LABOR RELATIONS CONSULTING
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Labor relations moments don't wait for a contract cycle. Sometimes you need a long term partner, and sometimes you just need help with one urgent situation. Chelsea does both. Whether you just received a petition, just finished a vote, or just need a second opinion, she will help you respond with care and a plan, starting with a free 30 minute consult.
Pro-employee, not anti-union.
Free 30 minute consult$300 per hourOne time or ongoingIn person or virtualUncharted territory? You’re not alone.
Most leaders will never see a union petition, and that is exactly why it feels so overwhelming when one lands on your desk. Fewer than 6% of private sector workers belong to a union (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025), so very few HR teams have walked through a campaign, a first contract, or a newly organized workforce. Chelsea has, from every seat at the table. This is uncharted territory for most people, and it is the work she loves most. As she puts it: “I’m a helper at heart. You don’t have to figure this out alone. Let me guide you through it, one step and one conversation at a time.”
SERVICES
How Chelsea Can Help
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The first days after a petition shape everything that follows. Chelsea helps leaders slow down, understand their obligations, and keep listening to employees instead of going quiet or going on the attack. She works alongside your labor attorney, so you get practical HR guidance and a plan your managers can actually follow.
You leave with: a clear plan for the next 30 days, guidance on what managers can and can’t say, and a leadership team that responds with respect instead of fear.
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Your workforce voted. Now your leaders need a new operating system. Chelsea helps leadership make the switch from a non-union to a union way of operating: preparing for the first contract, understanding stewards and the grievance process, and rebuilding trust in a workforce that may be split down the middle. She has been through it from every seat.
You leave with: a leadership team that knows how to work within a contract, a plan for the first year, and a path back to trust with employees on both sides of the vote.
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A thinking partner for the HR leader who has to get it right. Grievances, bargaining prep, discipline, a tough conversation with a steward. Chelsea is still at the bargaining table today and brings that experience to your situation. Book an hour when you need it, or set up ongoing support. Whatever fits your situation.
You leave with: a clear next step, a sounding board who has been there, and the confidence to handle it collaboratively.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Free 30 minute consult
Tell Chelsea what is happening.
2. $300 per hour
One simple rate, no packages.
3. Just once or ongoing
Just in time help or a long term partner.
Versed HR
STILL AT THE TABLE
Currently negotiating contracts for local governments in Iowa.
Chelsea is the Founder of Versed HR, a boutique HR consulting practice for public sector and nonprofit organizations. Versed HR currently negotiates contracts for local governments in Iowa and helps cities, counties, and mission driven organizations with the people decisions that come up every week. Chelsea brings collaboration instead of opposition, starting from what is best for the employees.
What Versed HR does
Contract negotiation for cities and counties
HR guidance for public sector and nonprofit teams
Support for the hard people decisions
How Chelsea works
Collaboration instead of opposition
Pro-employee, not anti-union
Practical answers, not long reports
Want ongoing HR support for your city, county, or nonprofit? Versed HR is built for that.

