Labor & Employee Relations Specialist

Position Overview

Exemption Status:
Exempt
Hiring Range: $ - $ (final offer may vary based on experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations)

Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 8:30–4:30, 1-Day Shift, 40 hours per week, Cost Center: 99940 – 6172 Human Resources Labor Relation

• Represent UMass Memorial Health Care in collective bargaining with unions representing employees throughout the medical center system; prepare for, conduct, and/or participate in contract negotiations and administer all provisions of the agreements.
• Interpret union–management agreements, administer all provisions, and represent management in negotiation and settlement of grievances under established procedures; consult with managers and recommend day‑to‑day and strategic labor‑relations actions.
• Assist in planning and organizing employee and labor‑relations programs to build a positive work environment, prevent disputes, and mediate grievances; provide formal and informal education to all levels of management on labor relations, contract interpretation, and labor and employment law.
• Lead sensitive and confidential workplace investigations and draft investigative reports as appropriate.
• Contribute to a harmonious labor‑management environment through equitable policies, procedures, and programs that enable effective problem solving.
• Ensure appropriate processing of arbitrations, oversee outside legal counsel, and lead preparation and oversight of arbitrations and mediations.
• Assist managers and others with interpretation of personnel policies, legal and union contract compliance, grievance, discipline, termination, and mediation; draft and revise personnel policies as needed.

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in business‑related field;
  Juris Doctor
• Preferred: Master’s degree in business‑related field

• Required: At least five years of direct experience in labor relations; demonstrated experience as chief spokesperson in union contract negotiations.
• In‑depth knowledge of collective bargaining, state and federal labor and employment law.
• Extensive knowledge of the union grievance process and preparing for arbitrations.
• Knowledge of the National Labor Relations Act and NLRB procedures.
• Preferred: Substantive and demonstrated experience working in unionized environments with MNA, UFCW, NAGE, AFSME, and SEIU.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.