Director - Labor Relations - E99944
Listed on 2026-10-09
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Management
HR Manager
Director - Labor Relations - E99944
Location:Cheney
FLSA Status:Exempt
Work Schedule Type:Regular
Work Schedule:Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm; occasional evenings and weekends
Term of Appointment:12 Months
Job Summary:The Director of Labor Relations manages a comprehensive labor relations program for Eastern Washington University. The Director of Labor Relations coordinates and participates in collective bargaining with the various Unions on campus, including the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE), Public School Employees (PSE), Police Guild (Guild) and United Faculty of Eastern (UFE). The position is also responsible for providing employee performance management advice to supervisors and managing disciplinary, grievance, and arbitration processes.
The Director of Labor Relations is also responsible for providing guidance and training on a multitude of various labor and policy related topics for all employee groups and supervisors. This position is also responsible for tracking, and responding to, union information requests, and public records requests as assigned, as well as management of all demands to bargain, mandatory subjects notices, unfair labor practice filings, union management committee and joint labor management committee meetings.
This position is responsible for establishing and maintaining productive and positive relationships with key union representatives and working carefully to resolve disputes at the lowest possible level.
EWU is committed to supporting and promoting a workforce that is welcoming to all and encourages applicants of all backgrounds to apply for this position.
The salary for this position is $120,331 - $125,000. Where the hired candidate will begin within this range is dependent on education, experience, and skills.
In addition to salary, the university offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and disability insurance and retirement. In addition, EWU offers generous vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays per year and fringe benefits, such as tuition waiver for employees and eligible family members, discounted EWU sports tickets, full access to our campus workout facilities at a minimum fee and free transportation through STA buses.
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Eastern Washington University provides an inclusive, equitable, and transformative learning experience, driving the pursuit of knowledge with affordable academic excellence.
About Eastern Washington University:
Eastern Washington University, a regional, comprehensive public university with an enrollment of over 10,000 students, is one of six state-funded four-year institutions of higher education in Washington, each governed by its own board of trustees. As the region’s polytechnic, we are recognized for our distinctive approach to hands-on learning that leads to in-demand careers. EWU’s 300-acre main campus is located in Cheney, a community of 12,000 residents 16 miles southwest of Washington’s second largest city, Spokane.
Eastern also offers programs in downtown Spokane at the innovative, energy-efficient Catalyst building, theSIERRbuilding which is a hub for research, development and advancement of health sciences. In addition,EWUprograms can be found at select locations throughout the state, aligned with the needs of the community. Eastern contributes to the vitality of the region and the state through its wide array of bachelor’s and master’s degrees in over 100 fields of study, as well as applied doctorates in physical therapy and educational leadership, offering accessible pathways to career success and personal…
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