External Organizer

SEIU Local 521 is seeking an External Organizer to organize new bargaining units into the union. The External Organizer will assess, build relationships with, and motivate workers to organize into SEIU Local 521. The position involves frequent travel and long hours, including nights and weekends.

Requirements

• Organizing non-union workers to make change and to organize into SEIU Local 521
• Assessing, building relationships with motivating and agitating workers through individual and group meetings
• Recruiting, developing, and mobilizing worker organizing committees
• Identifying, recruiting, and developing leaders
• Training and supervising member organizers
• Planning and executing actions, events, marches, etc. at worksites and beyond
• Building toward union elections, negotiating election agreements, and filing charges through NLRB and PERB
• Developing and executing organizing campaign plans
• Understanding and contributing to community and political outreach, campaign communications, targeting, lead development, and research
• Working to support other key local union priorities, as needed

Benefits

• Fully employer-paid family health, dental and vision insurance
• Generous leave package
• Fully employer-paid defined benefit pension plan
• 401(K)
• Flexible savings accounts for annual health and childcare expenses