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• October 16th, Member Political Organizer Ryan Porter led an open forum with Doug Hodson, Deputy Director of Parks and all PS2’s to discuss conflicts and complaints in the work place. ~70 members attended from all districts to share their concerns with management.

• October 15th, Chapter Leadership meeting held to set agenda for the upcoming Formal meeting.

• October 5th, SEIU Local 925 held their elections and reelected most officers uncontested. Member Political Organizer Ryan Porter was nominated and accepted as the Local Government representative on the Board of Trustees for the Local.

• SEIU Local 925 has announced their election nomination meeting. Set to take place Saturday, October 5th, 9:30am - 3:30pm at Showalter Middle School
  4628 S. 144th St, Tukwila WA 98168

  • All members are welcome to attend.

• Communications Officer Kelly Hollowood spearheads efforts to connect SEIU 925 chapters with Public Employee Relations Commission

  • For Labor Day weekend our officers are taking time to celebrate the efforts of the labor movement, that have brought us such great advances as the weekend/40 hour work week, minimum wage, OSHA, and much more, by reaching out to our state labor commission. The Public Employee Relations Commission or PERC is the Washington State agency with jurisdiction over public sector employee labor relations and bargaining. This regulatory agency is responsible for enforcing out collective bargaining laws and covers nearly half a million organized public sector employees across the state.

    They are also a great resource for training opportunities for organized labor, leaders and members alike have access to their online resources and are eligible to attend training courses on a variate of labor and organizing topics. Kelly has been in contact with PERC and is in the process of collecting interested members to coordinate online group training sessions. If you are interested in building your skills and helping to build our union, then please take some time to checkout their training offerings and submit your interest to our email (kcparksseiu925@gmail.com)

  • Please enjoy this brief article from our local NPR station on Pivotal Moments in Labor History

  • For those interested in a more extensive read on labor history checkout this Wikipedia article.

  • Or pickup some recommended reads from your Political Organizing Officer:

    • Beat Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor, By: Steven Greenhouse

    • No Shortcuts - Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age, By: Jane F. McAlevey

    • A Brief History of Equity, By: Thomas Piketty

• SEIU Local 925 Announces an Administrative Analyst position

  • Application

• August 28th Meeting

  • Minutes

  • Discussion of Parks Ranger position lead to plans for members to attend Warren’s and Doug’s upcoming office hours to voice concerns about new positions possible overlap with PSII job duties and Pay discrepancies. If you are interested in joining one of these action groups please submit your interest to our email (kcparksseiu925@gmail.com).

• August 14th Informal Meeting

  • Parks Chapter website launched

  • Open discussions of elections, up coming meetings, and general union organization were had

• New positions to be created for Parks staff:

  • SEP PS II ( https://amphibian-lime-4hxr.squarespace.com/s/SEP-PARKS-SPECIALIST-II.docx )

  • ARBORIST LEAD ( https://amphibian-lime-4hxr.squarespace.com/s/Arborist-Lead )

• New Site Lead Volunteers

  • Cougar District - Adriel Spiker

  • Five Mile District - Marvin Johnson

• New Officers Appointed

  • Communications - Kelly Hollowood

  • Political Organizing - Ryan Porter

• New Contract Extension Passed by chapter vote