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Community Relations Coordinator

Job Description

Purpose

This position is responsible for building relationships with immigrant, religious, and community organizations in order to support organizing campaigns and activities in the Laborers’ Eastern Region (5 boroughs of NYC, Long Island, New Jersey, Delaware).

Job Duties:

1. Immigrant Rights

· Work with various immigrant organizations on a state and national level such as

o National Coalition for Dignity and Amnesty for Undocumented Workers

o New Jersey Immigration Policy Network

o Workplace Project (Long Island)

o Latino Worker Center (New York)

o Coalition for Human Rights (New York)

o American Civil Liberties Union

o Others

· Makes recommendations on the position of the Laborers’ Eastern Region in regards to legislative and legal initiatives or changes of immigration law.

2. Coordinates with Organizing Campaigns

· Attends weekly lead organizer meetings

o Discusses where and how broader community can participate and/or assist organizing campaigns

o Discusses where and how LEROF can participate and/or assist community organizations.

o Presents proposals of campaigns or rally’s (local, state, and National) that LIUNA should play a role.

· Works with lead organizers on petition drives in communities where we have support.

3. Religious outreach

· Meets with various religious organizations throughout the Eastern Region.

· Works with LEROF Training Coordinator to determine where we have members with existing ties to religious organizations and how these members can help build labor/religious ties.

4. Press conferences around community issues

· Represents the Laborers’ Eastern Region at immigration and/or community press conferences.

· Coordinates and organizes press conferences in conjunction with organizing campaigns (e.g., when workers are fired for union activity).

5. Build relationships with housing authorities, tenant organizations, and ACORN

· Does outreach to tenant organizations and ACORN to support organizing initiatives.

o Explores ways these organizations can assist with organizing initiatives as well as how LIUNA can assist these organizations.

· Attends meetings with housing authorities when discussions revolve around the housing authority meeting HUD Section 3 requirements (i.e., 30% of the workers must be minorities).

o Discusses how LIUNA’s apprenticeship and training program can train low-income minority residents how to perform construction work.

6. Staff Development & Training

· When and where appropriate, educates and trains LEROF staff on various community related issues such as changes in immigration law, housing authority rules and procedures, etc.

· Teaches community relations portion of LEROF 2-Day Training.

Salary & Benefits

Excellent salary depending upon experience. Benefits include health insurance, pension, and annuity.

To Apply

Please send a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and references to:

LEROF

Attn: Dave Johnson

104 Interchange Plaza

Suite 304

Monroe Township, NJ 08831

People of color and women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Immigration Attorney

Job Description

Position and Background

The Laborers’ Eastern Region Organizing Fund (LEROF) is seeking an Immigration Attorney to work in Monroe Township, NJ. This position offers a unique opportunity to work with a progressive union with a growing immigrant membership. Responsibilities include providing legal immigration counseling to union members, for example, identification issues (driver’s licenses, social security cards, etc.) and collaborative law enforcement (e.g., data sharing between DMVs, INS, NLRB, DOL, and benefit agencies). In addition, this position will work with and provide advice and guidance to union organizers targeting a largely immigrant non-union construction workforce.

The Laborers’ Eastern Region represents approximately 40,000 members and geographically covers the 5 boroughs of NYC, Long Island, New Jersey, and Delaware.

Job Responsibilities:

· Immigration counseling for union members

· Meets with union members needing assistance with immigration related matters. This membership consists primarily of Latino immigrants based in New York City and northern New Jersey.

· Provides legal immigration advice and assistance to organizing staff

· Attends weekly lead organizer meetings

o Provides assistance on matters related to INS, threats of deportation, workers rights under the NLRA, and employer obligations under IRCA.

o Discusses where and how broader non-profit community organizations can participate and/or assist with organizing campaigns.

· Legislative issues

o Interacts with other immigration advocates on legislative proposals designed to change immigration law in a fashion that positively impacts the union membership.

o Makes recommendations to the union political action department on legislative and legal initiatives pertaining to immigration law.

o Works with the international union’s staff at headquarters based in Washington, DC on national, state, or local demonstrations and/or rallies pertaining to immigration reform.

· Public affairs

· Represents the Laborers’ Eastern Region at immigration and/or community press conferences.

· Provides assistance with organizing press conferences in conjunction with organizing campaigns (e.g., when workers are fired for union activity but employer cites documented status).

· Staff Development & Training

· Educates and trains organizing staff on changes in immigration laws and the potential impact on new workers being organized.

Qualifications

· Demonstrated commitment to the rights of low-income immigrants.

· Entry to mid-level attorney with expertise in immigration law or policy.

· Familiarity with INS, SSA, and other immigration-status verification systems.

· Familiarity with the NLRA and the rights of workers to organize.

· Experience in analyzing impact of laws, regulations, and legislative proposals.

· Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both in writing and orally, to a variety of audiences.

· Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-moving environment.

· Excellent research skills

· Fluency in Spanish & English, both verbally and written, a must.

· Law degree.