Union Representative Job at PROTEC17, Indiana

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  • PROTEC17
  • Indiana

Job Description

PROTEC17


Union Representative

Based in Vancouver, WA or Portland, OR

PROTEC17 (Professional and Technical Employees Local 17) is a labor union that represents more than 10,000 professional, technical, managerial and administrative public employees who serve the people of Washington and Oregon. Our member-powered organization is supported by a skilled staff working together to fulfill our mission: “PROTEC17: We are a member-powered union, inspiring action, advancing equity, and building community.” 

PROTEC17 is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and committed advocate for our members. Our Union Representatives engage in a broad scope of member advocacy including contract negotiation and enforcement, legal advocacy, organizing, political engagement, and member support and mobilization. Candidates will be expected to have skills in these areas or an ability to rapidly become proficient. 

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to workers' rights, and experience in labor contract negotiations and administration. Formal legal training and language skills would be very helpful in the position. We will consider exceptional applicants who are new to the labor movement and the responsibilities of the position. 

ABILITIES, AND COMMITMENTS 

  • Showing a commitment to advancing racial equity, a core priority in our strategic plan. 
  • Passionately recruiting and developing member-leaders to organize, advocate, and mobilize with their co-workers. 
  • Having a drive to create systemic change, while being capable of handling large volumes of inquiries and matters ranging from the mundane to extremely complex. 
  • Collaborating within a dynamic team environment and being comfortable working independently. 
  • Being flexible in the face of frequently shifting job demands. 
  • Working hours and days as needed to meet member interests, including when necessary long days, occasional evenings, and some weekends. Working in the office and out in the field as necessary and up to five or more days a week. 
  • An ability to build consensus while being highly sensitive to the diverse interests of union members and staff. 

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS 

  • Read, analyze, and interpret general contract language, collective bargaining agreements, professional publications, technical procedures, governmental regulations, policies, and laws. 
  • Write professional member communications, grievances, ULPs, and other reports and correspondence. 
  • Effectively present information and respond to questions from diverse groups of union members, employer representatives, elected officials, and organizational partners. 
  • Speak, and train members to speak, persuasively in advocacy forums including negotiations, union meetings, Council meetings and other public engagements. 
  • Work independently and also on a team, appropriately involving and consulting colleagues and leadership. 

CRITICAL THINKING 

  • Creatively and critically research, prepare and present grievances, conduct contract negotiations and find resolutions to a broad scope of workplace issues. 
  • Analyze and resolve complex problems. 
  • Define parameters of problems, collect information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. 
  • Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. 
  • Plan work to accomplish long term, complex goals and daily immediate tasks. 

COMPUTER SKILLS

  • Proficiently use the internet, spreadsheets, database, and word processing software such as those in the Microsoft Office suite. 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS 

  • Maintain valid driver’s license, reliable automobile, and minimum auto insurance coverage. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

  • Promote a positive, collaborative and welcoming workplace for everyone.
  • Support co-workers personally and in our joint work including covering assignments and tasks for co-workers as necessary.
  • Work in-person with members, potential members, co-workers, employer representatives and others in PROTEC17 offices, employer locations and elsewhere with travel as needed. 
  • Work independently and within a team. 
  • Participate in occasional work in outside weather conditions. 
  • Physical demands of the job may include sitting, standing, walking, carrying objects and sometimes many or heavy files. 
  • Work hours and days of work as necessary to meet member interests, including when needed long days, evenings and weekends. 

COMPENSATION
PROTEC17 offers a highly competitive compensation package that reflects the professionalism of our Union Representatives. This is a union-represented position. PROTEC17 members are fantastic, community-oriented people and it’s a collegial, exciting place to work. 

  • Salary range: from $96K to $152K 
  • Auto allowance 
  • Generous employer-funded retirement plan 
  • Life and disability insurance 
  • Employer-paid full-family medical, dental, and vision with some additional reimbursements for uncovered dental and vision costs 
  • Industry-best leave allowances and policies 

TO APPLY 
Please submit cover letter, résumé and references to: jobs@protec17.org , with the subject line Union Representative Position – [Your Name] . Applicants will be contacted for next steps.

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Job Tags

Contract work, Casual work, Work at office, Local area, Immediate start, Flexible hours, Shift work, Afternoon shift

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