Senior Union Negotiations & Training Lead

SEIU; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 109,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Mission‑driven workplace

Job summary

SEIU (Service Employees International Union) seeks a seasoned professional to advance contract campaigns and bargaining support for locals. The role involves leading larger negotiations, training local leaders, and developing bargaining strategies across multiple sectors.

Reporting to the Union Strength Hub Director, you will train leaders, coordinate with cross‑functional teams, and drive initiatives that integrate racial justice into union growth and policy development.

Qualifications

• A minimum of five to seven (5-7) years of experience demonstrating progressively increasing mastery in the field of organizing workers and unions.
• A minimum of five to seven (5-7) years of negotiations, especially in labor, including but not limited to first contracts and other contract campaigns.
• Proficiency in proven strategies for union membership growth and building on the connection between racial justice and membership growth.
• Leadership development and innovation tools and practices.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate racial justice and anti-racist principles into policy development, staff management, and coalition-building.

Responsibilities

• Support local unions’ collective bargaining efforts and contract campaigns, including assignments to lead larger contract negotiations and campaigns.
• Train and develop leaders in the bargaining practice of collective bargaining.
• Craft strategies and training programs for local union leaders related to collective bargaining, first contracts, and contract campaigns.
• Planning and delivery of training programs to meet the needs of local unions.
• Maintain knowledge of first-contract campaigns and best practices.
• Help create leadership development initiatives for local union leaders.
• Perform additional duties as needed in alignment with the Hub’s mission and goals.

Skills

Organizing unions

Labor negotiations

Leadership development

Racial justice

Team leadership

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

SEIU (Service Employees International Union) seeks a seasoned professional to advance contract campaigns and bargaining support for locals. The role involves leading larger negotiations, training local leaders, and developing bargaining strategies across multiple sectors.

Reporting to the Union Strength Hub Director, you will train leaders, coordinate with cross‑functional teams, and drive initiatives that integrate racial justice into union growth and policy development.