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Continuing Education and Professional Development Nurse Associate
UNION LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED
Lansing, MI
Build the movement for social justice.
Fight on behalf of working women.
Organize for universal health care.
Immediate Opening for a Labor Relations Representative!
The Michigan Nurses Association/National Nurses United (MNA/NNU) AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest nurses’ union and professional association, seeks an experienced Labor Relations Representative. MNA/NNU is leading the national movement for Registered Nurse power to transform the market-driven healthcare industry in the United States into a health care system based on patient needs. The NNU has negotiated the best Registered Nurse (RN) collective bargaining contracts in the country and was responsible for California’s RN Safe Staffing Law - the first of its kind nationwide. NNU provided critical leadership in the AFL-CIO’s decision to endorse a single-payer healthcare system based on “updating and expanding Medicare benefits” for all Americans.
The MNA seeks an experienced Labor Relations Representative for Lansing, Michigan. MNA is a founding affiliate of NNU and part of the nation’s largest nurses’ union and professional association representing 155,000 members nationally in the major healthcare systems. We seek an experienced Labor Relations Representative who enjoys developing and working with strong members and leaders, and who shares our vision of nurses leading a national movement for health care justice.
This is more than an ordinary union job; we seek a skilled Labor Relations Representative who wants to use their skills strategically. The ideal candidate would relish the chance to build strong workplace committees, develop local leadership, educate nurses about alternatives to corporate control of health care, and mobilize nurses for health care justice.
POSITION AVAILABLE: LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
MNA is seeking an experienced labor relations representative. The labor relations representative is responsible for all matters related to collective bargaining, including organizing nurses in private and public employment; compiling, analyzing, interpreting and presenting pertinent data; negotiating contracts; processing grievances and conducting arbitrations; and representing nurses in employment-related problems. The ideal candidate has had prior experience as a full time labor relations representative, with demonstrated success at contract negotiations and arbitrations, running effective contract campaigns, plus effectiveness in organizing membership participation and developing rank and file leadership. A Bachelor’s degree is required and advanced degree is preferred.
Salary and Benefits:Excellent salary depending on experience, and outstanding benefits offered, including comprehensive family health & dental plan, and generous pension.
Please address your cover letter to: John Karebian
MNA/NNU is committed to Equal Opportunity, and considering applicants of all ages, races, sexual orientations, national origins, ethnicities, and religions. We urge people of color and women, experienced organizers and labor representatives of all backgrounds, to apply.
