversity, inclusion and equity: actionnetwork.org/letters/send...

Today is a day of liberation, #Juneteenth, which commemorates the final emancipation of enslaved Black Americans in the United States.

WFSE stands shoulder to shoulder with all in the continued fight for a more perfect union.

🌈 HUGE shout out to WFSE's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, who sponsored WFSE's appearance in the Spokane Pride Parade!

💚 Without our EDI Committee, we wouldn't have had the amazing participation we did. Thank you to these dedicated folks for all the amazing work they put in every day 💚

Stop Furloughs at Seattle Colleges: Send a Letter The colleges are already woefully understaffed in the frontlines and cannot be cut further without seriously harming our students and our colleges. We are asking for alternative savings to be investig...

👀 We'd love to hear otherwise. If you would, too, make sure to click here to send a message to Seattle Colleges' Administration to stop furloughs that will hurt students: actionnetwork.org/letters/send...

🤯 Administration at @seattlecolleges.bsky.social want to lay off the staff who have daily contact with students, working on campus to keep every location running.

❓ Presumably, they won't be reducing the salary of the chancellor or the other 7 cabinet members, who together receive $8.5 million.

WFSE stands in solidarity with all communities under attack and understands that the time for unity is now.

We stand united with all workers, particularly the most vulnerable among us.

Solidarity is key to beating back the attacks on immigrants, workers, and unions.

Say it with us: WITHOUT THE WORKING CLASS NOTHING MOVES.

🧐 We WON progressive revenue during the legislative session...

👎 But the Seattle Colleges are trying to FURLOUGH workers anyway.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏾 Stand with us to say NO to needless furloughs at Seattle Colleges! Click here to send a letter to SC Leadership: actionnetwork.org/letters/send...

#WashingtonForAll

This Pride Month, we celebrate the strength and solidarity of the LGBTQIA+ community. Together, we rise — fighting for equality, dignity, and justice in every workplace.

Join the parents, children and community members telling Everett Community College to STOP the closure of their beloved Early Learning Center: actionnetwork.org/letters/send...

Everett center sinking amid affordable child care crisis The center's pending closure is a high-profile example of the challenges of providing early learning.

Everett Community College is CHOOSING to close a world-class early learning center in the middle of a childcare desert: www.seattletimes.com/education-la...

Send a letter to stop the closure here: wfse.org/news/early-l...

Night Custodian Wins Four-Year Fight for Footwear Allowance After four years of advocacy, Melissa Rossiter, a WFSE local 443 member and night custodian at the State Capitol, finally saw a long-time dream come true: her coworkers receiving the safety footwear t...

After four years of advocacy, Capitol Campus custodian Melissa Rossiter got to see her efforts come to fruition.

"We have so much power when we come together and we're united," she said. #WFSEWins

wfse.org/news/night-c...

The Evergreen State College, Student Support Service Staff Union (TESC SSSSU) Bargaining Updates Bargaining dates: 3/26, 4/15, 4/22Your 2025-2027 Bargaining TeamAnne CarpenterRon Heley, Labor NegotiatorBecky Stephens, Labor Negotiator

Shout out to WFSE's Student Support Service Staff Union at the Evergreen State College who just secured...

✅More leave time
✅A signing bonus
✅A general wage increase

And much more in their tentative agreement (TA) with TESC. Find the full TA and voting details at wfse.org/bargaining-u...

It took A LOT of hard work from WFSE members to get us to this point.

We have a way to go to win a #WashingtonForAll and a truly balanced tax code, but we left nothing on the table this session.

Watch live on TVW at 3pm PST: tvw.org/video/govern...

🎉Shout out to the South Puget Sound Community College exempt bargaining team who are nearing a SOLID new union contract after two months of negotiations!

These educational and career planners guide students in their academic journeys and careers.

Learn more at wfse.org/bargaining-u...

While the disaster directly impacted many @afscme.bsky.social members, they were also vital to the immediate response and clean-up work. In Yakima, WA alone - 85 miles from Mt. St. Helens - members cleared 600K tons of ash. #MSH45 #MountStHelens #LaborHistory @wfse.org

Mount St. Helens erupted 45 years ago May 8, taking 57 human lives, countless animals, hundreds of square miles of vegetation and development; melted glaciers causing mudslides that traveled 50 miles; and dropped ash on 11 US states and several Canadian provinces. #MountStHelens #MSH45

On Peace Officer's Memorial Day, we honor the law enforcement officers who keep our communities safe every day and remember those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice.

WFSE is proud to be the union for many of these heroes in communities across the state, helping them find a voice in the workplace.

Details of the federal budget were revealed this week. If passed, it would represent the largest transfer of wealth in history and deal a devastating blow to working families and to the public services that WFSE members provide.
Learn more and take action:

wfse.org/news/federal...

Details of the federal budget were revealed this week. If passed, it would represent the largest transfer of wealth in history and deal a devastating blow to working families and to the public services that WFSE members provide.
Learn more and take action: wfse.org/news/federal...

💔 Billionaires and anti-union extremists are destroying public jobs, rolling back health and safety laws for public workers, and union rights.

💚 Register for AFSCME's GO Town Hall TONIGHT (5/12) to learn how YOU can fight back against threats to jobs and benefits: www.mobilize.us/afscme/event...

⁉️ The true controversy in Washington is how our state workers can't afford to live in the communities they serve.

💚 We celebrate the signing of House Bill 1217, a rent stabilization bill that will help renting Washingtonians avoid huge rent increases yearly.

Court Rules to Stop Trump Administration Effort to Gut Institute of Museum and Library Services American Library Association and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Win Order to Pause Cuts to Independent Agency, Which Threaten Libraries Nationwide

Another #AFSCME win in the Courts against Trump and DOGE - this time in their attempt to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which supports libraries and museums nationwide.

#GetOrganized

www.afscme.org/press/releas...

The winners at the 2025 Legislature We look at who came out ahead this year, plus new workplace safety protections for students

We won for working families this Legislative Session, fighting off furloughs, healthcare takeaways, and closures that would have displaced the most vulnerable Washingtonians.

washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/the-winner...

But there's still work to be done to win a #WashingtonForAll.