Interpreters United

09/08/2026

09/04/2026

Capitol Rally is ON for tomorrow at 12pm: https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-power-for-labor-day-rally-at-the-capitol-for-a-fair-contract/

RSVP and bring your green shirts and loud voices! It's time for a fair contract for Washington's public workers.

We'll be calling and leaving messages for Governor Bob Ferguson throughout.

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The Seattle Times KING 5 The STAND The Stranger KIRO 7 News FOX 13 Seattle The Olympian KUOW Public Radio

08/27/2026

Did you know WFSE members can apply for up to $1,800 in childcare reimbursement?

WFSE CARE (Childcare Assistance & Relief) is a pilot program designed to provide financial support to members with childcare expenses.

Childcare costs in Washington are among the highest in the nation and often exceed the cost of rent or a mortgage.

The program reflects WFSE’s commitment to supporting working families, improving member economic stability, and strengthening recruitment and retention across the union.

Learn more and apply here: https://wfse.org/wfsecare

08/19/2026

No one who works a 40-hour workweek should have to work another job.

Washington state leadership is proposing 0% raises for our contracts.

We're asking you to speak up and tell management why you deserve a fair contract, a living wage, and a future in public service. Text STAND to 237-263 for next steps.

08/15/2026

Our statewide walkouts on August 31 will not be the end of our actions if our employers continue to refuse meaningful improvements at the bargaining table.

It will be the beginning of further escalation, starting with an action September 5 in Olympia.

Would we rather be having a BBQ for the long weekend? Yes.

But the reason we have a long weeked on Labor Day (or any weekend, actually) is because workers organized, spoke up, and refused to accept things the way they were.

And today, we are refusing to accept things the way they are.

Labor Day is about our right to sit with our employers as equals to come to an agreement on the things that matter most — our safety on the job, our pay, our benefits.

It's a right around 90 percent of workers in this country don't have.

So while our employers are relaxing poolside and enjoying the fruits of our labor, we'll be demanding better for everybody — patients, students, Washingtonians, workers — whether they're covered by our contract or not.

https://wfse.org/news/walkout-august-31st

Governor Bob Ferguson KUOW Public Radio KING 5 KIRO 7 News