Hundreds of state workers rally against budget cuts, Gov. Bob Ferguson’s furloughs

State Workers Won’t Let Ferguson Balance the Budget on Their Backs

Hundreds of Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) members packed the rotunda on Wednesday to remind Ferguson that their salaries aren’t just spreadsheet items: they’re livelihoods, rent checks, daycare bills, and precarious stability. They staged a sit-in outside Ferguson’s office, then marched to the governor’s mansion to confront him, however, he was gone, working from his Seattle office. by Marcus Harrison Green They were loud. They…

Hundreds of state workers rally against budget cuts, Gov. Bob Ferguson’s furloughs

Hundreds of protesters — many in green shirts — gathered near Tivoli Fountain at the Capitol Campus in Olympia on Wednesday to slam recent proposals to furlough state employees. “No cuts, no furloughs. Tax, tax the rich!” rally-goers chanted at the April 9 event sponsored by the Washington Federation of State Employees. Demonstrators also took the chant inside the Legislative Building and to ...