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Cliff Cawthon @cliffcawthon89.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

With my union comrades at the @wfse.org conference.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 24/10/2025

✅ VOTE for WFSE-endorsed candidates on Nov. 4! Fellow WFSE members made these endorsements based on candidates' stances on labor-related issues, like funding our contracts and opposing cuts to state services. (Cont). 🧵

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 11/08/2025

500 more public employees are now members of the Washington Federation of State Employees. We need every public employee fighting with us to enforce our rights at our worksites, to defend our work in the legislature, and to win a fair union contract when we enter negotiations a year from now.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 09/07/2025

Governor Bob Ferguson's Office of Financial Management is trying to backtrack on hard-earned, union-negotiated pay raises for state workers in secretary job classes. Learn who's impacted, how WFSE is fighting back, and how you can help here: actionnetwork.org/letters/gov-...

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 27/06/2025

The solution to @seattlecolleges.bsky.social money woes is not laying of the folks who work directly with students and keep the lights on and toilets working. 💸Stop piling onto executive leadership salaries and blowing hot air about diversity, inclusion and equity: actionnetwork.org/letters/send...

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 19/06/2025

Today is a day of liberation, #Juneteenth, which commemorates the final emancipation of enslaved Black Americans in the United States. WFSE stands shoulder to shoulder with all in the continued fight for a more perfect union.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 18/06/2025

🌈 HUGE shout out to WFSE's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, who sponsored WFSE's appearance in the Spokane Pride Parade! 💚 Without our EDI Committee, we wouldn't have had the amazing participation we did. Thank you to these dedicated folks for all the amazing work they put in every day 💚

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 10/06/2025

🤯 Administration at @seattlecolleges.bsky.social want to lay off the staff who have daily contact with students, working on campus to keep every location running. ❓ Presumably, they won't be reducing the salary of the chancellor or the other 7 cabinet members, who together receive $8.5 million.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 05/06/2025

WFSE stands in solidarity with all communities under attack and understands that the time for unity is now. We stand united with all workers, particularly the most vulnerable among us. Solidarity is key to beating back the attacks on immigrants, workers, and unions.

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 04/06/2025

Say it with us: WITHOUT THE WORKING CLASS NOTHING MOVES.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 04/06/2025

🧐 We WON progressive revenue during the legislative session... 👎 But the Seattle Colleges are trying to FURLOUGH workers anyway. 🫱🏼‍🫲🏾 Stand with us to say NO to needless furloughs at Seattle Colleges! Click here to send a letter to SC Leadership: actionnetwork.org/letters/send... #WashingtonForAll

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Pride at Work @prideatwork.org · 01/06/2025

This Pride Month, we celebrate the strength and solidarity of the LGBTQIA+ community. Together, we rise — fighting for equality, dignity, and justice in every workplace.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 03/06/2025

Join the parents, children and community members telling Everett Community College to STOP the closure of their beloved Early Learning Center: actionnetwork.org/letters/send...

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 02/06/2025

Everett Community College is CHOOSING to close a world-class early learning center in the middle of a childcare desert: www.seattletimes.com/education-la... Send a letter to stop the closure here: wfse.org/news/early-l...

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Everett center sinking amid affordable child care crisis

The center's pending closure is a high-profile example of the challenges of providing early learning.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 22/05/2025

Shout out to WFSE's Student Support Service Staff Union at the Evergreen State College who just secured... ✅More leave time ✅A signing bonus ✅A general wage increase And much more in their tentative agreement (TA) with TESC. Find the full TA and voting details at wfse.org/bargaining-u...

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The Evergreen State College, Student Support Service Staff Union (TESC SSSSU) Bargaining Updates

Bargaining dates: 3/26, 4/15, 4/22Your 2025-2027 Bargaining TeamAnne CarpenterRon Heley, Labor NegotiatorBecky Stephens, Labor Negotiator

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 20/05/2025

It took A LOT of hard work from WFSE members to get us to this point. We have a way to go to win a #WashingtonForAll and a truly balanced tax code, but we left nothing on the table this session. Watch live on TVW at 3pm PST: tvw.org/video/govern...

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 20/05/2025

🎉Shout out to the South Puget Sound Community College exempt bargaining team who are nearing a SOLID new union contract after two months of negotiations! These educational and career planners guide students in their academic journeys and careers. Learn more at wfse.org/bargaining-u...

