Stand Up for Washington Workers
Both Governor Ferguson and the Legislature are trying to balance the budget on the backs of everyday people—cutting jobs, imposing furloughs, and making our communities pay the price. We won’t stand for it!
Push Back Now!
Calling on all WPEA members, Labor Siblings, and allies of the working class:
SB5793 would not only drastically increase our healthcare costs, it would also change state law and permanently remove our ability to even bargain it!
We need immediate action. Mass email the legislators in the link below for the Senate Ways & Means Committee and tell them this cannot stand.
We will not allow it.
These continued attacks on the working class by those in Olympia have shown who they truly care about—and who they don’t.
Senate Ways & Means Committee (https://leg.wa.gov/about-the-legislature/committees/senate/wm/ )
Email Template Suggestion:
Hello, my name is ____, I’m a state employee working at ____, and I’m writing as a member of the Washington Public Employees Association. I’m asking you to commit not to balance the budget by hurting state employees: vote NO on pay cuts (SB 5792) and NO on cuts to public employee health insurance (SB 5793).
State employees have steadfastly provided vital public services in the face of recessions and a pandemic. We’ve stretched, we’ve done more with less, and we’ve worked hard to serve the people of Washington state. But over the last 20 years, we’ve seen our purchasing power fall by more than 20%. And now, the governor and legislative budget writers are proposing an additional 4.5% pay cut and new limits to our rights to bargain over health care.
We’re the people who make the state run; but for years the state has treated us like a troublesome expense. With every new cut, the state chases away talented, dedicated workers, and makes life harder for those of us who stick around.
It’s time to stop this awful cycle. Please take a stand for public service and commit to rejecting SB 5792 and 5793.
Day of Action!
APRIL 9TH
Join Washington Labor for a Day of Action on April 9th to demand that legislators stop their war on the working class.
Wear WPEA BLUE!
Day of Action: Rally at the Capitol
When: April 9^th noon to 4pm
Where: Washington State Capitol –at the Tivoli Fountain
Travel: WPEA will reimburse mileage and per diem for members who travel – contact julia@wpea.org for more information.
What Else:
- Request time off now!
- Consider organizing a group or carpooling!
- We are partnering with other Washington State Labor Siblings, if you work at an agency with other unions, let them know what’s going on! Invite them to participate!
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WE make this state run —and it’s time to remind these politicians just that! #WPEA #WashingtonForAll #NoFurloughs #NoCuts #StopSB5793 #LaborUnity https://maps.app.goo.gl/AerSZnzYFueJpyUt7
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