Union Organizer

SEIU 925 is looking for an Organizer who is excited to build power with and for working families of all backgrounds, races, and genders. Are you that person?

About us:

The Service Employees International Union Local 925 (SEIU 925) nearly 20,000 working people united to improve our jobs and our communities. We are education workers and public sector workers across Washington state. We are childcare providers, K-12 classified staff, higher education workers, public defenders, and county employees.

Applicants should have a passion for building power with workers, organizing, and the mission of SEIU Local 925. This position will be based in our Seattle office. A driver’s license, vehicle insurance, and a car are required.

About the position:

SEIU Local 925 is looking for a strategic and collaborative Internal Organizer who will work with existing union members on workplace fights, bargaining campaigns, and other power building. Our country has been in a period of sustained attack on working families. We are looking for someone who is creative, dedicated to organizing, and unafraid to take risks and try new tactics and organizing styles. Organizer positions will be based out of the Seattle office. Please note that this is a salaried position, and hours vary according to campaign needs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and grow member leaders.
• Identify, organize and coach members to engage and lead their fellow union members.
• Create individual member development plans to further leadership. development, including recruiting and preparing members to be stewards, officers, and other roles in their union.
• Seek out campaigns and issues that engage the full diversity of our membership, and develop workplans that specifically engage members who are people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, young adults, and/or from marginalized communities.
• Participate in legislative and political work and engage members to do so
• Lead and maintain relationships with community allies, partner organizations and labor coalitions on issue campaigns.

Qualifications:

• Preferred union organizing experience.
• Creativity and willingness to take risks in a supportive environment
• Commitment to developing leaders and organizing to win issue campaigns
• Experience working alongside communities of color and/or immigrant and refugee communities strongly preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities at once and prioritize appropriately.
• Good writing skills.
• Possess technology skills.
• Ability to work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends, and travel both regionally and nationally as necessary.

Language Requirement:

To effectively serve our diverse member base, applicants must be fluent in at least one of the following languages: Spanish, Somali, or Amharic. This is a required qualification, as the position involves regular communication with community members who primarily speak these languages.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

SEIU 925 is an affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates without regard for race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, creed, gender, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, the presence of sensory, mental or physical disability, or any other discrimination prohibited by law. SEIU 925 works to ensure fair treatment of applicants and employees and actively enforces policies against discrimination and sexual harassment.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, creed, gender, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, the presence of sensory, mental or physical disability, or any other discrimination prohibited by law. In addition to federal law requirements, we comply with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the union has facilities.