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2027 National PELRA Certification Week - San Antonio Sessions

Academy 1 - The Foundation of Labor Realtions

Date: Day1

Location: Majestic A - ballroom

Summary

Day 1: Academy 1 provides participants with the resources to achieve a better understanding of the basic principles and practices of labor relations. Through lively workshops and interactive exercises, participants sharpen their knowledge of "The Duty to Bargain", "Good Faith Bargaining", "The Scope of Bargaining", "The Profile of an Excellent Negotiator", and writing important contract clauses. Participants will be given tools to assist them in preparing and organizing for bargaining and also enforcing and administering the resulting collective bargaining agreement. An overview of comparative negotiating processes illustrates various approaches to bargaining and tips for success.
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Date: Day1

Location: Majestic A - ballroom

Summary

No selection: a la carte - no session
Academy 2 - The Grievance Arbitration Process

Date: Day2

Location: Majestic A - ballroom

Summary

Academy 2 teaches participants about the role of arbitration in union-management relations from the perspective of the practitioner, the arbitrator, and the advocate. This workshop addresses responding to a grievance, rules of contract administration and how and when to raise the question of arbitrability. Participants will draft a response to a grievance and learn how to improve their skills in preparing and presenting a winning case. Interactive exercises throughout the day in choosing an arbitrator and selecting witnesses are designed to build expertise. The last exercise of the Academy, based of videos and facts of the case, you get to be the arbitrator and determine the ruling.
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Date: Day2

Location: Majestic A - ballroom

Summary

No selection: a la carte - no session
Academy 3 - The Negotiation Process

Date: Day3

Location: Majestic A - ballroom

Summary

Academy 3 focuses on the negotiation process through classroom teaching as well as a negotiation simulation involving economics, reclassification and benefit issues that give participants an opportunity to sharpen their skills. For the negotiations simulation, the class is divided into management and union teams. This interactive workshop on thorny problems and issues such as the timing of settlements, impasse strategies and multi-year contracts precedes the simulation and debriefing. Finally, a discussion on "The Perspective of the Negotiator" rounds out the day from a management panel.
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Date: Day3

Location: Majestic A - ballroom

Summary

No selection: a la carte - no session
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