STRATEGIC RESEARCHER/CAMPAIGNER

The Amalgamated Transit Union, the largest labor organization representing transit workers in the United States and Canada, is seeking a strategic researcher/campaigner to join a new Strategic Campaigns Department supporting ATU organizing and bargaining.

Strategic Researcher/Campaigner will be responsible for:

• Compiling, analyzing, and summarizing data on industry sectors, firms, individuals and issues in support of campaigns,
• Analyzing financial, legal and regulatory aspects of transit and related industries
• Performing market analysis of targeted industry sectors
• Synthesizing data from various team members and external sources into clear and concise reports appropriate for use by nonspecialists
• Working with the Organizing Department to develop and execute campaign strategy
• Working with Communications staff to draft, edit and produce campaign materials

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Competence in a variety of research methods and fields (personal interviews and computer-based, financial and policy, etc)
• Ability to work independently under tight deadlines, sometimes for long and irregular hours as campaigns require
• Successful cooperation with labor union officers and staff in pursuit of union goals
• Sound quantitative skills
• A clear writing style
• An evident commitment to the goals of the labor movement

Experience in transportation industry and/or as a union member-activist not required, but a definite plus.

Salary is competitive and includes a full benefits package. Email cover letter and résumé to Benetta Mansfield, ATU Chief of Staff at bmansfield@atu.org.

The Amalgamated Transit Union was founded in 1892, and today represents over 185,000 members in 269 local unions across 46 states and nine provinces. The ATU works to advance the transit industry and fights for the interests of hard-working metro and school bus drivers, rail operators, maintenance personnel and others employed in transit across the United States and Canada.

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