Education and Training Services Calendar

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.

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.

Collective Bargaining Institutes Basic Class
Madison, Wisconsin

Collective Bargaining Institutes Advanced Class
Madison, Wisconsin

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.

Unions and Diversity: Building Solidarity Across A Diverse Membership (LS265)
Online

This course will examine how labor's diversity affects the experience of contemporary union membership and expectations for equity (fair treatment, non-discrimination), recognition (respect and openness to difference) and inclusion (opportunity for influence and participation). Course dialogue will invite participants to think together to analyze how diversity issues have played out in the labor movement as a whole, as well as in local unions. Particular attention will be given to organizational strategy and leadership skills for building solidarity across a diverse membership. [Register]

Strategies for Contract Bargaining (LS252)
Online

This course examines the principles of contract bargaining including bargaining environments and structures as well as standards used in negotiations. Students will learn to prepare bargaining demands, cost economic items, draft non-economic language, negotiate economic and non-economic issues, and resolve a bargaining impasse. Discussion will consider the impact of bargaining outcomes on workers, unions, employers, and the public. [Register]

The FMLA, the ADA, and The Union Contract
Online

This two-part, on-line program will provide participants with an overview of two federal statutes, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and explain how these laws relate to one another and to the contract. The introductory program will address important issues of relevance to unions, particularly with processing grievances, and will provide practical advice that will enable unions to better advocate on behalf of their members. Time will be reserved to answer questions regarding leave and disciplinary grievances. [More information]

Wage and Hour Law for Trade Unionists
Online

Recently, wage and hour litigation has grown dramatically, with some employers paying $$ millions to plaintiffs to remedy violations. This webinar will give you a general understanding of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and how it can be used in organizing campaigns to alert unorganized workers to their rights and in collective bargaining to ensure members are paid for all time worked. Once you know the basics of the FLSA compliance, you will know when to call the union’s lawyer. [More information]

Advanced Negotiations and Costing Out Collective Bargaining Agreements (LB414)
Buffalo, NY

This advanced two-day negotiations and bargaining strategies workshop focuses on preparing the team for collective bargaining and costing out the contract. It is designed to help bargaining committee members negotiate a contract and be able to calculate the economic impact of their proposals. It is assumed that participants will have some basic understanding of negotiations and collective bargaining principles although actual experience not required. Participants will learn negotiation tactics and strategies and conduct mock bargaining sessions and role plays. [More information]