Great little write-up on another AFT WA-endorsed candidate for Seattle City Council! Check out the full list of endorsements: www.aftwa.org/endorsements...

Check out that lineup of AFT WA endorsed candidates! Katie Wilson for Seattle mayor Erika Evans for city attorney & Eddie Lin, Alexis Mercedes Rinck, and Dionne Foster for council seats 2, 8, and 9. Read the full list of endorsements - and don't forget to vote! www.aftwa.org/endorsements...

Ballots are out, and AFT WA has endorsements for your state and local races! Learn more about local pro-labor, pro-education candidates here: wa.aft.org/endorsements...

Social Security helps 16 million older adults and roughly 1 million children stay above the poverty line every month As Social Security turns 90 this month, we’re holding a webinar to celebrate our country’s most effective anti-poverty program—and learn how we can fight attempts to dismantle it.

Primary ballots are due TODAY! Get our there and vote!

Primary ballots are due TOMORROW! Please vote if you haven't already, and check out this thread for all of our endorsements. We're lucky to have a lot of inspiring, well-qualified, pro-worker candidates running in our local races.

People who #GiveAFack about South Seattle see why Jamie Fackler is the fighter District 2 needs on the City Council.

One week til ballots are due. Have you voted yet? If not, check out our endorsements for some great pro-worker candidates running in Seattle and King County!

Tap to see just how many Seattleites are ready for change! #ThisIsYourCity

"All who care about higher education must stand up & fight back against this unprecedented continuing assault. To preserve our democracy, we have no choice." -Todd Wolfson AAUP President, "Columbia University Settlement an Unprecedented Disaster" www.aaup.org/news/columbi... @proftwolf.bsky.social

Three great candidates endorsed by AFT Washington at the recommendation of members from our local! Your vote especially matters in local elections like this one. Use it! Read more about these candidates (and our other endorsements): wa.aft.org/endorsements...

Seattle Voters: We need more housing! Me: LET’S DO IT. You have your primary ballots #seattle. Vote.

We endorsed Ryan McIrvin @electryanmcirvin.bsky.social for King County Council seat #5 because of his history as an advocate for smart growth and strong communities, amply demonstrated by his time on the Renton City Council. Learn more about Ryan McIrvin at www.ryanmcirvin.com.

Seattle voters! Have you used your free Democracy Vouchers yet? If not, there's still time to take part in this program that helps fund grassroots campaigns and level the playing field too often dominated by big money. Learn more here: aftwa.org/endorsements...

We endorsed Girmay Zahilay @girmayzahilay.bsky.social for King County Exec because we agree that King County should be a place of safety and opportunity for all, where everyone can thrive. Read more about Girmay Zahilay at www.electgirmay.com.

Our campaign is calling on the city to implement *immediate* safety improvements on Rainier. There have been 1,500 injury and fatality crashes on this street over the last decade. This is unacceptable. South Seattle deserves safe streets.

Corporate interests have consistently opposed social housing in Seattle. I not only helped campaign and voted for Prop 1A, but I will continue to fight for the full implementation of social housing in Seattle as a member of the City Council. #GiveAFack

We endorse Dionne Foster for Seattle City Council seat #9 for her long history of working hard for what is right. You can learn more about Dionne Foster at dionnefoster.com.

One of the reasons Katie is running for mayor is that she wants housing to be affordable for all of our residents. Housing costs have doubled since Bruce Harrell first took office. Social housing is one important part of that puzzle. Let’s talk about it!

It's not every day we get to endorse a rank-and-file union leader to represent us in city hall, but Jamie Fackler is that candidate! We are proud to endorse Jamie Fackler for Seattle City Council seat #2. You can learn more about him here: www.jamieforseattle.com

Here's my theory of the case: the City Attorney runs the law firm that represents the people of Seattle. You deserve a city attorney with a clear, bold vision for how to make your life better.

Rory O’Sullivan @electrory.bsky.social was one of the most exciting candidates we met with this season thanks to the expertise & specificity of his answers, the ambition of his vision, and his long track-record fighting the good fight. We are proud to endorse him for Seattle City Attorney.

We endorse Katie Wilson @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social because as a leader of the Transit Riders Union, she ran successful campaigns to raise wages, improve transit, improve renter protections, and increase affordable housing.

Colleagues, friends, and neighbors! Your primary election ballot should now be in your mailbox and we have ENDORSEMENTS! While these off-year elections often have low turnout, they are critically important in shaping the communities where we and our students live, work, and study. Please VOTE!!

