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Worksite Organizer Based In Southern California

Company

SEIU 721
Address , Los Angeles, 90017, Ca
Employment type
Salary $62,367 a year
Expires 2023-07-29
Posted at 11 months ago
Job Description

WHO WE ARE:
SEIU Local 721 is a dynamic, and fast-growing organization recognized as one of the largest and strongest union of publicly funded employees in the nation. We are on the forefront of local politics, defending public services in the face of budget challenges, organizing workers in the public service sectors and are key players in national reform efforts. We have over 170 staff members covering 6 counties in Southern California. Our more than 90,000 members provide public services in diverse fields, including health care, social services, special districts, private non-profits, libraries, courts, parks and recreation, public works and mental health in cities and counties throughout Southern California. Through grassroots organizing, identifying, and developing leaders within our Union, and organizing worker political power, we are on the front lines of holding government accountable, ensuring efficiency, tackling waste, and improving services. Based in Southern California, Ventura and Riverside.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The decisions made by the Worksite Organizer can have a profound effect on worker’s lives. Their main responsibility is to implement the union’s program. As such, a Worksite Organizer is responsible for articulating the Union’s message to workers, contract enforcement, and carrying out internal and external work of SEIU Local 721 as approved by the Executive Board and implemented by the Executive Leadership. The Worksite Organizer will also motivate, mobilize, and represent existing and potential members to protect their rights and improve the quality of their work lives. The Worksite Organizer principle job is to provide leadership to carry out the goals of Local 721.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
  • Recruitment: Accountable for working with member leaders and recruiting new members to participate in union activities and political campaigns. Regular one-on-ones with individual leader plans, contact with members and visiting worksites on a regular basis covering all shifts will be required. Accountable to numerical goals that can be measured daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly on all program priorities of the union.
  • Turnout: Identify, recruit, trains and develops member leaders to turnout other members to union actions, events, meetings, etc. Proficient in organizing practices for turnout such as urgency, number of targets and confirmations needed to achieve turnout goals. Conducts first confirmation, second confirmations, final confirmations on the day of the union event as determined by the needs of the campaign.
  • Internal and External Organizing Campaigns: Effectively articulate the Local’s mission to workers and carry out internal and external organizing campaigns. Design and implement organizing campaigns to win Union recognition for unorganized workplaces, building leadership committees, identifying issues, accurately assess workers, leadership identification and development, and preparing workers for NLRB, MMBA and other elections, and/or strategic and recognition campaigns. Adheres to numerical goals to advance the goals of the campaign.
  • Communication: Maintain regular and effective communication with workers in assigned jurisdictions through personal visits, house visits, phone calls, virtual meetings, flyers, newsletters, mailings, bulletin board postings, and worksite meetings including the use of technology. Respond to telephone and electronic messages in a timely manner. Listen to workers concerns.
  • Staff Development: Incorporates feedback from their supervisor to strengthen their skills. Participates in team meetings, planning meetings, and strategy meetings as assigned. Provides input and conducts themselves in a professional manner in all internal and external meetings. May be assigned tasks that further their development such as writing raps, training instruments, facilitating meetings, etc. Provides input for their staff development plans, skills inventory, and other staff development tools. Adheres to check in, debrief, and 1:1 structure as needed by the programs of the union.
  • Development: Identifying and developing member leaders is the primary function of the Worksite Organizer. All programs of the union, including but not limited to membership, COPE, representation, bargaining, and campaigns should be run through strong leadership structures. Ability to train and motivate leaders to build and maintain strong leadership structures designed to empower and mobilize workers by advancing the union’s program priorities. Craft leader development plans to increase the skills of leaders in their areas of leadership. Train and develop member lost timers, including but not limited to: modeling, shadowing, development of training instruments, providing feedback, debriefing, etc.
