Organizer 1

SEIU Healthcare Michigan

Organizer 1

Based in Michigan

About SEIU Healthcare Michigan
SEIU Healthcare Michigan (HCMI) is a dynamic labor union and the largest healthcare worker union in the state, representing over 50,000 long-term care and hospital workers. HCMI members are dedicated to raising standards for healthcare workers and ensuring access to affordable healthcare for all Michiganders. As part of the two-million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU), we believe in valuing all workers and respecting all people, fostering thriving communities, and leaving a more equitable world for future generations. We endeavor 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 Organizer , under the leadership of the Director, is responsible for developing and implementing organizing strategies that build worker leadership, grow union membership, strengthen worksites, and advance campaigns that improve working conditions for members and workers across Michigan.

The Organizer will conduct both internal and external organizing, working directly with members, workers, worksite leaders, and community allies. The position requires someone who can build strong relationships, develop leaders, mobilize workers, resolve workplace issues, and execute strategic campaigns that deliver positive results.

Location
State of Michigan

Travel
Occasional travel across the state, including extended travel as needed.

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct broad and intensive outreach to current members and non-union workers to build membership and worker power.
• Recruit, develop, and engage worksite leaders and member organizers who can lead campaigns and mobilize their coworkers.
• Build strong one-on-one relationships with workers and members through worksite visits, house visits, individual meetings, and group meetings.
• Identify workplace issues and develop strategies to address member concerns and organize workers around solutions.
• Develop issues and demands for contract campaigns with members and worksite leaders under the direction of the Director.
• Lead and support contract campaigns that achieve positive results for members and involve large numbers of workers.
• Participate in union contract negotiations and help advance collective bargaining goals.
• Answer members’ questions, represent members in disciplinary proceedings, and initiate and pursue grievances through the appropriate steps in accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Maintain positive and productive relationships with labor-management representatives.
• Engage members and workers around a vision of union difference, leadership, and collective action that wins union elections, card-check campaigns, first contracts, and strong collective bargaining agreements.
• Develop and execute organizing plans designed to achieve measurable goals, including successful GOTV (Get Out The Vote) efforts.
• Motivate individual workers and groups of workers to take collective action.
• Engage workers in broader union campaigns and efforts to build power across healthcare and other industry sectors.
• Coordinate with workers to gather information that identifies opportunities for membership growth, organizing, and mobilization.
• Recruit and develop member political organizers and support Local political campaign goals, including membership participation and COPE recruitment.
• Engage Executive Board members, worksite leaders, and member organizers in achieving the Local’s strategic goals.
• Integrate strategic campaigns, political work, new organizing, and membership growth into daily field work.
• Work with community allies and partners to build support for organizing campaigns and broader worker issues.
• Engage workers in efforts to promote racial justice and combat white supremacy.
• Participate in Local-wide mobilization efforts, new member events, unit meetings, leadership conferences, and other multi-team activities.
• Work individually and collaboratively with other staff to establish goals, develop work plans, implement strategies, and maintain accountability.
• Provide effective feedback to help strengthen and improve Local strategy and implementation.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and well-organized files and records, including membership, grievance, collective bargaining, and organizing information.
• Provide Member Action Center staff with timely updates regarding events, workplace issues, and information members and worksite leaders need.
• Use strong active-listening skills to identify workplace concerns by asking open-ended questions and listening to workers.
• Manage time effectively, work independently, and carry out work plans with minimal supervision.
• Perform other duties as assigned and directed.

What Are We Looking For?

• At least one year of experience in advocacy, organizing, labor, community organizing, or a related field.
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice, worker power, and grassroots organizing.
• Experience with union contract negotiations is preferred.
• Excellent active-listening and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build respectful relationships with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to motivate, develop, and activate others.
• Ability to develop and follow through on strategic work plans.
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Basic computer and writing skills; experience with organizing or membership database systems preferred.
• Basic map/navigation skills are a plus.
• Willingness and ability to conduct worksite and house visits.
• Ability and willingness to work long and irregular hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Willingness to travel for extended periods and travel throughout Michigan.
• Current valid U.S. driver's license, reliable automobile, and valid auto insurance required.
• Personal commitment to the mission and goals of SEIU Healthcare Michigan.

Salary
$57,000 annually

Equal Opportunity
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 allowance, work phone and laptop, 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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