Red State is reporting on a job posting by SEIU 775NW in Seattle for a position with the union that requires “leading members in non-violent civil disobedience, such as occupying state buildings and banks, and peaceful resistance”. Candidates for the position of “Senior/Lead Internal Organizer” should also be prepared to “plan and execute strategic direct action field plans including banner drops, bank takeovers, and capitol occupations with membership”. Regardless of how you look at it, the union is soliciting for a someone to not only break the law for hire, but also train and lead others to break the law. And at 775NW the “civil disobedience” isn’t just empty rhetoric. Seventeen 775NW members were arrested in Olympia last spring in a violent confrontation within the state capitol when they stormed the doors of the legislature’s gallery. The job posting also specifically states that the $65K/yr position (with generous fully paid benefits) “does not handle any traditional representational duties.” Put another way — the position of Lead Organizer does nothing that union members would reasonably expect a union employee to do. Instead, dues are spent to drive the SEIU political, ideological and social agenda (as determined by several dozen SEIU leaders who have never worked a service job in their lives).
