Local delegates, executive board members, and member of PEOPLE, our union's political action fund, came together on April 27 to decide which candidates our union endorses in a critical 2024 election season.
In his first days on the job, President Joe Biden has taken swift executive action to protect and empower public service workers, strengthen public services and help working people. On his first day alone, he signed 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations that showed the kind of bold leadership our country needs now.
WFSE made the 2021 Washington State legislative session a success despite the remote status.
4/27: WFSE Members Won Big This Session
Before the start of the 2021 legislative session, public employees were looking at continued furloughs, layoffs and severe program cuts due to a multi-billion dollar budget shortfall.
The 2021 Legislative Session is in full swing. Decisions about our wages, work conditions, and the services we provide will be made over the next several months.
On January 2nd, I received my first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
This wasn’t a decision I took lightly.
I’m a Mental Health Practitioner Clinical Specialist at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where I’ve worked for the past six years. I currently sit on the Harborview Ethics Committee and the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. I’m also the president of AFSCME Local 3488.
Heading into a legislative session entirely over Zoom, we know some legislators are considering serious cuts as a strategy to balance the budget—and we know that ends in lost services, folks falling through the cracks, and a prolonged economic crisis.
WFSE Members Won Big This Session 
