Worth Fighting For – Member Organizer Application

Campaign Overview: The BPS cross-sectoral bargaining campaign seeks to achieve a minimum of a 6.5 percent wage increase to catch up to what other public workers achieved. This campaign is coordinated by the BPS Working Group which includes the following sectors: Developmental Services, Children’s Aid Societies, Community Agencies, BPS Corrections, Universities, Children’s Treatment, Community Health Care Professionals, and Mental Health and Addictions. 

To build bargaining power to achieve this wage increase the BPS Working Group will book off member organizers to engage with members in the above noted sectors. Member organizers on book-offs will be part of a central mobilizing committee along with the Working Group and assigned staff that will develop strategic objectives to support a centralized bargaining process.  

Primary Duties: 

• Engage, inspire, and organize members widely across the BPS
• Work with Local Executives to build comprehensive member lists and map all Workplaces involved in the campaign
• Adhere to the OPSEU/SEFPO Statement of Respect and Constitution in all duties performed
• Identify, recruit and support leaders across the membership of the 8 sectors 
• Conduct phone calls and in-person conversations where possible to recruit leaders 
• Sign up folks to OPSEU/SEFPO membership and update member portal information 
• Track and record campaign participation in digital databases
• Build relationships with existing and potential allies towards strategic goals
• Represent OPSEU/SEFPO with integrity and professionalism 

Qualifications/ Criteria:  

• Members in good standing  
• Enthusiastic about talking to members and engaging them on complicated issues, by phone, in person, digitally 
• Maintain organized, detailed records of their work 
• Flexible and dynamic with changing priorities to meet strategic needs 
• Take initiative to work independently and engage in a team environment 
• Have access to a vehicle and be comfortable with travel for work
• Geographic coverage will be a key determinant factor to facilitate outreach
• French Language where possible  
• Ask members to self-identify if they are racialized or other equity-seeking groups 
• Technological tools and competencies (i.e. Microsoft Office, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, other digital tools where training will be provided)

Duration:

• Selected candidates will be booked-off 3 days per week for campaign-specific work (exclusions: local time-off for steward meetings, Local Executive/Divisional Executive work, bargaining duties, etc.)

Expense coverage*:

• Mileage
• Meals
• Overnight accommodation for outreach, if necessary
• Internet and phone expenses

*subject to approval by Political Action and Education Division (PAED)

Name *

Email *

Sector *2. Developmental Services4. Children's Aid Societies5. Community Agencies7. BPS Corrections9. Universities15. Children's Treatment17. Community Health Care Professionals18. Mental Health & Addictions

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Do you self-identify as an equity-deserving group (please select all that apply)?

• Racialized
• Indigenous
• 2SLGBTQIA+
• French-speaking
• Woman
• Person with disabilties
• Prefer not to say

Tell us why you’re interested in becoming a member organizer? (100 words or less) *

Share with us what skills and experience you have that you think will help you in this role? It can include activities outside of your union work. (100 words or less) *

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