Washington Public Employees Association

06/05/2026

📢 WPEA Candidate Interview Schedule Update 📢

Our candidate interview and endorsement process continues, and we have several exciting interviews coming up in the weeks ahead! We're also waiting to hear back from additional candidates, so stay tuned—more interviews are on the horizon.

🗓️ Upcoming Candidate Interviews:

📍 Friday, June 5 at 12:00 PM
• Senator Deb Krishnadasan — Candidate for Senate, 26th Legislative District

📍 Monday, June 8 at 6:00 PM
• Mark Hodgson — Candidate, 24th Legislative District

📍 Thursday, June 11 at 12:00 PM
• Representative Cindy Ryu — Candidate for Senate, 32nd Legislative District

📍 Thursday, June 18 at 12:00 PM
• Jaelynn Scott — Candidate, 37th Legislative District

📍 Thursday, July 2 at 12:00 PM
• Natasha Laitila — Candidate, 29th Legislative District

All WPEA members and staff are welcome to attend and participate in these important conversations. This is your opportunity to hear directly from candidates and help shape our endorsement decisions.

We hope you'll join us! [email protected]

06/01/2026

👀 Interested in politics? Want to help shape WPEA's endorsements?

We've got FOUR candidate endorsement interviews this week and are looking for members who would ask great questions and help evaluate candidates.

📅 June 1 – Ben Christly (17th LD)
📅 June 2 – Patrick Stickney (29th LD)
📅 June 4 – Chris Bloomquist (32nd LD)
📅 June 5 – Sen. Deb Krishnadasan (26th LD Senate)

Want to join the conversation? Email [email protected] and get involved!

05/30/2026

This weekend's board meeting has been scheduled due to family emergency. Now will be June 13th!

Executive Board Meeting

Saturday, May 30th @ 9 AM - 4 PM

Come for 10 minutes, schedule time to pitch an idea, or stick around for the entire meeting.

Executive Board Meetings are where the union’s elected leadership makes high-level decisions that guide our strategy and protect members.

The Board determines which escalated grievances proceed to arbitration, sets and oversees the budget, approves campaigns, and establishes the overall direction of the union.

Email [email protected] for Zoom Link

05/28/2026

FYI Skagit Valley Head Start Members!! We sure to attend if you can - We look forward to seeing you

05/27/2026

Executive Board Meeting

Saturday, May 30th @ 9 AM - 4 PM

Come for 10 minutes, schedule time to pitch an idea, or stick around for the entire meeting.

Executive Board Meetings are where the union’s elected leadership makes high-level decisions that guide our strategy and protect members.

The Board determines which escalated grievances proceed to arbitration, sets and oversees the budget, approves campaigns, and establishes the overall direction of the union.

Email [email protected] for Zoom Link

05/26/2026

Do you work at Washington State Department of Agriculture? Next meeting June 8!
Stay informed. Get connected. Build solidarity

When: Second Monday of every month
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Where: Zoom https://wpea-org.zoom.us/j/88305349498 Meeting ID: 883 0534 9498

What to Expect:

• Union updates and important news
• Open Q&A; with members
• Connect with coworkers statewide
• Share ideas, concerns, and feedback

Even if we can’t meet in person, this is our space to come together and strengthen our collective voice.
We’re starting with monthly meetings and may adjust frequency based on members' feedback.

Questions? Contact:
Stacie Leanos WPEA Union Representative
360-810-1627 | ✉ [email protected]

05/25/2026

The WPEA Political Action Committee (PAC) gives union members a direct voice in the political process by connecting members with candidates running for public office.

PAC members participate in candidate interviews, ask questions, discuss endorsements, and help decide which candidates WPEA should publicly support. Members can also recommend additional candidates for the committee to interview.

The PAC is not funded through union dues. Any campaign contributions come only from voluntary donations made specifically to the PAC fund, which is small and used sparingly. Most of the committee’s work focuses on building relationships and ensuring candidates hear directly from the public employees they may one day represent.

Legislators make decisions based on the people and experiences they encounter. Participating in the PAC gives members an opportunity to share their experiences firsthand and help shape how elected officials understand public sector work before they take office.

If you would like to participate in any PAC interview, email [email protected]

05/22/2026

📢 Join WPEA Candidate Interviews & Endorsement Process! 📢

WPEA is conducting our own candidate interview and endorsement process — and all members & staff are welcome to participate!

Here’s our upcoming interview schedule:

🗓️ Friday, May 29 at 12pm
• Will Chen — 32nd LD

🗓️ Monday, June 1 at 6pm
• Ben Christly — 17th LD

🗓️ Tuesday, June 2 at 6pm
• Patrick Stickney — 29th LD

🗓️ Thursday, June 4 at 12pm
• Chris Bloomquist — 32nd LD

🗓️ Friday, June 5 at 12pm
• Senator Deb Krishnadasan — 26th LD Senate

🗓️ Monday, June 8 at 6pm
• Representative Cindy Ryu — 32nd LD Senate

🗓️ Thursday, June 18 at 12pm
• Jaelynn Scott — 37th LD

💻 Join all interviews via Zoom:
https://wpea-org.zoom.us/j/83618620913?pwd=j8ibcmKtXIxHGqWp06FcoUkrjP1J93.1

Candidate interviews are generally held:
• Mondays & Tuesdays at 6pm
• Thursdays at 12pm

Interested in participating or learning more?
📧 Email: [email protected]

Your voice matters — we hope to see you there!

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05/21/2026

On Saturday, May 16, members from WPEA joined hundreds of other union members from across the state to debate and vote on the Washington State Labor Council's endorsements for 2026. This is a big election year in Washington, with five Supreme Court races, 10 congressional seats, 98 state house seats, and 24 state senate seats on the ballot.

It was a full day, as candidates and delegates spent the morning mingling, meeting each other, and discussing our shared priorities. Delegates also had the chance to hear speeches from sitting US representatives and watch panels of supreme court candidates. Then we spent the afternoon in closed-door session, debating the relative merits of candidates in more than 100 races. You can see the complete list of WSLC's endorsements chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://wslc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-WSLC-election-endorsements.pdf. Candidates must earn a 2/3 vote of the delegates in order to win endorsement.

WPEA is conducting our own candidate interview and endorsement process, and we want you to participate! We're conducting candidate interviews over Zoom on Mondays and Tuesdays at 6pm, and Thursdays at 12pm. To take part, or to learn more, email [email protected].

05/12/2026

Quarter 2 District Meeting is tonight at 5:30-6:30. Tune in Via Zoom! Amanda Hacker is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Quarter 2 District Meeting
Time: May 12, 2026 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://wpea-org.zoom.us/j/81455645435?pwd=GMo2plv1pRCbt9Sl0NlGzDlda1JTY2.1

Meeting chat link
https://wpea-org.zoom.us/launch/jc/81455645435

Meeting ID: 814 5564 5435
Passcode: 608251
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