Labor Counsel

3 weeks ago


Chicago, United States First Student Full time

**First for a reason**
First Student is the largest school transportation provider in North America with more than a century of experience providing safe and reliable transportation. We work with 1,250 school districts in 39 states and 8 Canadian provinces carrying approximately five million students in 21,000 schools daily.

Major Responsibilities:

- Serves as chief negotiator in collective bargaining negotiations for various operational locations, involving a variety of unions.
- Having first-chair, chief labor negotiator spokesperson experience is highly preferred.
- Serve as the company representation before the NLRB on representation issues.
- Provides Operations and HR leaders with day-to-day guidance regarding all Labor Relations related matters, such as Labor contract interpretation, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Serve as the strategic leader for collective bargaining preparation initiatives, ensuring timely and effective advanced planning.
- Provide guidance in addressing any potential work stoppage, from Operation contingency planning to media and security involvement.
- Collaborate closely with the Labor Relations, Human Resources, Operations and Financial team leaders in all collective bargaining preparation and execution matters.

Minimum Experience & Skills Required:

- Minimum of 2-4 years of traditional labor and employment experience.
- Law degree.
- Highly effective verbal and written communication skills to include; clear, concise, and persuasive skills.
- Computer proficiency.
- Can function self-sufficiently and independently.
- Must be a detailed oriented strategic leader, responsible for delivering on the execution of initiatives.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage multiple assignments while meeting deadlines.
- Ability to work as a strong collaborative and influential team player.
- Strong administrative skills and superior interpersonal skills.
- Effective leadership and organization skills. Must have the ability to be a strategic thinker, develop strategy and goals, while working with individuals across the organization.
- Travel 50% - 60%.



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