Union Organizing Lead — Campaigns & Member Training

SEIU Local 521; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully employer-paid health insurance

Pension plan

401(K)

Flexible FSAs

Life insurance

Job summary

SEIU Local 521 in California is seeking an Internal Organizer to recruit, train and mobilize members, building power in the Bay Area, Central Coast and Central Valley.

You will work with clerical, blue collar, professional and service workers across public and private sectors, coordinating campaigns, negotiations and community outreach.

Candidates should be committed to social justice, willing to travel, and able to lead teams and manage timelines.

Qualifications

• Willingness to travel frequently and/or for extended periods within the local jurisdiction.
• Willingness to work long and irregular hours, including nights and weekends.
• Strong commitment to social and economic justice and to organizing the unorganized through the labor movement.
• At least one year of experience as a full‑time external organizer or equivalent community or rank-and-file organizing experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; good listening skills are a must.
• Ability to create and execute detailed organizing plans.
• Ability to establish rapport with and organize workers across diverse groups.
• Good judgment and ability to discern priorities in multiple tasks.
• Ability to think strategically and respond to rapidly changing situations.
• Basic computer literacy and willingness to use technology where needed.
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Identify, recruit, train, develop stewards, officers, and leaders.
• Lead and assist in developing plans for worksite campaigns on issues including public budgets, contracts, safety, etc.
• Create or assist members in creating communication systems; write and edit leaflets, proposals, newsletters, etc.
• Negotiate or assist in contract negotiations, from proposals through strike preparation.
• Monitor stewards and officers in their representational duties, including grievances and disciplinary appeals; follow through where necessary.
• Meet timelines and procedures related to labor contracts, bylaws, and policies.
• Encourage participation in political and lobbying activities; help members hold elected officials accountable.
• Participate in and learn to lead residual organizing campaigns, and recruit members.
• Lead staff members or community-based committees; serve as a spokesperson.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizing plans

Rapport across diverse groups

Strategic thinking

Judgment and prioritization

Travel willingness

Computer literacy

Team player

Tools

Driver's license

Job description

SEIU Local 521 in California is seeking an Internal Organizer to recruit, train and mobilize members, building power in the Bay Area, Central Coast and Central Valley.

You will work with clerical, blue collar, professional and service workers across public and private sectors, coordinating campaigns, negotiations and community outreach.

Candidates should be committed to social justice, willing to travel, and able to lead teams and manage timelines.