From: Glafer <Glafer@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 01:47:30 EST
To: Labor-Rap@csf.colorado.edu
Subject: union research job in Oregon
The Oregon Education Association -- state branch of the NEA, representing
 
 97% of Oregon school teachers -- is looking to hire a Research Director. This
 is an opportunity for someone to get in on the ground floor and help develop
 an effective research capacity for a union that has not really had one to
 date.
 
 The union has not had a research director to date, so this person would
 
 be helping to create the job as they go, working together with the state
 
 director.
 
 
 
 The union's research needs are primarily to support negotiations with
 
 local boards of education; there are approximately 90 contracts which come
 
 up for renewal each year, and while not all of these require research support,
 
 many do.  The research director will work closely with the OEA state director,
 
 and with the union's 30-person field staff.  Beyond supporting contract
 
 bargaining, there will also be some work developing legislative initiatives
 
 and supporting lobbying efforst in the Oregon legislature.  For this reason,
 and to work with the organizers, this job requires excellent communication
 schools.
 
 
 
 The salary for this job is $54,000-$86,000, depending on experience. 
 
 The job is based in Portland and includes use of a car as well as generous
 
 benefits. 
 
 
 
 If anyone is interested in this possibility, please feel free to contact this
 address, or to give me a call at 541-346-2786.
 
 
 Thanks,
 
 
 Gordon Lafer
 Labor Education and Research Center
 University of Oregon