DERRICK O. DAVIS **** Wood Stove Lane, Columbia, MD 21045

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Summary

Labor Relations Specialist with more than 25 years of experience. Labor Relations expertise includes negotiating labor agreements; preparing formal responses with grievances; advising, counseling and assisting management and employees on general employee relations issues, complaints and/or grievances and helped to determine appropriate disciplinary action and provided recommendations for equitable resolution to reduce legal risk; gathered and analyzed information to ensure that employment actions complied with established policies, operating procedures, OPM regulations, and the collective bargaining agreement. Provided advice and assistance on disciplinary, adverse, and performance-based actions; Responded to appeals and other third- party actions; Processed grievances; Developed and implemented internal guidance and provided regulatory and policy advice on workforce relations matters; Skilled in all aspects of staff training and team leadership and coaching, promoting diversity, employee relations; contract negotiation, implementing new programs, personnel practices; assessing performance evaluations, and customer service. Areas of Expertise

Served as the lead negotiator in collective bargaining negotiations, developed negotiations strategy, researched and drafted proposals for assigned affiliates and branches.

Provided advice, counsel, and assistance on labor relations issues and procedures affecting employees covered by labor agreements, including the negotiation of local memorandums of understanding, explaining provision of labor agreements, and making settlements on grievances.

Developed and presented formal and informal training programs regarding labor agreements, interpretation and applicability, including grievance and disciplinary procedures

Conducted confidential investigations of complex employee issues, provide written case summaries. Recommended course of action with effective resolutions that applied knowledge and understanding of HR guidelines and employment laws, ensuring employment compliance while reducing liability to organization

Served as the representative in matters involving a third-party forums (i.e., Federal Labor Relations Authority, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, National Labor Relations Board and Arbitrations)

Analyzed complex labor relations problems associated with local implementation, negotiations, and contract administration; developed data and supporting materials for use in grievance and arbitration cases and local negotiations.

Supported grievance administration, mediations, ULP’s, arbitrations, Title 5, FLRA, NLRA, and other administrative proceedings. Provided Labor Relations services applying "Douglas Factors" to determine appropriate corrective actions for performance and conduct issues. Professional Experience

Labor Relations Consultant 1995 to Present

Washington, DC

Responsible for implementing labor relations programs and operate with a significant degree of independence. Develop policies and procedures and provide contract interpretation and advice, technical advice conflict resolution expertise, and collect grievance data.

Negotiates collective bargaining agreements

Prepares mandate requests with respect to contract negotiations. DERRICK O. DAVIS 5214 Wood Stove Lane, Columbia, MD 21045 ac982b@r.postjobfree.com • (410) 382 - 9956

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Advise management and union on collective bargaining agreement and policy interpretation and dispute settlement

Advocates in adversarial legal administrative proceedings that include arbitrations and unfair labor practices (ULP), as well as in alternate dispute resolutions and other official proceedings.

Applies legal education, knowledge, and experience to resolve issues that may have no precedents. Interprets contractual language and regulations in order to reach an agreed upon solution.

Prepares written Union notifications, using legal background and subject matter expertise to ensure that such documents are within regulatory compliance, are legally defensible, and are in compliance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Prepares and presents timely and relevant educational material relative to labor relations. Educational programs to help resolve grievances,

Investigates all grievances and disputes and develop positions and prepares responses.

Obtains grievance settlements through negotiation/mediation. American Federation of Government Employees 2008 to 2018 Washington, DC

Labor Relations Specialist

Provided program oversight and technical advice, training and guidance to employees regarding Title 5, processes, procedures, and systems; developed policy options for the organization; conducting national-level liaison with government agencies; making full use of electronic media to communicate with all levels and groups within the organization

Served as the lead negotiator for collective bargaining agreements for affiliates and branches; advocated in ULP processes, arbitrations, mediations, etc.

Provided guidance to affiliates in all aspects of collective bargaining, grievance rights, appeal rights, Title 5, FMLA, Arbitrations, and workers' compensation issues.

Developed and provided training and workshops to field personnel in the area of labor-management relations. Worked to ensure that handbooks and manuals covering the range of workplace representational issues are available and are up-to-date. Assisted as subject matter expert (SMEs) in the development of curriculum with other Labor Relations personnel

Provided policy recommendations, position papers, and legislative testimony in support of national organization positions, and attended meetings as the national organization representative.

