The Operations Manager is responsible for supporting the operations of People’s Action Institute and our family of related organizations. The Operations Manager is a part-time (75 percent time) hourly position located in Seattle, Washington. The position reports to the Operations Director and works closely with the finance and operations team to build a highly functional […]
Position Open: Student Action Communications Fellow
Student Action is hiring a part-time communications intern to run its regular social media work. This intern would develop a national communications plan focused on social media engagement primarily over Facebook and Twitter. The intern would work with Student Action and People’s Action Communication staff to develop a narrative strategy and carry out regular social […]
Position Open: Student Action State Fellow
Student Action is hiring two State Fellows for the spring semester to develop one of our regional affiliates each. The fellow will be expected to work an average of 15 hours/week to support the development of one of our state-based affiliates, with priority states including Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. The […]
Position Open: Student Action National Fellow
Student Action is hiring one person for a spring semester fellowship with our national staff. The fellow is expected to work an average of 15 hours/week on national coordination of Student Action’s campaign and field goals. This will include coordinating trainings for Student Action affiliates, days of action, and national calls. It also may include […]
Job Opening: Organizing Director
The People’s Action/Institute Organizing Director will drive the organization forward with extraordinary passion and focus toward a powerful vision of long-term structural change and ambitious annual campaign, policy, communications, electoral and power-building goals. Position Overview People’s Action (501(c)(4)) and People’s Action Institute (501(c)(3)) are seeking an Organizing Director to drive an ambitious program that is […]
Job Opening: Development Director
Position Overview People’s Action Institute is seeking an energetic and highly organized Development Director to work with our leadership team to develop and lead the execution of a fundraising strategy on behalf of the organization and our network of affiliates. This is a key role in helping to grow the organization. A successful candidate will […]
Cook County’s $13 Minimum Wage a Huge Victory – Strong Step in the Long Journey Toward Income Equality
CHICAGO – The movement to give minimum wage workers a raise continues gaining momentum across the country, with Cook County Commissioners in Illinois Wednesday voting decisively 13-3 in favor of a $13 minimum wage. Cook County is the second most populous county in the U.S. after Los Angeles County, California. The minimum wage in Cook […]
Maine Governor Calls for Jailing Minimum Wage Leaders
WASHINGTON – Just days after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump suggested during a televised debate that Hillary Clinton should be jailed, Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that his political opponents should be imprisoned in a speech to the Lewiston-Auburn Chamber of Commerce. According to the Portland Press Herald, LePage said at a Thursday morning […]
Native Organizers and Supporters Praise Government Decision to Halt Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline
Washington, D.C. – After the decision by a federal judge on Friday to not issue an injunction protecting Native lands threatened by the Dakota Access Pipeline, the Obama Administration issued a statement halting pipeline construction that is welcomed by the thousands of Native and non-Native activists who have gathered in protest against the project. The […]
Strong Rules Needed On Abusive Debt Collection Practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing new rules regulating debt collection agencies. It’s about time the government starting acting like a government again.