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 💚

🤯 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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼The Interpreters United movement grows! 🗣️Interpreters who take appointments at state agencies like Corrections, Ecology and Transportation through DES connect EVERYONE in Washington to vital services no matter the language they speak. Learn more: interpretersunited.wfse.org #WFSEWins #AFSCME

💚 WFSE members at Harborview Medical Center BROKE legislators’ phones yesterday. 💪 They demanded NO cuts or furloughs to the only Level 1 trauma center in Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho—and a key resource for Seattle’s most vulnerable patients. #washingtonforall

Ahead of Worker Memorial Day next Monday, the @aflcio.org "Death on the Job" report is a reminder that workplace safety precautions should be proactive, not reactionary.

DSHS: "Today staff at Rainier School and Yakima Valley school provided a home and community to adults with developmental disabilities: Medical, dental, behavioral health, OT, PT, speech, vocational. Caring staff to lead activities and support ADLs." Can an empty campus do that? #EmptyChairsWA

🗣️ SB 5393, which would close Rainier School, could go to a floor votes as soon as TONIGHT. ⁉️ We need you to call 888-258-4588 NOW and ask to leave a message for your state representatives: VOTE NO ON SB 5393.

We need to balance our tax code, #WaLeg! New revenue CANNOT wait. WFSE members: Text STAND to 237-263 to call and email your legislators demanding a #WashingtonForAll, not just the rich.

Closing Reentry Centers, which help reinvest money into Washington, to save money is absurd. Washington lawmakers need to stop stepping over a dollar to save a dime. They also need to think about how their actions will destroy communities. #WashingtonForAll www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC1y...

Thank you to Reps. Corry and Penner for standing by the most severely disabled adults with disabilities who receive life-saving care from our members at Yakima Valley School and Rainier School. Say no to closures. Save lives. It's not too late. #WashingtonForAll www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OIc...

0️⃣ days without fighting for a #WashingtonForAll! 🛣️ We're calling every day to fight proposed cuts to the vital services Washingtonians depend on every day. 👀 If you want to stand up and fight back against government cruelty and billionaire overreach, text STAND to 237-263!

Local 889 President Jeanette addresses @wfsec28.bsky.social members at the #WashingtonForAll rally in Olympia yesterday. We just can't keep doing more with less. #SafeStaffingSavesLives #WaLeg #DontFuckUsFerguson

#FlashbackFriday to earlier this week when we joined a national day of action to protest against furloughs, layoffs, and cuts to education and research funding. We’re fired up and ready to keep fighting. 📣✊💫 🚨 @uofwa.bsky.social 🤝 @uaw4121.bsky.social @wfsec28.bsky.social

Governor Bob Ferguson and #WaLeg Senate Democrats: expect more of the same going forward. Public workers are tired of suffering from #WaLeg's poor planning. We're tired of not being able to pay our bills. Fix the tax code. #washingtonforall www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Senate Democrats want to close FIVE DOC reentry centers, including Tri-Cities. House Democrats want to close two. Here's the thing: We need all the capacity we can get. Reentry centers save our state money AND reduce recidivism. Knee-jerk closures for immediate budget relief will cost us.

Cesar Chavez was a legendary labor leader and civil rights activist whose life of organizing and advocacy profoundly changed farmworker rights for the better, including fair wages, medical coverage, pension benefits, humane living conditions, and more. #CesarChavezDay

Paul, @wfsec28.bsky.social union utility worker testifying in support: says he works hard, even hand digging a trench yesterday and then comes home to take care of his ill mom. Progressive revenue would stop cuts to jobs like his. "The fairest solution on the table is SB 5796" WFSCME"

🏰 We love some doom scrolling. But we can take that energy to fight back against the billionaires trying to take our power! 👀 Don't forget--we're stronger together. As a WFSE member, you have over 52,000 people here to back you up and help fight for a better future. #WashingtonForAll

Tomorrow: Rally for immigrant workers and union activists in Tacoma. Wear your WFSE green. #solidarity #1u

Most everyone agrees that every single DOC reentry center in Washington is needed. Yet both the House, the Senate and Governor Bob Ferguson have proposed closing them. Let's make the rich start paying taxes before we skimp on public safety, @governorferguson.bsky.social. #washingtonforall

Calling up @governorferguson.bsky.social and legislators asking them to please start taxing billionaires rather than closing facilities like Rainier School which keep developmentally disabled adults alive. We're demanding a #WashingtonForAll, not just the rich. Time to get on board, #Waleg!

🤡 Our state needs the public services our members provide more than ever, but our elected officials think it's better to make sure billionaires get their fifth yacht...  🗣️ We need to tell our governor and legislators they CAN'T throw Washingtonians under the bus to appease billionaire donors.

Families and disability rights activists will be telling @governorferguson.bsky.social and Washington State Senate Dems that balancing the budget by throwing disabled folks out on the street is NOT in line with our state's values. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/save-... #WashingtonForAll

✅NO FURLOUGHS for Public Workers ✅Tax the rich ✅NO service cuts for the most vulnerable 💬Text STAND to 237-263 to call your elected official and tell them your "wish list" for the House and Senate budgets that will come out next week. We're demanding a #WashingtonForAll, not just the rich.

🪧Monday! Join fellow public workers, union members, economists, and activists to demand our elected officials reject furloughs and harmful cuts and TAX THE RICH. RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

💚 Some good news for your Friday: HB 1822, mandating driver's education classes include work zone safety, has passed the House 92-4! 💪 This is a small victory for our DOT members who face extreme risks of work zone accidents. ➡️ On to the Senate! #WALeg #WAforAll

“I’ve never been so worried as I am today,” McNabb said, speaking in his capacity as a WFSE Local 491 member. www.nwpb.org/2025/03/13/s... #WashingtonForAll