The United Steelworkers Canadian National Office is hiring a staff person for a one-year contract in the Union’s Research, Public Policy & Bargaining Support Department in Toronto.
The Union is seeking a person with the following qualifications:
- Experience working in the labour movement
- University degree in industrial and labour relations or economics (or related field), and /or collective bargaining experience, particularly in the area of pensions and benefits
- Experience in preparing and conducting interest arbitrations in the health care sector and first contract and/or interest arbitrations in other sectors
- Commitment to improving lives of working people
- Excellent writing, communication and problem solving skills
- Experience working as part of a team in a fluid, fast-paced environment, with minimal supervision
- Ability to work in both official languages a very strong asset
The responsibilities of the Temporary Research Staff Position will include, but are not limited to:
- Collective Bargaining Support
- Provide bargaining support for negotiations, including evaluation of economic impact of improvements, evaluation of specific contract clauses (for example, job evaluation / classification, training) and preparation and presentation of submissions for interest arbitrations
- The ideal candidate would have:
- Expertise in calculating cost of improvements in collective agreements in the context of collective bargaining
- Experience in preparing and presenting union positions in interest arbitrations
- Ability to work as part of a team in the context of collective bargaining
- Pension Funding and Design
- Provide bargaining support for the negotiation of pensions, including analysis of pension plans and plan financing, and estimate cost of plan improvements
- The ideal candidate would have:
- Understanding of basic concepts of pension and benefit plan financing and pension and benefit design
- Ability to use simple computer software to calculate estimated costs of pension plan improvements
- Ability to communicate basic pension and benefit funding concepts to staff and members of bargaining committees.
- Corporate and Sectorial Analysis
- Produce reports on the finances, performance, and strategy of companies
- Produce reports analyzing performance and prospects in various economic sectors
- Produce research and sectoral research in support of the Union’s strategic corporate campaigns.
- The ideal candidate would have:
- Understanding of basic accounting concepts, corporate finance, and economics
- Ability to research corporate structure, evaluate corporate financial statements, and analyze business plans.
USW is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from members of equality seeking groups, including women, people of colour, Indigenous people, people with disabilities, as well as members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
This temporary position offers compensation of $102,971.53 plus benefits and reimbursement of authorized expenses at standard USW rates.
This position will be located in Toronto, with some travel across Canada.
Candidates should submit their application and resumé by May 9 to careers@usw.ca.
Contact: Meg Gingrich Assistant to the National Director, United Steelworkers, mailing address 800-234 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario M4P 1K7, confidential fax # (416) 487-6235. All applications will be kept confidential. Only applicants to be interviewed will be contacted.
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