Director, Labor Relations (San Antonio, TX/National travel)

Tenet Healthcare; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company seeks a Director of Labor Relations in San Antonio. The role focuses on union avoidance and organizing strategies while collaborating with HR and operations leadership. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in labor relations and a strong legal background. Significant travel is required.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years related experience in labor relations, especially healthcare.
• Extensive knowledge of labor and employment laws.
• Experience managing grievance arbitration process and union campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies for union avoidance and organizing.
• Advise corporate office on labor relations issues and employee organizing.
• Train management on labor relations and employee morale initiatives.

Skills

Research

Analytical

Organizational

Interpersonal

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

JD preferred

Tools

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Director, Labor Relations (San Antonio, TX/National travel)

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The Labor Relations Campaign Director serves as a principal leader for union avoidance and organizing campaigns across the Tenet enterprise. Reporting to the Vice President of Labor Relations, the candidate will work closely with senior human resources and operations leadership in all Tenet markets.

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Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; JD preferred
• 7-10 years of related experience at a company with union represented employees, preferably in acute healthcare
• Experience managing outside counsel and consultants
• Experience managing grievance arbitration process
• Experience with union campaigns
• Experience with union negotiations
• Extensive experience with and knowledge of labor and employment laws and labor relations
• Possess research, analytical, organization, and computer skills (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Ability to work independently as well as having strong interpersonal, organization, written and communication skills
  
  

Tenet Healthcare complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

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Key Responsibilities Of The Role

• Assists VP in developing and executing union awareness and avoidance strategy and initiatives at field facilities
• Advise and counsel hospitals, markets, and corporate office on all matters relating to labor and employee relations issues and union organizing activity, including coaching and counseling to field leaders to improve employee relations
• Works with VP to strategize and respond to galvanizing employee issues across the enterprise as part of developing and driving positive employee relations strategies
• Takes an active and involved role in leadership development for hospitals and markets, with a focus on improving overall people skills and emotional intelligence of leadership teams
• Advise and manage the response to union organizing, including both NLRB campaigns and pre-petition drives
• Draft and execute in depth training for market and facility management on labor and employee relations issues
• Builds credibility with and maintains good morale among employees, gains the trust of both leadership and employees
• Develops and oversees action plans at hospitals to improve employee relations and employee morale
• Provides education and intelligence on relevant union activity in markets that we operate in
• Develops communications to support union avoidance initiatives and election campaigns
• Up to 75% travel (we will run an MVR on the final candidate)
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care and Medical Practices

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