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NYC Health + Hospitals · 7 hours ago

Director, Labor Relations

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$128K/yr - $159K/yr

6+ years exp

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States, providing essential services to over one million New Yorkers annually. The Director of Labor Relations will oversee the implementation of collective bargaining agreements and manage labor relations matters, ensuring compliance with policies and laws while promoting a positive work environment.

Health CareHome Health CareHospitalMedicalNursing and Residential Care

Responsibilities

Manages day-to-day implementation of the Corporation’s collective bargaining agreements and strategic engagements with numerous union partners

Represents the health care setting in all labor relations matters

Interprets, administers and disseminates the substance of collective bargaining agreements to all levels of management and ensures consistent interpretation, application and compliance with collective bargaining commitments

Provides supervision to assigned labor relations specialists, assigns work, and evaluates work performance

Collaborates with senior leadership, Human Resources, and other departments to address employee concerns and promote a positive work environment. Advises managers on labor relations matters, including disciplinary procedures

Productively works with the unionized, managerial and executive staff within the assigned business unit, as well as any internal support team, and various other departments throughout the Corporation, and external agencies, including the NYC Health + Hospitals Inspector General, the New York State Justice Center, and various District Attorney Offices. Manages the coordination of joint labor management meetings and prepares agenda

Holds grievance conferences; negotiates settlements or mediate disputes on disciplinary matters. Prepares investigatory documents and briefs, and provides advice on labor relations related matters. Provides health care setting Chief Executive Officer or designees updates regarding status of employee warnings, grievances, counselings, investigations and disciplinary matters

Performs other related duties, as directed

Qualification

Collective bargaining agreementsLabor relations experiencePublic sector labor relationsNegotiation skillsMicrosoft SuiteOral communicationWritten communication

Required

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Labor Relations, Personnel, Public or Business Administration, Economics, Management, Law or a related discipline, with emphasis on labor-management relations

Six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in the negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements, including at least three (3) years in an administrative labor relations capacity in a large multi-bargaining unit organization

A combination of training and experience, which is equivalent to the above

Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in one of the disciplines listed or a closely related discipline

Preferred

Extensive knowledge of the special policy, legal and substantive aspects of public sector labor relations

Ability to develop productive collective bargaining relationships with organizations representing employees of varied skills and abilities and to effectively communicate with others both orally and in writing

Microsoft Suite

Eight years of progressively responsible experience in the negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements, including at least five years in an administrative labor relations capacity in a large multi-bargaining unit organization