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Midwest Lead Organizer

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is pleased to announce a Midwest Lead Organizer position to be filled as soon as possible. The Midwest Lead Organizer will play a vital role in identifying and implementing new collective bargaining campaigns as well as internal organizing campaigns with existing units; defining key issues; increasing the diversity of our membership; creating and sustaining coalitions; mobilizing members; and winning increased rights and protections for faculty, academic professionals, and graduate student employees. The lead organizer will be based in the Midwestern United States and will travel widely across the region, working under the direction of AAUP’s Director of Organizing & Services. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping and implementing the association’s organizing objectives in collaboration with our organizing partners at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and will work interdepartmentally to achieve the association's strategic objectives. This position requires a commitment to racial equity and involves working with diverse individuals both inside and outside of the AAUP office.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Midwestern Lead Organizer will play a key role in developing and executing the regional organizing plan, with a focus on organizing new collective bargaining chapters, assisting our existing collective bargaining chapters with internal organizing campaigns, and building advocacy membership in the region. The position will include the following responsibilities:

• Serving as the AAUP’s regional lead on new collective bargaining campaigns, including developing and implementing campus organizing plans in keeping with the goals and objectives identified in the AAUP’s regional and national plans.
• Developing and implementing contract and other issues campaigns at our collective bargaining chapters/local unions. This may include on-the-ground work to recruit and train contract action teams.
• Developing and implementing internal organizing campaigns.
• Developing and implementing advocacy organizing campaigns at non-union campuses.
• Working collaboratively with AAUP’s organizing partner AFT on joint organizing campaigns.
• Supporting AAUP chapters and state conferences in the region and helping develop and mentor diverse, talented grassroots leadership who can run effective issues-based campaigns, build membership, and increase the influence of our members on their campuses and in their states.
• Representing the Association before other faculty organizations, college and university bodies, and other unions and professional associations.
• Coordinating with Association leaders and staff on specific projects and long-range planning, including responsibility for planning content for campus, regional, and national training events.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience working for labor unions required. Experience with higher ed. unions preferred.
• Demonstrated ability with successfully developing and implementing comprehensive internal and/or external union organizing plans, including organizing timelines, benchmarks, and milestones.
• Demonstrated experience working with leaders and members from national, state-level, or local affiliates to build strong organizing structures.
• Demonstrated expertise with organizing databases.
• Experience successfully using digital tools to facilitate organizing work preferred.
• Knowledge of higher education preferred.
• Experience and demonstrated ability to work with professional groups and individuals.
• Commitment to racial equity required; demonstrated experience with racial equity or DEI initiatives preferred.
• Superior written and oral communication skills and computer proficiency skills—including working familiarity with MS Office suite.
• Ability to work independently within the context of a national strategic plan.
• Valid driver’s license and a willingness to travel regionally and nationally, and to accept lengthy field assignments and possible relocation. A willingness to live in the Midwestern United States is required.
• Willingness to work evening and weekend hours, as required.
• Associates degree or relevant experience required. Bachelor’s and/or advanced degree preferred.

Compensation

Salary range: Starting salary of $80,000 for required qualifications; higher salary for preferred qualifications and experience. Generous benefits package, including health insurance and 401(K).

Position Classification

This position is designated as a senior program officer in the Department of Organizing and is part of the staff union bargaining unit. This is an exempt position and not eligible for overtime pay.

To Apply

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume: https://easyapply.co/job/midwest-lead-organizer?rcid=aaup_external. Both the cover letter and resume are required. No phone calls please. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. 

The AAUP is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, disability, race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, personal appearance, family responsibilities, genetic information, matriculation, political affiliation, homelessness, or other characteristics unrelated to professional performance. (EEO Know Your Rights | Family Medical Leave Act | Employee Polygraph Protection Act).

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. 

