Arsenia Reilly-Collins Email & Phone Number

250 Hudson Street New York Ny 10013

Union lead negotiator at The Onion, Slate, Salon, Vice News, VICELAND, Vice Digital, Fast Company, Talking Points Memo, Vox.con, Spotify (Gimlet, The Ringer), ThinkProgress, Gizmodo Media Group. Directed contract campaign strategy.

Adjunct lecturer. Grad seminar: Issues in Organizing Grad course: Collective Bargaining

New York, Ny

I organized, negotiated, and enforced collective bargaining agreements. Led a one day strike after a 95% strike authorization vote during a contract campaign at the Research Foundation Central Office. Led contract negotiations with the Research Foundation field units in 2016 and Research Foundation Central in 2017. Facilitated labor management meetings. Negotiated settlements on behalf of employees with management. Conducted trainings (grievance filing, organizing, and negotiating. Recruited and built local chapter leadership. Coordinated the COCAL conference including but not limited to project management (including coordinating sites, catering, events and interpreters).Worked on the 2016 CUNY strike authorization campaign with the Hunter College.

Lead Union Negotiator at several private and public sector workplaces and enforced collective bargaining agreements. Conducted stewards trainings. Managedpublic campaigns against closures and layoffs. Lobbied Legislators around public pensions, benefits contracts, furloughs and legislation impacting public workers. Worked on political campaigns.

Iselin Nj

Supervised, trained, directed, hired and evaluated staff. Developed work plans to hold the representatives accountable. Developed year and multi-year plans and strategies. Ran field operations including comprehensive contract campaigns. Worked on political campaigns. Represented the union in interest-based bargaining.Served as a liaison between the members and the Benefit Fund. Conducted interest-basedbargaining training and labor management meetings.

Lead Union Negotiator at UMDNJ and St Michael’s Hospital. Ran contract campaigns. Coordinated the NJ staff. Represented the unionon several coalitions. Planned and executed campaigns that includedlobbying legislators regarding hospital closures, program closures and health care issues.Organizing rallies. Built community coalitions. Handled grievances and arbitrationsOrganizer Summer 2001-Summer 2002.Led successful NLRB organizing campaigns at St. John's South Shore and Maimonides Hospitals. Ran the field campaign on the contract negotiations with Our Lady of Mercy Hospital. Organized Atlantic Health employees into UMDNJ chapter.

New York, Ny

Built and developed East Coast organizing effort. Recruited leaders.Ran successful NLRB campaigns. Mobilized in first contract campaign. Led presentations.Served on various film and union alliances.

Conducted home visits. Worked with organizing committees. Conducted testsfor rank and file. Maintained charts. Phone banked. Maintained databases. Stuffed envelopes.Internal Mobilizer: Organized RNs around contract negotiations. Developed leaders and staff. Recruited new members. Designed fliers and new membership packets. Researched employer

Masters, Labor And Industrial Relations Program

Activities and Societies: Research Assistant for Marlene Kim's work on Income Disparity of Asian American Women.

Master'S Program, Applied Theatre

Activities and Societies: Theatre of the Oppressed, Theatre Games (Ice Breakers), Role plays, simulation and other techniques used.

Bachelor'S Degree, History And Labor Studies; Studies; History

Activities and Societies: Deans List, High Honors, Student Action Union President, Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant

History And Philosophy