Local #1789 seattle community colleges faculty union *north seattle college* *seattle central college* *south seattle college* https://linktr.ee/aftseattlehttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3m3unub3pv225Great little write-up on another AFT WA-endorsed candidate for Seattle City Council! Check out the full list of endorsements: https://www.aftwa.org/endorsements-and-elections/2025-general-election-endorsements [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2025 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3unub3pv225https://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3m3t4h4gv6k2tCheck out that lineup of AFT WA endorsed candidates! Katie Wilson for Seattle mayor Erika Evans for city attorney & Eddie Lin, Alexis Mercedes Rinck, and Dionne Foster for council seats 2, 8, and 9. Read the full list of endorsements - and don't forget to vote! https://www.aftwa.org/endorsements-and-elections/2025-general-election-endorsements [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2025 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3t4h4gv6k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3m3qhdg43ic2wBallots are out, and AFT WA has endorsements for your state and local races! Learn more about local pro-labor, pro-education candidates here: https://wa.aft.org/endorsements-and-elections/2025-general-election-endorsements21 Oct 2025 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3qhdg43ic2whttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lvo7qanos22wPrimary ballots are due TODAY! Get our there and vote! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvo7qanos22whttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lvlv7fmuu22rPrimary ballots are due TOMORROW! Please vote if you haven't already, and check out this thread for all of our endorsements. We're lucky to have a lot of inspiring, well-qualified, pro-worker candidates running in our local races. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2025 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlv7fmuu22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lv4kssnka22gOne week til ballots are due. Have you voted yet? If not, check out our endorsements for some great pro-worker candidates running in Seattle and King County! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2025 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4kssnka22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3luoseik4ac27Three great candidates endorsed by AFT Washington at the recommendation of members from our local! Your vote especially matters in local elections like this one. Use it! Read more about these candidates (and our other endorsements): https://wa.aft.org/endorsements-and-elections/2025-primary-election-endorsements [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2025 05:27 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3luoseik4ac27https://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lullsllvx22zWe endorsed Ryan McIrvin @electryanmcirvin.bsky.social for King County Council seat #5 because of his history as an advocate for smart growth and strong communities, amply demonstrated by his time on the Renton City Council. Learn more about Ryan McIrvin at www.ryanmcirvin.com. https://www.ryanmcirvin.com/22 Jul 2025 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lullsllvx22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lulkfvseo22zSeattle voters! Have you used your free Democracy Vouchers yet? If not, there's still time to take part in this program that helps fund grassroots campaigns and level the playing field too often dominated by big money. Learn more here: https://aftwa.org/endorsements-and-elections/city-seattle-voters-democracy-vouchers22 Jul 2025 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lulkfvseo22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3luljx5ayus2zWe endorsed Girmay Zahilay @girmayzahilay.bsky.social for King County Exec because we agree that King County should be a place of safety and opportunity for all, where everyone can thrive. Read more about Girmay Zahilay at www.electgirmay.com. https://www.electgirmay.com/22 Jul 2025 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3luljx5ayus2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lul7a7xza22hWe endorse Dionne Foster for Seattle City Council seat #9 for her long history of working hard for what is right. You can learn more about Dionne Foster at dionnefoster.com. https://dionnefoster.com/22 Jul 2025 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lul7a7xza22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lul4wc2h6c2lIt's not every day we get to endorse a rank-and-file union leader to represent us in city hall, but Jamie Fackler is that candidate! We are proud to endorse Jamie Fackler for Seattle City Council seat #2. You can learn more about him here: www.jamieforseattle.com https://www.jamieforseattle.com/22 Jul 2025 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lul4wc2h6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lul3sa2huc2nRory O’Sullivan @electrory.bsky.social was one of the most exciting candidates we met with this season thanks to the expertise & specificity of his answers, the ambition of his vision, and his long track-record fighting the good fight. We are proud to endorse him for Seattle City Attorney. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2025 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lul3sa2huc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lul2kiwb6s2nWe endorse Katie Wilson @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social because as a leader of the Transit Riders Union, she ran successful campaigns to raise wages, improve transit, improve renter protections, and increase affordable housing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2025 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lul2kiwb6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3luineslti22pColleagues, friends, and neighbors! Your primary election ballot should now be in your mailbox and we have ENDORSEMENTS! While these off-year elections often have low turnout, they are critically important in shaping the communities where we and our students live, work, and study. Please VOTE!!21 Jul 2025 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3luineslti22phttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lt63k6nv4k27The 50501 Movement is holding "Free America" protests around the country TODAY! The Seattle protest is at Seattle Central from 4-8 p.m. More info here: https://action.womensmarch.com/events/seattle-free-america-4th-of-july https://action.womensmarch.com/events/seattle-free-america-4th-of-july”"04 Jul 2025 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt63k6nv4k27https://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lo4sxcyugk2oAnd we've walked out!01 May 2025 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4sxcyugk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lo4k3ibudc2mToday's the day! Your colleagues from across unions and all three colleges will walk out of classes and offices at 10 to protest furloughs and budget cuts. Join us! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4k3ibudc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lnxl6afsms2dFurlough? Hell no! On May 1, faculty & staff will walk out of classrooms and walk out of offices. Withhold labor for May Day! Supporting students means supporting faculty & staff! Faculty, rsvp here: tiny.cc/MayDayRSVP29 Apr 2025 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxl6afsms2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lnvfotr4r22wOur good union sea captains at Seattle Maritime Academy are preparing some shanties for the wall-to-wall May Day walkout against walkouts and budget cuts. Come sing along with our colleagues from AFT Pro Staff and WFSE! Faculty, rsvp here: tiny.cc/MayDayRSVP28 Apr 2025 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnvfotr4r22whttps://bsky.app/profile/aft-seattle.bsky.social/post/3lnstyhwcwk2eOn May 1, faculty and staff in AFT 1789, WFSE 304, and AFT 6550 from across the Seattle Colleges will walk out at 10am to stand in solidarity and protest against furloughs for faculty and staff; decades-long chronic underfunding of our colleges; and impending job cuts in student-facing jobs.27 Apr 2025 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:qjb2636wtb5ikzbw2ym2awtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnstyhwcwk2e