SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania

Internal Union Organizer
(to represent public sector RNs)

For covering Western PA

 

Role: We are looking for an Internal Organizer to represent public sector RNs. The internal organizer is a key leadership role in our union. The responsibility of the internal organizer includes leadership identification, recruiting, organizing, and mobilizing workers to participate in the movement to improve the lives of working people, our patients/consumers, and our communities and build a more just society.

Core Responsibilities: An Organizer performs a wide range of duties, which may vary according to the needs of the union program or a specific campaign. Examples of those duties and responsibilities are:

Organizing Workers/Building Capacity/Identifying and Developing Leaders: Lead workers into struggle so that they learn from their experience that their power comes from collective action. Develop campaigns based on collective issues related to contract enforcement or broader healthcare issues.

Identify, recruit, and develop member leaders to lead coworkers and help lead the union’s programs and campaigns (including collective bargaining, workplace issues -organizing, strategic engagement with employers, improving patient/resident care, new organizing, safe staffing advocacy, continuing education, COPE political action fundraising, electoral and legislative action, and community work).

Support and Help lead Labor-Management relations: In this specific internal organizer role the candidate will also be expected to directly assist members in resolving workplace issues and contract enforcement including both individual and collective grievances and workplace issues; and so should have working knowledge and understanding of collective bargaining issues and human resource management practices to be able to lead in labor-management relations and a demonstrated ability to understand and apply labor law and employment-related policies, practices and procedures. This position will also need high functioning competency in typing while on the phone, and ability to do comprehensive intake for the purposes of collecting information for use in pursuance of grievances.

Criteria for Evaluation/Key Qualifications: An Organizer will be evaluated on her/his ability and skill in leading the union’s efforts to engage (organize and mobilize) workers successfully. Among other criteria, they will be evaluated on their ability to:

• Listen to workers’ issues, effectively lay out the vision of the union, move workers to overcome their reservations and obstacles, and inspire and motivate them to get involved in union campaigns and activities.
• Take initiative and be creative in developing new roles for members within the union and provide the support needed to be successful.
• Successfully lead and mobilize members to participate in campaigns inside and outside the workplace.
• Establish and cultivate productive and respectful relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, including members and other staff.
• Display sound organizational skills to plan and manage and prioritize work and balance conflicting demands subject to deadlines in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Work independently and carry out assigned responsibilities in a competent and professional manner in keeping with the union’s overall goals and expectations.
• Understand and utilize basic technology (including word processing and
• database software, internet, etc.

Work Expectations

• Organizers are expected to work long and irregular hours and work on weekends when needed, based on the campaign.
• Organizers work from home and do site visits to facilities and travel for campaigns and actions.
• Organizers will need valid Driver’s license and regular access to a vehicle (mileage is reimbursed at the IRS rate).

Compensation: Competitive salary range of $61,000-$83,000 depending on experience and benefits package including fully-paid health insurance, defined-benefit pension, optional 401(k), etc.

Application: Apply via this link: https://bit.ly/405yl4X

Please be prepared to upload your résumé AND a cover letter explaining why you are interested in this role when you complete your application.

SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania unites 35,000 nurses and healthcare workers across the continuum of care. We are the nurses, professional and technical employees, direct care and service workers who work in Pennsylvania’s hospitals, nursing homes, home and community based services, and state health facilities. Together, we work to unite all nurses and healthcare workers, organize at work and in the community, drive public policy and legislation, and build a broad, strong movement for good jobs, quality care, and healthy communities across Pennsylvania.