As a member of WFSE/AFSCME, we often stood side by side in our battles for Health, Safety, and many of other issues. This should happen nationwide.
June 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
As a member of WFSE/AFSCME, we often stood side by side in our battles for Health, Safety, and many of other issues. This should happen nationwide.
On Wednesday, more than 100 eligible employees across departments including curatorial, marketing, education, development, administration, and environmental services announced they were forming Seattle Art Museum Workers United with WFSE/AFSCME Council 28.
Seattle Art Museum Workers Are Unionizing - The Stranger
On Wednesday morning, Seattle Art Museum (SAM) workers announced that their union, Seattle Art Museum Workers United (SAMWU), was affiliating with the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME C...
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May 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
On Wednesday, more than 100 eligible employees across departments including curatorial, marketing, education, development, administration, and environmental services announced they were forming Seattle Art Museum Workers United with WFSE/AFSCME Council 28.
But we don't need him! WFSE Convention 2025 delegates just beat procedural shenanigans and the opposition of both WFSE and AFSCME leadership to pass a Gaza solidarity resolution this weekend! WHEN WE FIGHT WE WIN!
@wfse.org @afscme.bsky.social #Gaza #Palestine #solidarity
@wfse.org @afscme.bsky.social #Gaza #Palestine #solidarity
I spoke to Lee Saunders at the WFSE Convention yesterday and was disappointed at how utterly uninterested he was in doing anything about Gaza. I hope this puts some pressure on him. #Gaza #genocide #Palestine @afscme.bsky.social @wfse.org #wfse
AFSCME members demand leadership to call for an end to genocide and occupation in Palestine
Join fellow AFSCME rank-and-file members and staff across the US to demand that AFSCME end its complicity in long-standing U.S.- Israeli imperialism in Palestine and in the current genocide of Gazans....
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October 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
But we don't need him! WFSE Convention 2025 delegates just beat procedural shenanigans and the opposition of both WFSE and AFSCME leadership to pass a Gaza solidarity resolution this weekend! WHEN WE FIGHT WE WIN!
@wfse.org @afscme.bsky.social #Gaza #Palestine #solidarity
@wfse.org @afscme.bsky.social #Gaza #Palestine #solidarity
Psychologist Dr. Jim Hulse, a member of AFSCME Local 793 (WFSE) in Washington State, explains the different ways the government shutdown will harm his patients, co-workers, and his community. www.afscme.org/blog/washing...
Washington psychologist shares how shutdown threatens mental health services, public safety
Dr. Jim Hulse, a psychologist and member of AFSCME Local 793 (WFSE), says the government shutdown will impact his patients and the services he provides.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Psychologist Dr. Jim Hulse, a member of AFSCME Local 793 (WFSE) in Washington State, explains the different ways the government shutdown will harm his patients, co-workers, and his community. www.afscme.org/blog/washing...
We're fighting for Washington's working families during this legislative session!
Follow along with our priority bills as we fight for a better future for public workers in Washington: www.wfse.org/news/2025-le...
#Solidarity #AFSCME
Follow along with our priority bills as we fight for a better future for public workers in Washington: www.wfse.org/news/2025-le...
#Solidarity #AFSCME
January 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We're fighting for Washington's working families during this legislative session!
Follow along with our priority bills as we fight for a better future for public workers in Washington: www.wfse.org/news/2025-le...
#Solidarity #AFSCME
Follow along with our priority bills as we fight for a better future for public workers in Washington: www.wfse.org/news/2025-le...
