WEA-Riverside UniServ Council

10/15/2026

There's still time to sign up! You can join your colleagues, neighbors and labor community this Saturday, October 17!

10/13/2026

Is your pension $84,000 a month? No? Then the Millionaire’s Tax won’t affect it.

Have you worked for 278 years? That’s how long it would take an Olympia school teacher working at the top of the pay scale to amass a pension large enough to be impacted by the Millionaire’s Tax.

Washington State Labor Council President April Sims shares this kind of real talk about I-645:

09/30/2026

If passed, I-645 would cut funding for K-12 schools, health care, and child care.

https://no645.com

Sign up to phone bank to help share the truth about I-645. https://bit.ly/WEA-RUC-GOTV

09/16/2026

Hello future educators!

Do you plan to student teach in 2026 or 2027? Are you a student studying to become an educator? Interested in continuing to grow your university Student WEA chapter?

Check one thing off your to-do list and sign up for 2026-27 Student WEA, Aspiring Educators of Washington membership here: https://www.washingtonea.org/educators/student-wea/

08/26/2026

🍎 Teacher check-in: How many of these have you already done this school year? Tell us in the comments!

🍎 Teacher check-in: How many of these have you already done this school year? Tell us in the comments!

08/26/2026

Do you have student loan debt and are counting on Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)?
There has been some discussion in the news about borrowers seeing previously credited Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) payments adjusted or removed. NEA Member Benefits and SAVI are monitoring the situation closely for any developments that could impact borrowers’ PSLF eligibility or qualified payment counts.
In the meantime, take screenshots of your Student Aid account to document any “before and after” changes to qualified payment counts and reach out to Savi's support team if you notice any changes.
Stay updated and learn more at https://www.neamb.com/products/nea-student-debt-navigator

Do you have student loan debt and are counting on Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)?

There has been some discussion in the news about borrowers seeing previously credited Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) payments adjusted or removed. NEA Member Benefits and SAVI are monitoring the situation closely for any developments that could impact borrowers’ PSLF eligibility or qualified payment counts.

In the meantime, take screenshots of your Student Aid account to document any “before and after” changes to qualified payment counts and reach out to Savi's support team if you notice any changes.

Stay updated and learn more at https://www.neamb.com/products/nea-student-debt-navigator

08/26/2026

Women’s Equality Day is Aug. 26, when we celebrate the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920. That made it illegal to deny citizens the right to vote based on s*x which was a step forward, especially for white women. It would take decades longer for Black women and other disenfranchised groups to overcome individual state laws, harassment and violence, and other racist barriers that denied them access to voting. Learn more at the link in our bio: https://www.npr.org/2021/08/26/1031292790/womens-equality-day-nineteenth-amendment-voting

08/21/2026

Start the new school year in style! Head to the WEA online store and get your "PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS" zip-up, navy hoodie before August 31, when it will disappear from the line-up. Check out the hoodie and other great WEA gear at https://www.washingtonea.org/membership/wea-shop/ See less

Start the new school year in style! Head to the WEA online store and get your "PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS" zip-up, navy hoodie before August 31, when it will disappear from the line-up. Check out the hoodie and other great WEA gear at https://www.washingtonea.org/membership/wea-shop/

08/14/2026

There’s still time to enter the NEA Member Benefits Scholarship Giveaway.
Four NEA members will each win $1,000 in cash.
Enter for your chance to win by September 1.

Could you use some breathing room in your budget? In addition to the NEA Student Loan Programs, NEA Member Benefits is now offering NEA members a chance to win $1,000 cash!

05/12/2026

Have you heard of the WEA Education Support Professionals Bill of Rights? The WEA ESP Bill of Rights is our blueprint for action, laying out what ESPs need in order to do their best work for students, because students rise when ESPs thrive. Take action today by learning more and pledging your support for the WEA ESP Bill of Rights at https://bit.ly/4deq3xZ