Alison Kelly Joins the MAC as New Labor Relations Manager

The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has selected Alison Kelly to serve as labor and employee relations manager. The MAC owns and operates Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and six reliever airports in the Twin Cities.   

Kelly will manage a comprehensive labor relations program and will be responsible for negotiating and administering the MAC’s 13 collective bargaining agreements. Altogether, the collective bargaining agreements cover 50% of the MAC’s total workforce of 750.  

A well-known and respected leader in the Twin Cities labor relations community, Kelly most recently served as the manager of labor relations for Ramsey County. In that senior management role, she built up the labor relations and compensation team serving more than 4,000 county employees. She was responsible for 21 labor agreements as well as human resources duties related to compensation and compliance. 

“MAC employees work hard to provide exceptional airport experiences for our travelers and business partners,” said MAC CEO Brian Ryks. “We understand the importance of maintaining strong and positive relationships with our workforce, and Alison Kelly brings a wealth of employee relations experience to our team. Her history of working on issues from both labor and management perspectives will help us continue to meet the needs of our workers and our organization.” 

Kelly’s experience prior to Ramsey County includes several years representing union employees in a wide variety of occupations. Throughout her career, she has negotiated more than 60 collective bargaining agreements on both sides of the table and focused on maintaining productive labor-management relationships and proactively addressing issues throughout contract cycles.