Firelands Workers United/Trabajadores Unidos

New data show Washington state has one of the highest proportions of hospitals facing closure due to cuts to Medicaid under the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."

The analysis from the nonprofit Public Citizen found 22 hospitals in Washington are at heightened risk of closure due to the cuts, mostly in rural areas.

Chris Majors, director of marketing and public relations for Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen, said the hospital is already considering closing some services, including labor and delivery. He called the plans to cut Medicaid a tragedy.

"You can't let this bill play out the way that it is," Majors contended. "It has to get changed. It will kill people. That's the reality. There will be people who cannot get the services they need in time to save their lives if this continues. This isn't just about making money."

Majors said about 80% of the patients Grays Harbor Hospital serves rely on Medicaid and Medicare. Under the new law, Medicaid will be cut by $1 trillion over the next 10 years, leaving 10 million Americans without access to the program, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

Jeffrey Gustaveson, organizer for the nonprofit Firelands Workers United, said the Trump administration’s argument cuts to Medicaid will reduce waste and fraud is a distraction. He pointed out the funds from the cuts will go to the wealthiest people in the country.

"When families in Aberdeen and Pacific County have to drive more than an hour to go see the doctor when their kid's having an asthma attack, it's because a bunch of billionaires got themselves a tax break," Gustaveson asserted.

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Data show Medicaid cuts put 22 WA hospitals at risk of closure New data show Washington state has one of the highest proportions of hospitals facing closure due to cuts to Medicaid under the

Durante más de un siglo, los trabajadores de Grays Harbor se han unido para lograr una vida mejor.

En 1912, miles de trabajadores madereros inmigrantes de Hoquiam se declararon en huelga para exigir un salario justo y un día laboral de ocho horas. Ganaron.

Hoy, Firelands se une a *millones* de personas en todo el país para exigir una nación que ponga a los trabajadores por encima de los multimillonarios. Puede que ellos tengan el dinero, pero nosotros tenemos el número.

En este Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, y todos los días, nos respaldamos unos a otros. Si estás con nosotros, ¿compartirías este post?

For more than a century, working people on the Harbor have been standing together to win a better life.

Back in 1912, thousands of immigrant timber workers in Hoquiam marched on strike to demand fair pay and an 8-hour workday.

They won their demands.

Today, Firelands is joining *millions* across the country to demand a nation that puts workers over billionaires. They might have the money, but we’ve got the numbers.

This International Workers Day, and every day, we’ve got each others’ backs. If you’re with us, will you share this post?

Meanwhile, the politicians in charge tell us we have to tighten our belts. It's time to unrig the rules and actually tax the ultra-wealthy.

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Mientras tanto, los políticos al mando nos dicen que tenemos que apretarnos el cinturón. Es hora de acabar con las trampas del sistema y hacer que los más ricos paguen sus impuestos.

These corporations paid $0 in federal income tax for 2025.

¡Si se pudo! Este es una gran victoria para la clase trabajadora. Juntos, nos hemos organizado con fuerza a favor del Impuesto a los Millonarios, porque hará que los multimillonarios paguen más de lo que les deben, al tiempo que reducirá los impuestos a las familias trabajadoras y a las pequeñas negocios. Y porque dará miles de millones de dólares cada año a nuestras escuelas, hospitales rurales y servicios de guardería asequibles.

¡Estamos emocionados ver al gobernador firmar este proyecto de ley! ¿Compartirías esta publicación para ayudarnos a compartir las buenas noticias?

An enormous victory for rural working families! Together, we spoke up and fought hard for the Millionaires Tax—because it'll make the mega-millionaires pay more of their share while lowering taxes on working families and small businesses. And because it'll put billions of dollars each year towards our schools, rural hospitals, and affordable childcare.

We're looking forward to seeing the Governor sign this bill into law! Will you share this post to help us spread the word?

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Will state lawmakers balance the budget on the backs of us working families? Or will they tax the rich to fund programs like affordable childcare?

"Both the Washington state House and Senate are proposing cutting hundreds of millions of dollars from a child-care program for low-income families to balance the budget.

Sol Gonzalez, a single mother of three...was at the rally organized by Firelands Workers United. Gonzalez works with families of children with disabilities and said she and the families she works with rely on the subsidies to be able to go to work.

"I'm earning an income and still working extra hours so I can make necessities and what my daughters are needing, so it's going to be really devastating for my family and many other families in the state...it's not fair that the very rich are not paying what they are supposed to pay."

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¿Los legisladores estatales ajustarán el presupuesto a costa de las familias trabajadoras? ¿O harán más para que los ricos paguen lo que deben para dar fondos a programas como el cuidado infantil asequible?

"Tanto la Cámara de Representantes como el Senado del estado de Washington proponen recortar cientos de millones de dólares de un programa de cuidado infantil para familias de bajos ingresos con el fin de ajustar el presupuesto.

Sol González, madre soltera de tres hijos... asistió a la manifestación organizada por Firelands Workers United. González trabaja con familias de niños con discapacidades y dijo que ella y las familias con las que trabaja dependen de los subsidios para poder ir a trabajar.

'Gano un sueldo y sigo trabajando horas extras para poder cubrir las necesidades básicas y lo que necesitan mis hijas, por lo que va a ser realmente devastador para mi familia y muchas otras familias del estado... No es justo que los muy ricos no paguen lo que deben pagar'."

Working families rally in Olympia against cuts to public services Hundreds gathered in Olympia Thursday, asking state leaders to do more to prevent cuts to public programs they say will harm poor and working families.Both the Washington state House and

Yesterday, working families from across WA came together in Olympia to tell state leaders: “When the super-rich rig the rules, we pay the price!"

We sounded the alarm about cuts to healthcare, childcare, schools, and other essential public programs—and urged lawmakers to pass the Millionaires Tax this year to help fill the gap and make the super-rich pay their share.

Some of the wealthiest corporations and human beings in world history are here in our state. Microsoft alone raked in $101 billion in profits last year, and their CEO took home $96 million.

With wealth like that in our state, why are working families once again facing the possibility of more cuts? Because, for decades, politicians in WA have let corporations and CEOs rig the rules to protect their profits—at our expense.

So we're speaking out and sharing our message with state leaders: we need you do more to make the ultra-rich pay their share in taxes and protect working families from devastating cuts.

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Ayer, familias trabajadoras de todo el estado de Washington se reunieron en Olympia para decir: "¡Cuando los súper ricos manipulan las reglas, nosotros pagamos el precio!».

Los oradores dieron la voz de alarma sobre los recortes propuestos en sanidad, cuidado infantil, escuelas y otros programas públicos esenciales, e instaron a los legisladores a aprobar este año el Impuesto a los Millonarios para ayudar a que los súper ricos paguen su parte.

Algunas de las empresas y personas más ricas de la historia mundial se encuentran aquí, en nuestro estado. Solo Microsoft obtuvo 101 000 millones de dólares en beneficios el año pasado, y su CEO se llevó a casa 96 millones.

Con tanta riqueza en nuestro estado, ¿por qué las familias trabajadoras se enfrentan una vez más a la posibilidad de más recortes? Porque, durante décadas, los políticos de Washington han permitido que las empresas y los directores ejecutivos manipulen las reglas para proteger sus beneficios, a nuestra costa.

Por eso alzamos la voz y compartimos nuestro mensaje con los líderes estatales: necesitamos que hagan más para que los ultra ricos paguen su parte de impuestos y protejan a las familias trabajadoras de recortes devastadores.

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