United Campus Workers Arizona (UCW AZ) - CWA 7065 is an equal opportunity employer. We actively seek to promote diversity within our organization, and we encourage women, LGBTQ, people of color, and disabled individuals to apply.
Deadline to apply: June 15, 2025
Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local 7065 is seeking a full-time organizer with a passion for social justice to assist in organizing a wall-to-wall union within the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University systems.
The field organizer will be accountable to and supported by the union Executive Committee, the membership at-large, the Local’s Organizing Coordinator, and the CWA Lead Organizers. In this position, they will be responsible for organizing workers throughout the three state university systems and the state community college systems through direct recruitment and building leadership development strategies. They will coordinate and manage issue campaigns that improve material conditions for all rank-and-file members, and build unity and solidarity amongst all workers and students across departments and job titles.
As a field organizer you will be expected to recruit members to their union, build and support committees, identify and develop leaders, work with Local staff and union members to develop trainings and workshops, develop and execute plans for issue campaigns, grow the Local’s Political Action Fund, and help execute electoral mobilizations.
On-the-job training for this position is provided, with the potential to participate in national CWA trainings relevant to the responsibilities of the position.
The starting salary for this position is $64,307/year with 100% coverage of healthcare, 3% 401k contribution, phone/wifi and mileage reimbursement. 10 - vacation days, 12 - sick days and all state/federal holidays.
Questions and applications (cover letter, resume and at least 3 references) should be submitted to Andrew Zonoozi ([email protected]) by June 15th.