Composed talking points, briefings, presentations, and coordinated with other affiliates in a consultant role regarding issues and responses involving labor relations. Drafted memoranda, policies, procedures, and standards related to labor-relations for dissemination to affiliates.

Developed and supervised the implementation of workplace strategies which includes workplace representation, contract negotiations and enforcement, application or change of existing laws and regulations, exercising national rights and related issues.

Provided leadership and guidance to help ensure that affiliates have the resources for workplace representation. Diagnosed organizational challenges and provided appropriate assistance, as well as lead organizations in developing strategic plans.

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United American Nurses 2006 to 2008

Silver Spring, Maryland

Associate Director for Collective Bargaining

Responsible for all matters relating to collective bargaining in the federal sector, including negotiating collective bargaining agreements and settlement agreements with the Department of Veteran Affairs; processing grievances and arbitrations and representing nurses in employee and labor relations.

Administered and enforced national collective bargaining. Advocated in national grievances and unfair labor practice charges; chief spokesperson for the organization for all national collective bargaining issues concerning federal employees.

Advised branches and affiliates on grievance investigations; Counseled employees and provided information on employer and employee rights and obligations, as well as due process rights associated with disciplinary and adverse actions; Researched and applied case law concerning the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Formulated organizational growth programs for local branches and affiliates and provided guidance and oversight on organizational growth programs. Administered organizational policies and the collective bargaining agreement

Created and developed training materials; Provided labor relations training as needed to ensure consistent execution of contract requirements in grievances, contract enforcement, leadership and organizational development. Formulated and conducted training classes on EEO, Organization Building, Contract Administration and the FLRA.

Advised and coached field branches on the interpretation and administration of collective bargaining agreements and labor relations; Supported grievance administration, arbitration, MSPB and other administrative proceedings

National Treasury Employees Union 2000 to 2005

Washington, DC

National Field Representative

Worked with officers and leaders to represent members through the grievance and arbitration process; mobilized members to take action around issues in the workplace.

Responsible for affiliate organizational development, training, employee representation and recruitment. Prepared and presented cases for arbitration.

Responsible for establishing coalitions with the purpose of empowering affiliates on employee, political and other related issues.

Conducted one on one organizing and recruited supporters and leaders. Guided their activities on behalf of the organization and identified attitudes of individual workers. Assisted in the development of a broad representative organizing committees of worker leaders

Educated and trained workers about the organization and the process to establish a functional organization. Visited job sites to communicate with workers.

Created leaflets and newsletters for recruitment campaigns. Successfully worked with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

DERRICK O. DAVIS 5214 Wood Stove Lane, Columbia, MD 21045 ac982b@r.postjobfree.com • (410) 382 - 9956

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American Federation of State 1990 to 1999

County & Municipal Employees

Washington, DC

Labor Relations Specialist

Administered the organization's internal labor relations program including recruiting and maintaining a cooperative working relationship with its affiliated leadership and membership.

Negotiated collective bargaining agreements with state, county and municipalities on hours, wages, individual grievances, and other work - related matters affecting employees.

Initiated organizational growth efforts through recruitment to increase and expand organization. Created and assisted affiliates in creating communication systems; wrote and edited leaflets and newsletters

Investigated and mediated labor disputes among affiliates, using knowledge of labor law, industry practices, and social policies involved in industrial labor relations.

Conferred with members of legislature and other holders of public office to influence their support of legislation favorable to organization's interest.

Assured that each affiliated followed its local, council and international constitutions, including election dates, election procedures and financial standards codes. Responsible for reporting such information to national organization.

Prepared press releases, informational pamphlets, and conducted press conferences. National Union of Hospital and 1981 to 1989

Health Care Employees, 1199

Baltimore, Maryland

Administrative Organizer

Visited worksites to ensure that employer and union adhered to collective bargaining agreement.

Arranged and scheduled grievance meetings between employees and managerial personnel to investigate and resolve grievances. Did preparation for arbitration to enforce contract rights

Prepared for negotiations through working with the membership, conducting bargaining surveys, creating proposals and working with the bargaining committee

Assisted in the negotiation of labor-relations issues on behalf of the Union with Management, composed settlement language, and oversaw communication of assigned cases between the Union and Management. Provided consultation whether to enter into settlement agreements in assigned cases.

Provided analysis to employees concerning policies, regulations, procedures, and collective bargaining agreements.

Identified and probed potential organizing targets to assess the readiness of the employees for unionization.

Executed strategies for organizing private sector, health-care employees for District Union. Education

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 1980

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