Community College Coalition (WFSE)

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Help Make WFSE Legislative Priorities a Reality - Sign Up to Lobby

WFSE members from across the state attended our union's lobby training on January 8.

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2023-2025 Bargaining Teams Announced

Check out the 2023-2025 WFSE bargaining teams. Next, teams will attend a training, review bargaining proposals and prepare to negotiate the best possible contracts for our jobs, families and communities

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A Message From Mike

Solidarity Makes the Difference - WFSE President Mike Yestramski

Our union, WFSE, is closed out the year with plenty to celebrate.

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AFSCME mourns the loss of a beloved member of our union family, Mildred Wurf

AFSCME mourns the loss of Mildred Wurf, a beloved member of our union family, a pioneer

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WFSE Members Ensure Labor Laws Apply to ALL Washingtonians

Members won a verdict against a multi-billion-dollar company running a for-profit detention center that was paying detainees as little as $1/day to keep the facility running.

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Everett Community College Pauses Plans to Close Early Learning Center

From the Washington News Service

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EvCC Board: Don’t Outsource College’s Early Learning Center

The Early Learning Center on the Everett Community College campus is in danger of being handed over to an outside contractor that will operate it as a limited-service daycare center. Our community of educators, workers, parents, and community have been left out of the process.

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AFSCME Local 101 members picket San Jose City Hall for pay equity in July 1981. (Photo by Lou Dematteis)

Honoring the anniversary of America’s first pay equity strike

Striketober and Strikesgiving are over, but worker strikes are still going strong.

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AFSCME’s Saunders urges Senate to act on House-approved Build Back Better Act

AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Friday urged the Senate to follow in the footsteps of the House of Representatives and

Save the Early Learning Center at Everett Community College

With an outpouring of support from parents, employees, legislators, city council members, students, unions and community, it is clear: We cannot back down till Everett Community College leadership completely scraps the plan to replace the ELC with a limited-service daycare.

Send a letter to EvCC President Daria Willis and the college's Board of Trustees—and make sure your neighbors, coworkers, and fellow parents join you.