Matt Muchowski Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Illinois, United States

• Directed Legislative & Political activities and mobilized 20,000 union members in IL, MI, and WI; as well as national EPA workers council and national NCFLL DOL workers council. Coordinated with over 70 locals – varied.
• Political mobilizer – Recruited new PAC members face-to-face as well as through action network e-mail blasts, within the guidelines of relevant federal law. Coordinate GOTV with AFL-CIO and other unions. Developed and.
• Legislative organizer – coordinated meetings with elected officials, to discuss wide range of issues including budget, executive orders, privatization, agency mission. Coordinated district Legislative Conference.
• Trainer - Led Legislative & Political Trainings and built cadre of volunteer Legislative & Political Coordinators at locals.
• Focus on AFGE YOUNG efforts to engage and mobilize young workers.
• Used tech and data to develop strategies – votebuilder, campaign finance data, social media, etc.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Membership recruiter – Coordinated organizing efforts with focus on internal organizing to recruit new members in a so-called ‘right-to-work’ environment. Led Bonus Bucks program to recruit new members, organized lunch.
• Communications expert – manage District facebook and twitter, built wordpress website, migrated to new microsite on afge.org. Redesigned, edited, wrote for and took photos for quarterly newsletter, developed print and.
• Right to Heal Campaign – founded and coordinated collaboration with veterans groups, SEIU and NNU to oppose privatization.
• Strategic Plan – develop annual strategic plans in collaboration with district and national staff. Track progress, write district 7 reports for quarterly National Executive Committee meetings.
• Paid bills, ordered supplies, coordinated National Vice-President's schedule, replaced copy machine (upgrade and cheaper), replaced fax machine with e-fax system, replaced phone and internet with upgraded and cheaper.

Waukegan Township, Illinois, United States

• Raised over $20,000 for party, candidates and causes.
• Collaborated closely with national, state, county and other local township party organization.
• Successfully managed and led volunteer and paid GOTV for campaigns for State Supreme court, opposing a city referendum, county board, and more.
• Coordinated mail and print pieces – working with graphic designer and union print shop.
• Wrote updated bylaws & endorsement process.
• Oversaw compliance with state financial reporting regulations.

Illinois, United States

• Member of OPEIU Local 2 – the union for staff of AFGE, as well as other office workers in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
• Contact point for Local 2 to IL, MI, and WI State AFL-CIO’s. Committee on Political Education Chair for IL-10.
• Delegate to the Northeastern Illinois Federation of Labor. Coordinated their 2018, 2020, and 2022 GOTV efforts.
• Bargaining Campaign with AFGE over staff union contract.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Twice a month radio show with interviews with political, musical, artistic, and other guests and music.
• Station focus on youth engagement.
• FM signal covers all of Chicago at 105.5FM – online stream available globally at lumpenradio.com* Archive of Episodes at mixcloud.com/wgaschicago

Chicago

Data-based communications that amplifies grassroots organizing for progressive groups.

Chicago

Manage member database, Track growth, assist new branches, coordinate corporate research, organize social media and messaging.

Researched candidates and tracked election updates. Wrote candidate questionnaires and participated in staff meetings. Developed the first local union online candidate questionnaire and tracking system. Coordinated strategic targeting, drafted and updated election calendar.Researched and wrote internal white papers and opposition research.Canvasser and.

Developed field plan, recruited volunteers, spoke on behalf of the campaign for a 133 million dollar school referendum.Trained canvassers, organized informational events, maintained voter database.Canvassed in extreme weather conditions.

Build and maintain database of union members. Coordinate with the president of the union regarding messages sent to members.

Responsible for volunteer recruitment, persuasion of swing voters and get out the vote effort in 4 townships in a top tier General Election Congressional election in Chicago's North suburbs.Coordinated field effort with other Regional Field Directors, and other Democratic campaigns up and down the ticket. Coordinated with the finance team during boiler.

Political writer for popular Chicago based news website. Published several articles covering topics such as health care, education, law, war, protests, and film reviews.

$15 per hourGraded online forums for several classes including Labor History, Introduction to Organized Labor and Labor Organizing.Assisted teachers in leading class discussions, forming curriculum, assigning new homework and resolving grade disputes with students.Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Local 1, Chicago

Responsible for canvassing, phone banking and payroll of a successful Democratic State Representative Primary Campaign. Directed a field organization of over 25 people, provided training and instructions to canvassers and phone bankers. Managed a budget of more than 10 thousand dollars. Made progress reports and participated in strategic planning.

Legal research, answered phones.

Counselor at progressive summer camp. In charge of 100 campers ages 13-17. Coordinated activities, led group events

Field Organizer, $1,500 per month.Experience on a fast paced special election primary campaign.Organized canvassing volunteers. Assigned tasks, made walk listsPhone banking coordinator. Made call lists and assigned volunteers. Made thousands of calls to identify voters and supporters.Intern Coordinator. Set schedule and responsibilities for five student.

Led a group of five from local Alderman's office in door-knocking, speaking with swing and undecided voters and identifying voters preferences.Canvasser in Gary, Indiana with labor union get out the vote effort. Knocked on hundreds of doors, spoke with voters, informed them of ways to vote early.

I was an organizing intern who worked on campaigns to unionize non-union shops. I met with workers on a regular basis, discussed their issues one-on-one, mapped out the social networks at shops, identified shop leaders and recruited new members.I was awarded "Activist" recognition for my support of the Congress Hotel Strike. I led a delegation to New York.

Made thousands of phone calls identifying voters, informing voters about the campaign and getting the vote out on election day.Data entry of voter identification information.

Organized student trips to Washington DC, New York, and Miami for protests against the War and the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Led student delegation to San Francisco for United Students Against Sweatshops conference. Organized protests on campus against the war, tuition raises and sweatshops. I also organized the Colombia Action Network conference at.

B.A, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association - Delegate Activist Student Union - President, Treasurer, Web Manager DePaul.

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