Union Representative

JOB POSTING

Job Title: Union Representative

Salary: Subject to collective agreement

Location: Nova Scotia (Dartmouth office)

The Service Employees International Union Local 2 (SEIU Local 2) is a 20,000-member organization that

represents workers in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

We are currently seeking a Union Representative to work out of our Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 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 worker-leaders.

Qualifications:

• Experience administering collective agreements.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Demonstrated commitment to member-driven 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.

Send resume to:

kkirkland@seiulocal2.ca

mailto:kkirkland@seiulocal2.ca