State workers blast Ferguson's furlough plan, calling it a betrayal
Attorney General Bob Ferguson pledged to labor leaders in July 2023 that if elected governor, he’d have their back as he set about to change the culture of state government.
“Each and every day, I will center your faces and your voices in every decision I make,” Ferguson told attendees at the Washington State Labor Council convention in SeaTac.
But the Democratic governor didn’t give public employee unions a heads up before he announced he wanted to furlough state government workers for one day a month and axe bonuses paid to teachers in order to help balance the budget.
Front-line workers and educators feel betrayed and frustrated that the man they helped elect wants to reduce their income while declining to endorse new or higher taxes on the state’s wealthiest individuals and largest corporations.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/03/17/state-workers-blast-fergusons-furlough-plan-calling-it-a-betrayal/