The Union Power Builder Program is a paid training and union-building opportunity available only to SEIU Local 221 members who exemplify the qualities of leadership. This program is for current and future member-leaders who are respected by coworkers, willing to raise their voices against injustice, committed to winning better pay and working conditions, and ready to put in the work to build a more powerful union.

IF YOU ARE ONE OF THESE LEADERS, NOW IS YOUR TIME TO STEP FORWARD. This is an approximately one month program which combines outreach, training and member action to stregthen the power of our union.

You will learn to:
Break the ice to engage with your coworkers about workplace issues they care about
Speak confidently about your union and conduct effective 1-on-1 meetings with workers
Recruit workers to get involved in their union and become proud union members
Move workers to take action through organizing, bargaining, and political advocacy
Conduct purposeful department and worksite union meetings with groups of workers
 Strengthen your workplace and union to build the power to win a strong county (or non-county) contract

Are you ready to be a Power Builder? Submit the application below and return it to your SEIU Local 221 Organizer-Representative. If approved, we will submit a “lost time” request to your employer. This means that your union will pay your employer to release you from normal work responsibilities for a specified period of time. You will continue to be paid your salary and receive benefits from your employer while you are released for union work.