Campaign Organizer

Seiu Hciimk-posted 3 days ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Hybrid • Chicago, IL
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Join the Fight for Justice with SEIU Healthcare IL IN MO KS! SEIU Healthcare IL IN MO KS is looking for dynamic and committed Campaign Organizers to join our groundbreaking fight to build power for the 100,000 healthcare workers in the Chicagoland area. The organizing campaigns are organizing workers to fight for their right to have a union, improve standards for workers, and expand access to healthcare for Chicagoland communities. Read more about our fights and campaigns at https://seiuhcilin.org/our-fights/ & https://www.facebook.com/SEIUHCII/ Who we are: SEIU Healthcare IL IN MO KS is a dynamic, action-oriented union of over 100,000 healthcare and childcare workers throughout Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Kansas. We believe in a society defined by freedom and justice, where we can all have quality education, health care and jobs, and where we all can live a full and plentiful life of our choosing. SEIU HCIIMK’s mission is to organize together to build power and demand and win social and economic justice for our communities. Purpose: The role of the Campaign Organizer is to help unorganized workers to organize and build power in the workplace and the community. This will be done through building organizations and committees of workers fighting for a voice on the job through collective action and campaigns. Location: Chicago, IL (Division assignment subject to change based on need). Type: Hybrid, In-person in the field. Position Length: 2 years.

  • Expand the membership of the union.
  • Build support for union organizing efforts amongst workers, community members, consumers and others.
  • Develop members to become capable of executing important union organizing roles ensuring members; grow, learn and lead.
  • Build and support Organizing Committees through which workers can exercise leadership in campaigns.
  • Effectively communicate and promote the Local’s vision and mission.
  • Develop worksite campaigns and actions based on group issues.
  • Mobilize workers and coordinate organizing meetings, actions and other activities.
  • Participate in a wide variety of campaign models and settings.
  • Other Duties as assigned.
  • Ability to lead, motivate and inspire workers to develop into leaders and participate in key union organizing activities even in the face of employer opposition and intimidation (i.e. building organizing committees, member to member organizing, actions, etc.).
  • Demonstrated understanding of the organizing models employed and how they can be used to empower workers, build the union and improve workers’ lives.
  • Ability to think strategically, take initiative and be creative in engaging workers in campaigns and provide the support needed to be successful.
  • Sound interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to establish and cultivate respectful relationships with people from diverse backgrounds.
  • Desire to learn and develop knowledge and understanding of collective bargaining, organizing models and other labor issues and human resource management practices.
  • Ability to develop member leaders to deal with worksite issues.
  • Sound organizational skills to manage and prioritize work subject to deadlines in a dynamic and changing environment, as an individual and as a member of a team.
  • Good judgment and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to formulate and deliver on short-term and long-term campaign building goals.
  • Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Office, databases and internet or willingness to learn.
  • A valid driver’s license, car and car insurance.
  • Dedication to the success of workers’ struggles for social change.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus but not required.
  • Health (Medical), Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Dependent Care and Commuter/Transit Flexible Spending Accounts
  • a Health Reimbursement Account
  • Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Ancillary Benefits such as Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Pension Plan eligibility once vested
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
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