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MSEA’s ESP Bill of Rights campaign is exciting support staff across the state with a focused plan of action for better contracts, pay, and respect. Individual worksites and entire local unions have already endorsed the Bill of Rights but we’re not stopping there. We want 100% of ESPs to know what the Bill of Rights means for all support staff and how we can use it to win at the bargaining table.

At MSEA’s 2024-2025 Year Round Organizing (YRO) Program, ESP member organizers will work together, supported by MSEA organizers, to build stronger locals through recruiting members and growing the ESP Bill of Rights movement.

The YRO program will identify, train, and support ESP member organizers to recruit and engage potential members in their locals using the in-person one-on-one organizing model and the MSEA ESP Bill of Rights.

Applicants should be passionate about racial, social, and economic justice, detail-oriented, committed to the labor movement, and willing to have conversations about the importance of union membership and participation with potential ESP members from diverse backgrounds. No prior union experience is necessary.

ESP member organizers will learn how to:

• Sign up new members during one-on-one meetings and in union orientations
• Advocate for, and answer questions about, worker rights and expectations declared in the MSEA ESP Bill of Rights
• Conduct one-on-one organizing conversations with potential ESP members with a focus on membership sign-up and building union and leadership capacity for strong contract negotiations, collective actions, site-based advocacy, and more
• Identify new union leaders and activists
• Develop and implement internal organizing campaign
• Use and maintain organizing lists

The details:

• $20/hour
• Mileage and meals stipend
• 5 hours/week
• August 5 – May 31
• Interviews: September 16 – October 3

Mandatory Training: Saturday, October 5

Be a part of our power-building movement and apply to be a union organizer today!

To be eligible for the ESP YRO Organizing program you must be an ESP member.
Women, people of color, and people who are LGBTQIA are all encouraged to apply.

Members who participate in this program may be considered for future organizer employment opportunities where needed.

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Have you previously been a YRO (Year Round Organizer) or Summer Organizer? *Yes; YROYes: Summer OrganizerNo (Neither)

Please provide previous union work experiences, union roles or similar experiences, similar roles (building representative, activist, board member, bargaining team member, phone bank, Hustle, BOE/Council/Commissioner testimony, mobilization action, etc.). *

What inspires you about unionism and the labor movement? *

Why are you interested in participating in the ESP YRO program? *

OUR PROGRAM WILL BE OCTOBER 5-MAY 31, ALONG WITH A SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH TRAINING. WILL YOU BE ABLE TO COMMIT TO THIS SCHEDULE? IF NOT, PLEASE EXPLAIN BELOW. *

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If answered "No", to the previous question – please explain.

WILL YOU BE AVAILABLE FOR A VIRTUAL INTERVIEW IF REQUESTED? *

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