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Chief Labor Negotiator

Employer
University of Florida
Location
Gainesville, Florida (US)
Salary
Commensurate based on qualifications and experience. UF offers a generous benefits package.

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

You belong at a University that is Rising

The University of Florida, ranked No. 5 of the best public research universities and the flagship university of the state of Florida, is now seeking applications for the next Chief Labor Negotiator.

This position serves as Chief Labor Negotiator for the University of Florida Board of Trustees (UF) with the United Faculty of Florida (UFF) and the Graduate Assistants United (GAU) unions.

The Opportunity

This position will serve as the Chief Labor Negotiator for the University of Florida Board of Trustees (UF) with the United Faculty of Florida (UFF) and the Graduate Assistants United (GAU) unions.

The Chief Labor Negotiator report to the Provost and Senior Vice President and will collaborate with the Office of the General Counsel and UF Human Resources. The Chief Labor Negotiator will play a key leadership role in negotiations and must understand past and contemporary issues in higher education that impact union activities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensures the development and coordination with appropriate stakeholders and Bargaining Committee regarding
  • Negotiation strategies and tactics
  • Drafting of contract language
  • Communications with unions and campus
  • Memorandums of Understanding and Memorandums of Agreement
  • Media communications in concert with the Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing
  • Analyzes and interprets data and produces management reports as well as background research
  • Composes, compiles, and edits bargaining proposals to include requesting data from and communicating with other universities in the State University System (SUS)
  • Serves as university spokesperson at the table for negotiations for UFF and GAU and assists as needed with other bargaining units.
  • Meets with union representatives for consultations, bargaining, and grievance resolution.
  • Partners with Bargaining Committee on the development and implementation of bargaining proposals.
  • Leads preparation meetings with Bargaining Committee before negotiation sessions.
  • Participates in policy development decisions and implementation related to collective bargaining.
  • Collaborates with the General Counsel and UF Human Resources, to manage special projects as assigned (e.g., unit reorganizations, unit determinations and clarifications, public records requests).
  • Serves as a resource person in partnership with internal and external legal counsel on any impasse hearings.
  • Provides support to General Counsel’s Office with arbitrations, assignment disputes, and unfair labor practices involving in-unit faculty.
  • Works with UF Human Resource Services personnel for in-unit faculty cases involving discipline, terminations, non-reappointments, and layoffs.
  • Provides support and assistance to administration regarding any campaign activities for unionized or non-unionized employees.
  • Serves as a primary liaison between the Bargaining Committee and any external legal counsel on all labor law issues and implications.
  • Serves as a liaison for the departments and colleges in the resolution of faculty disputes to assist the faculty and administration in resolving disputes before formal grievance procedures are initiated.
  • Represents UF at meetings and participates in monthly conference calls of SUS labor relations managers, as needed.
  • Provides interpretation of collective bargaining agreements to the University community.
  • Provides training to administrators regarding the provisions of the collective bargaining agreements.
  • Manages grievance processes for UFF and GAU contracts and monitors compliance with resolutions; oversees maintenance of grievance log.
  • Identifies best practices and potential resolutions by researching models, determining conflicts with current policy, analyzing bargaining proposals, and maintaining records of bargaining sessions.
  • Conduct research as appropriate into labor relations issues and remains current in the field.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The University of Florida is committed to attracting, hiring, and retaining a diverse workforce and value diversity of thoughts, background, and experience.

The University of Florida 

Located in Gainesville since 1906, The University of Florida (UF) has 16 colleges, a major academic health center, a championship-winning athletic program, a top-ranked undergraduate online program and, in keeping with its land-grant mission, one of the nation’s most comprehensive agriculture and natural resources programs. All are based at the University’s 2,000-acre campus, joining its historic red-brick core with advanced facilities and preserved natural areas and connecting to adjacent innovation, commercial and residential districts.

UF has 55,000 students, 30,000 employees, 5,500 faculty members, a $5 billion annual budget, and more than 140 mission-focused units across the state of Florida. It is the Sunshine State’s only member of the Association of American Universities comprising the nation’s 60 leading public and private research universities. More than 51,000 students have applied as freshmen for the 2021-22 academic year — a new record.

Several qualities distinguish UF among today’s leading public research universities. The first is its highly comprehensive breadth on a single campus, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration among, for example, faculty within the adjacent colleges of journalism, engineering, and medicine. The second is its unwavering support from the state of Florida, which has endorsed UF’s drive to become one of the nation’s very best public research universities — supporting those efforts since 2013 with hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding to grow its faculty ranks by 500 members. UF’s third exceptional quality is its dynamism. Like Florida, the nation’s third-largest state and among the fastest-growing, UF is undergoing rapid transformation as it pursues the overarching aspiration to be "a premier university that the state, nation and world look to for leadership.”

The City of Gainesville

Gainesville is home to Florida's largest and oldest university, and so is one of the state's centers of education, medicine, cultural events, and athletics. The University of Florida and UF Health Shands Hospital are the leading employers in Gainesville and provide jobs for many residents of surrounding counties. Gainesville is also the largest city in Alachua County and is the county seat, with approximately 269,000 residents county-wide. It serves as the cultural, educational and commercial center for the north central Florida region. The city provides a full range of municipal services, including cultural and nature services and necessary administrative services to support these activities. Additionally, the city owns a regional transit system, a regional airport, and a 72-par championship golf course. Known for its preservation of historic buildings and the beauty of its natural surroundings, Gainesville's numerous parks, museums and lakes provide entertainment to thousands of visitors. Because of its beautiful landscape and urban "forest," Gainesville is one of the most attractive cities in Florida. The city is in a central location to both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, providing easy access within a day’s drive to beaches, nature preserves, and water-based activities. 

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