Year Round Organizers

Overview

Prince George’s County continues to experience an educator shortage, with approximately 1000 + vacancies or a 10% loss of educators in our schools. We are seeing increased workloads, burnout, and attrition, compounding adversity at our already challenged, fledgling community schools. PGCEA recognizes one of the best recruitment and retention tools is a firm contract and a supportive working environment.

We must position ourselves to continue to build on our effectiveness at the bargaining table by increasing our density, capacity, and solidarity through member organizing. Doing this through targeted one-on-one conversations with trained member organizers is key.

PGCEA is hiring Year Round Organizers!

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.

Participants will work 5-10 hours per week including afternoons and weekends to receive a stipend for the 10-month program. To apply, you must be a dues-paying member and have a vehicle, cell phone, and laptop available to use for the duration of the program.

No prior union experience is necessary. Organizers will be trained on the basics of power and organizing – how to effectively communicate and mobilize peers to win and implement a meaningful contract.

PGCEA is looking to hire
members who are:

Passionate about improving the working conditions and wages of all educators across the county
Committed to improving the learning conditions of all students of across the county
Unafraid to have challenging, bold, values-based conversations with fellow educators over the phone and in person
Unafraid to make direct propositions to their peers in how to get involved more deeply to win real contract improvements
Excited to recruit newly hired educators to build greater union power and solidarity
Willing and able to use technology to record data, and work as a team to do follow-up digital and in person target mobilizations

FAQ

When does the program start?

Organizers for 2024 will work July 2024 through May 2025.

What are the required hours?

Organizers must be available to work 5 to 10 hours per week.

We need members who will be available to canvass, attend the NEA Summer Leadership Conference on July 23rd – 25th, assist with PEIP and attend biweekly training throughout the 10 months.

What training is provided?

Organizers will receive training at the NEA Summer Leadership Conference, train-the-trainer, and collaborative supportive groups.

Other Requierments

To apply, you must have a vehicle, cell phone, and laptop available to use for organizing purposes for the duration of the program.

Our office is open for in-person meetings Mon - Fri from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.