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Latest Updates

Your Workplace Should Be Heard

  • Call to Action
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  • One workplace update can connect coworkers, reveal shared concerns, and turn isolated experiences into organized collective action.

2026 Contract Ratification

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  • General Government, Higher Education, Highline, House, Senate, Yakima
  • Bargaining Update, General
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  • Mark your calendar! September contract voting includes hybrid and online options, pending tentative agreements.

2026 Executive Board Election

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  • General
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  • Ready to get involved? Executive Board nominations open August 24. Learn how you can lead and vote in WPEA’s 2027 election.

President Hacker Discusses Tentative Agreement in Washington State Standard

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  • General Government, Higher Education, Highline, House, Senate, Yakima
  • Bargaining Update, Presidential Address
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  • President Hacker discusses the current round of contract bargaining.

Technology & Privacy Story Collection

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  • Perspective Request
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  • WPEA is looking for stories!

PFMLA Stories

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  • Perspective Request
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  • Have you used Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave? Share your story and help protect this critical program for working families.

WALKOUT August 31st!

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  • General Government, Higher Education, Highline, Yakima
  • Bargaining Update, Call to Action
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  • Anybody who cares about public services is welcome and encouraged to join the walkout.

2026 Scholarship Winners

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  • Scholarships
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  • Congratulations to our scholarship recipients! Thank you to everyone who applied, and check out more opportunities through UFCW and Union Plus.

Stewards

Jonathan Bowers

  • Steward
  • Program Specialist 3
  • Manufacturing & Trades

Jose Garcia

  • Steward
  • Maintenance Custodian
  • Shelton Custodial

Katie Guarin

  • Steward
  • Program Specialist 3
  • Accounting Services

Kevin Yeh

  • Steward
  • Fiscal Specialist 2
  • Instruction

Margaret Hodun

  • Steward
  • Budget Analyst 4
  • Financial Services

Nicholas Evergreen

  • Steward
  • Maintenance Mechanic 2
  • B&T Administrative Support

Nora Downard

  • Steward
  • Management Analyst 4
  • Adm & Intl Student Svcs

Sarah Bay

  • Steward
  • Maintenance Mechanic 2
  • Facilities

WPEA Staff

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