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WA state employees fought against furloughs. They count new WA budget a ‘win’
The Washington Federation of State Employees said in a recent news release that it’s counting the adopted budget as a “win.” ...
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Thousands of WA Public Workers Don’t Want Ferguson to Sign Budget
Their proposed budget does not include a slew of pay increases that are slated for the 50,000-plus workers who are part of the bigger Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE), according to the ...
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Union urges Ferguson not to sign budget without their pay raises
In the meantime, the much larger Washington Federation of State Employees is pressing Ferguson to sign the budget, which would pay for raises for its members and does not include furlough plans ...
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State Workers Won’t Let Ferguson Balance the Budget on Their Backs
They're demanding it, loudly enough to shake the state capital. Hundreds of Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) members packed the rotunda on Wednesday to remind Ferguson that their ...
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Hundreds of state workers rally against budget cuts, Gov. Bob Ferguson’s furloughs
“No cuts, no furloughs. Tax, tax the rich!” rally-goers chanted at the April 9 event sponsored by the Washington Federation of State Employees. Demonstrators also took the chant inside the ...
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Protest erupts at WA Capitol, as outraged state workers slam Ferguson over furlough plan
Workers from the Washington Federation of State Employees and other local unions pushed for a so-called wealth tax rather than cutting their earnings or state programs to fill the estimated $16 ...
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State workers to rally against furloughs, cuts: ‘We cannot allow this to continue’
Western Washington University public service employees and members of the Washington Federation of State Employees union joined a statewide walkout to demand fair pay and safe staffing levels on Sept.