#Solidarity #AFSCME
Solidarity with WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 members who walked out across WA today for a fair contract! ✊✊✊
September 1, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Solidarity with WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 members who walked out across WA today for a fair contract! ✊✊✊
From the STAND: Thanks to member mobilization across the state, thousands of WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 members have ratified new contracts, successfully fighting off attempts to raise healthcare costs & securing a two-year ban on layoffs due to generative AI.
https://ow.ly/5tEz50ZSPCW
https://ow.ly/5tEz50ZSPCW
September 29, 2026 at 6:54 PM
From the STAND: Thanks to member mobilization across the state, thousands of WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 members have ratified new contracts, successfully fighting off attempts to raise healthcare costs & securing a two-year ban on layoffs due to generative AI.
https://ow.ly/5tEz50ZSPCW
https://ow.ly/5tEz50ZSPCW
Washington state workers are leading walkouts on Monday, from Blaine to Walla Walla, Colville to Forks, and dozens of towns in between. They're fighting for a fair contract, and inviting everyone to join them for "Walkout with Washington" actions. WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 https://ow.ly/b2X850ZFQC9
August 26, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Washington state workers are leading walkouts on Monday, from Blaine to Walla Walla, Colville to Forks, and dozens of towns in between. They're fighting for a fair contract, and inviting everyone to join them for "Walkout with Washington" actions. WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 https://ow.ly/b2X850ZFQC9
@governorferguson.bsky.social all-cuts proposals to balance WA #budget shortfall will compound rather than combat the chaos and suffering coming from DOGE and Musk in D.C. If ever there was a time to address WA State’s upside-down tax code – it is now!
March 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
@governorferguson.bsky.social all-cuts proposals to balance WA #budget shortfall will compound rather than combat the chaos and suffering coming from DOGE and Musk in D.C. If ever there was a time to address WA State’s upside-down tax code – it is now!
WA state workers w/WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 are planning a statewide walkout as contract negotiations continue. Workers warn WA has paid more than $500M in lawsuit settlements this year, saying leaders “would rather spend money in the courts...than by proactively investing in their workforce.”
July 27, 2026 at 7:16 PM
WA state workers w/WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 are planning a statewide walkout as contract negotiations continue. Workers warn WA has paid more than $500M in lawsuit settlements this year, saying leaders “would rather spend money in the courts...than by proactively investing in their workforce.”
www.thestand.org/2025/03/save... We need #waleg and @governorferguson.bsky.social to prioritize Blue Collar, Not Billionaires. #WashingtonForAll
Save Washington’s public services
Washington Federation of State Employees urges support for a Washington for all, not just the rich The following is from WFSE/AFSCME Council 28: OLYMPIA, WA ( March 3, 2025) — Governor Ferguson’s all-...
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March 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
www.thestand.org/2025/03/save... We need #waleg and @governorferguson.bsky.social to prioritize Blue Collar, Not Billionaires. #WashingtonForAll
I spoke to Lee Saunders at the WFSE Convention yesterday and was disappointed at how utterly uninterested he was in doing anything about Gaza. I hope this puts some pressure on him. #Gaza #genocide #Palestine @afscme.bsky.social @wfse.org #wfse
AFSCME members demand leadership to call for an end to genocide and occupation in Palestine
Join fellow AFSCME rank-and-file members and staff across the US to demand that AFSCME end its complicity in long-standing U.S.- Israeli imperialism in Palestine and in the current genocide of Gazans....
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October 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I spoke to Lee Saunders at the WFSE Convention yesterday and was disappointed at how utterly uninterested he was in doing anything about Gaza. I hope this puts some pressure on him. #Gaza #genocide #Palestine @afscme.bsky.social @wfse.org #wfse
⚠️ Last call for #NOTIS2026 sponsors! Only 2 tables left!
A quick shout-out to our current sponsors: Dynamic Language, Interpreters United WFSE/AFSCME, Universal Language Service, @seattlechildrens.org, @seattlecentral.bsky.social, Equiti Health, WashingtonLawHelp.org, and @littranslate.bsky.social
A quick shout-out to our current sponsors: Dynamic Language, Interpreters United WFSE/AFSCME, Universal Language Service, @seattlechildrens.org, @seattlecentral.bsky.social, Equiti Health, WashingtonLawHelp.org, and @littranslate.bsky.social
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August 20, 2026 at 4:53 PM
⚠️ Last call for #NOTIS2026 sponsors! Only 2 tables left!
