Community Organizing
UFCW 3000, with over 50,000 members, is a powerful community. We speak many languages, come from different countries, states and counties across Washington, North Western Idaho, and Norther Oregon. We span multiple generations of lived experience and have different racial, gender, and sexual identities. We have diverse strengths and challenges, economic situations, and faith communities. We are also vitally connected. Our retail, grocery, cannabis, food processing, airport, and laundry workers are the patients of our healthcare workers, and all of our members are customers in our stores. We are also connected with non-union workers who we serve and who serve us every day.
Our ability to be safe, healthy and thrive in our workplaces and communities is impacted by structures and policies that perpetuate inequity. Only through UFCW 3000 members joining with each other and community organizations throughout Washington State can we collectively create the systems we need. We envision economic justice entwined with racial and social justice.
We believe that reciprocal relationships with our community partners are vital to building a movement based on respect, power redistribution, and resource sharing. We work together—on contract campaigns, to advocate for public policy, and to confront injustice. We are stronger together, organizing for all people at work, home, and throughout our communities.
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MOVEMENT BUILDERS Our Movement Builders are cross-sectoral cohorts of UFCW 3000 members, within their own communities (Whatcom/Skagit, Kitsap, Spokane, Benton, Pierce, and King Counties) supporting fellow members and our community allies in engaging with the fundamental issues of our time. Together we develop ways to educate and advocate on issues including housing and homelessness, food justice, mental health, and safety at work. Movement Builders meet monthly on Zoom. Learn more about Movement Builders at our Facebook page.
COMMUNITY EVENTS Find our UFCW 3000 calendar with community events here.
For more information about our Community Organizing work, community events, or to become a Movement Builder, please contact us!
UFCW 3000 Community Partners All Across Washington State
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)
Seattle, WA | www.apalanet.org
APALA is dedicated to promoting political education and voter registration programs among AAPIs, and to the training, empowerment, and leadership of AAPIs within the labor movement and APA community. Furthermore, APALA works to defend and advocate for the civil and human rights of AAPIs, immigrants and all people of color, and continues to develop ties within international labor organizations, especially in the Asia-Pacific Rim.
API Chaya
PO Box 14047, Seattle 98114 | www.apichaya.org
API Chaya empowers survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking to gain safety, connection, and wellness. API Chays builds power by educating and mobilizing South Asian, Asian, Pacific Islander, and all immigrant communities to end exploitation, creating a world where all people can heal and thrive.
A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) - Seattle Chapter
2800 1st Ave., Room 80, Seattle 98121 | www.apriseattle.org
A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) - Seattle Chapter believes the fight for workers' rights and civil rights are inseparable. APRI Seattle Chapter is dedicated to the development of programs that extend democracy to the disfranchised. To achieve these goals, the APRI Seattle believes in the creation of a broad based coalition of forces, who believe in social progress for minorities, the poor and working people.)
Asia Pacific Cultural Center
4851 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma 98409 | www.asiapacificculturalcenter.org
Asia Pacific Cultural Center's mission is to bridge communities and generations through art, culture, education and business. APCC serves as an interactive cultural crossroads between local and international communities.
APCC represents 47 countries and cultures, offering programs and services honoring their distinct artistry, business protocols, history and social practices.
Council on American-Islamic Relations
815 First Avenue, #204, Seattle 98104 | www.cair.com
CAIR works to promote a positive image of Islam and Muslims in America. Through media relations, lobbying, education and advocacy, CAIR works to make sure a Muslim voice is represented. CAIR seeks to empower American Muslims and encourage their participation in political and social activism.
Casa Latina
317 17th Ave S., Seattle 98144 | casa-latina.org
Casa Latina is a nonprofit organization that advances the power and well-being of Latino immigrants through employment, education, and community organizing. Their vision is that the Latino community participates fully in the economy and democracy of this country.
