Union Representative - Ottawa, Canada - SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2

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Ottawa, Canada

4 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Title:
Union Representative

Salary:
Per the Collective Agreement

Location:
Ottawa Regional Office

The Service Employees International Union Local 2 (SEIU Local 2) is a 20,000-member organization that represents workers in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

We are currently seeking a Union Representative to work out of our Ottawa Regional Office.

Position:
The Union Representative is responsible for assisting SEIU Local 2 members in negotiating and enforcing their collective agreement.

The Union Representative mobilizes members to build worker power in the workplace and raise standards across the sectors they work.

Duties include:

Identifying, training and activating workplace leaders.
Engaging membership through workplace meetings, surveys and campaigns.
Representing workers in disciplinary and grievance meetings.
Enforcing the collective agreement through grievances.
Enforcing labour laws through various complaint mechanisms.
Negotiating collective agreements.
Training workerleaders.

Qualifications:

Experience administering collective agreements.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrated commitment to memberdriven unionism and/or experience as a social justice activist.
Valid Drivers license and vehicle.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
Experience in external organizing methods a plus.
Strong aptitude for managing online database systems.