  • Representation: Identify, recruit, develop, and train shop stewards on all levels of representational matters or as assigned (including development of training instruments). Interprets and enforces multiple MOU’s at any given time and any and all other regulatory and governing policies, laws and ordinances and practices that apply in order to represent Union members. Confer informally with workers and management relative to work rules, regulations and conditions, employee relations policies and programs, contract provisions and related matters. Represents members in disciplinary and investigative contacts with their employer, advises members on the interpretation and application of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or collective bargaining agreement and the processing of grievances and discipline guidelines. Attempts to resolve all issues at the lowest level possible by utilizing conflict resolution techniques. File grievances within the contractual time frame, meet and implement Union policies with employer representatives and with members of the community and with community groups.
  • For every component of this position, the Worksite Organizer will be required to identify, recruit, develop, mentor, train, and coach leaders in the following areas:
  • Commitment to the Values of the Organization: Adheres to the values of unionism such as member leader development, representation, organizing, and mobilization. Must be able to articulate the values of social justice, economic justice, racial justice, and environmental justice in line with the policies of the local and international union.
  • Proficiency in Technology: Accountable to new technology as needed for the proper function of the union’s program priorities. Takes advantage of trainings provided by the union to gain new skills. Ability to conduct virtual meetings, peer-to-peer texting, etc.
  • Legislative and Electoral Campaigns: Required to recruit members to participate and be empowered in legislative and electoral campaign activities, including lobbying, phone banking, letter writing, door-to-door canvassing, and other activities. Trains and develops member leaders on recruiting members to contribute to COPE. Adheres to the union’s process on developing policy and endorsing candidates and propositions on the ballot.
  • Administration: Maintain a weekly work plan which accurately documents goals, past, present, and future activities, visits, and appointments in connection with work as a worksite organizer representative. Maintain accurate records, including activity reports and time allocation reports. May participate in Union-wide contract negotiations. Map and maintain worker member information in all jurisdictions at all times.
  • Issue Campaigns: Identify, develop, and implement issue campaigns. This includes but is not limited to strategies and tactic through coordinated activities. As a requirement of issue campaigns, member leaders must be identified and developed to lead campaign, petitions, group grievances, work actions, media events, legal actions, etc.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Ability to work effectively as an individual and as part of a team.
  • Ability to receive and implement feedback.
  • Effective demonstrable oral, written, and listening skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills as demonstrated by the ability to relate, establish, and cultivate respectful
relationships with members and staff from diverse ethnic, social, and economic groups.
  • Analytical skills necessary to interpret contract language.
  • Ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision; must be well-organized and self-motivated.
  • Excellent analytical and judgment skills as demonstrated by the ability to assess information and evidence
and act strategically.
  • Adept at leading and motivating workers in necessary struggles.
  • Dedication to improving the position of working people and strengthening the role of organized labor
  • Ability to make effective use of resources available to the union.
through work actions, street actions, community relations, and legislative and political activity.
  • Ability to work long and irregular hours. This is not a 9-5 job. Requires weekend work, covering overnight
  • Effective facilitating and organizing meeting skills
  • Related experience will be given consideration as will steward and rank-and-file experience.
  • Prior union organizing and negotiations experience is highly desirable.
  • Working knowledge of or the ability to learn computer programs such as Microsoft office products, email, accessing the internet, and working with databases.
  • Prior labor experience is strongly preferred.
shifts, participation in union-wide activities and events, and assignments in different geographies. Work
may require overnight stays for extended periods of time based on the needs of the campaign.
  • Required to have valid driver’s license, car insurance, and a working automobile.
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
  • The Worksite Organizer is an UUP bargaining unit position subject to a staff union contract.
  • Salary range as of July 1, 2021: $62,366.98 (entry) to $92,229.07 (12+ years).
  • Fully paid benefit package including medical, dental, vision and a generous life insurance.

TO APPLY:
Mail, fax or e-mail a cover letter, detailed resume, two-page writing sample and the name, job title, address, and phone number of three professional references to:
Human Resources Department SEIU Local 721 Suite 100 1545 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Fax: (213) 402-3590 E-mail: [email protected]
SEIU Local 721 is an affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, ethnicity, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, or disability. SEIU Local 721 works to ensure fair treatment of applicants and employees and actively enforces zero tolerance policies against discrimination and sexual harassment.
Position will remain open until filled. Posted internally on July 21, 2021