Field Organizer — Union Action & Leadership Development

SEIU Local 503; Salem (OR); Vor Ort; USD 79.000 - 115.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Car allowance

401(k) plan

Zusammenfassung

SEIU Local 503 in Salem, Oregon seeks a Field Organizer to empower members and build leadership across the union and community. You will support organizing efforts, contract administration, and political action while training and developing rank-and-file leaders.

The role emphasizes active member engagement, outreach across state lines, and collaboration with stewards to advance strong public services and social justice. Travel and field work are required.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in organizing, bargaining, contract administration, political action, leadership identification and development.
• Demonstrated commitment to empowering workers through the labor movement.
• Experience working for social justice as an organizer or activist.

Aufgaben

• Organizing (internal and external); political action; training and education; assist leaders/officers in their responsibilities.
• Preparation for and negotiation of collective bargaining agreements; ratification of contracts; including work action preparation and recruitment.
• Contract interpretation; grievance handling and preparation and presentation of arbitration cases; setting up communication systems for organizing, bargaining, contract enforcement, and political action.
• Advise members on the steps to be taken to resolve issues; organize members to take action around such issues where appropriate.
• Preparing printed materials for distribution to the membership; training members to interface with the media.
• Internal and external organizing training, Union Steward training, leadership training and development, political action training, negotiations training, special workshops, and coordination of officer/leadership duties.
• Political action: door-to-door canvassing, phone banks, issue campaigns, candidate campaigns, informing the membership, get-out-the-vote drives.

Kenntnisse

Organizing

Bargaining

Contract administration

Political action

Leadership development

Training

Tools

Word

Excel

PageMaker

FileMaker Pro

Jobbeschreibung

SEIU Local 503 in Salem, Oregon seeks a Field Organizer to empower members and build leadership across the union and community. You will support organizing efforts, contract administration, and political action while training and developing rank-and-file leaders.

The role emphasizes active member engagement, outreach across state lines, and collaboration with stewards to advance strong public services and social justice. Travel and field work are required.