Responsible for leading day-to-day labor and employee relations across the organization.
Emphasis on labor relations strategy execution, collective bargaining, and proactive risk management.
Serve as a core member of the collective bargaining team for the organization’s first union contract.
Partner closely with HR leadership, HR Business Partners, Legal, and business leaders to anticipate and address labor and employee relations risks.
Lead grievance management end to end, including investigation, documentation, resolution strategy, and recommendations.
Proactively advise leaders on union interactions, contract compliance, and labor relations best practices.

5+ years of progressive labor and employee relations experience with significant labor relations responsibility.
Direct experience working in a unionized environment, including grievance handling, contract interpretation, and labor management relations.
Hands on experience supporting collective bargaining negotiations.
Experience supporting first contract negotiations or labor relations in a newly unionized environment (preferred).
Experience conducting complex workplace investigations (preferred).
Experience in a complex, matrixed, or mission-driven organization (preferred).
HR or labor relations certification (preferred).

Employee and Labor Relations Manager

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