Thanks Everyone who called, rallied, emailed, and met with their legislators!

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The legislature’s compromise budget was released on Saturday, and it does not include approval for WPEA’s ratified agreements for General Government, Higher Education coalition, or Highline College. These were the contracts that were ratified earlier this month, after difficult, extended negotiations.

The budget also rejects the furloughs proposed by Governor Ferguson. These furloughs (or other similar pay reductions proposed by the Senate) would have resulted in an across-the-board pay cut of nearly 5% for most state employees.

Sunday, April 27, 2025: Sine Die Sine Die is the final adjournment of a session of a legislative body. The body adjourns sine die when it adjourns without appointing a day on which to appear or assemble again.

The legislature adjourns sine die on Sunday, and it is unlikely that the budget will change. It’s clear that our collective bargaining process is not working. Leadership is meeting to develop a strategy to address it—this will include consulting legal counsel, engaging with the broader labor community, and working to strengthen the WPEA as a union.

We’re digging into the budget further and will provide more details on Monday, April 28th.