A quick shout-out to our current sponsors: Dynamic Language, Interpreters United WFSE/AFSCME, Universal Language Service, @seattlechildrens.org, @seattlecentral.bsky.social, Equiti Health, WashingtonLawHelp.org, and @littranslate.bsky.social
A quick shout-out to our current sponsors: Dynamic Language, Interpreters United WFSE/AFSCME, Universal Language Service, @seattlechildrens.org, @seattlecentral.bsky.social, Equiti Health, WashingtonLawHelp.org, and @littranslate.bsky.social
Grateful to be invited to the WFSE Local 1181 picnic today and to spend time with some of the public employees who keep our community going every day!
@afscme.bsky.social
@wfse.org.bsky.social
#UnionStrong #PublicService #WFSE #AFSCME #Kitsap #Bremerton #LaborStrong #ThankYou
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#UnionStrong #PublicService #WFSE #AFSCME #Kitsap #Bremerton #LaborStrong #ThankYou
August 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Grateful to be invited to the WFSE Local 1181 picnic today and to spend time with some of the public employees who keep our community going every day!
@afscme.bsky.social
@wfse.org.bsky.social
#UnionStrong #PublicService #WFSE #AFSCME #Kitsap #Bremerton #LaborStrong #ThankYou
@afscme.bsky.social
@wfse.org.bsky.social
#UnionStrong #PublicService #WFSE #AFSCME #Kitsap #Bremerton #LaborStrong #ThankYou
Thread - I received an email from the Evergreen Freedom Foundation (WA chapter of anti-union, anti-tax, Grover Norquist founded network) at my gov work email, telling me to quit the union AFSCME/WFSE. They're doing it b/c my union stopped furloughs and increased wages in a fiscally tight leg session
June 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Thread - I received an email from the Evergreen Freedom Foundation (WA chapter of anti-union, anti-tax, Grover Norquist founded network) at my gov work email, telling me to quit the union AFSCME/WFSE. They're doing it b/c my union stopped furloughs and increased wages in a fiscally tight leg session
As a member of WFSE/AFSCME, we often stood side by side in our battles for Health, Safety, and many of other issues. This should happen nationwide.
June 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
As a member of WFSE/AFSCME, we often stood side by side in our battles for Health, Safety, and many of other issues. This should happen nationwide.
Proud to be endorsed by Mike Yestramski, President of WFSE/AFSCME Council 28! I’m running for Yelm Cemetery Commissioner to bring responsible, community-centered leadership to local public service.
#UnionStrong #PublicService #angelataylorforyelm #cemeterycommissioner
#UnionStrong #PublicService #angelataylorforyelm #cemeterycommissioner
July 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Proud to be endorsed by Mike Yestramski, President of WFSE/AFSCME Council 28! I’m running for Yelm Cemetery Commissioner to bring responsible, community-centered leadership to local public service.
#UnionStrong #PublicService #angelataylorforyelm #cemeterycommissioner
#UnionStrong #PublicService #angelataylorforyelm #cemeterycommissioner
Friends, Washington State employees could use your help. Governor Ferguson is proposing a number of cuts, including furloughs, as part of his proposed budget, while ruling out new revenue. Please write your legislators using the link, or call them at 888-258-4588.
#WFSE #budget #Ferguson #AFSCME
#WFSE #budget #Ferguson #AFSCME
Washington for All, Not Just the Rich: No Cuts to Critical Services!
Washington public workers are facing a $12 billion budget shortfall, across-the-board budget cuts, and the closure of public facilities that the most vulnerable depend on. Every day, lobbyists for bil...
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February 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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The only legally recognized interpreters union in WA State, WFSE serves "the many, not the few"—and their support means the world to all of us. Thank you, WFSE! 🙏
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The only legally recognized interpreters union in WA State, WFSE serves "the many, not the few"—and their support means the world to all of us. Thank you, WFSE! 🙏
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The only legally recognized interpreters union in WA State, WFSE serves "the many, not the few"—and their support means the world to all of us. Thank you, WFSE! 🙏
ℹ️ interpretersunited.wfse.org #1nt
The only legally recognized interpreters union in WA State, WFSE serves "the many, not the few"—and their support means the world to all of us. Thank you, WFSE! 🙏
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Over 100 workers at Seattle Art Museum publicly launched their union campaign with supermajority support, organizing with WFSE/AFSCME Council 28. “Workers are reclaiming their voices & building workplaces where people are respected, protected, & heard,” said WSLC AFL-CIO President April Sims.
