This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that is shaping the future of labor relations at Tufts. Approximately 1,300 individuals are represented across eight units across four distinct campuses, reflecting a diverse and complex labor landscape.
To support this environment, the university is building a comprehensive, university-wide Labor Relations function. This function will serve as a centralized resource and strategic partner for leadership across all schools and administrative units. Its purpose is to:
Participate in the negotiation, administration, and interpretation of Tufts' collective bargaining agreements. Serve as a point of contact for labor relations issues, including grievances, disputes, and disciplinary actions. helping managers/supervisors address grievances, conferring with labor and management representatives to resolve employee disputes; working with managers/supervisors to collect documentation/data for responding to union information requests and producing reports; attending joint labor management meetings, contract negotiations, impact bargaining sessions, arbitrations, and other meetings, recording notes and following up on action items; developing/maintaining a strong understanding of applicable collective bargaining and associated agreements, department policies, and Tufts employment policies in order to advise managers on issues of contract compliance; helping develop and schedule (and possibly conducting) training programs for supervisors/managers; drafting communications; and performing other duties as requested.
Essential Functions:
Basic Requirement:
Knowledge and experience typically acquired by a Bachelor's degree in HR management, labor relations, or business-related discipline; at least three years' experience either advising management on supervision of unionized employees or supporting unionized employees.
Preferred Qualifications:
Juris Doctorate preferred; ability to conduct hearings, determine relevant facts, analyze facts in relation to contract language/practices, and write clear responses to union contract grievances; strong organizational and oral and written communication skills
Labor Relations Specialist • Medford, MA, United States
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