Children’s Alliance
718 6th Ave. S, Seattle 98104 | childrensalliance.org
The Children's Alliance advocates to improve the well being of children by effecting positive changes in public policies, priorities, and programs. Every child regardless of race, culture or economic status, has a right to protection, nurture, encouragement, support and opportunity. It is not a matter of charity but rather of justice.
Church Council of Greater Seattle
4820 S Morgan St, Seattle, WA 98118 | thechurchcouncil.org
The Church Council of Greater Seattle, rooted in the ways of Jesus, connects congregations to engage in prophetic witness for justice. The Church Council of Greater Seattle convenes and catalyzes communities and people of faith to bring our spiritual commitments of love and reconciliation, peace and justice into the public square. We aspire together to weave a world of justice through right and equitable relationships with one another.
Colectiva Legal
13838 1st Ave S, Burien, WA 98168 | colectivalegal.org
Colectiva Legal del Pueblo is a non-hierarchal collective organization founded for and by undocumented immigrants working to build community leadership and power for migrant justice through legal advocacy and education.
Community Alliance For Global Justice (CAGJ)
1322 South Bayview Street #300 Seattle, WA 98144 | cagj.org
Community Alliance for Global Justice strengthens the global food sovereignty movement through community education and mobilization. CAJG works to transform unjust trade and agricultural policies and practices imposed by corporations, governments, and foundations. CAGJ promotes alternatives that embody values of racial, social and environmental justice, collective liberation, solidarity, community self-determination, and ecological health.
Community to Community
203 W. Holly, Suite 317, Bellingham | www.foodjustice.org
Community to Community (C2C) believes that another world is possible. They are active participants with other self-determined people’s movements. They strive to reclaim humanity by redefining power in order to end structural racism and all of its manifestations including settler colonialism, capitalism, and patriarchy in their external and internalized form.
Democratic Socialist of America - Snohomish County
The Snohomish County Democratic Socialists of America seek to facilitate the transition to a truly democratic and socialist society, one in which the means of production are democratically and socially controlled.
Faith Action Network (FAN)
3720 Airport Way S., Seattle, WA 98134 | fanwa.org
Faith Action Network (FAN) is an interfaith statewide partnership striving for a just, compassionate, and sustainable world through community building, education, and courageous public action. They are a multi-faith, non-profit organization of thousands of people and over 160 faith communities across Washington State as powerful voices of faith and conscience advocating for a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world.
Familias Unidas por La Justicia (FUJ)
275 W. Rio Vista Blvd, Suite 3, Burlington WA 98233
Familias Unidas por La Justicia (FUJ) is an independent local farm worker labor union in Washington state. FUJ is the only labor union lead by over 400 indigenous Mixteco and Triqui farm workers.
Food Empowerment Education and Sustainability Team (FEEST)
605 SW 108th St, Seattle, WA 98146 | www.feestseattle.org
Food Empowerment Education and Sustainability Team (FEEST) sets the table for young people to transform the health and equity of their community by gathering around food & working towards systems change.
Gender Justice League
1122 E Pike St #969, Seattle, WA 98122 | www.genderjusticeleague.org
Gender Justice League’s empowers all people to eliminate discrimination and prejudice based on sex, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation in Washington State, and to ensure that trans and gender diverse people can live their lives safely, true to themselves, and free from discrimination.
Got Green
3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA 98118 | gotgreenseattle.org
Got Green organizes for environmental, racial, and economic justice as a South Seattle-based grassroots organization led by people of color and low income people. They cultivate multi-generational community leaders to be central voices in the Green Movement in order to ensure that the benefits of the green movement and green economy (green jobs, healthy food, energy efficient & healthy homes, public transit) reach low income communities and communities of color.
Greater Spokane Progress
25 W. Main Ave., Suite 222, Spokane, WA 99201 | www.spokaneprogress.org
Greater Spokane Progress is a collaborative network united to build political strength and equity in our community. They are a network of over 40 organizations that drive progressive change by connecting, coordinating, and supporting diverse organizations using an intersectional racial equity lens in all of this work.
