Bill Laffey Email & Phone Number

Neptune City, NJ, US

Responsible for negotiations, grievance processing, arbitration hearings, and Union/Management Meeting for all NJ American Water Locations throughout the state.

Directed Employee Relations in three-shift, 5,000 employee facility. Negotiated, authored, and updated all labor agreements. Represented the interests of plant in legal actions (e.g. wrongful terminations, discrimination claims, unemployment and worker compensation hearings. Key Member of the GM-IUE National Bargaining Committee. Responsible for employee.

Directed the Labor Relations team that implemented the merging of Labor Relations and Employment Office activities. Participated in and administered eight Local Agreements with Local 595 of the UAW, and was lead negotiator for four negotiations. Responsible for development and execution of agreements and prepared the contract language for the agreements..

Coached plant supervision on Labor Relations issues. Implemented local demand settlements including pay rate, transfer protocols and grievance procedures. Documented Grievance cases and General Discussion minutes. Conducted disciplinary interviews on an ad hoc basis. Coordinated the plant's PeopleSoft activity to include coordination of all manpower moves.

Responsible for the communication and administration of plant and corporate HR policies. Coordinated the tracking of the plant’s compliance issues, including EEO, ADA, and FMLA. Investigated and resolved employee relations issues. Responsible for coordination of annual compensation programs. Developed and implemented salaried career path / succession.