DIRECTOR OF LABOR RELATIONS

The⠀Director⠀of Labor⠀Relations⠀manages⠀the⠀relationship⠀between⠀the Hotel⠀and the⠀Hotel⠀Trades⠀Council⠀(Union).⠀The⠀Director⠀will act⠀as the⠀liaison⠀between⠀managers⠀and⠀Business⠀Agents⠀focusing⠀on dispute⠀resolution⠀and⠀contract⠀interpretation.⠀The⠀Director⠀will, in⠀coordination⠀with Human⠀Resources⠀and Hotel⠀Leadership,⠀conduct⠀and advise⠀on⠀investigations⠀and⠀grievances⠀as well as⠀strategize⠀on⠀operational⠀goals.

• Oversee⠀the daily⠀administration⠀of the⠀Collective⠀Bargaining⠀Agreement.
• Develop⠀and⠀maintain⠀professional⠀working⠀relationship⠀with the⠀Union.
• Maintain⠀grievance⠀log and⠀prepare⠀statistical⠀reports in⠀partnership⠀with⠀broader⠀regional⠀labor⠀team.
• Manage⠀and⠀evaluate⠀the⠀financial⠀impact of⠀labor⠀practices⠀and give⠀appropriate⠀recommendations⠀to senior⠀management.
• Actively⠀support⠀managers⠀and⠀supervisors⠀in the⠀investigation⠀of⠀grievances⠀with a⠀focus on⠀proactively⠀resolving⠀them⠀internally.
• Represent⠀the Hotel⠀and act as⠀the⠀spokesperson⠀at⠀grievance⠀and⠀mediation⠀hearings.⠀Also⠀represent⠀the hotel⠀at labor⠀negotiations.
• Educate⠀and guide⠀managers⠀and⠀supervisors⠀through⠀the⠀grievance⠀process⠀and on⠀contract⠀interpretation.
• Develop⠀and⠀maintain⠀on-going⠀lists of⠀management⠀initiatives⠀and⠀proposals⠀for future⠀contract⠀negotiations.
• Develop⠀and⠀conduct⠀union⠀contract⠀training⠀for⠀managers⠀and⠀supervisors.
• Educate⠀managers⠀and⠀supervisors⠀on the⠀effects of⠀historical⠀work⠀practices⠀as well as⠀actions⠀that⠀impact⠀work⠀practices.

• Graduation⠀from an⠀accredited⠀four-year⠀college or⠀university.
• Five⠀or more⠀years of⠀progressive⠀experience⠀in Human⠀Resources⠀with an⠀emphasis⠀on labor⠀relations.
• Considerable⠀knowledge⠀of current⠀trends and⠀practices⠀of labor⠀relations.
• Skilled⠀in⠀traditional⠀labor⠀negotiations⠀and⠀collective⠀bargaining⠀procedures.
• Able⠀to⠀negotiate⠀agreements⠀and/or⠀reach⠀consensus⠀with⠀diverse⠀and⠀disparate⠀interests:⠀experience⠀in⠀drafting⠀and⠀writing⠀contract⠀language⠀and Side⠀Letters.
• Skilled⠀in⠀effective,⠀clear and⠀persuasive⠀oral and⠀written⠀communications⠀to⠀individuals⠀and⠀groups.
• Skilled⠀in⠀resolving⠀conflicts⠀and⠀gaining⠀cooperation⠀among⠀competing⠀interest⠀groups.
• Ability⠀to provide⠀leadership⠀and⠀counsel to⠀Managers,⠀Supervisors⠀and⠀associates.
• Skilled⠀in⠀researching⠀complex⠀issues and⠀developing⠀recommended⠀actions.
• Strong⠀interpersonal⠀and⠀communication⠀skills.

Salary⠀Range:⠀$160,000.00⠀-⠀$170,000.00⠀annually.