Halo Medical Travel Services
Spokane Valley, WA 99016 | halomedicaltravel.org
Halo Medical Travel Services provides assistance for patients who need to travel for medical purposes and do not have the financial means or the ability to make the travel arrangements. Halo will provide travel assistance wherever you need to do for patients in need.
Ingersoll - Gender Center
911 E Pike St #221, Seattle, WA 98122 | ingersollgendercenter.org
Ingersoll Gender Center is an organization by, and for transgender and gender nonconforming people that provides mutual support through peer led support groups, advocacy in navigating resources, community organizing, and education — all in the pursuit of our collective self-determination.
Jobs with Justice (JWJ) - Whatcom County
Bellingham, WA | www.jwj.org
Jobs With Justice (JwJ) believes that all workers should have collective bargaining rights, employment security, and a decent standard of living within an economy that works for everyone. They bring together labor, community, student, and faith voices at the national and local levels to win improvements in people’s lives and shape the public discourse on workers’ rights and the economy.
Kandelia (formerly Vietnamese Friendship Association)
3829 S. Edmunds St., Box 9, Seattle, WA 98118 | www.kandelia.org
Kandelia (formerly known as the Vietnamese Friendship Association) removes barriers to opportunities so immigrant and refugee communities can flourish without compromising values, heritage or ethnicity. Formed in the 1970s to support Vietnamese immigrants and refugees by responding to short-term resettlement needs, Kandelia has expanded to meet the needs of all immigrant and refugee communities by focusing on youth development, education and whole family support in order to help our communities thrive. They provide direct programs, opportunities, and tools to address systemic inequities so that immigrant and refugee families can flourish without having to compromise their values, heritage or ethnicity.
Kent Black Action Commission (KBAC)
24914 109th PL SE, Kent, WA 98030 | kentblackactioncommission.org
The Kent Black Action Commission (KBAC) works to improve and promote the social, economic, political, spiritual and educational conditions of the Black Community in Kent, Washington and the South King County area. KBAC is a forum for the African American Community to come together on issues of education, community resources, the job market, politics, health, or social interests.
King County Equity Now
1143 MLK Jr. Way #78, Seattle, WA 98122 | www.kingcountyequitynow.com
King County Equity Now (KCEN) crafts and advances pro-Black equity solutions to realize measurable markers of equity for the Black community in Martin Luther King Jr. County, Washington. Their work is grounded in the theory of Racial Realism and the understanding that anti-Black racism is the biggest threat to American democracy. They define success by measuring changes to the material conditions of Black people.
Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center
PO Box 1276 Bremerton WA 98337 | kitsapiac.org
Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center (KIAC) recognizes the inherent worth and dignity of all people and works for the well-being and empowerment of immigrants through education, advocacy and social justice.
Legacy of Equality, Leadership & Organizing (LELO)
3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA 98118 | lelo.org
Legality of Equality, Leadership and Organizing (LELO) strives to empower low-income workers of color, recent immigrants and women workers to assert their rights, improve their working conditions and gain a voice in their workplaces, trade unions and communities in the U.S. and across the globe.
LGBTQ Allyship
3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA 98118 | allyship.org
LGBTQ Allyship builds power among LGBTQ communities and allies in Washington State to work towards economic, racial, and gender justice. They do this through community organizing, education, advocacy, and developing grassroots leadership in solidarity with other marginalized communities.
Mt Zion Missionary Baptist Church - Bremerton
1906 13th St, Bremerton, WA 98312 | www.mountzionbremerton.org
Mt. Zion operates in excellence and compassion while meeting the needs of the whole person (spirit, soul, and body). They build bridges that impact our community and the world for Jesus Christ. Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church is a place where every member is enabled to operate in their gift.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)-Bremerton
PO Box 1204, Bremerton, WA 98310 | www.naacpbremerton.org
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) - Seattle/King County
P.O. Box 22148 Seattle, WA 98122 | www.seattlekingcountynaacp.org
The Seattle Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded on October 23, 1913, and became the first of the national civil rights organizations to be established in the city. The vision of the NAACP is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) - Tacoma
P.O. Box 111859 Tacoma, WA 98411 | 253naacp.org
Tacoma NAACP: Let's make our community a better place!
