SEIU6 Property Services NW

What SEIU6 Property Services NW does

SEIU6 Property Services Northwest is a labor union local founded in 1921 by a group of Seattle theater janitors and affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents over two million service workers across North America. Headquartered at 3720 Airport Way South in Seattle, Washington, the local represents more than 10,000 workers in Washington state across janitorial, security officer, airport passenger service, stadium/event, and allied industries. Members speak English, Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese, and Amharic, and the organization is governed by an elected Executive Board led by President Zenia Javalera, Secretary-Treasurer Jorge Dueñas, and Vice President Elsa Ogbe.

The union's core offerings are collective bargaining representation, contract campaign organizing (Justice for Janitors, Stand for Security, Airport Workers United), member education through the Worker Power School and Shop Steward Program, multilingual Know Your Rights resources, and political advocacy via the Worker Power Fund. Revenue is generated almost exclusively through recurring membership dues paid by represented workers; specific dues amounts are not publicly disclosed. The union has negotiated landmark outcomes, including initiation of SeaTac Proposition 1 in 2013 that produced the nation's first $15/hour minimum wage, a 2024 four-year janitorial contract in King County, a unanimous 2025 SEA airport worker contract, and a 2025 record security officer contract covering nearly 5,000 workers at Allied Universal sites.

Distribution is community-led and event-driven: shop stewards embedded at worksites, New Member Orientation held monthly, quarterly General Membership Meetings, industry-specific monthly meetings, public rallies at McGraw Square, Seattle City Hall, and SeaTac Airport, and political canvassing. The union's primary employer/counterparties include Allied Universal, ABM, Securitas, Aramark, Air Serv/ABM Aviation, ERMC Aviation, and Prospect Airport Services, with the Port of Seattle a regulatory advocacy target. Membership dues, contract enforcement, grievance representation, and political action form the operating backbone; no technology product, SaaS platform, or AI capability is part of the offering.

Name

SEIU6 Property Services NW

Legal name

SEIU6 Property Services Northwest

Website

https://seiu6.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEIU6 Property Services NW is a Seattle-based labor union local representing more than 10,000 janitors, security officers, airport passenger service workers, and stadium/event workers across Washington state through collective bargaining, contract campaigns, and member education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workforce Compliance & Employment Law Risk Management (Local Labor Law, Tax, Statutory) (BPACAHAH)

Keywords

• Labor union representation
• Collective bargaining services
• Property services workers
• Airport worker advocacy
• Janitorial union services

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union membership dues: SEIU6 is funded primarily through membership dues paid by represented workers. Dues support contract bargaining, grievance representation, member benefits, political action, and organizing activities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SEIU6 Property Services NW is a labor union local that represents over 10,000 janitors, security officers, airport passenger service workers, stadium/event workers, and allied industry workers in Washington state. The union provides collective bargaining representation, contract negotiation campaigns, grievance handling, member benefits administration, political advocacy, and worker education through programs such as Worker Power School. Core services focus on winning better wages, employer-paid health insurance, pensions, paid leave, and safe working conditions for property services and transportation workers.

Product overview

SEIU6 Property Services NW is a labor union providing membership-based services to approximately 9,000-10,000 property services workers in Washington state, including janitors, security officers, airport passenger service workers, and stadium/event workers. The union operates as a unified service organization rather than a technology product platform. Its core offerings consist of collective bargaining representation, contract negotiation campaigns (Justice for Janitors, Stand for Security, Airport Workers United), member education (Worker Power School training, Shop Steward Program), workplace rights resources (Know Your Rights materials in multiple languages), and political advocacy through the Worker Power Fund. These programs work together to help workers win better wages, benefits, and working conditions through collective action and union representation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Justice for Janitors: Campaign focused on raising wages and standards for janitors across Washington state, achieving some of the highest wages and best benefits in the nation for janitorial workers
• Stand for Security
• Airport Workers United
• Worker Power School
• Worker Power Fund

Products and services

• Justice for Janitors Campaign A national organizing campaign focused on winning strong contracts, raising wages, and improving working conditions for janitorial workers in the property services industry, achieving full-family employer-paid medical and dental insurance.
• Stand for Security Campaign A union organizing campaign for security officers to win good wages, benefits, and respect on the job, organizing officers at sites including Sound Transit, Amazon, Meta, and other King County employers.
• Airport Workers United Campaign An organizing campaign for airport passenger service workers including wheelchair agents, baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, and ramp agents to win quality healthcare, higher wages, and safe working conditions at SeaTac Airport.
• Worker Power School A union education program providing workshops on contract enforcement, grievances, communications, and digital storytelling to prepare members to stand up to employers and organize for workplace improvements.
• General Membership Meetings Quarterly union meetings held four times per year for all members to receive updates on union activities, industry news, and political action, with separate monthly meetings organized by industry (janitors, security, airport workers).
• Member Benefits Program Union-negotiated benefits including health insurance guidance, pension information, paid time off support, and discounts on insurance, financial planning, travel, and shopping through partner providers.
• Know Your Rights Resources Worker guides, fact sheets, and training materials covering workplace rights, Weingarten rights, grievance procedures, and immigrant rights, available in multiple languages including Amharic, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
• Worker Power Fund / Political Action A political organizing initiative enabling members to participate in electoral politics, support worker-friendly candidates, and advocate for labor-friendly legislation at local, state, and national levels.
• Shop Steward Program Training and support program for union shop stewards who serve as workplace representatives, enforce contracts, welcome new members, and provide union representation in meetings with management.
• New Member Orientation Monthly orientation meetings for new union members to learn about union benefits, member rights, and how to get involved in union activities and organizing campaigns.

