Education and Training Calendar

Reaching a satisfactory collective bargaining agreement can be a convoluted balancing act. Learn the basics of the collective bargaining process and how as a worker you can effectively engage and advocate.

You will learn:

• Steps of collective bargaining process
• Strategic and tactical planning
• Utilizing the strength of membership
• Bargaining health care and benefits
• Understanding labor laws and the National Labor Relations Board

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Take your skills and knowledge of collective bargaining to the next level. Build on your experience and learn more in-depth about methods for mastering the process.

You will learn:

• Writing and evaluating contract language
• Negotiating at the bargaining table
• Identifying interests
• Interacting within team caucuses
• Calculating the cost of wage and benefit proposals

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Effectively resolving disputes—including utilizing the contractual grievance and arbitration process—is vital for union representatives, stewards, and members. In this class, participants will examine the tools and skills needed to investigate and resolve grievances in different steps of the grievance procedure, culminating with a mock arbitration before an arbitrator. We will examine the just cause, tools to interpret collective bargaining agreements, and develop the skills to take a grievance through arbitration.

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