NW Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP)
615 2nd Ave., Ste. 400, Seattle, 98104 | www.nwirp.org
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) promotes justice by defending and advancing the rights of immigrants through direct legal services, systemic advocacy, and community education.
OneAmerica
1225 S. Weller St., Ste. 430 Seattle WA 98144 | weareoneamerica.org
OneAmerica advances the fundamental principles of democracy and justice at the local, state, and national levels by building power within immigrant communities in collaboration with key allies.
Partnering with Youth Achievement
1906 13th Street Bremerton, WA 98337 | www.mountzionbremerton.org/pya.html
Partnering with Youth Achievement instills a sense of greatness in our youth as they prepare to become independent adults who contribute positively to society.
Pride at Work
1605 12th Ave., Ste. 31, Seattle WA 98122 | www.facebook.com/groups/976754225767066
Pride At Work advocates for full equality without restrictions or barriers for LGBTQIA+ individuals in our workplaces, unions, and communities, creating a Labor Movement that cherishes diversity, promotes inclusion, encourages openness, and ensures safety & dignity. As a constituency group of the AFL-CIO, they do this through education, alliances, and building solidarity across our large and diverse communities.
Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action (PSARA)
321 16th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144 | www.psara.org
Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action (PSARA) has been active for more than a quarter of century in fighting for older Americans, their children and their families. Working together for justice, equal rights and dignity for all of us in our retirement years.
Puget Sound Sage
220 2nd Ave S #310, Seattle, WA 98104 | www.pugetsoundsage.org
Puget Sound Sage charts a path to a living economy in the South Salish Sea and Duwamish River Valley regions by developing community power to influence, lead and govern.
Real Change
219 1st Ave S., Suite 220, Seattle, WA 98104 | www.realchangenews.org
Real Change provides opportunity and a voice to low-income and homeless people while taking action for economic, social and racial justice.
JOBS - Low-barrier, immediate work opportunity for anyone who needs it.
JOURNALISM - Weekly award-winning newspaper that covers issues that impact our community.
JUSTICE - Anti-capitalist advocacy that centers the voices of those most impacted.
Seattle NOW
3720 Airport Way S. Seattle, WA 98134 | www.nowseattle.org
Seattle NOW’s goal is to take action to bring equality and justice for women. They work to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, justice system and all sectors of our society. They work to secure reproductive justice for women, including access to abortion and birth control, whilst working to end all forms of violence against women. They work to eradicate racism, sexism, and homophobia and to promote equality and justice for all.
Skagit County Labor-Dem Workgroup
Mount Vernon, WA
The Skagit County Labor-Dem Work Group takes action on campaigns and policies that benefit the entire working class, while educating the community about unions, the issues of working people and the need to organize.
Statewide Poverty Action Network (SPAN)
1501 North 45th St., Seattle 98103 | povertyaction.org
Statewide Poverty Action Network (SPAN) builds grassroots power to end causes of poverty and create opportunities for everyone to prosper. They envision a state where people of all income levels fully promote and participate in building the fabric of socially, politically, and economically just communities.
Spokane Alliance
1526 E 11th Ave, Spokane, WA 99202 | www.spokanealliance.org
The Spokane Alliance is a non-partisan and non-profit alliance of congregations, unions, student and community groups in Spokane County. They meet people face-to-face and build relationships that create the capacity in a community for leadership development, citizen-led action and strong relationships across the lines that often divide our communities. Spokane Alliance develops the diverse voices of our community, building relationships across religion, race, class, and neighborhood lines.
Tacoma Ministerial Alliance
1124 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, WA 98405 | tmatoday.org
The Tacoma Ministerial Alliance (TMA) is a non profit organization with deep roots in Washington. TMA has served Tacoma and the surrounding area for over forty years. Through the generosity of members, pastors, their congregants and various partners, they provide services to include a variety of programs to meet the growing needs of the community we love.
