Liam Russertt Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

United States

Labor Relations Specialist Long Island Region 1, Commack, NY Sep. 2017 - Nov. 2018; Sep. 2021 - Present• Negotiated terms and conditions of employment in CSEA locals and units.• Assisted in establishing effective membership promotion contacts for new membership, contract campaigns, and establishing Unit Presidents to bring units out of administratorship.• Examined unit records and aided in improving such records, especially in membership sign-ups.• Addressed members and officers… Show more Labor Relations Specialist Long Island Region 1, Commack, NY Sep. 2017 - Nov. 2018; Sep. 2021 - Present• Negotiated terms and conditions of employment in CSEA locals and units.• Assisted in establishing effective membership promotion contacts for new membership, contract campaigns, and establishing Unit Presidents to bring units out of administratorship.• Examined unit records and aided in improving such records, especially in membership sign-ups.• Addressed members and officers at local, unit, and regional meetings.• Conferred with and advised local and unit officers and committees regarding policies, programs, and services.• Showed units how to implement programs and services such as Health & Safety committees, Labor-Management committees, and Political & Legislative Action Committees in multiple Locals.• Aided and represented members in salary and employment problems before executive, legislative andadministrative officers in local government.• Successfully assisted members in the Before and After School Program in securing formal union recognition and certification in the Patchogue-Medford School District.• Represented members at interrogations, disciplinary and grievance hearings, expedited resolution, mediation, and arbitration, PERB prehearing conferences and proceedings, Workman’s compensation hearings, and resignation package resolutions. Show less

New York, New York

• Manages and supervises the activities of all personnel assigned, including approving leave requests, recommending employees training, hiring, and evaluating employee assignments and work. • Ensures that projects are completed in a timely and professional manner.• Coordinates staff assignments with other Deputy Directors of State Operations under the general supervision of the General Counsel.• Coordinates and monitors programs and policies which require assessment as well as… Show more • Manages and supervises the activities of all personnel assigned, including approving leave requests, recommending employees training, hiring, and evaluating employee assignments and work. • Ensures that projects are completed in a timely and professional manner.• Coordinates staff assignments with other Deputy Directors of State Operations under the general supervision of the General Counsel.• Coordinates and monitors programs and policies which require assessment as well as direct oversight.• Meets with management officials to represent CSEA.• Responsible for the collective development of strategies and the implementation of procedures to improve the quality of representation for members to include creating new units, gaining employee organizational leave, and necessary administratorship and trusteeship of CSEA Locals and Units.• Identifies goals and objectives, develops work plans to achieve objectives, and implements plans through assigned staff such as increasing membership via member engagement and new member orientation.• Develops programs and organizes staff to work independently and with other managers, departments, local officers, and members to effectuate special projects.• Responsible for all member committee staff assignments and board of director reports.• Assists in the development and delivery of training programs and/or workshops for staff and membership to improve the quality of labor relations.• Negotiates contracts and agreements as required for private and public sector including SUNY Downstate Medical Center and State Healthcare facilities under NY state agencies and private sector nonprofits. Show less

Commack, New York

• Conferred with and advised local and unit officers and committees regarding policies, programs and services.• Showed units how to implement programs and services such as a Health & Safety committee in the Baldwin School District, Labor-Management committees in multiple units, and Political & Legislative Action Committees in multiple units.• Aided and represented members in salary and employment problems before executive, legislative and administrative officers in local… Show more • Conferred with and advised local and unit officers and committees regarding policies, programs and services.• Showed units how to implement programs and services such as a Health & Safety committee in the Baldwin School District, Labor-Management committees in multiple units, and Political & Legislative Action Committees in multiple units.• Aided and represented members in salary and employment problems before executive, legislative and administrative officers in local government.• Successfully assisted members in the Before and After School Program in securing formal CSEA recognition and certification in the Patchogue-Medford School District.• Negotiated terms and conditions of employment in CSEA locals and units. • Assisted in establishing effective membership promotion contacts for new membership, contract campaigns, and establishing Unit Presidents to bring units out of administratorship.• Examined records of units and aided in improvement of such records especially in membership sign ups.• Addressed members and officers at local, unit, and regional meetings. Show less

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Activated over 100 Democratic supporters by building a rural volunteer field organization for the Hillary Clinton (President) and Roy Cooper (Governor) campaign’s in Caswell and Person Counties, North Carolina.• Tracked progress of grassroots operation metrics using Votebuilder data management software. • Prospecting, training, and managing a voter mobilization program that had over 100 volunteers and two interns.• Registered just under 1,000 people to vote, made over… Show more • Activated over 100 Democratic supporters by building a rural volunteer field organization for the Hillary Clinton (President) and Roy Cooper (Governor) campaign’s in Caswell and Person Counties, North Carolina.• Tracked progress of grassroots operation metrics using Votebuilder data management software. • Prospecting, training, and managing a voter mobilization program that had over 100 volunteers and two interns.• Registered just under 1,000 people to vote, made over 50,000 attempts at communicating with voters through grassroots tactics. • Developed and maintained relationships with local democratic leadership to coordinate grassroots volunteer efforts through various forms of communication and follow up and helping to establish the first independently operated Democratic Headquarters in Caswell County and the first Hispanic Democratic Headquarters in Person County.• Managed two field offices and logistics of a door-to-door and phone calling program• Knocked on over 1,000 doors which increased voting by over 10% of the 2012 General Election during One-Stop Early Voting (OSEV)• Consistently outperformed goals by 150% to 1,000% Show less

Local 804 Nyc

• Lead negotiator for the NY Teamster Local 804/UPS 2013 supplement contract negotiations and many white paper contracts in smaller industries.• Negotiated a $400.00/month pension increase for the members for the first time in over a decade. • Negotiated 150 new full-time jobs, to be filled by the members, for the first time in over a decade.• Restructured the Local’s grievance and arbitration procedure for faster resolution at a greatly reduced cost and improved justice… Show more • Lead negotiator for the NY Teamster Local 804/UPS 2013 supplement contract negotiations and many white paper contracts in smaller industries.• Negotiated a $400.00/month pension increase for the members for the first time in over a decade. • Negotiated 150 new full-time jobs, to be filled by the members, for the first time in over a decade.• Restructured the Local’s grievance and arbitration procedure for faster resolution at a greatly reduced cost and improved justice reform. This reduced wait times for cases from 1 year to 2 months.• Won national arbitrations on steward representation and tablet use for meetings.• Union Member representation, education, organization, and mobilization.• Campaign coordinator and manager.• Contract adherence and negotiation.• Grievance handling and arbitration as well as mediation of settlements. This resulted in over 100 saved jobs and over $100,000.00 in monetary remuneration.• Member, steward, and staff training - Created an educational Partnership with the Cornell ILR/CUNY Murphy institute to educate members in labor history for the first time in the century-old history of the Local. Show less

Contact adherence and grievance handling - Union member representation, education, organization, and mobilization - Delivery and Pickup of parcels in New York City, NY.

Contract enforcement and grievance handling, Union member representation.

Schofield Barracks, Oahu,Hi

Military Intelligence Soldier in the 732nd M.I. battalion, 703rd M.I. brigade, with a Top-Secret Clearance during Operation Desert Storm as part of Operation Desert Shield. Stationed at Kunia, Schofield Barracks, Oahu, HI

Labor Relations

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Associate Of Arts (A.A.)

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