Field Services Representative/Trainer

The American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) Department of Organizing and Services is pleased to announce a professional position as a Field Service Representative/Trainer, to be filled as soon as possible. We are a member-run union and the successful candidate will apply their knowledge and experience with collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration, contract maintenance, and labor law to advising and training chapter leaders and activists. The Department of Organizing and Services will play an essential role in supporting the AAUP’s recent affiliation with the American Federation of Teachers and championing the AAUP’s racial equity initiative. The Field Service Representative/Trainer will travel widely and will work under the direction of AAUP’s national Director of Organizing and Services. This position requires a commitment to racial equity, especially as it pertains to organizing, and involves working with diverse individuals both inside and outside of the AAUP office.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist and advise AAUP chapters, including but not limited to, advising collective bargaining chapters on negotiations, analyzing contract language, advising on contract maintenance, grievances, and arbitrations, and providing guidance on chapter strategy.
• Develop workshop curricula and run trainings for member volunteers bargaining contracts, processing grievances, preparing for arbitrations, and managing labor-management relationships.
• Support new collective bargaining chapters on all aspects of preparing for negotiations, from training members to drafting proposals to table strategy. Continually support member volunteers through advising, revision of proposals, and strategy development.
• Analyze faculty collective bargaining agreements for their strengths and weaknesses and provide guidance for how to approach key issues through bargaining.
• Assist local chapters with problem solving and strategizing around a wide range of union issues.
• Assist chapters with the task of realizing AAUP policies and principles in their collective bargaining agreements or through campus policy, as appropriate.
• Take a lead role in developing resources and other chapter services to meet the needs of AAUP’s collective bargaining chapters.
• Coordinate and implement chapter-level and regional trainings and workshops.
• Represent the Association before other higher education organizations, college and university bodies, and other unions and professional associations.
• Coordinate with Association leaders and staff on particular projects and long-range planning, including responsibility for planning content for local, regional, and national training events.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Five to seven years of employment experience or demonstrated skill in performing and/or advising union members on a range of representational duties, including grievance/arbitration and contract negotiations required. Experience with higher education unions preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully training members required. Experience training members to perform representational duties preferred.
• Demonstrated experience designing and creating written educational materials, conducting face to face instruction, and using webinars or other web-based teaching tools preferred.
• Experience and demonstrated ability to work with professional groups and individuals required.
• Commitment to racial equity required. Demonstrated experience with racial equity or DEI initiatives preferred.
• Superior written and oral communication skills as well as fluency in MS Office Suite required.
• Fluency in laws governing both public and private-sector bargaining, contract enforcement, and labor relations required.
• BA required. Advanced degree in a relevant field, such as labor law or labor relations, preferred.

Compensation

Salary range: $90,000 for minimum qualifications; higher salary for preferred qualifications and experience. Generous benefits package.

Position Classification

This position is designated as a senior program officer in the Department of Organizing and Services and is part of the staff union bargaining unit.

Work Location

This position is DC office preferred with an option of part-time telework. We will also consider employees who are located outside the DC metro area.

To Apply

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume: https://easyapply.co/job/field-service-representative-trainer?rcid=aaup_external. Both the cover letter and resume are required. No phone calls please. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled

The AAUP is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, disability, race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, personal appearance, family responsibilities, genetic information, matriculation, political affiliation, homelessness, or other characteristics unrelated to professional performance. (EEO Know Your Rights | Family Medical Leave Act | Employee Polygraph Protection Act).

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Full-Time Organizer, CSU-AAUP (New Britain, CT)

The Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors (CSU-AAUP) is hiring a full-time internal Organizer to join an ongoing campaign to build worker power to protect public higher education in Connecticut.

As the union representing some 3,000 members at the four regional Connecticut state universities, CSU-AAUP works to support academic freedom, quality public higher education, and faculty working conditions that enhance student learning.

The Organizer will focus on membership growth and engagement and motivate members to build their union. They will assist the union leadership in designing and executing an organizing plan, and be responsible for building relationships with members, recruiting new members, identifying new leaders, sustaining the motivation of members and activists, and tracking data about members. They also will act as a liaison with other unions and community groups in the state working on organizing campaigns.

Responsibilities:

• Work with union leadership to establish organizing action plans that coordinate the activities of 4 chapters at different campuses.
• Identify, recruit, and train rank and file leaders among the membership:
• Craft leader development plans.
• Develop and deliver training on all aspects of union skills to leaders and emerging activists.
• Grow membership in the union:
• Sign up new members and help design and participate in new member orientations.
• Work with part-time advisory committees to enroll and engage part-time members.
• Track new members and develop their engagement with the union.
• Increase members’ knowledge of and commitment to the union:
• One-on-one communication with members through attendance at department meetings, office visits, phone calls, chapter meetings, and web-based conversations.
• Educate members about the need to build union power and support the values of public higher education for social justice.
• Help organize forums, lecture series, and other educational events.
• Mobilize members:
• Work with union leaders to identify, organize, and implement union actions, activities, and issue campaigns.
• Identify and develop member leaders to run campaigns.
• Increase member participation at meetings, events, and rallies, in the delivery of testimony, and on political campaigns.
• Coordinate with local and national organizers and with the community:
• Work with other unions and community groups in the state to organize issue campaigns of interest to CSU-AAUP.
• Work with national organizations to which AAUP is affiliated to organize and to educate our members.
• Assist union leaders in building relationships with students, parents, and the community and to pursue common good initiatives.
• Maintain a database of members and track their support:
• Gather and retain accurate member data.
• Map and maintain member expertise, interests, participation, and other useful information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Two years’ experience in organizing and/or labor relations with member-based unions.
• Commitment to CSU-AAUP’s mission, and social and economic justice.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to connect with people at all levels in the organization, as well as with external allies, including
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and good listening skills.
• Ability to respectfully challenge people to take action that may move them outside their usual comfort zone.
• Ability to conduct effective one-on-one conversations to move workers to action.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and train others.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask, including working with, and coordinating the activities of, four local chapters at different sites in the state.
• Computer literacy and ability to use technology where needed, including
• proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint; and
• knowledge of databases to map and track members.
• Willingness to work nights and weekends as required.
• Willingness to travel to other parts of the state for meetings and to participate in CSU-AAUP related campaigns or events.
• Valid driver’s license and access to a car.