Transit Riders Union
P.O. Box 20723 Seattle, WA 98102 | transitriders.org
The Transit Riders Union (TRU) is a democratic organization of working and poor people, — including students, seniors and people with disabilities — taking control over their own lives, and building up the power needed to change society for the good of humanity and of the planet. They will fight to preserve, expand, and improve the public transportation system in Seattle and beyond, so that every human being has access to safe, affordable, and reliable public transit.
UFCW 21 OUTReach
(National)
UFCW 21 OUTReach builds mutal support between our unions and the LGBTQ community to organize for social and economic justice for all.
UFCW Minority Coalition
(National)
UFCW Minority Coalition is a constituency organization of the UFCW focused on developing a unified voices among African-American union members, and promoting diversity and inclusion within the labor movement.
UFCW United Latinos
(National)
UFCW United Latinos is a constituency organization of UFCW dedicated to empowering Latino men and women and promiting key issues and interests of importance to Latino workers.
UFCW Women's Network
(National)
UFCW Women's Network is a constituency organization of UFCW that works to motivate and encourge women to become active in their local union so they can contribute toward building and strengthening UFCW and amplifying women's voices in the political arena.
United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) - UW
4710 University Way NE #703, Seattle, WA 98105 | usas.org
United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) leverages the purchasing power of the universities to force companies to respect the rights of workers both locally on campus and abroad in garment factories where collegiate apparel is produced. They also believe that students, as current and future workers, should have access to quality education and be equipped with the skills needed to advocate for themselves.
WA Fair Trade Coalition (WFTC)
1322 South Bayview Street, Seattle, WA 98144 | www.washingtonfairtrade.org
Washington Fair Tarde Coalition (WFTC) believes trade between countries plays a critical role in helping to create a just, prosperous, and sustainable world economy. They also believe trade policy should treat all sectors of society fairly, and that benefits of trade should be shared widely across communities and countries.
WA Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN)
P.O. Box 48159, Seattle, WA 98148 | www.waisn.org
The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) protects and advances the power of immigrant and refugee communities through a multiracial, multilingual, and multi-faith coalition. Their organizing strategy educates and mobilizes statewide to uphold and defend the rights and dignity of all immigrants and refugees, centering the voices of impacted communities.
WA State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV)
500 Union St., Suite 200, Seattle 98101 | wscadv.org
The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) is the leading voice to end domestic violence in Washington State. WSCADV works to improve how communities respond to domestic violence and are working to create a world where all people can live and love without fear.
Washington Community Action Network (WA-CAN)
1806 E Yesler Way Seattle, WA 98122 | www.washingtoncan.org
The Washington Community Action Network (WA-CAN) vision is to be one of the nation’s most effective economic and racial justice organizations, building a movement of people whose collective action ensures that all communities are healthy, prosperous, and have an equal voice in determining their future. The mission is to achieve racial, gender, economic, and social equity in order to establish a democratic society characterized by justice and fairness, with respect for diversity, and a decent quality of life for all those who reside in Washington.
Young Women Empowered (Y-WE)
2524 16th Ave S. Suite 301 Seattle, WA 98144 | youngwomenempowered.org
Young Women Empowered (Y-WE) cultivates the power of diverse young women to be creative leaders and courageous changemakers through transformative programs within a collaborative community of belonging.
Fuse Washington
1402 3rd Ave Ste 406, Seattle, WA 98101 | fusewashington.org
Fuse is the state’s largest progressive organization – people creating change online, on the ground, and on issues that matter. Together for progress.
WA Poor People's Campaign
Washington State | www.washingtonppc.org
The Poor People’s Campaign started a long-term movement that is building power for the justice and liberation of the poor and all those impacted by the evils of Systemic Racism, The War Economy, Ecological Devastation, Poverty, & our Distorted Moral Narrative. They stand on the shoulders of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and are taking his vision of the original Poor People’s Campaign and running with it in our time.
