Staff Representative - Labour Relations
Overview
A unique opportunity for a Labour Law lawyer looking for a non-traditional career!
If you have a Legal background in Labour Law and Relations with collective bargaining interest and experience looking for a related opportunity outside of private practice, then this is the opportunity for you!
Description:
Our client, the voice of and representing over 10 000 union members, is looking to add a Staff Representative – Labour Relations to its collegial Vancouver team.
The Staff Representative-Labour Relations provides high-level labour relations support to member locals and expert advice to the organization’s leadership, committees, and other stakeholders, across a variety of areas including, contract administration, grievance handling, and collective agreement interpretation and negotiation. It offers a diverse range of labour relations work with great hours and benefits.
As a trusted advisor to union members and related parties, this role is dynamic in nature and assures that no two days are the same.
Job Responsibilities Include:
The successful candidate will:
- Contract negotiation and administration
- Collective agreement interpretation/negotiation and ensuring proper implementation of the agreement
- Grievances handling
- Provide focused training and education for stewards, bargainers, and local officers.
- Supporting local members and assisting with how they can utilize their locals
The successful candidate will have:
- A law degree AND previous experience in collective bargaining, arbitration, and labour relations gained in a firm or in-house in a unionized environment.
- Knowledge of organized labour and union governance.
- Strong communication skills for report-writing, correspondence, and public speaking.
- Experience teaching courses and workshops in labour relations.
- Proven success in demanding labour relations environments.
- Ability to build positive, productive working relationships with union leadership and employer representatives.
- Understanding of labour movement goals and organizing principles.
- Experience in union organizing is an asset.
- A Great Work/Life Balance – 36.5 hour work week
- Professional Growth
- Generous vacation and flex days
- Pension plan
- Childcare and parking or transit subsidies
- Excellent Benefits package including: (dental, extended health care, sick leave, disability)
For more opportunities, please visit www.lifeafterlaw.com! We thank all applicants but only those with the requisite experience will be considered.
City
Vancouver
Category
NON-TRADITIONAL / EXECUTIVE / QUASI-LEGAL
Practice Areas
Labour Relations
Work Type
Permanent / Full Time