Quantifiable outcome

• Janitors in King County (4,000 workers) ratified a new 4-year contract in June 2024 protecting healthcare, raising wages, and strengthening seniority rights.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Discovery Health (vaccine clinic partner)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2021SEIU6 partnered with Discovery Health to host a vaccine clinic on April 17-18, 2021. Over 400 members in airport, security, and janitorial sectors were vaccinated, plus their family members.
• Air Serv / ABM AviationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAirport passenger services contractor providing cabin cleaning and ground handling at SEA Airport. Covered under SEIU6's collective bargaining agreements for airport passenger service workers.
• ERMC AviationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAirport services contractor at SeaTac. SEIU6 airport workers are organizing to demand workplace safety, higher wages, additional hours, employer-paid healthcare, and additional paid time-off from ERMC.
• Prospect Air / Prospect Airport ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAirport ground handling and passenger services contractor at SEA Airport. Workers represented by SEIU6 ratified a new contract with Prospect in 2022. Contract campaign kickoff scheduled for 2025-2026.
• Allied Universal Security ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor security contractor in King County. Nearly 5,000 security officers working under Allied Universal are covered under SEIU6's 2025 record contract, following months of bargaining and strike authorization.
• Securitas USA Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSecurity services contractor operating in King County. Security officers under Securitas are represented by SEIU6.
• G4S Secure SolutionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSecurity contractor with SEIU6-represented workers at various King County worksites.
• ABM (King County, Eastside, Spokane, Aviation)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLarge janitorial contractor covering multiple SEIU6-represented worksites in King County, Eastside Tacoma, Spokane, and airport facilities.
• Aramark Lumen FieldcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood and facility services contractor at Lumen Field (Seattle stadium). Stadium workers are covered under SEIU6's 2023-2025 Aramark contract.
• Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEIU6 partnered with BOMA to appeal to Governor Inslee and the Washington State Department of Health to expedite COVID-19 vaccine access for janitors and security officers.
• Northwest Immigrants Right Project (NWIRP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNWIRP collaborated with SEIU6 to provide members with immigration law-related resources and help, as announced at a General Membership Meeting.
• Washington Immigrant Solidarity NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance providing Know Your Rights training to SEIU6 members and loved ones on how to prepare for encounters with ICE and keep families and workplaces safe.
• Green Janitor Education Program (in partnership with SHARP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA training certification program putting climate solutions in the hands of janitors who can save energy and improve air quality in commercial buildings. First cohort graduation was August 9, 2025.
• Port of SeattlecoreOthersSEIU6 airport workers are calling on the Port of Seattle to pass a resolution requiring all airport employers to provide quality, affordable health insurance. The Port sets policy for SEA Airport.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SEIU Local 99 (Justice for Janitors, SoCal): SEIU janitorial local in Southern California, part of the Justice for Janitors movement. Direct peer because it represents ~10,000 janitors under similar building-services contracts, with overlapping employers and an identical advocacy model around employer-paid healthcare and wage standards.
• SEIU United Service Workers West (USWW): SEIU local representing janitors, security officers, and airport workers across California and Arizona, including at LAX and SFO. Direct peer given near-identical industry mix, contractor counterparts (ABM, Allied Universal), and political-action approach to setting minimum standards in property services.
• 32BJ SEIU (SEIU Local 32BJ): The largest SEIU property services local in the U.S., representing 90,000+ building service workers (janitors, security officers, airport workers) across the Northeast. Direct peer because it shares SEIU6's industry mix (janitorial + security + airport), bargaining model, and policy-advocacy approach, though at much larger scale.
• SEIU Local 1 (Chicago): Multi-sector SEIU local representing janitors, security officers, food service, and airport workers across Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Direct peer given the matching vertical mix (property services + security + airport) and the same SEIU policy and bargaining infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• UNITE HERE: Labor union representing ~300,000 service workers across hotels, gaming, food service, airports, and stadium concessions. Comparable because it organizes low-wage service workers in adjacent industries (airports and stadiums overlap with SEIU6's airport workers and stadium workers) and pursues similar policy and contract-bargaining strategies.
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters: Large U.S. labor union (~1.3 million members) covering transportation, logistics, and service workers. Adjacent peer because it represents airport baggage handlers, warehouse workers, and security-adjacent roles that overlap with SEIU6's airport passenger service worker segment.
• AFSCME: One of the largest U.S. labor unions, representing ~1.4 million public service workers. Comparable as a large service-sector union pursuing political action, contract enforcement, and member benefits, though it focuses on public-sector employees rather than private property services.
• Workers United (SEIU): SEIU-affiliated union representing garment, laundry, manufacturing, and retail workers in the U.S. and Canada. Comparable as a SEIU sibling organization covering service-sector workers, though it focuses on different industries (textiles, manufacturing) rather than janitorial, security, and airport services.

Regional players

• UNITE HERE Local 8 (Seattle): Seattle-based UNITE HERE local representing hotel, food service, and airport hospitality workers in the same King County geography as SEIU6. Comparable because it organizes airport-adjacent service workers in Seattle and frequently co-lobbies on local labor policy, though it focuses on hospitality rather than property services.
• IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees): Union representing ~168,000 behind-the-scenes entertainment workers, including stadium and arena event staff. Comparable because it organizes stadium and event venue workers — the same fourth vertical as SEIU6's stadium/event worker segment — though it focuses on technical/production roles rather than janitorial or guest services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SEIU6
• Facebookfacebook.com/SEIU6
• Instagraminstagram.com/seiu6
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seiu-local-6

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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