February 29, 2024 In Pierce County, WA, WFSE staff win fight to work longer to better serve the community AFSCME members at a county prosecutor’s office in Washington state negotiated more working hour in their new contract. Read More
February 27, 2024 Washington state probation counselor makes a difference in girls’ lives Melanie Kaegi’s work is guided by a simple fact: It takes one caring adult to make a difference in a youth’s world Read More
December 20, 2023 Solidarity makes a $6 million difference for Washington state corrections workers Washington state corrections workers win a multimillion dollar grievance settlement. Read More
November 28, 2023 Tacoma Art Museum workers unionize after a yearlong struggle A yearlong struggle ends in smiles as workers form a union at Tacoma Art Museum. Read More
August 22, 2023 Donate to help your union siblings in Hawaii, Washington, California Help AFSCME members in Hawaii, Washington and California. Read More
August 03, 2023 Workers at last nonunion library system in western Washington decide to unionize Welcome to the workers at Washington state’s Sno-Isle Libraries. They just formed a union through AFSCME Council 2. Read More
July 12, 2023 AFSCME ‘Staff the Front Lines’ bus tour seeks to solve staffing crisis in public service AFSCME is launching the Staff the Front Lines national bus tour. Read More
March 02, 2023 Cultural workers nationwide are rising up to secure a voice on the job Momentum was strong for AFSCME’s Cultural Workers United Campaign in 2022. Read More
February 28, 2023 AFSCME cultural workers spotlight Black artists AFSCME cultural workers take to Instagram to spotlight Black artists. Read More
November 04, 2022 Workers at Tacoma, Chicago museums highlight growing organizing momentum The Field Museum and the Tacoma Art Museum provide the latest examples of the organizing momentum in the cultural sector. Read More
September 15, 2022 Washington state interpreters choose to form a union through AFSCME Language interpreters in Washington state chose to form a union through AFSCME – rejecting the Freedom Foundation’s attempt to block it. Read More
June 27, 2022 Already a seasoned fighter for workers, McEntee scholarship winner is just getting started Congratulations are in order for our 2022 Gerald McEntee scholarship winner, WFSE’s Caiti Hall. Read More
April 11, 2022 Washington state retirees win pension COLA increases through persistence Retiree activism yields pension COLA increases in Washington state. Read More
February 04, 2022 As prescription drug prices climb, Congress must allow Medicare to negotiate Congress must allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, which would eventually lower drug prices for all Americans, not just retirees. Read More
January 19, 2022 WFSE members ensure minimum wage law applies to all Washingtonians A private prison company in Washington state exploited immigrant detainees by paying them as little as $1 a day. AFSCME members successfully ended that practice by taking the company to court. Read More
July 08, 2021 Washington state union activists protect vacation days See the union difference in action for workers at Washington state’s homes for adults and children with developmental disabilities. Read More
June 03, 2021 King Conservation District staff union unanimously ratifies first contract Discover the many reasons why King County conservation workers in Washington state formed a union Read More
February 16, 2021 New leaders make new push to raise the federal minimum wage Millions of working people will be lifted out of poverty if the minimum wage is raised to $15 an hour by 2025 – and that may happen under the new president and Congress. Read More
December 22, 2020 Early coronavirus vaccine recipient feels optimistic about what lies ahead Myo Thant, a front-line worker in Seattle and a member of Council 28, is one of the first AFSCME members to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Read More
November 23, 2020 MultiCare Indigo doctors strike for patient safety over profits In Washington state, MultiCare Indigo doctors are striking for patient safety over profits. Read More
July 14, 2020 Will Washington invest in billionaires or the rest of us? The president of an AFSCME affiliate explains why cutting public services and the workers that provide them in a bad idea, especially during a pandemic. Read More
June 30, 2020 Freedom Foundation, yet again, shows it values politics over lives. The right-wing Freedom Foundation is again up to its old tricks – playing politics with working people. Read More
June 15, 2020 2020 McEntee Scholarship Winner: WFSE’s John McClung John McClung of Washington state is the 2020 Gerald W. McEntee Scholarship winner. Read More
May 27, 2020 ‘Every Day is Sign-a-Card Day:’ How One Local is Growing During COVID-19 Organizing workers is tough, and especially so during the COVID-19 pandemic. But one Washington state local isn’t letting the crisis stand in the way. Read More
April 22, 2020 ‘Our Work is Essential to Keep Kids Safe’ A Washington state member whose job is to protect children from abuse speaks about the effect that the coronavirus pandemic is having on her job. Read More
April 22, 2020 Social Workers Play a Critical Role During the COVID-19 Crisis An AFSCME social worker stressed that it’s important for Congress to give aid to local and state governments so they can continue to prevent child and domestic abuse. Read More
April 03, 2020 Behavioral Health Workers Share Challenges of Treatment During COVID-19 Pandemic AFSCME Council 28 member Mike Yestramski, president of WFSE, described some of the challenges facing behavioral health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
October 10, 2019 First Contract Ratification Points to Power of Collective Bargaining Washington state assistant attorneys general, who fought for collective bargaining rights in the legislature, overwhelmingly approve first contract. Read More
June 19, 2019 Celebrating Tim Hughes of WFSE Union activist, storyteller, a family man. Those are apt words to describe Tim Hughes, a leading conservative voice within AFSCME Council 28 in Washington state. Read More
June 06, 2019 AFSCME Welcomes New Mental Health Care Providers in Washington A dozen mental health practitioner leads and mental health practitioner clinical specialists at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center joined AFSCME to tackle the issues of discrimination, safety and fair pay. Read More