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.
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.
On December 12th, DOC Leadership met with management for the Statewide Union Management Communication Committee (SUMCC).
This was the first meeting since firearms had been returned to Zev. This has been one of the largest concerns identified by our members, and the lack of communication from the agency has increased this stress.
On September 27, 2023, the WFSE sent a text message to some LNI Language Access Providers (LAPs) stating that, "Now that the union is certified, every interpreter needs to sign up to become a member."
No workforce has more at stake in decisions made by elected officials. That is why we care so much about who is elected to go to Olympia to serve in elected office.
Volunteer to inform your fellow union members which candidates have earned labor's endorsement for the 2024 Elections — and why.
If you have questions about voting on the WFSE 2025-2027 or would like assistance voting in person, find an in-person Voting Assistance Center (VAC) near you.
As a new DCYF employee, Michele Anslow was dismayed when her entire unit was dissolved and employees were reassigned to less than ideal roles and offices. By working together with her union siblings, Anslow successfully advocated for herself and her coworkers to have a say in the process. And thanks to a title review process instigated by her union, Anlow received a pay raise.
