Location:
Chicago, IL
UE seeks a union representative to join our national staff for a higher education assignment. The position involves bargaining, local union leadership development, internal organizing, and grievance handling for bargaining units in higher education industry.
Responsibilities include:
- Leading contract negotiations
- Developing and maintaining workplace leadership structures
- Training members, stewards, and rank -and-file local officers
- Building escalating issue campaigns in the workplace
- Assisting UE local unions with grievance handling
- Developing coalition and political action work
- Assisting with new organizing campaigns
- Handling grievance arbitrations
- Other duties as needed
Qualifications:
- Commitment to rank-and-file leadership development.
- Effective communication skills – listening, spoken, and written
- Ability to maintain accurate information on worksite site and campaign activities
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision; must be well organized and self-motivated.
- Capacity to establish and cultivate relationships with people from diverse backgrounds
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred
- Experience as a union representative and/or organizer preferred.
The salary for this position is $64,097.30 per year starting December 1. Irregular hours, travel, and weekend work are an essential part of the job. Benefits include excellent health care and retirement benefits and a substantial car allowance (must have own car for travel). People of color and women are strongly urged to apply.
Interested? Please email your resume and cover letter to jobs@ueunion.org.