Labor Relations Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Evaluate labor agreements, human resources policies, and management objectives to identify issues that need addressing.

• Conduct research on comparable labor practices and compensation frameworks in the public sector to guide negotiation strategies.

• Assist management in formulating bargaining priorities, summarizing issues, and identifying practical options.

• Assess proposed modifications to wages, benefits, and working conditions, and clarify their operational and financial consequences.

• Facilitate effective communication and prepare materials for management discussions with employee representatives.

• Record recommendations, outcomes of discussions, and subsequent actions while ensuring the confidentiality of sensitive personnel information.

• Collaborate with HR leadership and appointed legal counsel to ensure labor-relations guidance is consistent with policy and legal requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in advising public-sector employers on labor relations or collective bargaining issues.

• Proficiency in interpreting labor agreements and evaluating the impacts of proposed changes.

• Background in researching comparable labor provisions and creating management briefing documents.

• Strong communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to manage sensitive employee information effectively.

• Experience in facilitating municipal collective bargaining processes in California.

• Familiarity with costing wage and benefit proposals and collaborating with HR, finance, and legal teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Supportive work environment that values collaboration and innovation.