We are seeking a Contractor role (Senior Organizer – Worker-Led Campaigns) to support workers in building the power necessary to improve conditions and win meaningful change in their workplaces. This role will work directly with warehouse workers on a campaign critical to the labor movement.

This role focuses on designing and executing worker-led campaigns, especially at the shopfloor level; coaching organisers and worker leaders; and building the systems and structures necessary for sustained worker organisation.

The ideal candidate has experience organizing workers to move from shared grievances to collective action. Candidates should have a track record of successfully coaching workers on organizing conversations, committee-building, issue identification, campaign planning, inoculation against management tactics, fighting back against retaliation, and organization-building. They should be comfortable developing shop-floor campaign arcs, training curriculum, and organizing materials that support worker-led campaigns.

The ideal candidate will also have experience organizing workers around health and safety issues and be excited to support workers seeking to improve workplace conditions through collective action.

Key Responsibilities

Organizing Strategy & Campaign Development

Support the development of worker-led, shopfloor-focused campaigns—especially regarding workplace health and safety, injuries, and other worker concerns—that build worker power and develop leadership over time
Develop campaign plans that move workers from issue identification to collective action and meaningful victories
Help shape strategy, campaign demands, targets, and escalation pathways

Leadership Development & Coaching

Coach worker leaders and organizers on core organizing skills, including:

One-on-one organizing conversations
Committee-building
Leadership identification and development
Structure tests and escalating actions
Inoculation against management tactics
Retaliation defense
Campaign planning and execution

Provide regular coaching and feedback to workers taking on leadership responsibilities. Help workers develop the confidence and skills needed to organize their coworkers independently.

Training & Curriculum Development

Design and facilitate trainings for workers and organizers
Develop organizing curriculum, workshops, tools, and written materials that strengthen worker leadership, organizing capacity, and campaigns
Create practical resources that workers can use to organize in their workplaces

Organizational Development

Help build systems that support worker-led organizing at scale
Develop processes for leadership tracking, campaign planning, and worker engagement
Support the growth of worker committees and help build the infrastructure needed to support a strong worker-led organization

Strategic Support

Help workers assess risks, opportunities, and next steps during campaigns
Provide strategic guidance during campaign escalations, retaliation incidents, and key organizing moments
Support workers in responding to employer tactics designed to discourage collective action
Identify opportunities to expand successful organizing efforts into broader campaigns

Qualifications

Required

At least 5 years of experience organizing workers and developing worker leaders
Strong understanding and track record of shopfloor organizing fundamentals, including leadership ID, committee-building, campaign planning, escalation, inoculation, and anti-retaliation methods
Experience designing and facilitating trainings and leadership development programs, including remotely
Ability to develop organizing strategy and translate it into concrete campaign plans
Experience coaching others to become effective organizers
Team player with strong relationship-building, communication, and conflict resolution skills
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a team
Demonstrated commitment to worker-led organizing and worker self-determination
Experience with basic digital tools for organizing (CRMs, peer-to-peer texting and phonebanking platforms, Zoom, etc.)
Able to work remotely with occasional work-related travel

Preferred

Experience organizing around workplace health and safety issues
Experience organizing workers in warehouse, logistics, retail, or low-wage industries
Spanish language skills
Experience building organizing programs in distributed or remote environments

What Success Looks Like

Stronger training programs for workers, organizing systems, and leadership pipeline
Workers develop into confident leaders capable of organizing their coworkers
Worker committees become stronger, more strategic, and more self-sustaining
Workers successfully identify issues, take collective action to win improvements, and build power

Alina Sipp-Alpers Consulting

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