Labor Representative - El Paso, TX
About The Position
The California Nurses Association (CNA), National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), and National Nurses United (NNU) seek a skilled Labor Representative to build worker power and develop nurse leaders. The role involves strengthening workplace committees, leading organizing and contract campaigns, mobilizing members around workplace and health care issues, and using strategic organizing to increase participation and collective action. The representative will advance health care as a human right and support efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes. The position is based in El Paso, Texas, with a hybrid work arrangement and occasional travel. The organization describes itself as a class-conscious trade union committed to collective worker power, justice, solidarity, and meaningful change for working people. Candidates from labor, community organizing, nonprofit, advocacy, student movement, political campaign, and other mission-driven backgrounds are welcome. The role calls for a flexible schedule, including regular evening and weekend work, as well as travel and responsiveness to campaign needs. Compensation is $82,762–$155,902 USD, commensurate with experience, with a comprehensive family health and dental plan, retirement contributions, and professional development opportunities. Employees must complete a background check.
Requirements
- Organizing experience.
- Campaign planning ability.
- Experience organizing membership participation.
- Ability to develop rank-and-file leadership.
- Ability to track and analyze data and generate reports.
- Willingness to work long, irregular hours, including nights and weekends, as needed.
- Commitment to social change and to carrying out the organization's vision and program.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team setting.
- Commitment to organizational discipline.
- Ability to work with a diverse, multicultural membership.
- Valid driver's license and insured car.
Nice To Haves
- Experience assisting with contract negotiations and processing grievances.
- Experience organizing shop-floor fights.
- Experience recruiting, identifying, and training member leaders to recruit other leaders.
- Proficiency using an electronic database to track information and generate reports.
Responsibilities
- Build and grow the nurse network.
- Identify and develop leaders.
- Develop campaign plans.
- Maintain relationships with nurse leaders.
- Organize shop-floor fights and other collective actions, including strikes.
- Train nurses to handle low-level grievances and represent their coworkers.
- Handle matters related to collective bargaining, including organizing nurses in private and public employment.
- Participate in external organizing drives.
- Compile, analyze, interpret, and present pertinent data.
- Assist with contract negotiations.
- Process grievances.
- Provide member political education.
- Represent nurses in employment-related problems.
- Travel to worksites to meet with members.
- Assist with other field work as assigned.
- Maintain a flexible schedule, including regular evening and weekend work, based on organizing and campaign needs.
Benefits
- Comprehensive family health and dental plan.
- Retirement contributions.
- Professional development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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