Healthcare Union Advocate & Negotiator

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNAL; St. Catharines; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Pension plan

Development opportunities

Job summary

SEIU Healthcare in St. Catharines, Ontario, is seeking a Union Representative to deliver exceptional member service and manage all aspects of labor relations for workplaces they represent. The role focuses on administering collective agreements, handling grievances, and coordinating education and mobilization programs to strengthen the union movement.

The position is full-time at our St. Catharines, ON office, requires driving and field work, and involves coaching member leaders and expanding

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years labour relations experience, preferably in a labor union environment.
• Experience negotiating first and renewal collective agreements and administer those agreements through their life cycle.
• Experience handling and processing grievances through referral to arbitration.
• Experience in the healthcare sector is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop and execute initiatives to encourage member driven unit events, actions, and campaigns to resolve unit issues.
• Coach stewards to lead various meetings and support SEIU Healthcare in early identification and resolution of unit issues.
• Support organizational political strategies by recruiting member leaders and promoting and participating in political actions and events.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders (employers, members, internal departments, OLRB, arbitrators etc.).
• Facilitate and coordinate General Membership Meetings, Steward Meetings, Labour Management Meetings, Site Visits, and Departmental Meetings in assigned units.
• Lead collective bargaining for assigned units while working with the Research Department in accordance with established standards, procedures, and timelines.
• Manage the grievance process, working toward early resolution in accordance with individual collective agreements and internal processes.
• Analyze and interpret complex contracts and legislative language.
• Resolve issues within units through interpretation and enforcement of contracts and related legislation.
• Work in collaboration with administrative support to ensure unit files, unit events, negotiation files, records, reports, and grievance collateral are entered in UnionWare.
• Facilitate attendance management and return to work meetings in assigned units.
• Ensure timely submission and preparation of detailed files for interest and rights arbitrations.
• Ensure required committees in assigned units have SEIU representation.
• Complete and submit monthly unit status reports and monthly expense reports.

Skills

Labour relations

Negotiation

Grievances

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Office

Union Ware

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Conflict resolution

Education

Post-secondary education preferred

Tools

UnionWare

Microsoft Office

Job description

SEIU Healthcare in St. Catharines, Ontario, is seeking a Union Representative to deliver exceptional member service and manage all aspects of labor relations for workplaces they represent. The role focuses on administering collective agreements, handling grievances, and coordinating education and mobilization programs to strengthen the union movement.

The position is full-time at our St. Catharines, ON office, requires driving and field work, and involves coaching member leaders and expanding