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AFSCME Archivist @afscme-archivist.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

While the disaster directly impacted many @afscme.bsky.social members, they were also vital to the immediate response and clean-up work. In Yakima, WA alone - 85 miles from Mt. St. Helens - members cleared 600K tons of ash. #MSH45 #MountStHelens #LaborHistory @wfse.org

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AFSCME Archivist @afscme-archivist.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Mount St. Helens erupted 45 years ago May 8, taking 57 human lives, countless animals, hundreds of square miles of vegetation and development; melted glaciers causing mudslides that traveled 50 miles; and dropped ash on 11 US states and several Canadian provinces. #MountStHelens #MSH45

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 15/05/2025

On Peace Officer's Memorial Day, we honor the law enforcement officers who keep our communities safe every day and remember those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice. WFSE is proud to be the union for many of these heroes in communities across the state, helping them find a voice in the workplace.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 15/05/2025

Details of the federal budget were revealed this week. If passed, it would represent the largest transfer of wealth in history and deal a devastating blow to working families and to the public services that WFSE members provide. Learn more and take action: wfse.org/news/federal...

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 15/05/2025

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 12/05/2025

💔 Billionaires and anti-union extremists are destroying public jobs, rolling back health and safety laws for public workers, and union rights. 💚 Register for AFSCME's GO Town Hall TONIGHT (5/12) to learn how YOU can fight back against threats to jobs and benefits: www.mobilize.us/afscme/event...

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 08/05/2025

⁉️ The true controversy in Washington is how our state workers can't afford to live in the communities they serve. 💚 We celebrate the signing of House Bill 1217, a rent stabilization bill that will help renting Washingtonians avoid huge rent increases yearly.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 01/05/2025

We won for working families this Legislative Session, fighting off furloughs, healthcare takeaways, and closures that would have displaced the most vulnerable Washingtonians. washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/the-winner... But there's still work to be done to win a #WashingtonForAll.

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The winners at the 2025 Legislature

We look at who came out ahead this year, plus new workplace safety protections for students

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 01/05/2025

✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼The Interpreters United movement grows! 🗣️Interpreters who take appointments at state agencies like Corrections, Ecology and Transportation through DES connect EVERYONE in Washington to vital services no matter the language they speak. Learn more: interpretersunited.wfse.org #WFSEWins #AFSCME

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 25/04/2025

💚 WFSE members at Harborview Medical Center BROKE legislators’ phones yesterday. 💪 They demanded NO cuts or furloughs to the only Level 1 trauma center in Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho—and a key resource for Seattle’s most vulnerable patients. #washingtonforall

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Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO @ttdaflcio.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Ahead of Worker Memorial Day next Monday, the @aflcio.org "Death on the Job" report is a reminder that workplace safety precautions should be proactive, not reactionary.

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WFSE Local 889 @wfselocal889.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

DSHS: "Today staff at Rainier School and Yakima Valley school provided a home and community to adults with developmental disabilities: Medical, dental, behavioral health, OT, PT, speech, vocational. Caring staff to lead activities and support ADLs." Can an empty campus do that? #EmptyChairsWA

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 24/04/2025

🗣️ SB 5393, which would close Rainier School, could go to a floor votes as soon as TONIGHT. ⁉️ We need you to call 888-258-4588 NOW and ask to leave a message for your state representatives: VOTE NO ON SB 5393.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 24/04/2025

We need to balance our tax code, #WaLeg! New revenue CANNOT wait. WFSE members: Text STAND to 237-263 to call and email your legislators demanding a #WashingtonForAll, not just the rich.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 16/04/2025

Closing Reentry Centers, which help reinvest money into Washington, to save money is absurd. Washington lawmakers need to stop stepping over a dollar to save a dime. They also need to think about how their actions will destroy communities. #WashingtonForAll www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC1y...

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Employees protest potential closure of Ahtanum View Reentry Center in Yakima

YouTube video by KIMA Action News

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 16/04/2025

Thank you to Reps. Corry and Penner for standing by the most severely disabled adults with disabilities who receive life-saving care from our members at Yakima Valley School and Rainier School. Say no to closures. Save lives. It's not too late. #WashingtonForAll www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OIc...

