Note:

Online registration is currently closed, but spaces are still available. If you would like to attend this event, please call NWPPA at 360-254-0109, and our staff will be happy to help you.

Who Should Attend:

HR and labor relations personnel who work with union employees and union business managers.

Related Webinars:

Labor Relations Webinar Series: All Three Webinars (includes discount), May 7-21, 2019

Labor Relations Webinar Series: Discipline - Just Cause and Due Process, May 14, 2019

Labor Relations Webinar Series: Grievance Processing, May 21, 2019

Webinar Overview:

This webinar is one of a three-part series; you can either take this webinar alone or register for all three webinars at a reduced price.

Whether you’re brand new to working with a union contract or you've learned from hard knocks, this reality-based entertaining presentation can meet your needs. Is it alright for you to negotiate with the union steward or your employees to establish a new precedent or past practice? Does it matter if it contradicts the collective bargaining agreement?

If the union steward talks back, waves his/her finger in your face, warns that “you’ll be sorry,” and swears a blue streak at you, what are your best alternatives to deal with the situation? When the union claims you cannot do something because the contract does not say you can, do you agree with them?

Yes, parts of labor relations are about the rules, but it’s all about the relationship. Come and learn how to make your relationship work for you.

Webinar Topics:

• Management rights
• How to read a union contract
• When and how to use “work now, grieve later"
• The mysteries of past practice and precedent: How do they start? How can they be stopped?
• Seniority is not just for “old” folks; making it work for you
• The rules of steward immunity
• Avoiding or dealing with the “end run”

Webinar Instructor:

Bob Oberstein, Labor Relations Manager, Snohomish County PUD

Webinar Schedule:

The webinar will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Attendees will be admitted 15 minutes before the webinar begins. These courses are only available live. No recording will be available.

How to Participate:

Instructions will be emailed to attendees 24 hours before the webinar and we recommend that you test the link to the meeting as soon as you get the instructions. The webinar is best viewed using Internet Explorer as your browser. We recommend that you use a landline for both your phone and your internet connection.

This registration is for one person to attend. We manage our webinars on an honor-system basis; if more than one person from a utility wishes to attend, each is to register separately.

Webinar Fees:

Individual Attendee Registration:

This webinar:
Utility and Associate Member Rate: $75
Non-member Rate: $225

All three webinars:
Utility and Associate Member Rate: $200

(Please visit Labor Relations Webinar Series: All Three Webinars to register for the complete series and receive the discounted rate.)

Unlimited Attendee Registration*:

This webinar:
Utility and Associate Member Rate: $180

All three webinars:
Utility and Associate Member Rate: $480

(Please visit Labor Relations Webinar Series: All Three Webinars to register for the complete series and receive the discounted rate.)

*If your organization would like to send multiple attendees to this webinar or the full series, please contact Taryn Johnson at (360) 816-1446 or taryn@nwppa.org for further details.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations are accepted, with full refund, if request is made at least 30 days prior to the course. Within 30 days, fees are as follows: 15-29 days, $100; 1-14 days or "no show," 100 percent of registration fee. When possible, please send a substitute instead of canceling. NWPPA does not charge a fee for substitutions.

Continuing Hours:

This course qualifies for one continuing hour. Certificates are issued upon full completion of the course.

NWPPA is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. This program is valid for 1.5 PDCs for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.