Manager, Labor Relations

Manage the day-to-day administration and overall coordination of contract/labor administration.

Primary Responsibilities

• Labor Relations
• Prepare research and analysis of historical contracts, past practice, bargaining history, payroll records and or benefits history; facilitate discussions with senior leadership to determine next steps on open issues.
• Participate in and maintain documentation related to grievance meetings, arbitrations and other union meetings.
• Ensure proper implementation of resolution of any labor issues.
• Track progress on all open labor issues
• Laisse with union leadership on active issues or grievances.  
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• Contract Administration and Management Support
• §Manage intake and resolution of day-to-day contract interpretation questions raised by department managers, Human Resources, Payroll and or employees.
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• Contract Negotiations
• Assist the management bargaining committee in researching, preparing and costing management proposals.
• Participate in and take detailed minutes for all bargaining meetings.
• Draft Memoranda of Agreements and collective bargaining agreements.
• Lead implementation of all new agreements. Follow-up with relevant departments to ensure contract compliance and integration.
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• Employee Relations
• Support Human Resources with progressive disciplinary investigations and actions. Participate in disciplinary meetings as needed. 
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• Other
• Maintain complete files of all labor agreements and related documents.
• Support with regulatory compliance efforts and policy drafting and implementation. 

Skills and Qualifications

• College degree or equivalent required.
• At least two years of HR experience required.
• Labor relations work experience highly preferred.
• Highly proficient in Word and Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication and must be a team player.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Reasoning ability: Ability to understand and meet established deadlines and follow up. Able to establish priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Work is predominantly onsite at the Met Opera House.

$70,000 - $80,000 a year

The Metropolitan Opera believes that diversity is critical to our success and growth as a leading performing arts institution and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the communities we serve.

The Metropolitan Opera is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and existing employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship status, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.