Labor Representative - Kansas City, MO
About The Position
The California Nurses Association (CNA)/National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC)/National Nurses United (NNU) is seeking a Labor Representative to build worker power and develop nurse leaders. The role focuses on building workplace committees, leading organizing and contract campaigns, mobilizing members around workplace and healthcare issues, and using strategic organizing to strengthen participation and collective action. The position also supports efforts to advance healthcare as a human right and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes. The successful candidate will bring experience in collective bargaining, planning collective actions to resolve grievances, organizing campaigns, and using workplace issues and data strategically to engage members, build collective strength, and win improvements for nurses and patients. The role is based in Kansas City, Missouri, with a hybrid work arrangement and occasional travel. The position requires a flexible schedule, including regular evening and weekend work as organizing and campaign needs require, and may involve long, irregular hours and travel to worksites.
Requirements
- Organizing experience.
- Campaign planning experience or 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 with an electronic database for tracking information and generating reports.
- Experience serving as First Chair or lead negotiator and describing successfully negotiated contracts, role, and membership covered.
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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