Mike Mcghee Email & Phone Number

Employee/Labor Relations Professional with 30+ years experience. I’ve worked for a large unionized, municipal-government, as a senior/lead staff member for public safety labor unions, as a director of labor relations for a Cal-State university and a community college district, and as an HR consultant in higher education.I have a high emotional IQ and work well with all levels of an organization. I have experience working with elected officials, labor leaders, and city management. I have negotiated labor contracts from both the management and labor sides of the table. I have extensive experience in the areas of contract & labor law compliance, discipline and grievance processing, conducting investigations, ADA, threat management/workplace violence, and pandemic operations. I provide pro-active and constructive consulting & coaching to executives, union leadership and line personnel. I have strong working knowledge of public sector HR competencies, including recruitment, on-boarding, class and comp, negotiations, benefits administration, leave management, risk management and emergency operations. I have a strong track record of work in legal compliance including MMBA, HEERA, ADA, FMLA/CFRA, FLSA, EEOC/DFEH, PRA, HIPPA, PERB/ULP, FERPA, Title V and Title IX of Ed. Code. Additional strengths include persuasive oral and written communication, training & presenting, and providing calm, dignified leadership. I can analyze issues from both macro and micro levels and I have experience leading change efforts in a municipal, unionized environment. I’m proactive, creative, and committed to advancing positive labor-management relationships using best practices, fresh perspectives, and extensive knowledge of labor and employee relations.

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  San Diego State University

  Public Administration