California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO

Field Director

Based out of Los Angeles, CA

 

Are you a union organizer looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about supporting organizing campaigns and building power for workers? Apply to work for the California Federation of Labor Unions as a Field Director based out of Los Angeles! Support unions and central labor councils with internal and external campaigns and strengthening capacity to organize and mobilize members. 

The California Federation of Labor Unions represents over 1,300 affiliate unions in California that collectively represent 2.3 million union members in trucking, retail, hospitality, and other service sector jobs, janitorial, construction, health care, local and state government, education, arts and entertainment, warehousing and logistics, manufacturing, and a variety of other sectors.

The Field Director will work closely with central labor councils and affiliate unions to help strengthen infrastructure to win organizing, bargaining, legislative, and political campaigns and build power for working people. 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide coordination, training, and mobilization support to affiliates and central labor councils on statewide and regional organizing campaigns, contract campaigns, political campaigns, local actions, and initiatives;
• Track and respond to affiliates’ needs on contract fights, strikes, organizing, and political campaigns and identify opportunities to provide resources and support;
• Attend labor councils’ delegate meetings, provide updates from the Federation, and report back;
• Develop content, help plan and facilitate Federation-sponsored trainings, campaign academies, convenings, and meetings targeted to workers, unions, staff, central labor councils, and others; 
• Help the organizing team coordinate with AFL-CIO on national campaigns and initiatives; 
• Monitor and respond to organizing leads, and coordinate with appropriate affiliate unions;
• Support the Federation’s political mobilization programs by supporting central labor councils and unions on implementation of field programs, including canvassing, worksite education and outreach, phone banks, direct mail, member communications, volunteer recruitment, GOTV, and other events and actions;
• Coordinate voter file data to reach union voters using the PDI system including creating universes, setting up online phone banks/canvassing projects and requesting electronic files through the AFL-CIO process;
• Help manage the AFL-CIO approval process for use of member data;
• Lead, run, and assist other labor councils with virtual phone banks using CallEvo; 
• Work with central labor councils and local unions to support member-to-member voter outreach programs on PDI or other programs as needed;
• Provide support to unions with members who are out of work due to strikes, displacement, business closures, layoffs, etc;
• Provide staffing support to the Federation’s leaders in the field;
• Provide staffing support and help with planning and mobilizing turnout for the Federation’s annual conferences, events, and convenings. 

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE  

• Experience as a union organizer in internal and external organizing campaigns in public and/or private sectors;
• Prior experience leading and facilitating trainings for unions strongly preferred;
• Flexibility to work with a range of different organizing frameworks, models, and methods;
• Prior experience with worksite programs, volunteer training and mobilization;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Strong ability to speak publicly and clearly present information to groups;
• Demonstrated success working in fast-paced environments – both individually and collaborating as part of a team;
• Ability to take initiative, identify new opportunities to engage and add value to central labor councils and affiliate programs, and balance short and long-term projects and time-sensitive assignments;
• Strong ability to adapt to changing circumstances, anticipate problems and demonstrate resourcefulness in identifying solutions;
• Bilingual (written and verbal) English/Spanish candidates preferred.

SALARY AND BENEFITS
This is a union job represented by the Pacific Media Workers Guild, Local 39521. The annual salary for this position is $103,269. Includes excellent family medical, dental, and vision benefits and a defined-benefit pension plan. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The Field Director is expected to report to the Organizing Director. Job duties are expected to be performed in-person at the Federation’s Los Angeles office and in the field. Majority of time will be spent in the field, supporting the work of central labor councils and affiliate unions. This position includes driving and travel time, driver’s license and access to a car is required, travel throughout Southern California is required. The position requires evening and weekend work. Work on political or electoral campaigns may require longer-term stay in jurisdiction. 

TO APPLY
Applicants should email their résumé, cover letter, and 3 references to Chief of Staff Shubhangi Domokos at Shubhangi@calaborfed.org

Equal Opportunity Employer 
California Federation of Labor Unions AFL-CIO provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, California Federation of Labor Unions AFL-CIO complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. California Federation of Labor Unions AFL-CIO expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.