Laborers Eastern Region Organizing Fund (LEROF)
East Brunswick, NJ
This is the 2025 fellowship description for this mentor organization.
LEROF, formed in 1997, is LiUNA’s first regional organizing fund. The LEROF team is dedicated to helping workers form and join LIUNA locals and is committed to the protection and advancement of workers’ rights.
LEROF has engaged in some of the nation’s most successful union organizing campaigns. LiUNA's Eastern Region is a progressive construction union representing 45,000 members in New York City, New Jersey and Delaware. We are part of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA), which represents half a million members in the US and Canada. The Laborers' diverse membership is primarily construction workers.
We are a member-led, blue collar union. LEROF's mission is to organize the unorganized, including workforces made up largely of Spanish-speaking immigrant workers, and we believe unionization is key to addressing the economic injustice faced by workers.
Fellows will have the opportunity to learn about the strategy and tactics of union organizing and perform legal work that supports organizing. In their day to day work, fellows will assist LEROF’s legal team by conducting legal research and writing on a range of labor law topics and assisting in the preparation of matters for referral to the NLRB and state and local law enforcement agencies. Fellows will also work on legal issues related to supporting and organizing immigrant workers. Fellows may also have the opportunity to work on policy and legislative strategies, to meet with workers, and to observe government proceedings or bargaining sessions.
Spanish proficiency preferred.
In addition to the standard application requirements (cover letter, application form, essays, resume), applicants should also include a legal writing sample and transcript (when available).
The total ten-week stipend for this fellowship will be at least $7,000.00
Address cover letter to:
Julie Ulmet
General Counsel
LiUNA Eastern Region
1 Tower Center Blvd, 24th Floor
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
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