Labor Relations Counsel

About the role

The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) seeks a Labor Relations Counsel for its Tysons (McLean), Virginia office. This position provides assistance to pilot governing bodies and individual members on employment-related issues, handles complex labor relations assignments, and negotiates agreements.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to pilot governing bodies and individual members on employment-related issues.
• Handle an extensive range of complex labor relations assignments, often on short notice.
• Use thorough understanding of applicable laws and comprehensive experience in Association policies and procedures to assist with negotiations and contract administration.
• Coordinate all activities during negotiations, maintain communication with all interested parties, and monitor and administer contracts.
• Manage FAA actions against individual pilots, prepare summaries of NTSB Accident/Incident hearings, and handle all case management functions.
• Actively listen, build trust, and adapt to different audiences.
• Occasionally respond to safety-related emergency inquiries at any hour.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Law (LLM), or similar advanced degree from an approved school of law required.
• Member in good standing of the Bar.
• Five (5) years of related experience in labor law and litigation, preferably in aviation; fifteen (15) or more years strongly preferred.
• Experience in collective bargaining, grievance, and arbitration preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written, for effective interaction with internal staff, external contacts, senior legal and aviation professionals, and pilots.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate long-term projects.
• Demonstrated ability to use independent judgment to formulate decisions and/or solve problems, under time pressure and urgent conditions.
• Knowledge of the Railway Labor Act and Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) preferred.
• Experience using online legal research, Westlaw or the equivalent, preferred.

Skills

• Software: Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries with terrific benefits, including 401k Plan with Non-Elective Employer Contribution of 12% plus 2% contribution into a Market-Based Cash Balance Plan (MBCBP) after 180 days of employment.
• Generous health care benefits on day one – Aetna PPO Plan, Aetna High Deductible Health Plan, and a Kaiser HMO Plan (where available).
• Days paid vacation and holidays per year plus 2 volunteer days per year.
• Generous sick and bereavement leave.
• Competitive parental leave.
• Company-paid coverage for long term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment.
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings accounts.
• Retiree health plan and a retiree health account (retiree HRA).
• Education Assistance Program that reimburses 100% of eligible expenses.
• Optional benefits include a legal plan, supplemental life insurance, college 529 plan, pet insurance, long term care insurance, and qualified transportation fringe benefits (where available).
• Partial remote work opportunities are available after six months of service.

Pay

Projected annual salary range: $119,754.00 – $210,841.00

Schedule

No information provided.

Benefits

• Relocation not provided.
• Sponsorship not available for this position.

Application

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