Fresno, CA - Political Director for Central Labor Council of Fresno-Madera-Tulare-Kings Counties

Written by: Susan Rowe on Jan 4, 2008 9:50 PM EST

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Political Director

Central Labor Council of Fresno-Madera-Tulare-Kings Counties

The Fresno-Madera-Tulare-Kings Counties Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO is the chartered Central Labor Council of the national AFL-CIO in the four County area and is compromised of 60 affiliated Local Unions, made up of AFL-CIO, Change to Win, Public and Private sector and Trades Locals, representing over 65,000 union members. We represent working men and women by forming coalitions with community partners and serve as the center for labor’s political activity. Our mission is to build a more just, equitable and democratic society and to improve the economic well being of working families.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Labor Council Political Director.

See Job Description and Employment Qualifications under the fold...

Job Description

• Work for, and under the direction of the Executive Secretary-Treasurer.

• Recruit and develop Labor friendly Candidates.

• Design and implement campaigns and political strategies to pass pro-worker legislation and elect F-M-T-K Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO COPE endorsed candidates.

• Oversee the COPE process and be primarily responsible for its programs, including: Candidate interviews; Candidate questionnaires; political trainings; increase COPE fundraising; monitoring political campaigns within F-M-T-K jurisdiction and various external support projects

• Coordination of volunteer mobilization and trainings for campaigns.

• Work with locals to develop worksite education and mobilization programs

• Connect political work and elected leaders to support organizing and contract campaigns

• Assist in creating labor/religious/community coalitions

• Create and implement skills training programs for labor political coordinators and programs to build the leadership and capacity of affiliates’ political programs

• Represent the F-M-T-K Central Labor Council at meetings, rallies, and events

• Assist in Growing the Capacity of and within the Central Labor Council

• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned

Employment Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience

• Strong personal commitment to F-M-T-K, CLC & labor movement

• Demonstrated experience developing and leading political campaigns

• Experience managing and working with campaign consultants

• Experience with developing plans, budgets and reporting for political campaigns

• Must be familiar with voter targeting

• Demonstrated experience in Organizing and Mobilization

• Experience with training and developing trainings

• Must be able to inspire confidence and work as a member of leadership teams in a large geographic area

• Demonstated knowledge of the issues and politics of the San Joaquin Valley area

• Must be computer literate and able to design and create multi-media presentations

• Bilingual (English/Spanish a major plus)

• Strong multi-tasking capacity

• Previous union political, organizing or related political experience

• Willingness and capacity to work long hours and weekends

Salary & Benefits: Competitive salary, based on experience, with good benefits. Must have car and CDL.

To Apply: Email your resume, including a one page cover letter, stating your interest in the position, salary history, and references to Randy L. Ghan, F-M-T-K Central Labor Council, at fmtkclc[at]aol[dot]com.

To download a complete job description, click here.

F-M-T-K Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Fresno-Madera-Tulare-Kings CLC
Randy Ghan, Secy-Treas.
3485 West Shaw Avenue, Suite 103
Fresno, CA 93711
Phone: (559) 275-1151 FAX: (559) 275-1331

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Location: Fresno, CA 93711