Labor Relations Specialist - Temple Health

Temple Health – Temple University Health System; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Temple Health – Temple University Health System in Philadelphia is seeking a Labor Relations Specialist to support labor relations services within a highly unionized healthcare system. You will assist with collective bargaining agreement administration, grievance processing, arbitration preparation, and labor data tracking.

Reporting to the Labor Relations Manager, you will collaborate with Employee Relations and multiple bargaining units to ensure consistent, compliant handling of represented

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3 years in labor relations, employee relations, or human resources in a unionized environment required.
• General experience with collective bargaining agreements and grievance processes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support administration of collective bargaining agreements.
• Process grievances in coordination with Employee Relations.
• Assist with arbitration preparation and labor data tracking.
• Collaborate with multiple bargaining units and labor teams to ensure compliance.

Skills

Labor relations

Grievance handling

Arbitration preparation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Labor Relations, HR, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

About this role

The Labor Relations Specialist supports the delivery of labor relations services within a highly unionized healthcare system by assisting with collective bargaining agreement administration, grievance processing, arbitration preparation, and labor data tracking. This role works under the guidance of the Labor Relations Manager or Senior Labor Relations Manager.

The Labor Relations Specialist works closely with Employee Relations to support consistent, compliant handling of represented employee matters and serves as a key operational partner in labor management processes across multiple bargaining units and collective bargaining agreements.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Labor Relations, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field – Required.

Experience

• 3 years in labor relations, employee relations, or human resources in a unionized environment – Required.
• General experience working with collective bargaining agreements and grievance processes – Preferred.
• Previous experience in healthcare or a similarly complex, highly unionized environment – Preferred.

Licenses

• Professional in Human Resources (PHR) – Preferred.
• SHRM-CP – Preferred.