Education and Training Services Calendar | International Brotherhood of Boilermakers

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July 13 - 18, 2008	Collective Bargaining Institutes Basic Class Madison, Wisconsin Course topics include administering the labor agreement, labor history and the Boilermakers’ history, collective bargaining, workers and the global economy, safety and health, listening skills, strategic communication, and structure and services of the Boilermakers union.
July 18, 2008	LEAP Grassroots Training Houston, Texas Noon – 4pm Training at Hilton Houston Hobby Airport 8181 Airport Rd, Houston, TX Tel: 713-645-3000 For more information, contact Beverly Waters at 703-560-1493.
July 20 - 25, 2008	Collective Bargaining Institutes Advanced Class Madison, Wisconsin Covers advanced topics such as legislative issues, letter writing tips, problem solving and grievance handling, common sense economics, health care bargaining, and building the union.
July 28 - 31, 2008	New Construction Division Business Manager Training Kansas City Airport Embassy Suites Contact Kathy Remack, 913-371-2640
August 1, 2008	LEAP Grassroots Training Seattle, Washington 10am – 2pm Training at Seattle Labor Temple 2800 First Avenue, Seattle, WA Tel: 202-623-6473 Hilton SeaTac 17620 Int’l Blvd, Seattle WA Tel: 206-244-4800 For more information, contact Beverly Waters at 703-560-1493.
August 12, 2008	LEAP Grassroots Training Cleveland, Ohio 9am – 2pm Training at Local 744 1435 East 13th St, Cleveland, OH Tel: 216-241-2085 Hampton Inn 1460 East 9th St, Cleveland OH Tel: 216-241-6600 For more information, contact Beverly Waters at 703-560-1493.
August 14, 2008	LEAP Grassroots Training Jacksonville, Florida 9am – 2pm Training at Local 199 8374 Devoe St, Jacksonville, FL Tel: 904-378-3030 Hampton Inn 548 Chafee Point Blvd, Jacksonville, FL Tel: 904-783-8277 For more information, contact Beverly Waters at 703-560-1493.
August 19, 2008	LEAP Grassroots Training Slidell, Louisiana 9am – 2pm Training at Local Lodge 37 320 Bayou Liberty Rd, Slidell, LA Tel: 985-847-9660 LaQuinta Inn & Suites Northshore (Ask for IBB rate.) 126 Holiday Blvd., Slidell, LA Tel: 985-649-2170 For more information, contact Beverly Waters at 703-560-1493.
August 21, 2008	LEAP Grassroots Training Elizabethtown, Kentucky 9am – 2pm Training at Local Lodge 40 429 Commerce Dr, Elizabethtown, KY Tel: 270-769-3022 Hampton Inn (Ask for IBB rate.) 1035 Executive Dr, Elizabethtown, KY Tel: 270-765-6663 For more information, contact Beverly Waters at 703-560-1493.
September 8 - 12, 2008	New Officer Training St. John's, Newfoundland For officers of Canadian lodges only. For info, contact: Kim Matthews, 506-634-8203. Delta St. John’s Hotel 120 New Gower St St. John’s, NL (Canada) Tel: 709-739-6404 Toll-Free: 888-793-3582 Guest rooms, $173 per night. Registration deadline is August 1, 2008. [More information] [2][Register] [3]
September 19, 2008	LEAP Grassroots Training Chicago, Illinois 9am – 2pm Training in conjunction with GLIC at Heritage Manor VFW 5540 S Naragansette, Chicago IL Hilton Oak Lawn 9333 South Cicero Ave, Oak Lawn, IL Tel: 708-425-7800 For more information, contact Beverly Waters at 703-560-1493.
September 22 - 26, 2008	New Officer Training Chicago, Illinois Hilton Oak Lawn 9333 South Cicero Avenue Oak Lawn, IL (US) Tel: 708-425-7800 Fax: 708-425-1665 Guest rooms $111 per night, two double beds; $123, one king. Registration deadline is August 1, 2008. [More information] [4][Register] [5]
September 29 - October 3, 2008	New Officer Training Oakland, California Hilton Oakland Airport One Hegenberger Road Oakland, CA 94621 (US) Tel: 510-635-5000 Fax: 510-383-4090 Guest rooms $159 per night, single or double. Registration deadline is August 1, 2008. [More information] [6][Register] [7]
October 20 – 24, 2008	New Officer Training Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Holiday Inn Select Bucks County 4700 Street Rd Trevose, PA (US) Tel: 215-364-2000 Fax: 215-364-7197 Guest rooms $129 per night, single or double. (Training takes place at Local 13 hall, 2300 New Falls Rd. Newportville, PA) Registration deadline is August 1, 2008. [More information] [8][Register] [9]
November 3 – 7, 2008	New Officer Training Atlanta, Georgia Embassy Suites Atlanta Airport 4700 Southport Road Atlanta, GA 30337 (US) Tel: 404-767-1988 Fax: 404-768-2080 Guest rooms $149 per night, single or double. Registration deadline is August 1, 2008. [More information] [10][Register] [11]
July 26 - 31, 2009	Collective Bargaining Institutes Basic Class Madison, Wisconsin
August 2 - 7, 2009	Collective Bargaining Institutes Advanced Class Madison, Wisconsin

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Various	Union Skills Courses Silver Spring, Maryland During the academic year, NLC offers more than seventy week-long labor education classes in areas such as arbitration, organizing, negotiations, safety & health, union building and leadership development. Specialized certificates are available. A complete list of classes is available at the National Labor College website [13].

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August 11-12, 2008	Advanced Collective Bargaining and Negotiations Table Tactics and Strategies from the Masters Niagara Falls, NY Negotiating a new employment contract is important and challenging. Learn best practices, discover tactics and strategies and connect with public and private sector experts. Labor leaders will share lessons learned at the bargaining table to increase your contract's bottom line.