UFCW 1445 Hiring for Organizer Position in Southern Maine

United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1445 is hiring for an organizing position in Southern Maine. The union represents about 8,000 workers in grocery stores, food packing and processing centers, retail, health care, cannabis dispensaries, laundries and more. In Maine, the union represents workers at the Hannaford distribution center in South Portland, the Coca Cola distribution center in Bangor and the Maine AFL-CIO.  

While the union is based in Dedham, Massachusetts, it is open to hiring an organizer in the Portland are, especially applicants with an immigrant background

• Bargaining Unit Position: Field Union Organizer
• Starting Salary: $50,000 per year plus Union paid benefits
• Minimum hour of work for week: 40

The position involves coordinating all aspects of campaigns including vision, strategy, timelines, communication, community outreach, and politics.  For more information and to apply send your resume to President Fernando Lemus: flemus@ufcw1445.org