Fitz Collymore

Background

About Fitz Collymore

Senior HR and Labor Relations executive with international experience. Proficient in handling HR and Labor Relations issues for corporations. Specialties: Labor Law, Labor Contract negotiations and arbitration. Human Resources consultant.*Chief negotiator, Participated in over 100 sessions of negotiations with a number of unions in collective bargaining.*Represented management in arbitration hearings and numerous labor relations and contractual related issues including matters before the NLRB.*Exemplary record in negotiating labor agreements with unions during poor economic times that resulted in significant givebacks.*Private sector bargainer with some public sector bargaining.Experience bargaining in the following industries; Plastic Manufacturing, Industrial Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and other manufacturing.*Knowledge of US and Canadian labor laws.*Effective and experience in dealing with union leaders and the nature of their politics.*Significant expertise in writing HR policies and contract language that withstood challenges from unions.*Negotiated labor agreements with the following unions; IBT Locals # 251 & 245,IBT Chemical, Energy, Allied Workers local # 424,IUOE local # 470 and RWDSU local #60.*Excellent leadership skills that was developed through participating in a number of leadership development programs and developing and teaching Leadership Development at the graduate level.*Developed and implemented successful strategies for union avoidance, union cooperation and partnership and business interruptions.