Jackie Edwards Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

● Working in partnership with multiple employers and pay equity committees to develop comprehensive and compliant federal pay equity plans.● Preparing submissions and correspondence to the Pay Equity Commission.● Identifying and assessing job classes, gender incumbency, engaging in job evaluation and compensation analysis to develop pay equity plans.● Researching and analyzing industries, corporations and organizations to support negotiations, organizing and strategic campaigns.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

● Coordinated USW education program serving over 60,000 members in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces.● Recruited, selected, developed and coordinated the work of over 50 facilitators.● Designed participatory courses and workshops.● Developed and prepared facilitator and participant manuals.● Facilitated multi-day courses, workshops, and other events.● Provided support to equity committees and coordinated workshops and caucuses for conferences.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

● Conducted strategic organizing research and analysis.● Performed research on employers and industries in support of bargaining, organizing, and strategic campaigns.● Compared and analyzed collective agreements within specific sectors or companies.● Wrote, copyedited and proofread union documents and publications.● Provided governance, organizing and political advocacy support to strategic allies.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

● Developed and implemented field organizing campaign for 50,000 hospital workers.● Planned, directed and coordinated work of 7 organizing staff on multiple campaigns.● Integrated and coordinated field work with other union depts (e.g. media, politics etc).● Responsible for the recruitment, training and evaluation of staff.● Acted as liaison with divisional, regional and international leadership and staff.● Ensured accountability to goals of the campaign and the union.● Supervised and performed all aspects of organizing campaigns.● Conducted legal research, prepared briefs and represented the union in legal proceedings.● Developed strategy for campaign communications including campaign websites, flyers and newsletters.

Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (WFNHP), Milwaukee, WIHealth Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), Emerson, NJAFT Connecticut, Rocky Hill, CT● Developed budget to support organizing campaign plans.● Assessed functional capacity of locals and created strategic development plans.● Assisted local leaders and members in contract campaigns.● Conducted research and analysis of employers and industries.● Analyzed data to identify and assess organizing targets.● Developed and implemented strategic organizing campaigns and work plans.● Developed issue based organizing plans to secure broad based support.● Identified, developed and mobilized leaders and activists.● Led organizing committee meetings and activities.● Designed and implemented communication systems for one-on-one distribution of information.● Educated and trained staff in fundamentals of organizing.● Represented union in State and National Labor Relations Board proceedings.● Created and produced newsletters, leaflets and other campaign literature.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Sociology

Graduate Certificate, Human Resources Management

Graduate Certificate, Career Development Practitioner

Graduate Certificate, Training And Development

Harvard Trade Union Program