Labor Relations Generalist

Labor Relations Generalist

The Labor Relations Generalist plays a critical role in fostering collaborative labor-management relationships across the Loretto organization. This position ensures compliance with collective bargaining agreements and labor regulations while supporting positive employee relations initiatives. The Generalist will serve as a subject matter expert in labor relations matters, with a focus on unionized clinical and non-clinical staff, grievance management, contract administration, and labor dispute resolution. This individual is the primary point of contact for all Labor and Employee Relations questions, concerns, and communications.

Responsibilities

Job duties specific to this position :

• Interpret and administer collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) for clinical and support services employees.
• Investigate and respond to grievances, advise managers on resolution strategies, and maintain the grievance tracking system.
• Supports labor negotiations by preparing proposals, cost analyses, comparability data, and documentation.
• Assist in managing union requests, information sharing, and responses to unfair labor practice charges.
• Represent the organization in Step 13 grievance meetings and assist in arbitration and regulatory hearing preparations.
• Conduct supervisor training on contract interpretation, workplace investigations, and labor policies.
• Coordinates unemployment claims and represents the company as needed for hearings.
• Support training to assigned business units by collaborating with Learning and Development staff. Assists in conducting New Employee Orientation.
• Partner with HR Labor Team, Legal, and department leadership to ensure consistency and compliance with labor laws (FMLA, PFL, ADA, OSHA, etc.).
• Monitor union activity and trends to proactively address potential labor relations challenges.
• Maintain records of labor relations activity and generate reports as needed.
• Contribute to initiatives that promote a positive and compliant labor environment.
• Participate as an active member of the Human Resources Department in developing department goals, objectives, and systems. Escalates issues up the chain of command as necessary.

Job expectations for all employees :

Qualifications

Physical Requirements

Walking / Standing 35.00%

Sitting 60.00%

Lifting 5.0%

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Loretto reserves the right to modify position duties at any time, to reflect process improvements and business necessity.

Benefits / Compensation