The Graduate Employees’ Organization, the labor union that represents graduate teaching assistants at the University of Illinois, is hiring temporary organizers.
From the job ad:
Job Duties:
- Increase membership by recruiting bargaining unit members to sign membership cards.
- Build and activate GEO members. Recruit and train union members and community allies into leadership positions.
- Help GEO leadership plan and implement union activities such as social events, general membership meetings, rallies, volunteer nights, and work-actions.
- Represent the GEO to the UIUC admin, to other unions, and to community groups.
- Help with contract negotiation and enforcement, including finding and filing grievances, assisting the bargaining team, assisting with arbitrations, and research.
- Build and activate involvement through town hall meetings, office visits, home visits, departmental events, membership drives, work actions, campaigns, etc.
- Help GEO, unions, and community organizations plan and implement campaigns.
- Help maintain accurate records of union activities, members, database, etc.
- Help with communications, including writing/editing press releases, designing flyers and brochures, taking meeting minutes, and developing other materials.
The deadline to apply is February 1.