Employee Relations

Employee Relations at Kean encompass three essential areas of employee interaction and resources across the institution: Affirmative Action and Title IX; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; and Labor Relations.  

Employee Relations oversees Kean’s Office of Affirmative Action Programs (OAAP) led by Director Kevin Harris, Esq. is responsible for the implementation of and compliance with the New Jersey Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace.  The OOAP Director also serves as the University’s Title IX Coordinator.  From their webpage you may access the University's non-decrimination and harassment policies and procedures as well as resources for filing a complaint to report an incident.  

Kean’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) led by Executive Director Tamika Quick, was recently established and launched under the leadership of the Vice President for Employee Relations and Chief Labor Counsel with a mission to promote DEI principles across campus and in all areas of campus life.  DEI frequently collaborates with Labor Relations to pursue groundbreaking projects, such as the Equity in Action Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, which seeks to expand faculty diversity through an innovative union partnership.  This program is the first and only of its kind in the State of New Jersey.

Kean’s Office of Labor Relations seeks to work collaboratively to facilitate meaningful dialogue between employees, labor, and management and pursue new avenues to expand labor equity for all employee classifications.  Employee Relations works in partnership with Human Resources in many aspects of employee performance and implementation of collective bargaining agreements.  There are currently seven labor unions representing workers in various job functions and titles.  Please visit this page for more information and to view current collective bargaining agreements.