Organizer, National Organizing Department
SEIU (Service Employees International Union) is a union of about 2 million diverse members in healthcare, the public sector, and property services. We believe in and fight for our Vision for a Just Society: where all workers are valued and all people respected—no matter where we come from or what color we are; where all families and communities can thrive; and where we leave a better and more equitable world for generations to come. We are an anti-racist union determined to check corporate power and uproot structural racism through unions—worker power and collective action—and government—legislative and political action.
About the role
To represent and assist the International Union in empowering non-union workers to join unions; to assist SEIU Locals in new union organizing; and to carry out organizing and other projects on behalf of SEIU members. The Organizer's role is to organize new workers into the Union and support the organizing goals of SEIU. The Organizer will support organizing strategies that will allow new workers to join SEIU and work on implementation of strategies as part of a campaign plan as directed by the campaign director or a designee.
Responsibilities
- Assist and support the execution of organizing strategies to help workers build power and win union recognition in unorganized workplaces through leadership identification and development, building organizing committees, and preparing workers for NLRB and other elections, and/or strategic recognition campaigns
- Communicate with workers including listening, framing issues, and motivating them to actively participate
- Represent the Union as assigned in community and labor coalition activities
- Conduct broad and intensive outreach efforts to non-union workers at their homes, worksites, and other settings
- Engage, motivate, and mobilize workers to take action
- Identify, recruit, and develop worker leaders
- Work closely with member organizers including assisting in training and developing their organizing skills
- Build and develop organizing committees on active new organizing campaigns
- Conduct individual and group meetings with workers to move organizing campaigns forward
- Plan and carry out actions and events to support worker organizing efforts
- Utilize digital, communication, data, and work planning tools to execute relevant campaign strategies and plans
Requirements
- Required to work long and varying hours including weekends, nights, and holidays
- Requires independent judgment and self-motivation
- Travel in addition to long and extended work hours may be required
- Minimum of 9 months of external union organizing experience with a proven ability to effectively carry out the responsibilities of the job
- Excellent interpersonal communication and listening skills
- Ability to establish and cultivate respectful relationships with people from diverse backgrounds
- Demonstrated commitment to workers’ rights and social justice
- Effective demonstrable oral, written, and listening skills in English
- Effective analytical and judgment skills as demonstrated by the ability to analyze and assess data and information, and act strategically based on the analysis
- Possession of a valid U.S. driver's license, proof of auto insurance, and an automobile for business use
- Must have the ability to work in an office and/or field setting with or without reasonable accommodation
Skills
- Strong organizational and prioritizing skills showing flexibility as needed
- Adept at handling rapidly changing circumstances
- Effective facilitation skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team setting with people from diverse backgrounds
- Working knowledge of the Organizing VAN, Microsoft Office, and Google Workspace products
Pay
Salary is $76,354.23 annually.
Benefits
- Fully employer-paid health benefits package
- Other benefits outlined in the policies of SEIU and the staff union contract
Schedule
This is a full-time, salaried, overtime-exempt position.