Retired Public Employees Council of WA

09/08/2026

09/03/2026

More pictures of RPEC members showing up for their union siblings! RPEC Chapter 10 President Robert Devlin and RPEC District 8 (Pierce County) Executive Board member Paulette Thompson attended a walkout for Western State Hospital on Monday in a show of solidarity. State employee salaries in Washington are on average 16% less than their private sector counterparts. They deserve a fair contract to secure cost-of-living raises that keep up with inflation!

09/02/2026

More photos of the walkouts for state workers on Monday, August 31st. These photos are from the walkout in Tumwater and featured in the middle of the picture is RPEC Chapter 2 member Tim Welch standing alongside WFSE's Executive Director, Kurt Spiegel (left). State workers deserve a fair bargain for reasonable wage increases!

09/01/2026

RPEC Chapter 13 members Kimberly Cogswell and Cindy Hall, Chapter President, stood in solidarity with WFSE members at the Veterans Nursing Home in Spokane on Monday the 31st to support their walkout campaign. This walkout campaign is to send a message to the state that a fair wage increase is a non-negotiable for our state employees.

08/28/2026

Candidates now on the ballot will have to confront tough tradeoffs to prevent a drastic cut to retirees’ monthly checks.

08/27/2026

WFSE members near Spokane are still reeling from the impacts of wildfires that have changed their lives.

We're asking union siblings and WFSE locals to donate to the Foundation for Working Families to help our siblings near Spokane.

For information on how to help, disaster leave for WFSE members, and more, click here: https://wfse.org/news/wildfire-leave-disaster-relief-respect-frontline

08/23/2026

AFSCME President Lee Saunders set the tone this morning for our Retiree Council Meeting! We are EXCITED to welcome him into the ranks of the AFSCME Retirees!

08/18/2026

AFSCME Retirees Council meeting attendees after the conclusion of the annual meeting. Another one in the books!