Dealing with the Union - with Confidence! - School of Continuing Education, University Of Wisconsin

	Dealing with the Union - with Confidence!

	This program is a must for both management team negotiators and human resources/labor relations practitioners who deal with unions and administer the union contract daily. It focuses on the most essential issues and practices and arms the company’s representatives with easy-to-apply tools for dealing with unions at the bargaining table, in grievance meetings, and in arbitration – with confidence. You will never again be at a disadvantage. This class has been approved for 21 (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification.
Benefits and Learning Outcomes ▼ Learn the legal, tactical and strategic elements of the collective bargaining process Examine successful techniques for dealing with union situations Analyze important contract clauses Close ▲ Course Outline/Topics ▼ Program Agenda Day One: 8:30am-Noon Collective Bargaining: What You Need to Know About the Law An introduction to the statutory duty to bargain Mandatory, permissive and illegal subjects of bargaining Elements of good or bad faith Impasse and why it is important The duty to furnish information Strikes and lockouts - Illegal strikes - Replacement workers - Violence Enforcement of contracts Day One: 1-4pm Collective Bargaining: How Do You Begin? Selecting the bargaining team and defining the roles to be performed Assessing the union's team Developing language proposals - Identifying the real problem - How to convert a manager's need into a contract demand Developing an economic negotiating position - Costing a contract - Market, industry and community considerations How to structure the initial proposal - The use of straw men Employee communications Day Two: 8:30am-Noon Collective Bargaining: The Content of a Contract Important contract clauses - Management rights - Union security - No strike clause - Seniority provisions - Grievance/arbitration Dissecting contractual language - Terms of art in contracts - Pro-company vs. pro-union language - How arbitrators find intent Day Two: 1-4pm The first meeting goals and objectives How to say no Value of caucuses The art of signaling When and how to show movement Keeping your powder dry Understanding timing The psychology of bargaining - The importance of process - The importance of risk evaluation - The importance of need identification - The importance of crisis - The importance of resolution Summary and mock negotiation exercise Day Three: 8:30-11:30am Contract Administration Post-negotiation matters - Drafting the new agreement - Preserving your bargaining history - Communicating the new agreement to employees - Assessing how well the organization accomplished its goals - Supervisory training on the new agreement - Preventing supervisors from giving back what you fought to obtain - Monitoring new or changed provisions - Record keeping - the first step toward preparing for the next negotiations The union steward - The proper role - Controlling the runaway steward - Weingarten Rights - What they are and what they are not Day Three: 12:30-3:30pm Effective Contract Administration and Enforcement The anatomy of a collective bargaining agreement - What is it and how does it work? Practical suggestions for getting the most out of the agreement Designing an employer friendly grievance procedure Keeping employee complaints from becoming grievances Day Four: 8:30-11:30am Contract Administration Contract interpretation grievances - How your contract can and should be applied. Discipline and discharge grievances - Due process, progressive discipline, to settle, to fight, to win Breaches of the no strike clause The duty of fair representation-Its impact on employer grievance resolution Day Four: 12:15-3pm Arbitration The legal setting - Can the dispute be arbitrated? Is the decision really final and binding? Arbitration strategy and tactics Pre-hearing preparation - Winning your case before the hearing starts The arbitration hearing - Witness presentation, burdens of proof, rules of evidence Post-hearing persuasion, the closing argument, post-hearing briefs How arbitrators really decide who wins Close ▲
	This program can be applied toward the: Certificate in Labor Relations Management



	Mon.-Thu., Sept. 9-12 8:30am-4:00pm Location: UWM School of Continuing Education (Click link for directions) Instructors: Howard L. Bernstein, Partner, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, Chicago, IL Gary A. Marsack, President, Lindner & Marsack, SC, Milwaukee, WI Fee: $1595 CEUs: 2.5 Program No. 5045-5887 Add To Registration Form Check Registration Form


	For more information, contact:
		Mary Van Eerden, Associate Outreach Specialist, mgv@uwm.edu, 227-3216

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This class has been approved for 24 (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification.

Comments on this Program
"This seminar will help anyone in LR or HR to deal competently with the union. This was most definitely worth the time and money."
Brandy Jones
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