ORGANIZER POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Young Workers United is looking for new organizer
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Young Workers United
Sep 3, 2013, 5:20:34 PM9/3/13
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Worker Outreach and Education Coordinator/Organizer
The Organization:
Founded in 2002, Young Workers United is the nation’s first worker center for young workers. We’re committed to building a multi-racial, worker-led organization that unites U.S. born and immigrant workers from restaurants, retail and school campuses. Our mission is to raise standards in the low-wage service sector through workplace organizing, policy campaigns, and education. Some of our accomplishments include collecting over half a million dollars in back wages for workers and creating and passing the first paid sick leave legislation in the nation. Young Workers United staff work in a collective.
The Job:
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Young Workers United
415.621.4155
Office: 215 Golden Gate Ave
Mailbox: PO Box 420963
San Francisco, CA 94142
www.youngworkersunited.org
youngwork...@gmail.com
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The Organization:
Founded in 2002, Young Workers United is the nation’s first worker center for young workers. We’re committed to building a multi-racial, worker-led organization that unites U.S. born and immigrant workers from restaurants, retail and school campuses. Our mission is to raise standards in the low-wage service sector through workplace organizing, policy campaigns, and education. Some of our accomplishments include collecting over half a million dollars in back wages for workers and creating and passing the first paid sick leave legislation in the nation. Young Workers United staff work in a collective.
The Job:
YWU is seeking an experienced, talented, and committed organizer to join our staff collective to educate & organize young and immigrant workers in the low-wage service sector of San Francisco. Duties will include: worker and student outreach, public speaking, organizing and facilitating labor law trainings, managing and filing wage claims with city and state agencies, monthly reporting, volunteer recruitment and worker leadership development. You will also be required to make lots of phone calls!
Requirements:
• 5 years experience as an organizer. Lead organizer and/or labor organizing experience preferable.
• Must speak English and Spanish fluently, write in Spanish and able to translate.
• Commitment to worker and member leadership in all aspects of the organization’s work.
• Ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision; must be well organized, persistent, and self-motivated.
• Commitment to gender, racial, social, and economic equality.
• Dedication to improving the position of working people through direct action, community relations, and legislative campaigns.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a staff collective with equal responsibility for decision-making and planning.
• Strong organizational, writing, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be good with people and able to make people feel comfortable.
• Minimum commitment of 3 years.
Additional Qualifications:
• Knowledge of local policy campaigns and experience with campaign planning and development
• Familiarity with SF, CA labor law and union/community organizing.
• Experience working and/or organizing in restaurants, retail or other service sector jobs
• Experience working with multiracial, low-wage communities.
• Experience with popular education teaching and curriculum development
• Experience with consensus decision-making and meeting facilitation
• Experience with interpretation and translation
We hope to hire someone to start in mid- September 2013. Women, people of color, young people and LGBTQ people are strongly encouraged to apply. To apply, email resume and cover letter to: Young Workers United Hiring Committee,
Requirements:
• 5 years experience as an organizer. Lead organizer and/or labor organizing experience preferable.
• Must speak English and Spanish fluently, write in Spanish and able to translate.
• Commitment to worker and member leadership in all aspects of the organization’s work.
• Ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision; must be well organized, persistent, and self-motivated.
• Commitment to gender, racial, social, and economic equality.
• Dedication to improving the position of working people through direct action, community relations, and legislative campaigns.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a staff collective with equal responsibility for decision-making and planning.
• Strong organizational, writing, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be good with people and able to make people feel comfortable.
• Minimum commitment of 3 years.
Additional Qualifications:
• Knowledge of local policy campaigns and experience with campaign planning and development
• Familiarity with SF, CA labor law and union/community organizing.
• Experience working and/or organizing in restaurants, retail or other service sector jobs
• Experience working with multiracial, low-wage communities.
• Experience with popular education teaching and curriculum development
• Experience with consensus decision-making and meeting facilitation
• Experience with interpretation and translation
We hope to hire someone to start in mid- September 2013. Women, people of color, young people and LGBTQ people are strongly encouraged to apply. To apply, email resume and cover letter to: Young Workers United Hiring Committee,
youngwork...@gmail.com. Please put WORKER OUTREACH POSITION in subject line.
Young Workers United
415.621.4155
Office: 215 Golden Gate Ave
Mailbox: PO Box 420963
San Francisco, CA 94142
www.youngworkersunited.org
youngwork...@gmail.com
Donate Now!
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