Yolanda King-Lowe currently serves as Secretary Treasurer of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, a union representing over 34,000 healthcare workers in hospitals, clinics, and behavioral health facilities in Washington state and Montana.
Yolanda’s union journey began at Providence Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, where she worked for over 20 years. Her experience as a union leader is anchored by the lifelong connections she made with co-workers as a rank-and-file member, which led her to develop a passion for advocacy, equity, and racial justice.
Yolanda was part of the Fight for $15 movement, has helped organize hundreds of new members into the union, has fought alongside workers for better standards for themselves and their patients, and helped to lead 8,000 members at Swedish on their strongest action ever, a three-day strike in 2020. She is passionate about fighting for better workplaces, healthier communities, and safer working conditions for workers while creating strategies through a racial justice lens to build a stronger union.
End of First Term: 06/20/2027