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Negotiating Labor Agreements

September 22 - 26, 2008
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Marilyn MattinglyBaltimore, MD$1145

March 9 - 13, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Gordon RollinsWashington, DC$1195

June 1 - 5, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Donald StreeterWestminster, CO$1195

June 15 - 19, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Mark MezaWashington, DC$1195

September 21 - 25, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Baltimore, MD$1195

Overview:
Enhance your abilities and prepare for contract negotiation sessions. You explore the fundamentals of preparing for negotiations, from applying refined bargaining skills and tactics to resolving impasses and dealing successfully with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Learn to apply a proactive approach to developing management and negotiation philosophy and proposals.
Who Should Attend?
This course is for supervisors, managers, attorneys and human resources management staff who negotiate labor agreements or advise management negotiators.
Prerequisites:
Prior labor relations training is advantageous but not required.
Additional Information:
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Syllabus:
Syllabus -- Negotiating Labor Agreements, LABR9001D, Grad. School, USDA

Day one of five

  • Introduction
    • Review of agenda and workbook
    • Purpose and objectives
  • Negotiation in general
    • Definition
    • Goal of negotiations
    • Workshop: A simple interactive case
    • Importance of negotiating labor-management agreements
  • Framework for negotiations in the Federal service
    • The Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute
    • Executive Order 12871
  • Scope of bargaining
    • Mandatory subjects: conditions of employment
    • Limitations
    • Negotiable Procedures and appropriate arrangements
    • Workshop: Negotiability questions

Day two of five

  • Scope of bargaining (con't)
    • Permissive subjects and E.O. 12871
    • Workshop: Negotiations in the permissive area
  • Special issues and situations
    • Good faith bargaining obligation
    • Workshop: Good faith-bad faith questions and information requests
    • Mid-term bargaining obligation
    • Management changes in conditions of employment
    • Union initiated bargaining
    • Workshop: Mid-term bargaining questions
    • Union consultation rights

Day three of five

  • Stages of negotiations
    • Preparation
    • Preliminary meetings of negotiators
    • Exchange of information
    • Bargaining
    • Final stages
  • Strategies, conduct, tactics and techniques
    • Strategies
    • Conduct, tactics and techniques
  • Bargaining simulation
    • Objectives and criteria
    • Exercises

Day four of five

  • Bargaining simulation (con't)
    • Exercises (con't)
    • Critique by participants and instructor
  • Resolution of disputes
    • Impasses
    • Negotiability
  • Contract administration
    • A critical activity
    • Keys to success
    • Interpretation of contract language
    • Effects of laws and regulations
    • Past practices
    • Workshop: Contract administration exercises
    • Negotiated grievance procedures
    • Processing a grievance
    • Arbitration
    • Recording and evaluating experience

Day five of five

  • Labor-management relations in a partnership environment
    • Background
    • National Performance Review (NPR)
    • E.O. 12871
    • OPM policy guidance
    • Forming a partnership
    • Considerations: councils, agreements and meetings
    • Essential elements
    • Potential benefits
    • Success stories
  • Summary and close out
    • Review course objectives
    • Close out


Course Details
CODE:  LABR9001D
TYPE:  Classroom-Day
LENGTH:  5 Day(s)
CREDIT:  3 CEU
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