News

WFSE’s 50th Biennial Convention, coinciding with the 80th year of our union’s history, took place from October 6-8 in SeaTac, WA. 

Get all the information and links you need to help win strong 2025-27 union contracts on this page.
Millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent on faith-based “empathy training” that silences discrimination concerns and penalizes protected union activity. DOH employees are calling for it to stop. Sign their petition here.

SNEAK PEAK: From the upcoming WFSE/AFSCME March 2018 Washington State Employee newspaper:

First deaf member of Executive Board wears armor of empathy to fight for others

Tommy Fuglestad, Local 304: “We can all learn to respect each other”



Tommy Fuglestad -- like most of those reading this -- is a dedicated state employee and passionate union member.

As a groundskeeper for the past 2 ½ years on the campus of North Seattle College, he says he wants “to make sure that everything looks good.”

More on Monday’s Supreme Court hearing

Top quotes from Monday’s US Supreme Court hearing on the Janus case that aims to install inequality at the bargaining table (to negotiate wages to sustain our families) and also in representing state employees’ contract rights in the workplace:

Standing strong together for 100% Union today at North Seattle College followed by lunch and learn hosted by me and my colleagues.

Had a wonderful opportunity to take charge of union lunch and learn at work today to discuss about the US Supreme case on Janus and how it will impact us starting this summer. We are standing strong together!

Thanks to a couple of my union colleagues for the pictures!