Ricardo Artalejo

Senior Manager - Labor Relations @Walmart

Miami, FL, US

Walmart Inc. is a retailer that operates grocery stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets, department and discount stores, and neighborhood markets. Develop and manage company response to third party disruption in retail, distribution, and other company facilities by conducting day-to-day company response and associate education at targeted facilities in assigned business segments and geographies. Direct efforts of first responders and other labor team members dispatched to other segment facilities. Advise operations and People Partners as to lawful practices in the context of protected concerted activity. Verify that post-activity facilities continue to practice positive human resources and operations leadership to ensure a rewarding experience for both customers and associates. Manage the assessment of labor relations opportunities and challenges in assigned business segment or geography by interpreting activity trends and supporting the analysis of opinion survey results. Recommend and lead the implementation of best employment practices and communication strategies to operations and people teams. Guide and coordinate first responders, people managers, and operations in execution of engagement strategies and support local People Partners. Assess the overall morale in the facility. Provide trend information to the local People Partner. Collaborate with team members and leaders to define and execute local labor strategy as well as national labor strategy. Manage readiness to respond to labor issues for multiple markets and in markets with an active union campaign by training first responders to conduct initial 48-hour activity response. Conduct management and supervisor labor training for active labor markets, new facilities, and other locations. Coordinate labor training for new managers and newly promoted managers. Evaluate campaign effectiveness. Lead responses to unfair labor practice charges in facilities.

Florida International University

Human Resources Certification Preparation Program, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

HR Certification Institute

Professional Human Resources Professional (PHR), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Mesa Community College

General Studies In Business, Business Administration and Management, General

W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University

Bachelors of Science, Business Administration with a concentraiton in Human Resources Management