UNION ORGANIZER/ OIT

Job Announcement: Union Organizer/OIT Position

SEIU United Long Term Care Workers union, a statewide labor organization representing over 176,000 long-term care workers in California, is looking for highly motivated and skilled individuals seeking to contribute to building a strong and vibrant social and economic justice movement. SEIU ULTCW is committed to reflecting the unique diversity of our members' geography, work, language and race to build a powerful vision of change for working families in California.

Location: Multiple openings in Northern & Southern California

Organizers help workers form, build, and grow our union; assist workers to develop into active union members and leaders, negotiate and enforce their union contracts; mobilize workers around worksite issues, politics, public policy, and other issues affecting the lives of workers; develop rank-and-file leadership among workers; and carry out all other programs ofthe union in the field. SEIU ULTCW organizers may be assigned to work as "internal" organizers - working with and on behalf of workers who are already in unions; or as "external" organizers - working with and on behalf of workers who are in the process of building a union for the first time.

Responsibilities Included:
• Membership recruitment and COPE/PAF (Committee on Political Empowerment/Political Accountability Fund) Fundraising. This is seen as a primary duty of an organizer, with COPE contribution/membership indivisible from membership recruitment goals.
• Communicate with workers via house visits, worksite visits, organizing meetings, phone calls and literature, for example; prepare meeting agendas and other communication tools such as newsletters, emails, fliers, etc.
• Assess, identify, recruit and deploy worker leaders
• Develop worker leaders by training them, mentoring them and holding them accountable for executing the Local's program in workplaces and communities.
• Plan one's own work as assigned; make and execute daily, weekly, and monthly work plans based on assigned goals and objectives.
• Engage in research to gather information about workers, employers, and economic and financial conditions; integrate this research into campaigns.
• Operate Windows-based computer programs in order to perform campaign and worksite list keeping and data management and to complete personal clerical work.
• Build organizing, bargaining, contract action, and other worker committees.
• Identify legal, regulatory, community, media and other resources, and appropriately utilize these resources in campaigns.
• Use Board (NLRB or PERC) and non-board strategies to win union recognition for workers.
• Mobilize and lead workers in actions, up to and including strike actions, to support union's bargaining and issue agendas.
• Develop and execute programs to mobilize member-volunteers for labor-to-Iabor political campaigns, grassroots lobbying, issue campaigns, ballot initiative campaigns, media activity, fundraising, and legislative advocacy in support of the union's collective bargaining and issue advocacy agenda.
• Lead workers in community issues and build relationships with relevant community allies and partners
• Assist the Local in the field by tracking and reporting information on worker and employer issues and activity, industry conditions, community, political and media relations, and other relevant activity.
• Represent the Union as assigned with community partners, employers and other industry leaders.
• Work in an effective team with members and with local, international staff and Change to Win labor coalition, etc., or staff of other allied organizations when assigned to a collaborative project

Qualifications
• While previous experience in union organizing is highly desirable, there is no hard and fast requirement for experience to start a career as an organizer in training.
• Experience with the following types of employers is highly significant: labor unions, progressive issue advocacy organizations, community organizations, political campaigns and staff of elected officials.
• Very strong preference will be given to candidates who have completed the SEIU "Wave" training program or other formal training programs for organizers.
• Personal commitment to the mission and goals of SEIU and to the specific program of SEIU ULTCW.
• The ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment are considered key components to achieving organizer performance standards.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Basic computer literacy (or the ability to develop computer literacy within the initial six months of employment for the OIT position)
• Willingness and ability to work long, irregular hours, including evenings and weekends
• Women and persons of color are strongly encouraged to apply for organizer positions.
• Strong personal planning and time management skills
• The ability to work with people from other cultures and backgrounds
• Willingness and ability to travel throughout state of California

Must possess a valid California driver's license, auto insurance that covers business driving, and an automobile for business use.

Bilingual skills preferred

To Apply:

Submit a cover letter, résumé and references to humanresources@seiu-ultcw.org

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