Lead Organizer: Build Power for Healthcare Workers

Seiu 49; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Auto allowance

Phone allowance

Pension plan

Generous holidays

Job summary

SEIU Healthcare Michigan (HCMI) seeks a Lead Organizer to guide organizers, implement strategies, and empower workers to address challenges in their industry. This role builds and sustains campaigns, organizes committees, and serves as a union representative. Location: State of Michigan.

Reports to Division Coordinator or Director. The position involves recruitment, campaign planning, member engagement, and collaboration with staff to advance the local's goals, with occasional long hours

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in union representation and/or organizing.
• Proven experience in leading teams in organizing or contract campaigns is preferred.
• Basic computer skills; experience with organizing database systems is a plus.
• Strong personal commitment to the mission and goals of SEIU Healthcare Michigan.
• A strong commitment to building a progressive labor movement through organizing the unorganized.
• Ability to work effectively with members and staff from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong capability to establish and uphold organizational priorities and values.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement plans for recruitment of industry leaders and members, managing contract and legislative campaigns that achieve positive results for workers.
• Collaborate with a team to develop issues and demands for contract and legislative campaigns while maintaining strong relationships with labor management representatives.
• Address member inquiries, represent members at disciplinary proceedings, and initiate grievances, ensuring compliance with collective bargaining agreements.
• Advance local political campaign objectives by promoting member participation, political donations, action signups, and recruiting political organizers.
• Work collaboratively with other staff to set goals, create actionable plans, and ensure accountability.
• Engage Executive Board members and member leaders in pursuing the local's goals.
• Integrate strategic campaign functions, politics, and new organizing efforts to foster the local’s growth in daily field activities.
• Participate in local mobilization efforts, new member events, unit meetings, leadership conferences, and other multi‑team initiatives.
• Provide constructive feedback to enhance local strategy and implementation.
• Maintain accurate and organized files and records for the membership database, grievances, and collective bargaining.
• Keep the Member Resource Center updated with relevant information and events for member activists and leaders.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Union organizing

Communication

Stakeholder relations

Tools

Organizing database systems

Job description

SEIU Healthcare Michigan (HCMI) seeks a Lead Organizer to guide organizers, implement strategies, and empower workers to address challenges in their industry. This role builds and sustains campaigns, organizes committees, and serves as a union representative. Location: State of Michigan.

Reports to Division Coordinator or Director. The position involves recruitment, campaign planning, member engagement, and collaboration with staff to advance the local's goals, with occasional long hours