Organizer

Seiu 1021; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

SEIU Local 1021 in Northern California is seeking an Organizer to implement the Local's organizing plan, recruit worker leaders, and build campaign infrastructure. You will directly contact unorganized workers and mobilize members to support new organizing efforts.

Experience in union organizing is required (one year). This role involves long hours, travel, early mornings, evenings, and weekends to reach workers across diverse communities and strengthen the labor movement.

Qualifications

• EXPERIENCE: One (1) year experience in union organizing.

Responsibilities

• Work with Organizing staff to implement the Local Union's plan.
• Identify and recruit worker leaders who want to organize to join the union.
• Direct contact with unorganized workers and develop leadership.
• Mobilize union members to support new organizing campaigns.
• Conduct worksite meetings, house visits, and organize drives and elections.
• May require travel and periods of overnights; evenings and weekend work.

Skills

Teamwork

Oral and written communication

Messaging

Working under pressure

Organized

Judgment & priorities

Resourcefulness

Diversity & inclusion

Advocacy

Job description

Organizer
Northern California (Posted 8/25/26)

SEIU Local 1021 was founded in 2007 when ten local unions cametogether in Northern California to form one larger, more powerfulunion. Together our members are building a true 21st centuryunion fighting to empower and improve the lives of our members.We are 54,000 strong - organizing and representing public serviceworkers in cities, counties, courts, schools, privatenon-profits, special districts, public health care, and nursing.We are looking for energetic, hard-working staff who arecommitted to real change, who believe in the value of work andthe value of public services and who want to be part of the teamthat wins for workers, their families, and their communities.

EXPERIENCE: One (1) year experience in unionorganizing. External organizing and related experience will begiven consideration, as will steward and rank-and-fileexperience.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Will work with the Organizingstaff to implement the organizing plan of the Local Union.Identify and recruit worker leaders who want to organize to jointhe union; direct contact with unorganized workers; developmentof leadership and structure of organizing campaigns, as well asconduct organizing drives and representation elections. Mobilizeunion members to support new organizing. This is not a 9 to 5job, and includes long and varied hours, with early morning,evening and weekend work, as necessary. May require travel andperiods of overnights.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Responsible for probing ofpotential organizing targets. You will conduct worksite meetingsand house visits with workers; facilitate worksite meetings withworkers; develop weekly and monthly plans based on overallcampaign goals; identify worker issues; assess workers; mobilizeworkers for public actions, track worker data; identify andrecruit worker leaders.

SKILLS, APTITUDE, AND COMMITMENT:

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• High level ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to create a message that resonates with workers.
• Ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision.
• Must be well-organized and self- motivated.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and discern priorities.
• Ability to make effective use of resources available to theunion.
• Dedication to improving the position of working people andstrengthening the role of organized labor in society through workactions, community relations, and legislative and politicalactivity.
• Ability to work effectively with members and staff fromdiverse groups and identities.

REQUIREMENTS: Must possess a valid California driver's license; must pass a DMV check and have a good drivingrecord; must have auto insurance that covers business driving(minimum of $100,000 per person/$300,000 per incident bodilyinjury liability/$50,000 property coverage); and must possess anautomobile for business use.

SALARY AND BENEFITS: The current salary range is$78,336.45 - $128,664.51 on qualifications and experience. Thereis a competitive and comprehensive benefits package.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: SEIU Local 1021 is an equal opportunity employer andencouragesapplicationsfromqualifiedcandidatesofallraces,ethnicities,ages,sexes,sexualorientations, marital statuses, religions, or who have adisability. Local 1021 is committed to ensuring fair treatment ofapplicants and employees and actively enforces policiesagainstdiscrimination and sexual harassment.