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Labor and Community Job Opportunities

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) – Administrative Assistant/ Bookkeeper

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE)
Exciting Opportunity for an Administrative Assistant/ Bookkeeper
with a Commitment to Economic Justice

The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) has been in the forefront of the economic justice movement in L.A. since 1993.  LAANE is known for its broad-based labor/community coalitions and its combination of organizing, research, communications, and policy development.  Recently, LAANE led the movement to adopt a Zero Waste policy for the city of L.A., building on a long record of successful campaigns for progressive policies that benefit low-wage workers and low-income communities.  For more information about our work, visit www.laane.org.
Position Responsibilities:  LAANE’s Finance and Administration Department is responsible for all aspects of the organization’s financial, administrative and office management functions.   The Department is key to ensuring that LAANE’s program staff have the resources they need to achieve LAANE’s goals and that the organization is well-managed and sustainable.  Under the supervision of the Finance Director, the Administrative

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TEAMSTERS LOCAL 2010 UNION REPRESENTATIVE – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Union Overview
Teamsters Local 2010 is pleased to announce the Union Representative – Southern California position to be filled as soon as possible. This position offers a unique opportunity to represent administrative and allied staff workers employed by the University of California. The Union is currently seeking to fill one position to support the Southern California region. The Union headquarters is located in Oakland with a satellite office in Bellflower, California. This position is based out of the Bellflower office.

The position will be responsible to represent the interests of Teamsters Local 2010, its officers, members and staff at all times with the University of California, state federations, area labor councils and central labor councils, affiliates and constituency groups and will report to the Secretary‐Treasurer, or designee. The Union Representative – Southern California position will support the campuses, health centers and outlying worksites of UCLA, Riverside, Irvine, San Diego, Santa Barbara and other UC locations as needed.

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SEIU – Field Researcher Low Wage Worker Campaign

Location:  Los Angeles

Purpose:  To represent and assist the International Union in field research; to take responsibility for campaign research and analysis of date and reporting to campaign staff.

Duties and Responsibilities: The Field Researcher performs a wide range of duties related to the research support for all stages of organizing and/or contract campaigns.

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Lead Organizer North Bay Jobs with Justice/Living Wage Coalition

Lead Organizer: North Bay Jobs with Justice/Living Wage Coalition seeks a qualified candidate for the position of Lead Organizer.  Deadline for applying is May 12, 2014. The position will begin July 1.
North Bay Jobs with Justice is a long-term, strategic alliance of labor, faith, immigrant rights, civil rights, and community-based organizations working together to build a progressive movement for economic and social justice. North Bay Jobs with Justice is based upon a direct action model of solidarity and reciprocity, and we organize strategic campaigns in the common interests of our broad-based membership. Campaigns include: the right to organize, living and minimum wage, anti-big box, immigrant rights, racial and gender justice, community benefits, health care for all, opposing cuts to the social safety net, corporate accountability and tax fairness. The organization is affiliated with the national Jobs with Justice network and is based in Sonoma and Marin counties with an office in Santa Rosa, California.

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Research Associate, Center for Popular Democracy

Full-Time Research Associate

The Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) is seeking a full-time Research Associate to work on economic justice, immigrants’ rights and/or racial justice policy initiatives and campaigns.

The Center for Popular Democracy builds organizing power and transforms the local and state policy landscape through deep, long-term partnerships with leading community organizing groups and labor unions nationwide. CPD collaborates with partners to build their internal strength, infrastructure and capacity – and to envision and win campaigns, with a particular focus on efforts to move a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial justice agenda at the city and state level.

The Research Associate will join CPD’s strategic research team, and will collaborate closely with CPD’s organizing and policy staff, as well as staff and constituents from our partner organizations.  The Research Associate will work on a range of projects, including exploratory campaign research, data gathering and analysis, creation of campaign materials (including reports for CPD and our partner organizations), and community education activities.
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Assistant to the Business Agent, IATSE

IATSE Local 161 in New York City is looking for a full time Assistant to the Business Agent to start as soon as possible.

Responsibilities include organizing new members, tracking benefit contributions for members, tracking pay and overtime, communicating with benefit fund’s offices and payroll companies, keeping records of various jobs across our jurisdiction, keeping our database up to date, answering member’s questions, filing, backup administrative duties (answering the phone, communication with members, etc), and assisting the Business Agent as needed.

This position also includes the opportunity to learn the Local 161 and IATSE contracts, and has the potential for advancement.  Experience and/or interest in the film industry is a plus.  Full benefits (health, pension, 401k) are included.

Please send resumes and cover letters to Elena at elena@local161.org.