Organizer - Workplace Immigrant & Civil Rights Program
The East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) advances
economic and social justice by building power and raising standards for
working families. The Workplace Immigrant & Civil Rights (WICR) Program
at EBASE seeks to ensure that all workers have equal rights on the job,
regardless of immigration status or race.
The top priority of the WICR Program is to respond to the current
national crisis of attacks on immigrant workers, particularly
large-scale workplace "reverification" of immigration status. The
program will convene a network of local labor and community
organizations to 1) organize worker defense and public response to
Social Security "no-match" firings, Immigration & Customs Enforcement
(ICE) intervention in labor struggles, discriminatory implementation of
the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), workplace
discrimination against immigrants, etc. and 2) advocate for policy
reform that protects the civil rights of immigrant workers, including
defeating a proposed Homeland Security regulation on "no-match" letters
that would likely result in mass firings of workers suspected of being
undocumented.
Under the supervision of the EBASE Organizing Director, the WICR
Organizer will:
_ Support an emerging network of unions and community organizations
defending immigrant workers' rights.
_ Organize worker defense, including large-scale mobilizations, in
response to ICE or employer attacks on immigrant workers.
_ Organize both large-scale public action and legislative advocacy for
pro-worker, pro-immigrant policy reform, particularly defeat of the DHS
"no-match" regulation.
_ Partner with local unions and independent worker organizations to
develop worker defense trainings, tools and other resources for local
use.
_ Coordinate participation in local and national campaigns to protect
the civil rights of immigrant workers.
Experience and Abilities Needed:
_ At least two years of experience in labor, community, or political
organizing.
_ Fluency in both Spanish and English required.
_ Experience working with immigrant workers and/or communities,
preferably in the context of an organizing campaign.
_ Experience with coalition work and/or training and popular education
desirable.
_ Commitment to immigrant, social, and economic rights.
_ Commitment to building the labor movement.
_ Accountability to goals and willingness to learn new techniques, ideas
and skills.
_ Excellent personal organization, time management, and interpersonal
communication skills.
_ Proficient at word processing, email, and web basics.
Position requires use of an automobile and may require long and/or
irregular hours of work, including evenings and weekends as needed.
Position open until filled and starts immediately.
Salary & Benefits: Competitive salary, depends on experience. Excellent
benefits package, including employer-paid health, dental and vision
insurance, paid time off, and (if eligible) employer contribution to
pension.
Email cover letter and resume to: Brooke Anderson, EBASE Organizing
Director, at brooke_at_workingea
EBASE is an affirmative action employer, and strongly supports the
social goals of affirmative action. We therefore make special efforts to
recruit individuals from groups that are historically under-represented
in professional environments, or that suffer from broader societal
discrimination.
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Brooke Anderson, Organizing Director
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy
1714 Franklin Street, Suite #325
Oakland, CA 94612
EMAIL: brooke@workingeastb
WEB: http://www.workinge
CELL: (510) 846-0766
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