Director, Labor Relations Cover Letter

I would like to submit my application for the director, labor relations opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for contract interpretation expertise to management, adheres to terms of labor contract by monitoring day-to-day implementation of contract provisions.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience in counseling internal clients on labor and employment matters is preferred
• Experience in negotiating labor agreements and working with both represented and non-represented work groups is preferred
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills within and across departments and externally
• Exceptional team player, calm under pressure focusing on what we can do versus what we can’t do
• Self-confident and inspires confidence from clients
• Experience in a multi-site, geographically dispersed organization
• Significant planning, communications and interpersonal skills to ensure coordinated efforts across the group or business units
• Business operations knowledge and acumen

Please consider me for the director, labor relations opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for contract interpretation assistance to managers related to wages, grievances, employee welfare, pensions, health care, union and management practices;.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Advanced training in a related field such as labor relations or human resource management
• Knowledge of Oregon employment law, in particular the Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act, and the Oregon Employment Relations Board
• Familiarity with university organizational structure, policy, and political issues in higher education
• Knowledge of all applicable provincial laws and regulations
• Knowledge of best in class labor relations programs
• Employee benefits experience strongly preferred
• Possess knowledge of governmental regulations and all laws relating to employment and employee relations
• Possess basic understanding of general business economic principles

In response to your job posting for director, labor relations, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for support for People leadership team on all HR-legal matters, including wage and hour issues, employee discipline, Title VII, RLA, ADA, ADEA, ERISA, USERRA, FMLA and other workplace compliance policies and processes.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Broad knowledge of employment laws and regulations
• Experience and active participation in labor negotiations
• Experience managing and negotiating collective bargaining agreements, handling arbitrations and oversight of union organizing campaigns
• Experience with employment-based investigations
• Experience in facilitating training sessions and coaching individuals in one on one meetings
• Consistently demonstrated professional, tactful negotiation and persuasion skills to achieve objectives
• Strong commitment to teamwork both writing the HR team and with partner departments
• Strong interpersonal skills to include active listening, informing, advising and assessing

Please consider me for the director, labor relations opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for advice and counsel to management on contract interpretation and application, issuing discipline, work rules, past practice, leading a unionized workforce, etc.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Excellent communication skills to include written and verbal presentations and with diverse audiences
• Thorough knowledge of employee review systems and current trends in evaluation processes
• Thorough knowledge of current Federal, State and Local laws including Title VII
• Experience in and knowledge of administration of employment policies in an institution of higher education
• Experience with unions and/or partnerships
• Knowledge of human resources and labor relations theory, principles and practices
• Working knowledge of labor relations, employee relations, recruitment, training, compensation, affirmative action/EEO planning and benefits administration
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of faculty labor relations

I would like to submit my application for the director, labor relations opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for information and data necessary for contract negotiation and analysis, such as developing wage and benefit survey information.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Professional expertise in the development and/or implementation of programs in key areas of human resource management, including talent acquisition and team member engagement is preferred
• Knowledge of entertainment industry production and understanding of production work flow and the various production job duties preferable
• Prior experience negotiating in a Union environment, to include, but not limited to
• Prior successful experience in partnering with leadership teams in support of a highly diverse workforce and location footprint to drive change such as transitioning cultures, reorganization
• Extensive experience in collective agreement bargaining
• Canadian HR or Industrial Relations professional certification
• Working knowledge of labor and employment law
• Strong strategic resolution skills