Worksite Organizer
| Location: | San Diego,CA |
| Category: | Organizing |
| Summary: | Service Employees International Union, Local 221 (SEIU Local 221) is a progressive union representing over 10,000 San Diego area employees, including County, cities, schools, and Head Start workers. Under direction of the President or his/her designee to provide services including, identify and develop rank & file leaders, process grievances and appeals at all procedure levels, negotiate bargaining unit, section, division or departmental agreements, perform field visits, engage in assigned political, lobbying and organizing activity, provide education and training to leaders and members, and to do related work as required in an assigned geographical and/or occupational area covering a significant number of workers. |
| Apply By: | January 31, 2008 |
| Description: | All duties listed are required, but may or may not be continuously performed or on-going at any specific time. This list is not necessarily all-inclusive: oHave a full understanding of and commitment to the Union's vision and take an active role in the implementation of that vision; oRecruit, identify, develop and train member activists to become leaders in their worksite and in the union; oDevelop membership and worksite organizing committees, through one-on-one meetings, site meetings and issue organizing campaigns; oDevelop internal organizing targets, analyze employer and worker needs, and recommend organizing ideas; oWrite and distribute leaflets/bulletins/notices and other materials among workers and leaders and assist leaders in maintaining a bulletin board network; oRecruit political activists and volunteers, coordinate precinct activity and participate in the Union's lobbying and political efforts; oProcess grievances, disciplinary appeals and/or Unfair Labor Practices up to and including final level of Civil Service Commission, Personnel Board, arbitration, PERB or NLRB, including investigation, preparation of witnesses and exhibits, and general development of case; oConfer informally with workers and management relative to work rules, regulations and conditions, employee relations policies and programs, contract provisions and related matters; oInterpret collective bargaining agreements, ordinances and laws to members, leaders and other workers; oAnalyze employee relations problems and recommend solutions to workers, leaders and Union and management officials; oConduct surveys, investigations and related activities to aid in development of organizing campaigns, union policies, bargaining positions; oDevelop and maintain leader system or chapter committees, or internal organizing committee, including training, guidance, oversight and accountability of and support of leaders in performance of their duties; oRecruit leaders and members to participate in the Local's COPE campaigns; oEvaluate need, initiate request and recommendation to appropriate supervisor for initiation of third party neutral proceedings; oAct as chief negotiator or as advisor to chief negotiator in collective bargaining for assigned representation units and/or jurisdictions. |
| Qualifications: | oHigh level ability to communicate orally and in writing; oAbility to plan and coordinate campaign and contract activities; oAnalytical skills directed towards investigations, planning, preparation and processing of quasi-judicial hearings and/or preparation and negotiations of contract agreement documents; oAbility to establish and maintain rapport with widely varied ethnic, occupational and social groups; oAbility to work within timelines under pressure and minimal supervision; oAbility to deal with obstacles to the work by attempting to solve problems and learn from each experience; oDedication to improving the lives of workers and a willingness to participate in a wide field of activities toward that objective. |
| Preferences: | Local 221 is an affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, ethnicity, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, religion, or disability. |
| Compensation: | SEIU Local 221 offers a competitive salary based on staff union contract provisions. Benefits include a car allowance, health care, dental, prescription, vision, and retirement plans, and vacation/time off policy. |
| Submission Instructions: | Submit cover letter, resume and sample work to Dequasia Gardner via email, mail or fax . |
| Submit To: | Dequasia Gardner |
| Phone: | 858-560-0151 |
| Email: | dequasia.gardner@seiu221.org |
| Fax: | 858-560-1299 |
| Address: | 4004 Kearny Mesa Road San Diego CA 92111 |
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