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Our current $12 billion budget crisis is in large part a result of our state’s inequitable tax code that relies on those with the least to pay the most. It's inefficient and it's unfair.

The message below is from WFSE President Mike Yestramski, a WFSE Local 793 member and psychiatric social worker at Western State Hospital.

After a hard fight, WFSE members received an arbitration opinion vindicating our nine Department of Corrections members who teach Defensive Tactics courses who had been unfairly excluded from receiving assignment pay.

BULLETIN! Appeals court blocks Freedom Foundation’s attempt to violate your privacy

The Washington Court of Appeals today upheld Federation members’ right to privacy and upheld the union’s appeal against the Freedom Foundation.

In a unanimous decision, the court blocked the Freedom Foundation’s attempt to get your dates of birth – which in this day and age opens the door to all kinds of privacy, safety and security breaches.

Questions & Answers

Who is the “Freedom” Foundation and how are they funded?

LEARN MORE AT FREEDOM FOUNDATION FACTS

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Don't  know your AFSCME membership number or can't find your card? There's two ways to get your card number:

1. CALL the WFSE Member Connection Center at 833-622-9373 M-F 8am-6pm PT

The MCC Rep can retrieve your number from our data system.

EDUCATE – RECOGNIZE – TAKE ACTION

Workplace bullying is a form of malicious conduct where one or more employees with organizational power deliberately and repeatedly practice or perpetrate at least one of the following behaviors against a worker: