Professional Education

From the perspective of both the union and management, participants will practice how to develop a clear and effective theory of the case, create a proposed issue statement, identify and examine witnesses and present evidence.

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Register for Labor Arbitration Advocacy: Part I - Presenting Your Case

Learn a step-by-step process on preparing for bargaining including aligning organizational, labor and bargaining strategies and developing management and union goals, and preparing for the bargaining table. An in-class project includes preparing and delivering a presentation to management to obtain bargaining mandate.

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Register for Preparation for Collective Bargaining

This workshop focuses on understanding different behavioral styles at work and how to adapt when conflicting styles cause misunderstandings, unproductive efforts, and impede progress on reaching goals.  This is Part 2 of a workshop series on Managing With Labor's Values.

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Register for Managing With Labor's Values - Part 2: Building Accountability

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Register for Effective Collective Bargaining and Simulation

This is a practical, how-to-workshop to give union negotiators and bargaining committee members the skills they need to prepare for contract negotiations. This online workshop is part of the four-course Labor Leadership Skills Certificate and participants do not have to be online at a specific time.

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Register for Costing Out a Contract (online)

Learn best practices for understanding, identifying, preventing, and managing employee-related issues that have potential legal concerns. Gain up-to-date information on employment laws and court cases on employment practices. Use case scenarios to apply practical implications of those laws on policies and day-to-day operations.

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Register for Employment and EEO Laws

This course gives collective bargainers the knowledge to think strategically and creatively about compensation, benefits and work rules and the skills necessary to cost out changes in the fast paced environment of a collective bargaining negotiation.

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Register for Compensation and Costing for Collective Bargaining

Learn techniques, tools, processes and skills for facilitating conflict using a collaborative problem solving approach for resolving one-on-one conflicts. Topics and tools focus on problem solving, listening and messaging skills, conflict styles, neutral issue statements, de-escalating emotions, developing options, facilitating and gaining commitment.

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Register for Advanced Facilitating Conflict: Collaborative Problem Solving

The ability to craft clear and enforceable contract and grievance-settlement language is paramount to ensure the intent and terms of the agreement are understood by all parties and the negotiated deal is upheld.

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Register for Agreement Writing for Labor Relations

As tensions rise around immigration, gender, race, and politics, our workplaces grow more divided. This two-day training gives unions and worker organizations tools to address bullying, harassment, and discrimination and lead cultural change that builds solidarity.

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Register for Prevention of Harassment, Discrimination, and Bullying for Unions and Worker Organizations

For anyone who wants to improve oral presentation skills and overcome reluctance to speak in public and gain tools for more effective presentations. This online workshop is part of the four-course Labor Leadership Skills Certificate Program and participants do not have to be online at a specific time.

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Register for Effective Communication (online)

Learn and practice the complete step-by-step internal investigation process. Receive extensive content related to conducting interviews, investigation techniques, determining credibility, managing bias, reaching conclusions, and implementing outcomes. Interact with expert investigators to learn best practices and acquire new skills.

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Register for Advanced Internal Investigations: Process and Application

Day-long conference on the state of labor standards and work in the new era of global trade. What does pro-worker trade policy look like post-Trump? How will forced labor figure in U.S. and E.U. trade actions? We will discuss those topics and more.

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Register for GLI 2025 Conference:

Cross examination is one of the most important but often poorly used parts of an advocate’s case.  Participants learn and practice the skills required to prepare and execute an effective cross, while identifying commonly made errors.  Participants practice cross-examination and receive coaching and feedback from experienced advocates and arbitrators.

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Register for Labor Arbitration Advocacy: Part II - Cross-Examination

A full and fair investigation of alleged employee misconduct is a critical component of due process. It is therefore essential that you use the available tools and techniques when conducting an investigation.

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Register for Investigations in a Union Environment