June 3, 2024
The new budget biennium is coming next year! This means that in February 2025, the state legislature will be making big decisions about how the state will distribute funds for community colleges. Before those decisions are made, legislators will receive a list of recommendations from the Governor, who will receive recommendations from the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) and the Washington State AFT. These recommendation processes take time, so we need to start showing our support now if we want the SBCTC and Governor Inslee to ask the legislature for what our colleges need.
To organize this effort, the AFT has assembled a list of issues that need to be addressed in the next budget cycle. We’ll be posting about these issues in a series on our website, so if you want to know what our union is pushing for and why, take a look at the links below!
Pay Equity for Associate Faculty!
Continuity of Benefits for Associate Faculty!
How can you help?
Once you’re informed about the issues, the next step is to take action! Here’s some suggestions for how you can use your voice to help.
- Contact your representatives in the state legislature and tell them you support these issues! You can find out who your state reps are and how to contact them using the WA State District Finder Map.
- Contact Governor Inslee to voice your support for these issues.
- Join your fellow union members at the Lobby Days that the AFT will be organizing in early 2025. Stay tuned for more information about those days!
- Watch this page for more opportunities to raise your voice in support of our community colleges!