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Labour Relations Manager - Bilingual

Labour Relations Manager - Bilingual

CNMontreal, Quebec, CA
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

At CN, everyday brings new and exciting can expect an interesting environment where you’re part of making sure ourbusiness is running optimally and safely―helping keep the economy on track. Weprovide the kind of paid training and opportunities that long-term careers arebuilt on and we recognize hard workers who strive to make a difference. Youwill be able to thrive in our close-knit, safety-focused culture workingtogether as ONE TEAM. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work wedo matters. Join us!

JobSummary

The Labour Relations Manager isresponsible for collaborating with leaders to identify and prepare arguments todefend the company’s position on Labour Relations (LR) issues. The roleestablishes, maintains, and fosters a solid working relationship with unionrepresentatives, colleagues and clients to promote a cooperative and effectiveLR climate.

MainResponsibilities

LabourRelations

  • Actas a partner to leaders by providing knowledge of how to properly handle LRissues, and provide advice on resolution
  • Interpretclauses in the collective agreement and apply them tactfully to ensureeffective and informed decision-making
  • Collaboratewith the business to identify and prepare arguments to defend the company’sposition on LR issues
  • Offeran assistance to line management in grievance handling and administration ofcollective agreements and all other corporate policies applicable to unionizedemployees with a particular focus on outreach and education with CN first linesupervisors
  • Holdmeetings with union representatives to resolve grievances before proceeding toarbitration
  • Prepareand present grievances at arbitration
  • Prepareand conduct training on assorted LR matters such as collective agreementinterpretation and application, Canada Labour Code, attendance, discipline andeffective conflict resolution
  • Managepeople to drive and influence change efforts and create opportunities toinvolve others in the management of change
  • Developsynergies between teams in order to improve performance and embrace team overself mindset
  • Developand align organization on an inspiring functional vision, deliver messages withimpact and engage people so they provide their best work, while ensuringunderstanding of complex information by different audiences
  • Provideresources that are aligned with employee’s career interests through projectsand development opportunities

WorkingConditions

The role has standard workingconditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday toFriday. Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent must be able to meet tightdeadlines, handle pressure and manage stress. The role requires regular monthlytravel (up to 25%), and may be required to respond to client inquiries outsideof the regular workweek

Requirements

Experience

Labour Relations

  • Minimum5 years of labour relations experience
  • Experienceinterpreting and applying collective agreements and relevant federal employmentlegislation
  • Experience inthe federal sector and Transportation sector
  • Experiencemanaging a grievance process, including preparation of material for arbitration
  • Experiencepreparing and presenting LR positions and arguments during union and managementmeetings, at arbitration, and at the bargaining table
  • Experienceassessing and analyzing operational issues and making impactful recommendations
  • Any experience for these abovewould be considered as an asset

    • Education / Certification / Designation

  • Bachelor’sDegree Labour Relations or equivalent
  • Master’sDegree in Labour Relations
  • Any designation for these abovewould be considered as an asset

    • Competencies

  • Collaborateswith key internal stakeholders to enable higher productivity
  • Dealswith pressure and change by staying calm to quickly adapt to changes
  • Inspiresothers with impactful communications and adapts to the audience
  • Sharestimely information within and across functions to get things done effectively
  • Appliesanalytical thinking to make recommendations that pursue sustainable performance
  • Makesinformed and timely decisions to get things done
  • Initiatesand drives organizational changes to enable business transformation
  • Influencesby translating expertise into practical business outcomes
  • Leveragesfeedback and coaching to improve performance

    • TechnicalSkills / Knowledge

  • Knowledgeof LR principles
  • Abilityto analyze complex information and asks probing questions to formulatesubstantive recommendations or make decisions that consider a longer-term view
  • Proficientin Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Fluentlybilingual both written and verbal (English, French)

    • This position is posted as agrade 7. For internal candidates, note that the grade level of the position mayadjust based on the employee's experience.