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2025 WaPELRA Summer Training: Navigating Tough Budget Times, Stump the Chump, and PERC Updates
6729 Pacific Avenue SE
Lacey, WA 98503 United States
Lacey Community Center
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 (10:00 AM - 3:00 PM)
(PDT)
Event Details
WAPELRA Training Registration Now Open!
Join us for a half-day, in-person training presented by Summit Law Group—because navigating public sector labor law shouldn't require a decoder ring.
Packed with timely updates and practical guidance, this session is perfect for HR professionals, labor negotiators, and anyone who's ever tried to bargain concessions without conceding their sanity.
- Date: August 12th
- Time: 10am – 3pm
- Location: Lacey Community Center: 6729 Pacific Ave SE Lacey, WA 98503
- Member rate: $65.00
- Non Member rate: $165
Lunch will be provided, to include dairy free, vegetarian and gluten free options.
🔎 Agenda Overview
Part I: RIFs, Furloughs, and Navigating Tough Budget Times
Practical tips for managing reductions in force and furloughs—plus strategies for communicating effectively with employees and navigating concession bargaining during financially difficult times.
Part II: Mini-Stump the Chumps
A rapid-fire review of new Washington statutes taking effect soon! There’ll be time for audience questions on any topic you want to throw their way.
Part III: PERC Updates
Need we say more? Expect a full 90 minutes of the latest case updates and implications straight from the experts.
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WAPELRA Training Registration Now Open!
Join us for a half-day, in-person training presented by Summit Law Group—because navigating public sector labor law shouldn't require a decoder ring.
Packed with timely updates and practical guidance, this session is perfect for HR professionals, labor negotiators, and anyone who's ever tried to bargain concessions without conceding their sanity.
- Date: August 12th
- Time: 10am – 3pm
- Location: Lacey Community Center: 6729 Pacific Ave SE Lacey, WA 98503
- Member rate: $65.00
- Non Member rate: $165
Lunch will be provided, to include dairy free, vegetarian and gluten free options.
🔎 Agenda Overview
Part I: RIFs, Furloughs, and Navigating Tough Budget Times
Practical tips for managing reductions in force and furloughs—plus strategies for communicating effectively with employees and navigating concession bargaining during financially difficult times.
Part II: Mini-Stump the Chumps
A rapid-fire review of new Washington statutes taking effect soon! There’ll be time for audience questions on any topic you want to throw their way.
Part III: PERC Updates
Need we say more? Expect a full 90 minutes of the latest case updates and implications straight from the experts.