Labor Relations Counsel

Overview

Endeavor Air is a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. Flying as Delta Connection, Endeavor operates 141 regional jets on 750 daily flights to 122 destinations in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Endeavor has hub operations in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York, and Raleigh‑Durham, and 11 maintenance bases across its network. We know that our people are our greatest assets, and we are committed to building a culture where employees love coming to work each day.

At Endeavor Air, we foster a diverse, culturally‑rich and safe workplace where employees are treated with dignity and respect. With a culture built on safety, excellence, and teamwork, Endeavor offers limitless potential for aviation professionals looking to start or continue their careers. As an EEO employer, we provide opportunities for all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran, or disabled status.

• Provide advice, consultation, and direction to Endeavor leaders to resolve employee relations issues involving corrective action, workplace behavior, performance, and attendance; support and mentor Labor & Employee Relations Consultants (LERCs) in conducting internal investigations and preparing investigative reports.
• Respond to employment‑law issues and maintain the updated, consistent application of all Endeavor employment‑related policies.
• Administer and interpret collective‑bargaining agreements, represent Endeavor at grievance hearings, mediation, and arbitration, and coordinate and manage arbitration under applicable agreements.
• Support and represent management in collective‑bargaining activities with union groups; research bargaining history and prepare company contract proposals, memoranda of understanding, and letters of agreement.
• Research and prepare employer position statements for charges presented through city, state, and federal agencies (EEOC, Department of Labor, various state Departments of Human Rights) and administrative hearings such as unemployment.
• Serve as a liaison with Delta legal and outside counsel in various employment‑related litigation.
• Ensure ongoing legal compliance with all local, state, and federal laws and ordinances, and Endeavor/Delta policies regarding document retention, information security, and privacy; counsel executive leadership on these issues.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Ethics and Values:
  Recognized as a highly ethical leader internally and externally; lead as an active, visible servant leader, communicating commitment and support to employees and business success.
• Knowledge of Business:
  Understand competition and drive market niche; engage organization in constructive problem‑solving and encourage creative use of expertise.
• Build Trust and Decision Making:
  Communicate organizational changes and decisions thoroughly, providing insight into rationales and allowing opportunity for questioning and challenge; commit to transparency and continual learning.
• Drive for Results by Inspiring Others:
  Understand key measurements that drive results; inspire support for the organization’s mission in the community and industry; articulate a vision for industry future and mobilize others.
• Know Your Team / Lead People:
  Proactively help staff trickle talent to upper leadership to promote development and results; communicate clear messages about engagement, inclusion, and development.
• Director Traits at Endeavor – self‑awareness, versatile business knowledge, active change management, effective team leadership, organizational savvy, influence, and operational leadership.

• J.D. from an accredited law school required; 5–7 years of employee and labor‑relations experience, preferably with Railway Labor Act experience in an airline setting.
• Knowledge of labor and employment law, including state and federal leave and disability and discrimination laws (FMLA, ADA, Title VII, and various state Human Rights and Civil Rights Acts).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively at all…