Employee and Labor Relations has developed a one stop shop with a customer service approach to address the following tasks:

Labor Relations

• Administer and interpret all negotiated agreements
• Negotiate all labor contracts
• Academic unions
• Non-academic unions

Employee Relations

• Partner with departments to develop strategies for the changing needs of campus
• Create/cultivate positive labor/management relations
• Forecast campus trends
• Interpret University policies and applicable employment law
• Policy development
• Workforce issues 
  • Corrective action
  • Department coaching and resource guidance

For assistance please contact a member of our team:

Stephen G. Katz
815-753-1768  |  skatz1@niu.edu 

• Director for Academic Employee and Labor Relations
• Chief Negotiator and Administrator for Academic Union Contracts

Jesse Perez
815-753-5057  |  jperez1@niu.edu

• Director of Employee and Labor Relations
• Chief Negotiator and Administrator for Staff Union Contracts

Marlene Bryant
815-753-0457  |  mbryant@niu.edu

• Academic Employee and Labor Relations Assistant
• Academic Contracts