The 50501 Movement is holding "Free America" protests around the country TODAY! The Seattle protest is at Seattle Central from 4-8 p.m. More info here: action.womensmarch.com/events/seatt...

And we've walked out!

Today's the day! Your colleagues from across unions and all three colleges will walk out of classes and offices at 10 to protest furloughs and budget cuts. Join us!

Furlough? Hell no! On May 1, faculty & staff will walk out of classrooms and walk out of offices. Withhold labor for May Day! Supporting students means supporting faculty & staff! Faculty, rsvp here: tiny.cc/MayDayRSVP

Our good union sea captains at Seattle Maritime Academy are preparing some shanties for the wall-to-wall May Day walkout against walkouts and budget cuts. Come sing along with our colleagues from AFT Pro Staff and WFSE! Faculty, rsvp here: tiny.cc/MayDayRSVP

On May 1, faculty and staff in AFT 1789, WFSE 304, and AFT 6550 from across the Seattle Colleges will walk out at 10am to stand in solidarity and protest against furloughs for faculty and staff; decades-long chronic underfunding of our colleges; and impending job cuts in student-facing jobs.

Join us for Solidarity 101! Thursday, April 17 1-3pm! In person at Central (room TBA) or register for zoom link! zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Despite the rain and heavy grading, it was great to see so many people turn out for South's end of quarter social! Worker power is built on real relationships, and it's always nice to meet some cool new colleagues!

NEW from @stephenlerner.bsky.social: The riskiest course is to stay the course. To meet today’s threats, the labor movement needs a new infrastructure built for struggle.

A Washington state for workers. Not the Billionaire class. #waleg

Glad to hear the budget crisis has apparently been resolved, if they're throwing around this kind of money. We've seen years of stagnating funding for instruction & our facilities need fixes, things as basic as a working HVAC system for the library! Fund education! www.kuow.org/stories/100-...

Membership meeting this pm on Zoom! We've been at the table for a year now. Come talk with your union colleagues about what we've won so far, what you still need to see in the new contract, and what you're willing to do to win it.

🧵 IN SHOCKING MOVE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FIRES UNION PRESIDENT ONE DAY BEFORE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN, IN FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON FREE SPEECH

The assault on First Amendment rights being jointly committed by the federal government & Columbia University are an attack on all workers who dare to protest, speak out, or exercise their freedom of association under the US Constitution. uaw.org/in-shocking-...

Truly despicable attack on academic freedom and labor rights. Columbia's admins have apparently decided to embrace the lawlessness of the present moment to flout labor law and attack their own student-workers.

We call for the immediate release of former Columbia University grad student Mahmoud Kahlil, a legal permanent resident of the US. His abduction is an assault not only on basic immigration law but on our 1st Amendment protections of freedom of speech & assembly. www.aaup.org/news/aaup-co...

More than 30% of Americans have less than $400 in savings. You won’t last long on the picket line without a safety net – and bosses know it. Urge your senator to VOTE YES on #UI4Strikers so workers can negotiate fair contracts and thrive. #WaLeg

We're at the bargaining table today! Not to late to join in person at South (CAH 107) or on Zoom (invite is in your Outlook calendar). Come caucus with your colleagues as we weigh the District's latest counter-offers.

🚨ACTION ALERT! 🚨UI for striking workers is up for a vote in the State Senate! Big business knows this bill would level the playing field for workers, and they’re trying to kill it. Email your senator TODAY and tell them to VOTE YES on #SB5041! linktr.ee/wa_aflcio #WaLeg

We @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social once again used our lunch break to hold an informational picket and raise our voices and call for a Fair Contract Now. Folks are mobilized, engaged, and ready to win! If you support public media workers, please sign our petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...

AFT joins 1,800+ organizations in saying NO to SNAP cuts. Reducing food assistance means fewer kids qualify for school meals—hurting them at home and in the classroom. #ProtectOurKids

Educators from the @aft-seattle.bsky.social and allies rallied to protect public education funding from Olympia and D.C., taking part in a national day of action. thestand.org/2025/03/figh...

"Union members need to be able to talk sense to their co-workers about immigration—why people come to the U.S., what they contribute here, and why everyone having the same labor rights protects all workers from abuse." labornotes.org/2025/02/immi...

BREAKING: Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants vote 95% to ratify industry-leading contract! The three-year agreement provides an immediate, double digit wage increase for the 7,000 Flight Attendants, boarding pay, and retroactive pay.

Union busting is always disgusting, but it's extra gross from an employer that pretends to have progressive values.