Be a part of a movement of low wage workers that is confronting corporate greed and mistreatment of workers, raising the standards of service sector jobs, and winning dignity and respect on the job through solidarity and action. UNITE HERE Local 2 seeks a committed activist to be a full-time union Boycott Organizer in San Francisco.

Boycott Organizers develop strategy to move customers from boycotted properties, work with worker committees and lead teams of volunteer activists to plan and carry out creative actions to help enforce boycotts. The work is typically 40% – Coordinating and executing creative actions at strategic locations to help enforce boycotts and 60% – Research and campaign related work. Boycotts are a critical piece of our union’s comprehensive campaigns. Our members (a majority of whom are women and immigrants) in the hotel and casino industries are standing in solidarity to defend their standards against corporations that are attempting to roll back hard-won decent wages, benefits and respect on the job. Additionally, non-union hotel and casino workers are fighting for the right to organize free from management intimidation and retaliation.

About Local 2: UNITE HERE Local 2 is the union of 13,000 hospitality workers throughout San Francisco and San Mateo Counties. Our members work in hotels, restaurants, clubs, and other food service facilities, providing service to millions of guests every year. Together, we fight to ensure that service workers are treated decently and receive a fair share of the wealth our industry produces. For more information: www.unitehere2.org

Desired Qualifications:

• Applicants must be willing and able to travel and/or relocate to appropriate work sites;• Must have passion for low wage and other worker struggles; • Must have previous activist experience — boycott experience a plus; • Must be assertive and have excellent language, writing and computer skills. Spanish language skills desired.

Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):

• Researching hotel and casino clients; • Developing and carrying out strategy to move clients from hotels and casinos that are driving down industry standards; • Recruiting/developing/maintaining volunteer committees; • Working with community and labor allies; • Coordinating actions such as leafleting, delegations and marches, including frequent early morning actions.

How to apply: Send cover letter, resume, and 1-3 pp. writing sample to Meg Robertson, mrobertson@unitehere.org.