Labor Relations Manager - Temple Health

Temple University Health System, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Temple Health, a major healthcare system, seeks a Labor Relations Manager to lead and execute its labor relations strategy across multiple bargaining units. You will serve as the SME on CBAs, grievances, and negotiations, providing strategic counsel to senior leadership and HR on labor matters.

You will oversee daily labor relations operations and supervise the Labor Relations Specialist, ensuring consistent interpretation and application of agreements and effective dispute resolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in labor relations or related field is required.
• 5 years of labor relations experience in a unionized healthcare setting is required.
• Experience with collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration processes is required.
• Master's degree or JD is preferred.
• Professional HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the organization’s labor relations strategy across multiple bargaining units.
• Serve as subject-matter expert on collective bargaining agreements, grievances, and labor negotiations.
• Provide strategic counsel to senior leadership and HR on labor matters.
• Oversee daily labor relations operations and supervise the Labor Relations Specialist.
• Ensure consistent interpretation and application of CBAs and manage dispute resolution.

Skills

Labor relations

Grievance handling

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Labor Relations/HR/Business Admin

Master's Degree in Labor Relations/HR or JD

Job description

Job Description - Labor Relations Manager - Temple Health (263637)

Labor Relations Manager - Temple Health - ( 263637 )

The Labor Relations Manager is responsible for leading and executing the organization's labor relations strategy within a highly unionized, complex healthcare system. This role serves as the primary subject-matter expert on collective bargaining agreements, grievance administration, labor negotiations, and union-management relations across multiple bargaining units.

The Labor Relations Manager provides strategic counsel to senior leadership, Human Resources, and operational leaders on labor matters; ensures consistent interpretation and application of collective bargaining agreements; and leads the daily labor relations function. This role has direct functional leadership responsibility for a Labor Relations Specialist and plays a critical role in labor strategy, contract administration, and dispute resolution.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Labor Relations, Human Resources, Business Administration or related field Required
• Master's Degree in Labor Relations, Human Resources, or related field or Juris Doctor Degree Preferred

Experience

• 5 years experience in labor relations, preferably in a unionized healthcare environment Required
• Previous Experience working with internal and external union representatives and supporting the collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration processes Required
• Previous experience in healthcare or large, multi-site organization Preferred

Licenses

• Prof in Human Resources Preferred or
• SHRM - CP Preferred
• Sr Prof in Human Resources Preferred or
• SHRM - SCP Preferred

Your Tomorrow is Here!

Temple Health is a dynamic network of outstanding hospitals, specialty centers, and physician practices that is advancing the fight against disease, pushing the boundaries of medical science, and educating future healthcare professionals. Temple Health consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH), Fox Chase Cancer Center, TUH-Jeanes Campus, TUH-Episcopal Campus, TUH-Northeastern Campus, Temple Physicians, Inc., and Temple Transport Team. Temple Health is proudly affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

To support this mission, Temple Health is continuously recruiting top talent to join its diverse, 10,000 strong workforce that fosters a healthy, safe and productive environment for its patients, visitors, students and colleagues alike. At Temple Health, your tomorrow is here!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Your Tomorrow is Here!

Temple Health is committed to setting new standards for preventing, diagnosing and treating major diseases in our community and across the nation. Achieving that goal means investing in our employees' success through staff and leadership development. Our recruitment strategy is to attract and retain a diverse, high performing workforce that fosters a healthy, safe and productive environment for our patients and colleagues alike.

Temple Health refers to the health, education and research activities carried out by the affiliates of Temple University Health System (TUHS) and by the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. TUHS neither provides nor controls the provision of health care. All health care is provided by its member organizations or independent health care providers affiliated with TUHS member organizations. Each TUHS member organization is owned and operated pursuant to its governing documents.