Labor Relations College For HR Professionals In A Labor-Friendly World

Steptoe & Johnson labor partner, Steve Wheeless, will share Steptoe’s extensive labor relations experience with you in a straightforward, easy-to-understand (and fun!) series of 1.5 hour classes on the the last Tuesday and Wednesday of each month starting on February 23, 2010, and ending on October 27 (skipping the June-August vacation season). 

The LRC curriculum will offer two tracks in separate, back-to-back classes.  The first track will focus on labor relations for the non-union employer, based on the assumption that the employer wants to stay union-free.  The second track will focus on the myriad issues facing the unionized employer.

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Curriculum (in order of monthly presentations):

Locations:
LA: Steptoe's Los Angeles Office (633 West Fifth Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA  90071)
CC: Steptoe's Century City Office (2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2800, Los Angeles, CA  90067)

Track 1:  Non-Union Employer; 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Track 2:  Unionized Employer; 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Feb. 23, 2010 (LA) or Feb. 24, 2010 (CC):

Track 1:  Dramatic Labor Change In The Obama Era: What You Need To Do Now
Track 2:  The ABC’s of Collective Bargaining Agreements

Mar. 23, 2010 (LA) or Mar. 24, 2010 (CC):

Track 1:  Labor Law 101 (The Basics of Federal Labor Law)
Track 2:  The Management Rights Clause:  What Can We Really Do?

Apr. 27, 2010 (LA) or Apr. 28, 2010 (CC):

Track 1:  Why Employees Say “No Thanks” To Unions: Pro-Employee Strategies
Track 2:  Can’t We All Just Get Along?  Managing A Unionized Workforce

May 18, 2010 (LA) or May 19, 2010 (CC):

Track 1:  Social Media:  Control It Before It Controls You
Track 2:  Grievance Processing:  Dos and Don’ts

Sept. 21, 2010 (LA) or Sept. 22, 2010 (CC):

Track 1:  Employee Communications Committees:  Effective, But Tricky
Track 2:  Contract Negotiation Fundamentals

Oct. 26, 2010 (LA) or Oct. 27, 2010 (CC):

Track 1:  Managing Union Organizing Messaging:  Defensive Strategies
Track 2:  Project Labor Agreements:  Yikes!  Did We Just Get A Union?

Pricing:  $50.00 per person per class per track or $75.00 per person for both classes on the same day (includes soda, coffee, and lunch!).  Steptoe offers a 10% discount for three or more classes/days.  Similarly, Steptoe offers a 10% discount on all additional participants from the same employer.