Labour Relations (LR) Associate

Canadian National Railway Company•Montreal, QC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Labour Relations (LR) Associate is responsible for collaborating with leaders to identify and prepare arguments to defend the company’s position on LR issues. The role establishes, maintains, and develops a solid working relationship with union representatives, colleagues, and clients to promote a co-operative and effective LR climate.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years of labour relations experience in a unionized environment, or equivalent
Experience interpreting and applying collective agreements and relevant federal employment legislation
Experience building strong and positive relationships with stakeholders
Bachelor's or Associates Degree in Labour, Industrial Relations, or equivalent, or minimum 5 years of experience working in a rail or industrial environment
Applies critical thinking
Knows the business and stays current on industry needs
Demonstrates agility and drives change
Sets direction and inspires others
Solves problems to create value
Communicates with impact
Develops self and others
Collaborates with others and shares information
Demonstrates active listening
Ability to prepare consolidated material to be presented to a third party
Ability to assess and analyze business issues and make recommendations
Ability to understand and apply key concepts and best practices in LR
Strong computer skills
Excellent organizational and analytical skills

Nice To Haves

Fluently bilingual both written and verbal (English, French), (geographic specific)

Responsibilities

Support the maintenance of good working relationships with union representatives to promote a co-operative and effective labour relations climate
Attend union and management meetings, record decisions and conduct follow ups to ensure appropriate actions are taken
Input and update grievance records in a grievance management system
Utilize the grievance management system to pull trend reports and analyze data
Identify grievance trends and work with leaders on action plans to reduce grievances
Coach Front Line Supervisors (FLS) and middle Managers on key collective agreement issues, responding to grievances, and other LR concerns
Support FLS on employee issues, including collective agreement interpretation, discipline, attendance management, application of the Canada Labour Code and other employer obligations, such as the duty to accommodate
Assist the Labour Relations Manager with preparing for joint conference or labour-management meetings
Hold meetings with union representatives to resolve grievances before proceeding to arbitration
Prepare and present grievances at arbitration