Organizer, Chicago Workers Collaborative - Chicago

The Chicago Workers Collaborative is a nationally recognized worker rights

organization formed by temporary staffing workers to build power and raise labor

standards in the temporary staffing industry.

CWC seeks an Organizer based in our Chicago Worker Center to build workers' power

to affect change in the workplace and community of temporary stafing workers. In

particular, the organizer will be CWC's point person in the Justice for Bakery Workers

Campaign, which seeks to organize temp staffing workers in Chicago's baking industry

in collaboration with the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers

International Union (BCTGM) Local 1, for higher wages, safer working conditions, and

more workplace rights. The Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL) will support this effort

through community mobilizing and their communications capacity, to help others

understand the importance of Justice for Bakery Workers, and of converting temp jobs

to direct-hire positions to rebuild our economy.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Develops, trains, and supports worker leaders.

2. With consultation from the Organizing Director, develops long-term strategic

campaigns to advance the interests and mission of the organization, with primary

responsiibiity for the Justice for Bakery Workers Campaign.

3. Uses good judgment, both political and strategic, to advance interests of

organization

4. Assumes responsibility and coordinates all aspects of events/actions by himself or

herself

5. Able to manage a crisis to the benefit of the organization and its mission and goals,

in consultation with the Organizing Director or in the Organizing Director's absence

on a temporary basis

6. Develop strategic alliances with elected officials, unions, and other organizations in

order to advance the interests of the organization and its legislative and workplace

campaigns

Required Qualifications

 Strong demonstrated commitment to worker rights, immigrant rights, and racial

justice/racial unity in community and labor organizing;

 Significant life experience in the low-wage labor sector, either as a worker or an

organizer

 Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills, collegial attitude and interest in

mentoring new and/or inexperienced worker organizers;

 Bilingual English/Spanish both written and spoken

 Commitment to own professional growth.

Preferred Qualifications

 Experience organizing Latino and/or temporary workers;

 Experience working in the non-profit community.

Salary Range and Benefits

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits include health plan

as well as vacation and sick days.

Start Date

Expected start date will be in January 2014.

Application Procedure

Applications should consist of a cover letter and a current resume, the names and

phone numbers of three references. Cover letter should describe the applicants interest

in organizing low-wage, temporary staffing workers.

Chicago Workers’ Collaborative

5014 S. Ashland

Chicago, IL 60608

Or, by email to: c hicagoworkers@gmail.com

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

THE CHICAGO WORKERS’ COLLABORATIVE IS AN EQUAL

OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER AND ACTIVELY RECRUITS

WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND PERSONS

WITH DIVERSE GENDER AND SEXUAL IDENTITIES.