May 14, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Over 100 workers at Seattle Art Museum publicly launched their union campaign with supermajority support, organizing with WFSE/AFSCME Council 28. “Workers are reclaiming their voices & building workplaces where people are respected, protected, & heard,” said WSLC AFL-CIO President April Sims.
With the GOP shutdown threatening funding that feeds families, hundreds of WA’s public servants like WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 member Mïlo aren’t getting paid — and hundreds of thousands of families don’t know how they’ll afford groceries.
https://ow.ly/FhrG50XjXkC
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October 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
With the GOP shutdown threatening funding that feeds families, hundreds of WA’s public servants like WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 member Mïlo aren’t getting paid — and hundreds of thousands of families don’t know how they’ll afford groceries.
https://ow.ly/FhrG50XjXkC
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Today's News:
✍️WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 members walk out
✍️Nippon ignored ‘unfit’ tank
✍️Port of Anacortes stands with International Longshore & Warehouse Union
✍️Starbucks Workers United win SBUX safety change
✍️Millionaires tax key to WA school funding
https://ow.ly/27pa50ZHska
✍️WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 members walk out
✍️Nippon ignored ‘unfit’ tank
✍️Port of Anacortes stands with International Longshore & Warehouse Union
✍️Starbucks Workers United win SBUX safety change
✍️Millionaires tax key to WA school funding
https://ow.ly/27pa50ZHska
August 31, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Today's News:
✍️WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 members walk out
✍️Nippon ignored ‘unfit’ tank
✍️Port of Anacortes stands with International Longshore & Warehouse Union
✍️Starbucks Workers United win SBUX safety change
✍️Millionaires tax key to WA school funding
https://ow.ly/27pa50ZHska
✍️WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 members walk out
✍️Nippon ignored ‘unfit’ tank
✍️Port of Anacortes stands with International Longshore & Warehouse Union
✍️Starbucks Workers United win SBUX safety change
✍️Millionaires tax key to WA school funding
https://ow.ly/27pa50ZHska
SEIU Local 925 & WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 members rallied after UW proposed 0% raises & eliminating DEI language from their contracts. One worker said, “I know my worth is way more than zero. We’re constantly asked to do more for UW. Now it’s time for them to do more for us.”
https://ow.ly/AcW250ZOtby
https://ow.ly/AcW250ZOtby
September 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM
SEIU Local 925 & WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 members rallied after UW proposed 0% raises & eliminating DEI language from their contracts. One worker said, “I know my worth is way more than zero. We’re constantly asked to do more for UW. Now it’s time for them to do more for us.”
https://ow.ly/AcW250ZOtby
https://ow.ly/AcW250ZOtby
That is why I am proud to have the support of more than a dozen unions and union leaders in our grassroots campaign to restore the economic dignity of the working class:
Washington State Labor Council
AFSCME Council 28, Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE)
Washington State Labor Council
AFSCME Council 28, Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE)
September 5, 2026 at 2:51 AM
That is why I am proud to have the support of more than a dozen unions and union leaders in our grassroots campaign to restore the economic dignity of the working class:
Washington State Labor Council
AFSCME Council 28, Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE)
Washington State Labor Council
AFSCME Council 28, Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE)
🗣️ We're walking out with state workers on Monday to support their fight for a fair contract! Actions are planned statewide and everyone is invited to support the public workers that provide services we all rely on. Find an action near you: https://ow.ly/8XBW50ZFQpT WFSE/AFSCME Council 28
August 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
🗣️ We're walking out with state workers on Monday to support their fight for a fair contract! Actions are planned statewide and everyone is invited to support the public workers that provide services we all rely on. Find an action near you: https://ow.ly/8XBW50ZFQpT WFSE/AFSCME Council 28