External Organizer - Local

Job Title: External Organizer

Location:Detroit Michigan

Salary: $60000 annually

About the organization:

SEIU Healthcare Michigan is the largest healthcare worker union in the state representing over 16000 workers across the industry. We work to build a strong vibrant multi-racial multi-generational labor movement that centers worker power as the vehicle to create good union jobs and healthy communities for all who call Michigan home.

About the position:

The role of the External Union Organizer is responsible for bringing new members into the union either through external or internal organizing and campaigning.

Travel: Occasional travel across the state

Job Responsibilities:

• To conduct broad and intensive outreach efforts to workers.
• Identifying and developing leaders to guide and lead campaigns.
• Building one-on-one relationships with workers.
• Conducting individual/group meetings with workers to discuss and plan organizing campaigns.
• Motivating individual workers and groups of workers to take action.
• Engaging workers in broader union efforts to apply pressure on industry sectors.
• Coordinating with workers to gather information useful for identifying opportunities for membership growth and mobilization.
• Engaging workers in our fight to promote racial justice and combat white supremacy.
• Utilizing your excellent active listening skills to determine workplace concerns by asking open-ended questions and listening more than you talk.
• Engaging worksite leaders and member organizers around a vision of union difference and leadership that wins union elections and first contracts.
• Articulating a plan to win resulting in the successful GOTV (Get Out The Vote) of worker votes in union elections or card check campaigns.
• Working to involve community allies in organizing campaigns.

What are we looking for

• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and grassroots organizing.
• Possession of excellent listening skills and the ability to comprehend the concerns of others.
• Excellent interpersonal skills as demonstrated by the ability to relate establish and cultivate respectful relationships with people from diverse backgrounds
• The ability to make and follow through on a work plan.
• Sharp communication skills.
• Basic writing and computer skills.
• Willingness to travel for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work long and irregular hours including some nights weekends and holidays.
• The ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Willingness to conduct house visits and work site visits.
• Ability to manage your time independently and carry out work plans with minimal supervision.
• Ability to motivate and activate others.
• Possession of sharp problem-solving skills.
• Possession of basic map navigation skills a plus.
• Must possess a valid U.S. drivers license auto insurance and an automobile for business use.
• Women and people of color are highly encouraged to apply.

Benefits:

SEIU Healthcare Michigan staff enjoy excellent benefits including comprehensive health coverage (major medical dental and vision) for employees and their eligible dependents. Additional perks include an auto and phone allowance generous holiday policies and a pension plan.

The position is a full-time position that occasionally requires long and irregular hours including some nights weekends and holidays.

SEIU HCMI is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination harassment and harmful behavior of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin gender identity disability genetic information pregnancy or other protected characteristics as outlined in federal state or local laws. All qualified applicants including minorities veterans and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall and transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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