Gerry McLaughlin is the CEO and executive director of Gerry McLaughlin Consulting LLC, a labor relations consulting firm serving North American clients. As an executive director and vice president for Fortune 100 companies, he has more than 30 years of experience negotiating over 500 labor contracts in industries including manufacturing, distribution, telecommunications, retail, and health care. McLaughlin has negotiated with over 20 national and local unions, while training more than 1,000 managers in interfacing with a union workforce.