Preferred:

• Knowledge, experience, and background in higher education.
• Experience working for higher education unions and/or public sector unions.
• Demonstrated success in new organizing campaigns.
• Experience utilizing social media and online tools in organizing drives.
• Master’s degree, ideally in Labor Studies.

Job Type:

Full-time

Benefits: CSU-AAUP offers generous paid time off, health, vision and dental insurance, a healthcare savings account, and an employer funded 401(k) retirement plan.

Salary: Minimum starting salary range of $60,000 -$75,000, depending on experience.

CSU-AAUP: Representing professors, coaches, trainers, counselors, and librarians at the four regional Connecticut state universities, CSU-AAUP’s mission is to promote the interests of university faculty while advancing academic freedom and shared governance to ensure higher education’s contribution to the greater good.

CSU-AAUP believes quality public higher education should be made affordable and accessible to all individuals. We see higher education as an essential roadway to developing students’ abilities to think critically and become more engaged citizens of their communities. Through mentorships and guidance from faculty, students gain exposure to all forms of viewpoints, opinions, and interpretations. This enhances acceptance and understanding, which in turn creates well-informed, inclusive, thoughtful leaders of the future.

To Apply:
A current résumé reflecting qualifications for this position, three references from current and/or previous employment, and a cover letter are required for all applications. Your cover letter should explain how accomplishments in your career have prepared you to meet the challenges and opportunities presented in this position and why you want to work at CSU-AAUP.

Please send all application materials to:
Paul Filson
Director of Union Organization
Email: [email protected]

Part-Time Field Organizer, Faculty Association of Monmouth University (FAMCO) (West Long Branch, NJ)

Skills and Interests:

The Faculty Association of Monmouth University (FAMCO) seeks a part-time independent contractor with excellent skills in community organizing and an interest in supporting a small faculty union undergoing a shift from business model unionism to social justice unionism. The best candidates will demonstrate strong skills in conduction 1-1 conversations, power analyses, member education sessions, and developing and managing contract campaigns. At least three years of labor organizing experience and experience in academic labor movements is preferred. Candidates with less experience who have an enthusiasm to learn will also be considered. Candidates who are knowledgeable about New Jersey labor politics are especially encouraged to apply.

Expected Outcomes:

Specific outcomes expected over the course of the 18-month assignment include:

• Completion of 1-1 office visits with membership.
• Union density increase to 90%.
• A rebuild of the department liaison structure.
• Liaisons trained in 1-1s, including innoculation.
• Execution of the 3-4 visioning sessions with membership to educate faculty on logic of unionism.
• The recruitment and training of 5 contract campaign, including development of escalationand tactics, a media campaign, and the successful recruitment of member engagement.
• Assistance building an executive committee leadership bench with 5 viable members identified for recruitment.

About FAMCO:

The Faculty Association of Monmouth University is a collective bargaining chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and Local 6277 of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). First chartered in 1971, FAMCO represents approximately 290 full-time faculty at Monmouth University, a private four-year institution located on the Jersey Shore.

Jop Type:

Field organizer, part-time, independent contractor (20 hours per week)

Start Date:

April 15, 2023

End Date:

September 15, 2024 (with possibility of renewal)

Salary:

$44,000 annually

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should email a cover letter and a resume that includes contact information for three references to Johanna Foster, President, the Faculty Association of Monmouth University at [email protected]. FAMCO is committed to equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in all areas of work and encourages candidates from historically excluded groups to apply. Applications will be reviewed immediately and the position will remain open until filled.