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.
Washington State - In the middle of the worst zone of the pandemic on the West Coast, Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) fruit and vegetable inspectors are fighting negligence that has left the majority of their coworkers exposed to COVID-19 in Yakima and Wenatchee.
AFSCME praised today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that extends protections under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to millions of LGBTQ workers.
In a statement, AFSCME President Lee Saunders said such protections are long overdue and represent an important step in the fight for equality and justice for all workers.
WFSE Follow-Up Statement Regarding the Murder of Black Americans: WFSE Public Safety Members Speak Out Against Hate
Social and economic justice are at the core of who we are as a union. The WFSE Executive Committee’s decision to release a statement condemning brutality and murder at the hands of police—who have sworn to serve and protect—was our moral responsibility.
Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County is calling for a statewide day of action in support of all Black lives in Washington State on Friday, June 12th. The day of action will honor lives lost and send a powerful message that Washingtonians no longer tolerate the racism that is built into so many of our institutions. For those who can’t march in Seattle, Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County encourages local groups to organize a march in their communities.
On June 20th, the historic Poor People’s Campaign (PPC), founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will host a digital march on Washington. Now more than ever, we must confront the inequities our country was built on. In the tradition of the civil rights movement, the Poor People’s Campaign is back to unite us in fighting for every American’s right to live.
