Labour Union Representative (YVR Airport)

UNITE HERE Local 40, BC’s union for hospitality workers, is seeking a Labour Union Representative to recruit, train and mobilize workers to win strong workplace standards at YVR Airport. We are committed to developing rank-and-file leadership, organizing the unorganized, and to building a strong, fighting labour union.

Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to working for social justice through a strong a labour movement. The successful applicant we are looking for is driven, courageous, open to feedback, hard working, and a fighter with a deep commitment to social change. The position entails irregular hours including work in the evenings and weekends.

Job Duties:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to move workers to take collective action and build power.
• Identify and meet with worker leaders to recruit and train them as union leaders for their particular workplace campaign, in union and non-union settings.
• Promote rank and file leadership development.
• Identify workplace issues, learn the relevant collective agreement language, and pursue resolution through the grievance and arbitration procedures.
• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate union recruitment strategies including policies, programs, and procedures.
• Develop and establish member training material and sessions.
• Organize and participate in meetings and demonstrations.
• Frequently attend multiple distant locations within a short time span in order to meet with workers at their homes and other sites. Many of these locations will not be easily accessible by public transit.
• Must have a valid drivers’ license.

Starting Pay from $62,000.

Job Requirements:

1 year of experience as a labour/union organizer, rank and file union activist, and/or experience working with the student, immigrant, LGBTQ+, and/or environmental activist communities.

Contact: 

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume outlining relevant experience and including references to [email protected]. Only candidates meeting all requirements will be contacted for interviews.