About Us
Members of Evergreen Workers Union:
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"As environmental workers, we recognize that the right to a healthy and equitable workplace is fundamental to environmental justice. WCA and EWU share a determination for a future with clean air, clean water, and protected lands - and it cannot be achieved without workers who are valued and empowered."
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"Working collaboratively to shape a more equitable organization demonstrates both what is needed to advance justice within our workplace and showcases the passion of our teams. EWU has illustrated the progress WCA can achieve and has furthered my optimism about the future of the environmental movement."
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"EWU strives to build stronger organization from the bottom up through collective support and action. Together we are able to come together and create a safer and more equitable workplace. Unitization is the only way for our voices to be heard, respected, and considered."
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"Addressing environmental injustice demands redistributing power on a broad scale, and that starts with balancing power and decision making among ourselves. I’m proud to build on the work of skilled organizers who came before me and collaborate in solidarity across WCA to ensure our workforce is supported and valued."
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"EWU strives to create an equitable workplace where workers are valued and empowered to achieve our shared mission of protecting natural resources, wildlife, and communities across Washington state. Our union ensures that we are able to advocate for ourselves while pushing for environmental progress."
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"Environmental champions face the daunting challenge of making our world safer and healthier. We deserve to be justly compensated for our work. Organizing through EWU offers WCA staff an inspiring plan to make our work lives more sustainable and equitable."
We are grateful for our Founding Members of Evergreen Workers Union!
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“I truly believe that unionizing will make WEC and WCV not only better places for staff, but more equitable and effective change agents in the communities we work.”
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“Evergreen Workers Union will only help strengthen the important work of our organizations in advancing environmental progress and justice. I’m excited to work together, across the organization, to realize our new mission and vision statements — Justice Internalized, Justice Realized.”
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“My deepest hope is just that through these efforts the staff who pour so much of themselves into their work will have a safe and secure place to work that values who we are and the work we do.”
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"As staff at WEC/WCV, we are deeply committed to working for a healthy and equitable planet. Our union will help ensure that staff are supported and empowered in their work so that our organization is also healthy and equitable. I’m excited and proud to stand with my colleagues as part of the Evergreen Workers Union and look forward to what we can accomplish together."
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“I've always been excited by where WEC & WCV are positioned in systems where we can be incredible agents of change by combining advocacy with political strategy, and by seeing the connections between ecosystems. What we need now is a healthy and just foundation upon which we can be truly anti-oppressive allies in the broader movement for climate and environmental justice.”
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“Through collective worker power we can assert our need to be respected, paid a living wage, and shape — with management — policies and systems that affect all of us in a way that’s more racially equitable."
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"Evergreen Workers Union will help our workers thrive and better position our organizations to achieve our mission towards a healthy environment for all people in Washington state.”
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"Organizing with my coworkers to secure our democratic voice has been the most fulfilling and empowering step in my journey as an environmental justice organizer. I am constantly inspired by our collective power and solidarity to tackle systemic issues in our workplace. "
We are the Evergreen Workers Union.
We represent a supermajority of non-management workers at the following organizations:
Washington Conservation Action Education Fund
Washington Conservation Education Fund (previously Washington Environmental Council) has been working for 57 years to protect the environment in Washington through advocacy, mobilization, and partnerships & coalitions.
Washington Conservation Action
Washington Conservation Action (previously Washington Conservation Voters) is the political voice for the environment. For 36 years, WCA has ensured Washington’s decision-makers keep our environment protected, healthy, and vibrant.