Can A "Mindworm" Influence The State Budget?

If you’ve been paying attention to the news you probably know that the state of Washington is facing a severe budget deficit.  Governor Bob Ferguson and the state Legislature have a plan to address that deficit which includes severe cuts to public services and the public servants who provide them.

Harold talks with Charles Loeffler and Joshua Eaton, two Washington Federation of State Employees (https://wfse.org/) members, about the challenges our public employees are facing, the varying proposals the Governor, the state House and Senate are proposing, and the innovative way they've found to get public employees message out: the Washington For All Anthem!

You can watch the Washington For All Anthem music video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nlD8ahPUfc

(If you just want to listen to the song, check out the next episode of the podcast:

https://swwaclc.podbean.com/e/the-washington-for-all-anthem/

We've uploaded the full song as a separate track. Click the "download" link to download an .mp3 copy.)

Want to see Josh and Charles play the Anthem live? Join them in Olympia on April 9th - https://wfse.org/dcyf-policy-committee/calendar/washington-all-day-action

(Can't make it to Olympia? There's probably a Washington For All rally happening where you live in Washington - check the link above!)

Remember working people in Southwest Washington, this is YOUR podcast! Email us at podcast@swwaclc.org and let us know what you think about the show, and what you'd like to hear in future episodes!

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