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FLRA Law Week
April 23 - 27, 2012
The Republicans may have taken back the House of Representatives, but there’s still a Democrat in the White House. And as long as that is true, there will be a continuing heightened interest in labor relations in federal agencies. Executive Order 13522 signed by President Obama just over a year ago allows for about another year before the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations will be making recommendations to the President relative to policy changes to make regarding the famous 5 USC 7106(b)(1) “permissive” subjects of bargaining. Every labor attorney, human resource specialist, and union representative in government needs to be prepared for these potential bargaining expansions.
Our week of federal sector labor relations training takes the participant soup-to-nuts on every issue involved in the foundations of employee and union rights, as well as the changes we might be seeing in the future.
Feedback from winter attendees:
The MAA Carriage House at 1781 Church St., NW, Washington, DC 20036
(near Dupont Circle).
Who Should Attend
Attorneys, employee and labor relations specialists, human resources generalists, and supervisors, etc. CLE credit for attorney attendees is supported by FELTG through individual applications to the registrant’s state bar or commission.
Topics
Labor Relations, Negotiation Techniques and Arbitration
Instructors
William Wiley and Peter Broida
Status
Accepting Registrations -- download FLRA PDF Form
Tuition
Five days = $1950
Four days = $1570
Three days = $1220
Two days = $850
One day = $470
FLRA Law Week Daily Agenda 2012
Monday, April 23- Basic Management and Employee Rights: An overview of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, fundamental employee, union, and management rights, Weingarten meetings and a bargaining unit employee’s right to be represented by the union in certain investigations.
Tuesday, April 24 - Meetings, Official Time, and ULPs: When is the agency obligated to invite a union rep into a formal discussion, union representative use of government time to conduct union responsibilities, violations of law known as unfair labor practices, legal requirements, practical strategies.
Wednesday, April 25 - Investigations, Grievances, Negotiability: What happens when the FLRA comes knocking; how do grievances, MSPB appeals, and EEO complaints interact; what subjects must be bargained; what subjects may not be bargained; and what subjects may be bargained at the agency’s discretion.
Thursday, April 26 - Impact & Implementation Bargaining, Principle Bargaining Topics, Negotiation Strategies: Management may have the right to act, but it must satisfying the obligation to negotiate the impact and implementation; certain difficult topics that arise over and over; there are good ways and bad ways to implement bargaining.
Friday, April 27 - Grievance Arbitration: Invoking arbitration under the collective bargaining agreement, the arbitration process, researching and selecting an arbitrator, rules of evidence as compared to MSPB and EEOC, how government arbitration is different from private sector arbitration, educating the arbitrator
Next Offering: Tentative, December 3 - 7, 2012
Wiley & Broida
The Republicans may have taken back the House of Representatives, but there’s still a Democrat in the White House. And as long as that is true, there will be a continuing heightened interest in labor relations in federal agencies. Executive Order 13522 signed by President Obama just over a year ago allows for about another year before the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations will be making recommendations to the President relative to policy changes to make regarding the famous 5 USC 7106(b)(1) “permissive” subjects of bargaining. Every labor attorney, human resource specialist, and union representative in government needs to be prepared for these potential bargaining expansions.Our week of federal sector labor relations training takes the participant soup-to-nuts on every issue involved in the foundations of employee and union rights, as well as the changes we might be seeing in the future.
Feedback from winter attendees:
“I enjoyed the week especially because it opened my eyes to the many facets of negotiations and arbitration."
"Wiley’s restatement and explanation of concepts clear and applicable. Appreciated concepts supported by case law and examples provided."
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The MAA Carriage House at 1781 Church St., NW, Washington, DC 20036 (near Dupont Circle).
Who Should Attend
Attorneys, employee and labor relations specialists, human resources generalists, and supervisors, etc. CLE credit for attorney attendees is supported by FELTG through individual applications to the registrant’s state bar or commission.
Topics
Labor Relations, Negotiation Techniques and Arbitration
Instructors
William Wiley and Peter Broida
Status
Accepting Registrations -- download FLRA PDF Form
Tuition
Five days = $1950
Four days = $1570
Three days = $1220
Two days = $850
One day = $470
FLRA Law Week Daily Agenda 2012
Monday, April 23- Basic Management and Employee Rights: An overview of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, fundamental employee, union, and management rights, Weingarten meetings and a bargaining unit employee’s right to be represented by the union in certain investigations.
Tuesday, April 24 - Meetings, Official Time, and ULPs: When is the agency obligated to invite a union rep into a formal discussion, union representative use of government time to conduct union responsibilities, violations of law known as unfair labor practices, legal requirements, practical strategies.
Wednesday, April 25 - Investigations, Grievances, Negotiability: What happens when the FLRA comes knocking; how do grievances, MSPB appeals, and EEO complaints interact; what subjects must be bargained; what subjects may not be bargained; and what subjects may be bargained at the agency’s discretion.
Thursday, April 26 - Impact & Implementation Bargaining, Principle Bargaining Topics, Negotiation Strategies: Management may have the right to act, but it must satisfying the obligation to negotiate the impact and implementation; certain difficult topics that arise over and over; there are good ways and bad ways to implement bargaining.
Friday, April 27 - Grievance Arbitration: Invoking arbitration under the collective bargaining agreement, the arbitration process, researching and selecting an arbitrator, rules of evidence as compared to MSPB and EEOC, how government arbitration is different from private sector arbitration, educating the arbitrator
Next Offering: Tentative, December 3 - 7, 2012
Wiley & Broida