AFT Washington, AFL-CIO

‘Put up or shut up’: WA GOP vote fraud claims rejected Washington state's Republican Party is amplifying unproven LA election fraud claims, including posts calling California’s election “clearly fraudulent” even without proof.

A surprising, but very welcome, outcome from this NLRB!

🚨 SEATTLE EMBASSY SUITES WORKERS ARE OFFICIALLY ON STRIKE! 🚨

These brave workers officially went on strike starting at 6:30 this morning. Come down and show them support on the picket line at 255 South King Street, Seattle, WA 98104 until 9 pm today.

This isn't a surprise. Washingtonians understand the value of a multi-faceted educational system that offers many pathways to stable, living wage jobs, as well as to learning simply for the sake of learning. The Governor, the Legislature and some state agencies are doing a lot to undermine that system, and it's ordinary Washingtonians who lose out.

Washingtonians disapprove of the cuts to education that the Legislature made in the 2026 session, Civic Heartbeat poll finds - NPI's Cascadia Advocate 55% of likely 2026 general election voters recently surveyed by Emerson College Polling for the Northwest Progressive Institute said they disapproved of the decision by the Legislature and Governor Ferguson to reduce funding for priorities like Transition to Kindergarten, Running Start, and K‑12 p...

"Millionaires Give Big to Beat Millionaires Tax." Funny how they never give big to raise our incomes or lower our costs.

Instead they dump their obscene wealth into trying to cut childcare facilities for working families, pollute our air and water, and gut the schools our kids go to just to give themselves a fat tax break.

Read more at the Washington Observer: https://open.substack.com/pub/washingtonobserver/p/millionaires-give-big-to-beat-millionaires?r=1vx6xs&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

We periodically like to remind folks of the many wonderful labor resources we have in Washington. Here's another one!

📘 A Richer Harvest is an eclectic collection of fiction and nonfiction literature detailing the stories of workers and industry in the Pacific Northwest. It's one of the many books housed at the LERC's Will Parry Library, where we have immense selections on international, US, and PNW specific labor history.

Come visit our collection by appointment, or head to the link in our comments to explore our library digitally!

ICE Is Out Of Control. Congress Must Protect Dreamers! June 15 marks the anniversary of President Obama establishing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in 2012. Republicans in Congress and President Trump have blocked any meaningful help for Dreamers, leaving hundreds of thousands vulnerable to detention, deportation and separation from....

We are amplifying the diligent work of WSDOT in preparing Washingtonians and Washington visitors alike for World Cup traffic and the relative distances to common tourist attractions in our state. This map is fully accurate. Welcome to Washington!

WELCOME TO WASHINGTON, SOCCER FANS. Allow us to help you get acquainted with our state via this highly-accurate and mostly-to-scale map.

There’s a lot to do and see here, but having a good time means PLANNING AHEAD. That means being prepared for congestion on major routes across the state, particularly in the Seattle area on match days.

In Seattle, transit will be your best friend (or hop on a bike/scooter/skateboard/those old roller blades you’ve been meaning to dust off).

Get familiar with these accounts:

Washington State Ferries
King County Metro Transit
Sound Transit
Kitsap Transit
Pierce Transit
Community Transit
Spokane Transit
Seattle Department of Transportation
Amtrak Cascades

Locals: Even if you aren’t attending the festivities, you’ll still be impacted by the uptick in visitors. Between matches in Seattle and Vancouver and nine fan zones across the state, LOTS of people will be coming and going on the north-south and east-west routes across Washington. Take a deep breath, download our app, and plan ahead.

For a full list of resources during the matches happening June 15 through July 6, visit our website: https://engage.wsdot.wa.gov/seattle-world-championship-soccer

This includes links to our real-time travel map, our app, border crossing wait times, and links to our regional transportation partners.

HAPPY SUMMER OF SOCCER! Stay safe out there!

Note: This map has been updated from the original version to include all five explodey mountains and a few other Easter eggs that represent our state.

This is such an important program, especially as food costs continue to rise.

This summer, as many as 577,000 Washington children will receive SUN Bucks to help buy food when school is not in session.

OSPI is partnering with Washington state's Department of Social and Health Services to distribute these benefits.

The $120 one-time payment per eligible child will be deposited onto new SUN Bucks cards in June.

“Washington state has continued to expand access to nutritious meals for our young people,” said State Superintendent Chris Reykdal. “Combined with our summer meal programs, SUN Bucks helps ensure students continue to access food during the summer months when they are not in school. We appreciate our partnership with DSHS in administering this program in support of our students and families.”

Click to learn more about the program: mailchi.mp/dshs.wa.gov/sun-bucks-2026