This is specialized personnel support work in the field of labor relations administration. The employee in this class provides facilitating and support services in connection with contract negotiations, interest arbitration, grievance and associated processes. Of special significance to the work is required familiarity with confidential negotiation and labor/management data. Work involves frequent interchange of information with the City managers and legal staff, and is performed under the direction of the labor relations administrative staff.

• Gathers personnel and other data concerning employee grievances; gathers class pay data and calculates cost for one or more prospective settlements; prepares data in prescribed or devised format for use by labor relations staff; makes grievance settlement cost impact calculations which incorporate, union membership, inflation and other pertinent factors.
• Compiles data for and prepares exhibits which support management positions in contact negotiations; tabulates summaries of contract clauses grieved to illustrate problem trends for discussion by negotiators; accompanies City negotiating team to bargaining sessions and provides required support services such as preparing and revising exhibits and agreements, collecting information and securing equipment and supplies; compiles data for calculations of cost impact and prepares a variety of contract documents during negotiations as new proposals and agreements occur.
• Maintains a variety of data files on labor market statistics, union membership, consumer price variations, and other pertinent matters; maintains and processes grievance file and log book; prepares reports in a variety of standard formats on labor relations data; reviews invoices submitted by arbitrators and prepares and processes documentation required to have payments approved and processed by central finance unit.
• Evaluates feasibility of computerizing reporting and recordkeeping processes for labor relations unit; recommends changes in format, processes and procedures to improve system and simplify computerization; provides computer personnel with data necessary for recordkeeping and report programs; reviews and evaluates output of program and recommends improvements.
• Types correspondence, documents and reports in support of unit; maintains regulations, contract files and similar materials; makes appointments and schedules meeting rooms and other facilities; performs mail processing, routine filing and supply ordering tasks.
• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• the English language and spelling.
• office practices and procedures.
• methods, practices and procedures necessary to the processing of labor relations documents, contact negotiations and related matters.
• arithmetic.
• methods and procedures analysis as applied to clerical procedures and practices.
• various business software applications and computer practices.

SKILL IN:

• making varied arithmetic computations with speed and accuracy.
• the operation of office machines required by work assignments.

ABILITY TO:

• learn departmental functions and organizations, especially as they apply to the unit to which assigned.
• learn provisions of and routine interpretations of city and departmental regulations and labor contracts.
• define and set up clerical procedures to accomplish work requirements.
• make judgmental decisions where several alternative courses of action are presented.
• learn computer processing procedures and languages necessary to file maintenance and report production.

• Completion of the twelfth school grade.
• Three years of clerical experience, two years of which has been performing clerical tasks in support of labor relations administration.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

PAY RANGE: EP9
Class Established: 11/1985

Latest Spec. Revision:
  CSC - 10/1996 ; Ad Board - 11/1996

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