Workers United-SEIU

Distributed Student Organizer
Starbucks Campaign

Remote

 

Workers United-SEIU seeks a Distributed Student Organizer through the end of 2025, with the possibility of extension, to join the campaign to win justice for workers at Starbucks. We are looking for a hardworking, driven, talented individual who is committed to winning campaigns for working people and is ready to immediately get to work with the Starbucks Organizing Team to win this campaign.

This position is at-will and falls outside the Workers United staff bargaining unit.

WHO WE ARE: Workers United - SEIU represents approximately 86,000 workers across the US and Canada. Our membership is diverse, and includes garment workers, food service workers, distribution center workers, and industrial laundry workers.

Workers United has a deeply rooted history representing garment workers. We are the former International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union, which was created in 1900 to fight sweatshops and win decent working conditions. The ILGWU was one the first U.S. unions to have a primarily female membership.

Today we still hold close our founding values from over 100 years ago; every industry is organizable, and every worker deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. These are the same values shared by our parent union, the Service Employee International Union, with more than two million members in the United States and Canada and a leader in the fight for social justice.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the national coordinator, supports development and leads implementation of a comprehensive field and distributed organizing strategy to activate college students, student groups and faculty in the campaign.
• Helps support student-led organizing campaigns in support of Starbucks workers and executes a broader distributed organizing model across universities.
• Collaborates with the campaign team to integrate student-organizing efforts with broader campaign goals and strategies.
• Provides training, resources, and support to student organizers across the country to help them become active in the Starbucks campaign and organize effectively on their campuses.
• Supervises up to 4 student organizing interns to execute work that furthers campaign goals, supporting their development as organizers.
• Supports distributed organizing at scale including outreach and guidance for organizations across a wide range of campuses.
• Works along with campaign staff to carry out duties as needed.

Qualifications:

• At least one year of experience in student organizing.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to build relationships across diverse communities and work collaboratively with a team.
• Familiarity with digital organizing tools/platforms, including basic graphic design (e.g., Canva), social media, email (e.g., Mailchimp), and texting + phone banking tools.
• Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills showing flexibility as needed; adept at dealing with changing priorities
• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute successful actions, including protests, strikes, or other forms of public pressure.
• Experience organizing independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to social justice and worker empowerment, with a deep understanding of the systemic inequities facing working people in the United States.
• Familiarity with issues facing students and the role they can play in advocating for social justice.

REQUIREMENTS: This position will require some amount of travel throughout the year. All travel expenses will be covered.

LOCATION: Remote

SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary range for this position is $56,650 to $65,673 commensurate with relevant experience. We offer a generous benefits package including fully employer-paid health, dental, and optical insurance, and a pension. This position should be held through the end of December 2025, with the possibility of extension.

TO APPLY:
Email a cover letter, detailed résumé, and a writing sample (like email blast, action toolkit, or blog post) and the names, email addresses, and phone number of three (3) references to: lilly.daigle@workers-united.org.

This position is open until it is filled; however, the posting/acceptance of applications may close at any time.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
Workers United - SEIU is an affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, ethnicity, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, or disability. We work to ensure fair treatment of applicants and employees and actively enforce policies against discrimination and sexual harassment.