Senior Bargaining Coordinator

California Faculty Association

4d • $118,125

About The Position

We are the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a union of about 2 million diverse members in healthcare, the public sector, and property services. We believe in and fight for our Vision for a Just Society: where all workers are valued and all people respected—no matter where we come from or what color we are; where all families and communities can thrive; and where we leave a better and more equitable world for generations to come. We are an anti-racist union determined to check corporate power and uproot structural racism through unions—worker power and collective action—and government—legislative and political action. We fight for Unions for All and a Government that Works for All so that all of us, across race and place, can have power together in unions and participate fully in our democracy.
This position is part of the Union Strength team with overall responsibility for contract campaigns and bargaining support for locals. This role support may also train and teach locals in bargaining techniques and contract campaign best practices.

Requirements

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience demonstrating progressively increasing mastery in the field of organizing workers and unions and a minimum of five (5) years of negotiations especially in labor including but not limited to first contracts and other contract campaigns.
• Proficiency in proven strategies for union membership growth, including in how to build on the connection between racial justice and membership growth
• Leadership development and innovation tools and practices
• Demonstrated ability to integrate racial justice and anti-racist principles into policy development, staff management, and coalition-building.
• Management of multiple priorities and projects in a timely manner
• Collaboration with staff from multiple positions, and with elected leaders
• Development of diverse, inclusive, high-performing teams
• Supervision of senior level staff
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Exercise leadership and good judgement in sensitive situations
• Knowledge of union systems, structures, and cultures.
• Practical skills and knowledge of leadership development that is rooted in equity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Support local unions' collective bargaining efforts and contract campaigns.
• Train and develop leaders in bargaining practice of collective bargaining.
• Craft strategies and training programs for local union leaders related to collective bargaining, first contracts, and contract campaigns.
• Planning and delivery of training programs to meet local unions.
• Maintain a knowledge of understanding first contract campaigns and best practices.
• Help create leadership development initiatives for local union leaders.
• Perform additional duties as needed in alignment with the Hub's mission and goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed