SEIU 925 seeks Member Resource Center Organizer

SEIU 925 is a dynamic, growing union of education professionals across Washington. We are looking for a full time Member Resource Center Organizer to work with members to organize at their workplace, resolve grievances, and develop member stewarding skills. The right person will be able to balance a high level of attention to detail and ability to build a case with empathy for workers who are experiencing conflict at work. Are you that person?

About us:

The Service Employees International Union Local 925 (SEIU 925) is 19,000 working people united to improve our jobs and our communities. We are childcare providers; custodians, bus drivers, and paraeducators in the public schools; higher education workers; adjunct professors; public defenders, county employees; and more.

Our union believes we can’t have economic justice without racial justice. Applicants should have a passion for justice-based organizing and commitment to the power of organized labor.

The Member Resource Center (MRC) Organizer position is a non-field staff position responsible for a combination of duties and responsibilities that include:

• Servicing of bargaining units, including grievance processing, contract administration and working with state agencies.
• Designing, planning and implementing steward training and development programs.
• Supporting activists, and grievance processing of SEIU Local 925 members through managing the MRC intake (phone, email, etc.) process.
• Ensure accurate and timely case-related data/document management using the employer’s data/document management system.
• Communicating with employers regarding grievances and contract enforcement.
• Communicating with the internal organizing teams and directors about organizing issues raised by member communications to the MRC.
• May assist and/or lead in collective bargaining
• May handle mediations, arbitrations, and unfair labor practices
• May participate in public policy activity such as legislative and political work.
• Other related duties as assigned.