Proposed budget cuts provide opportunity to work together

The release of the governor’s proposed 2009-2011 budget shows just how serious a challenge our state faces. The proposed budget would cut vital services to thousands of Washingtonians. If even a fraction of these cuts were to be
enacted, many of our clients would lose services. They would end up on the street again. Others would cycle into crisis and land in emergency rooms and jails. Families would be devastated. Communities would suffer.

In the coming months, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW members will continue to work at the federal level, to increase Medicaid funding to the states; at the state level, to resist any proposed cuts to services; and at the county level, to increase funding through county enacted sales taxes for vital community services.

View our letter to the CEO's of mental health agencies, urging them to join us to oppose these proposed harmful cuts.