Yearly Archives: 2026

The New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC) is a coalition of labor, community, and environmental organizations advocating for safe, secure jobs and a healthy, sustainable environment. WEC seeks a full-time, experienced campaign organizer. The person hired will have primary responsibility for organizing and advancing WEC’s Healthy Schools Now initiative, while also supporting WEC’s broader organizing, coalition-building, and campaign efforts. Responsibilities Include: Working with the Executive Director and staff to develop, implement, and evaluate campaign strategies, timelines, messaging, and deliverables, while adjusting plans as priorities and circumstances change. Building and maintaining relationships with a diverse coalition of labor, community, environmental, parent, and other partner organizations through one-on-one meetings, campaign planning, events, and presentations. Leading grassroots and grasstops organizing efforts, including recruiting and developing volunteer leaders, mobilizing supporters, organizing petitions, letter-writing, direct actions, and other campaign activities. Coordinating communications and public engagement efforts, including messaging, press conferences, media events, social media campaigns, and outreach to legislators and other public officials. Developing and delivering training for parents, community stakeholders, and emerging leaders to build organizing capacity and strengthen campaign participation. Collaborating with the Executive Director, staff, board members, and coalition partners to advance organizational priorities, campaigns, events, and strategic initiatives; proactively identifying challenges and [...]

The New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC) is a coalition of 70 labor, community, and environmental organizations advocating for safe, secure jobs and a healthy, sustainable environment. WEC seeks an industrial hygiene (IH) or health and safety consultant to provide technical assistance on an as needed basis to WEC members. The primary function of this position will be to identify and resolve environmental health and safety concerns, and to encourage all affected parties to work together in creating a safe and healthy workplace. Responsibilities: The consultant will have these responsibilities: • Providing technical assistance with emphasis on organizing. • Presenting workshops on topics such as using health and safety organizing. • Interpreting IH reports into terms for a popular audience. (No IH sampling involved.) • Attending and occasionally speaking at meetings and workshops of unions, community, and environmental organizations. • On occasion, providing training to workers, parents and community stakeholders. • Developing or edit materials including but not limited to fact sheets. Qualifications: • 3+ years of experience in environmental or occupational safety consulting or related field. • Experience with OSHA/EPA Regulations and NJDOL/NJDEP Regulations • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • A valid driver’s license and car access are [...]