SEAN BARRETT
Beverly,MA
Summary
Dedicated and ambitious Field Representative/Union Organizer with a strong record of successful campaign development and leadership. I have a proven ability to recruit and train diverse and motivated groups of members, organizers, and lead level staff. I have a diverse range of organizing and representative experience with many national Unions. I am a highly motivated strategic and critical thinker who is deeply committed to the belief that workers do better when they have a strong union.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Field Representative/Organizer
Massachusetts Teachers Association/NEA
10.2017 - Current
- Established strong relationships with Local leadership and members to strengthen and grow assigned Local's membership.
- Training member activist, Contract Action Teams, new Members Organizing Committees, Union Stewards. resulting in increased member involvement in their Union and increased overall membership.
- Contact Bargaining resulting in stronger contact language, economic, and working conditions of the Locals assigned.
- Organizing new workers into the MTA and first contact settlements.
- Developed and implemented organizing Plans to increase membership and involvement.
Organizing Coordinator II
SEIU Public Services Division
01.2015 - 10.2017
- Assignments included: Acting Organizing Administrator for Local 1984 SEIU/SEA NH overseeing the day to day operations of Local 1984 internal and external organizing programs, directing field staff, overseeing and aiding in developing Contract Bargaining campaigns including identifying and developing member leaders: Organizing Coordinator for Public Sector Division of SEIU
- Developing and implementing organizing campaigns/Public Good campaigns for affiliate Locals to address Right-to-Work legislation and current legal cases attacking Union security, collective bargaining, and fair share for representation in the Public Sector
- Oversaw and implemented member engagement, retention and growth, including educating membership about threats to Collective Bargaining and Union Security, re-committing members to the Union, recruiting and developing member leaders in their departments, campuses and work-sites
- Worked with Local affiliate Staff/Service Representatives to develop their skills as organizers though one on one mentoring.
Organizing Coordinator I
SEIU Public Services Division
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Management Position
- Worked with SEIU Locals to create a faculty organizing program in-line with local and international growth plans
- Responsibilities include coordinating and managing multiple higher education faculty organizing campaigns in Boston MA, upstate NY, VT and Wash DC metro area
- Responsible for all aspects of the campaigns including campaign strategy and planning, hiring, training, and directing work of a large team of local and IU staff organizers of varying experience levels
- Responsible for coordinating communications and messaging, student, community and clergy organizing as well as preparing for an extended NLRB hearing and possible appeals process
- Other duties included preparations for bargaining, recruiting and developing members for Bargaining Committee, Contract Action Teams, coordinating with other affiliate Local's to adopt best practices for Organizing and Bargaining for Adjunct and FT non-tenure track Faculty as part of SEIU's Faculty Forward Network
- Aided in developing Contract Bargaining Teams, bargaining surveys and preparing proposals for negotiations
- Intimately familiar with NLRB and State Labor Board election processes as well as comprehensive campaigns
- Work with Local Affiliate Organizing Directors to aid in the implementation of their Local's organizing programs.
Senior Organizer
SEIU
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Responsible for all aspects of field organizing plan
- Helped design and manage worker campaign
- Recruited and trained staff of organizer who reported directly to me through that campaign
- Identifying and recruiting rank and file leaders and activist for organizing campaigns
- Conduct worker meetings; field research for organizing targets; maintaining working knowledge of laws and regulations governing Private and Public Sector Unionization.
Lead Organizer
Workers United/SEIU
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Responsibilities included: Overseeing organizing efforts of workers; identifying and recruiting rank and file leaders; conducting/participating worker meetings, staff meetings and trainings; field research; maintaining working knowledge of laws and regulations governing Private and Public Sector Unionization; Member Education though one on one and group meetings.
Organizer/Service Representative
UniteHERE
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Responsibilities included representing workers from call center workers to textile workers in MA, NH, and ME; handling workplace grievances (health & safety, contract violations); member education on work place issues; negotiating severance agreements with member team during plant closing; preparing for negotiations; and aiding in Contract Bargaining;(Organizer) Participating in organizing drives in AZ, CA, MA, NJ, PA, and Canada, including pharmacists and service industry employees.
Organizer/Research Coordinator
Mountain West Regional Council of Carpenters
01.2002 - 01.2007
- Responsibilities included: Investigating and gathering information about industry and companies; compiling information on market share and market forecast in construction; researching avenues to implement changes to public policy to benefit the union members of the Council; assisting in master agreement contract negotiations; internal and external organizing campaigns; developing community support for Carpenters campaigns through community outreach
- Oversaw elements of Corporate Campaigns
Education
M.S. Labor Relations and Research -
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA01.2002
B.A. History, Minor Chicano Studies -
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT01.1996
Skills
- Effective Contract negotiations
- Union Membership recruitment/retention and education knowledge
- Public Sector/Private Sector Labor Law knowledge
- Labor Union Governance and structure knowledge
- New Worker Organizing/Planning knowledge
- Public Sector funding process knowledge
Phone
978-849-4165, 978-969-3117
References
- Sarah Glick, Field Director Higher Ed Campaign, SEIU, 404-431-1664, sarah.glick@seiu.org
- Jeremy Thompson, Senior Policy Analyst, MA Budget & Policy Center, 781-775-1508, thompson.jeemyb@gmail.com
- Andrew Defranza, Dir Harbor Light Community Partners, Harbor Light Community Partners, 978-473-9947, adefranza@harborlightcp.org
Training
- Leadership and Management Training, SEIU, 2014
- Senior in Training program, SEIU, 2010
- SEIU Leadership Development, SEIU, 2009
- AFL-CIO Political Activist Training, AFL-CIO, 2007
- Carpenters "Train the Trainer program", Carpenters, 2006
- Construction Industry tracking and database training, Unknown, 2004
Veteran United State Army
United State Army Airborne Infantry, 1987-1995, Honorably discharge. Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Timeline
Field Representative/Organizer
Massachusetts Teachers Association/NEA
10.2017 - Current
Organizing Coordinator II
SEIU Public Services Division
01.2015 - 10.2017
Organizing Coordinator I
SEIU Public Services Division
01.2012 - 01.2015
Senior Organizer
SEIU
01.2010 - 01.2012
Lead Organizer
Workers United/SEIU
01.2009 - 01.2010
Organizer/Service Representative
UniteHERE
01.2008 - 01.2009
Organizer/Research Coordinator
Mountain West Regional Council of Carpenters
01.2002 - 01.2007
M.S. Labor Relations and Research -
University of Massachusetts
B.A. History, Minor Chicano Studies -
University of Utah
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