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A Democrat policy threatening lives in Washington state: House Bill 1472

YouTube video by Washington State House Republicans

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 14/04/2025

0️⃣ days without fighting for a #WashingtonForAll! 🛣️ We're calling every day to fight proposed cuts to the vital services Washingtonians depend on every day. 👀 If you want to stand up and fight back against government cruelty and billionaire overreach, text STAND to 237-263!

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WFSE Local 889 @wfselocal889.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Local 889 President Jeanette addresses @wfsec28.bsky.social members at the #WashingtonForAll rally in Olympia yesterday. We just can't keep doing more with less. #SafeStaffingSavesLives #WaLeg #DontFuckUsFerguson

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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

#FlashbackFriday to earlier this week when we joined a national day of action to protest against furloughs, layoffs, and cuts to education and research funding. We’re fired up and ready to keep fighting. 📣✊💫 🚨 @uofwa.bsky.social 🤝 @uaw4121.bsky.social @wfsec28.bsky.social

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 09/04/2025

Governor Bob Ferguson and #WaLeg Senate Democrats: expect more of the same going forward. Public workers are tired of suffering from #WaLeg's poor planning. We're tired of not being able to pay our bills. Fix the tax code. #washingtonforall www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

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WA union marches into state Capitol as budget bargaining boils over

"No cuts, no furloughs! Tax, tax the rich!" members of the Washington State Federation of State Employees chanted in the Capitol building during a Wednesday protest.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 03/04/2025

Senate Democrats want to close FIVE DOC reentry centers, including Tri-Cities. House Democrats want to close two. Here's the thing: We need all the capacity we can get. Reentry centers save our state money AND reduce recidivism. Knee-jerk closures for immediate budget relief will cost us.

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ACLU of Washington @acluwa.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Cesar Chavez was a legendary labor leader and civil rights activist whose life of organizing and advocacy profoundly changed farmworker rights for the better, including fair wages, medical coverage, pension benefits, humane living conditions, and more. #CesarChavezDay

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Fuse Washington @fusewashington.org · 01/04/2025

Paul, @wfsec28.bsky.social union utility worker testifying in support: says he works hard, even hand digging a trench yesterday and then comes home to take care of his ill mom. Progressive revenue would stop cuts to jobs like his. "The fairest solution on the table is SB 5796" WFSCME"

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 31/03/2025

🏰 We love some doom scrolling. But we can take that energy to fight back against the billionaires trying to take our power! 👀 Don't forget--we're stronger together. As a WFSE member, you have over 52,000 people here to back you up and help fight for a better future. #WashingtonForAll

A meme where a person in a blue shirt stands at a fork in the road. There are two options. On the left, a gleaming castle with a blue sky behind it is captioned "fight for a better future with fellow workers." On the right, a dark castle with thunderstorm-filled skies says "doomscroll until you feel helpless and depressed."

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 27/03/2025

Tomorrow: Rally for immigrant workers and union activists in Tacoma. Wear your WFSE green. #solidarity #1u

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 26/03/2025

Most everyone agrees that every single DOC reentry center in Washington is needed. Yet both the House, the Senate and Governor Bob Ferguson have proposed closing them. Let's make the rich start paying taxes before we skimp on public safety, @governorferguson.bsky.social. #washingtonforall

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 26/03/2025

Calling up @governorferguson.bsky.social and legislators asking them to please start taxing billionaires rather than closing facilities like Rainier School which keep developmentally disabled adults alive. We're demanding a #WashingtonForAll, not just the rich. Time to get on board, #Waleg!

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 24/03/2025

🤡 Our state needs the public services our members provide more than ever, but our elected officials think it's better to make sure billionaires get their fifth yacht... 🗣️ We need to tell our governor and legislators they CAN'T throw Washingtonians under the bus to appease billionaire donors.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 24/03/2025

Families and disability rights activists will be telling @governorferguson.bsky.social and Washington State Senate Dems that balancing the budget by throwing disabled folks out on the street is NOT in line with our state's values. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/save-... #WashingtonForAll

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 17/03/2025

✅NO FURLOUGHS for Public Workers ✅Tax the rich ✅NO service cuts for the most vulnerable 💬Text STAND to 237-263 to call your elected official and tell them your "wish list" for the House and Senate budgets that will come out next week. We're demanding a #WashingtonForAll, not just the rich.

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WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 @wfse.org · 16/03/2025

🪧Monday! Join fellow public workers, union members, economists, and activists to demand our elected officials reject furloughs and harmful cuts and TAX THE RICH. RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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