Weill Cornell Medicine
Director, Labor Relations
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Job Description
- Req#: 87844
- Represent WCM in labor negotiations, including as the primary spokesperson. Involved in first contract bargaining, successor contract bargaining, midterm bargaining, decisional/impact bargaining, and accretion bargaining.
- Help lead in the creation, interpretation and administration of collective bargaining agreements and will serve as a liaison to entities concerning negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements.
- Provide advice and consultation related to bargaining unit employees, including administration and interpretation of contracts, discipline, organizational planning and restructuring, layoffs, classifications, policy and precedent.
- Foster and manage effective relationships with union leadership and membership to create and advance working relationships while pursuing WCM’s strategic goals and objectives.
- Coordinate with various organization departments on Weill Cornell Medicine response to union organizing campaigns and job actions.
- Ensure contractual requirements related to union membership are met.
- Collaborate with leadership to ensure furtherance of employee relations, labor relations and collective bargaining objectives. Facilitates discussions with labor unions toward the resolution of disputes and ensuring healthy labor-management relations.
- Participate in special projects such as HR system implementations, HR reporting on labor matters, systems testing, or other similar functions as needed such as wage and benefit programs, labor relations reporting, and other related responsibilities.
- Identifies labor relations aspects of various projects or ongoing needs. Helps build appropriate job aides and training for manager/supervisory training; prepares the organization for collective bargaining negotiations, mediations, and arbitrations.
- Bachelor's Degree in labor relations, human resources, industrial relations or related field
Title: Director, Labor Relations
Location: Midtown
Org Unit: Human Resources
Work Days: Monday-Friday
Exemption Status: Exempt
Salary Range: $195,500.00 - $236,200.00
*As required under NYC Human Rights Law Int 1208-2018 - Salary range for this role when Hired for NYC Offices
Position Summary
The Director of Labor Relations is responsible for managing and coordinating collective bargaining and associated processes and requirements under the National Labor Relations Act across Weill Cornell Medicine. Reporting to the Senior Director of Human Resources, this role will coordinate activities across the organization to accomplish labor relations objectives on behalf of Weill Cornell Medicine to be consistent with our overall employment practices.
The Director of Labor Relations will play a key role in supporting employee relations and labor relations goals, which includes fulfillment of WCM collective bargaining obligations.
Job Responsibilities
Education
Experience
- Law degree or Master’s degree in Industrial Labor/Employee Relations, Human Resources preferred
- A minimum of seven years experience in the areas of labor relations and/or collective bargaining
- NLRA/NLRB experience
- Leadership and Supervisory experience required
- Experience in a university setting preferred
- Experience in contract negotiations, with experience as lead negotiator preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Effectively consult with clients to understand HR issues and resolve related problems
- Effectively consulting in employee relations and policy interpretation
- Providing strategic leadership and direction
- Successfully cultivating relationships with both internal and external constituents
- Leading a team and managing highly motivated and high functioning individuals
- Understanding, interpreting, and applying labor laws
- Comfortably working with data, reviewing reports and providing recommendations
- Working proactively, independently, and reliably under tight time frames in a versatile environment
Licenses and Certifications
- Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification is preferred
Working Conditions/Physical Demands
Weill Cornell Medicine is a comprehensive academic medical center that is committed to excellence in patient care, scientific discovery, and the education of future physicians and scientists in New York City and around the world. Our doctors and scientists - faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and the Weill Cornell Physician Organization - are engaged in world-class clinical care and cutting-edge research that connect patients to the latest treatment innovations and prevention strategies. Located in the heart of the Upper East Side's scientific corridor, Weill Cornell Medicine's powerful network of collaborators extends to its parent university Cornell University; to Qatar, where an international campus offers a U.S. medical degree; and to programs in Tanzania, Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Our medical practices serve communities throughout New York City, and our faculty provide comprehensive care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Behavioral Health Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. At Weill Cornell Medicine, we work together to treat each individual, not just their conditions or illnesses, as we strive to deliver the finest possible care for our patients - the center of everything we do. Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Weill Cornell Medicine provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.