Note:

The pre-registration is currently closed. 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:

General managers, labor relations managers, members of collective bargaining teams, HR professionals, labor relations professionals, and anyone who wants to truly understand negotiations from beginning to end.

Related Events:

Negotiations: From Start to Finish, May 11, 18, and 25, 2017

Negotiations Boot Camp, May 18, 2017

Negotiations: Closing the Deal, May 25, 2017

Course Overview:

Preparation is mandatory for success, especially at the bargaining table. This first of three segments covers both the big and little things that, with a bit of preparation, can make for a smoother and more successful collective bargaining experience. The instructor will cover a wide range of preparation activities, from selecting and training your negotiating team members, planning, facility selection, and records maintenance, to developing and vetting proposals, maintaining communication, and establishing ground rules. By registering for all three webinars, you will receive a discount off the total registration fee.

Course Objectives:

Topics covered in this webinar include:

• Key factors in selecting and training your negotiating team members
• Planning ahead to give your team and yourself the appropriate time to prepare
• Making sure you negotiate in a facility that makes it easier (not harder) to negotiate
• How and why the state auditor and the federal government can become your new best friends
• Why and how the union can be your best source of information
• How to evaluate potential internal/external influences
• Best practices to maintain the record (minutes and agreements/withdrawals)
• Developing your proposals
• The advantages of housekeepers
• Recommended vetting scales for employer and union proposals
• How to develop and maintain your bargaining philosophy
• Creating your communication system
• What databases are important
• Suggestions for establishing ground rules both for your team and for across the table with the union
• The importance and use of a thorough strike plan

Course Instructor:

Bob Oberstein, Labor Relations Manager, Snohomish County PUD

Course Schedule:

The webinar will be held on May 11, 2017, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

How to Participate:

Instructions to log in will be sent before the session.

Course Fees:

To register for all three webinars and receive a discount, please go to Negotiations: From Start to Finish to register.

Utility Member Early Bird (ends 4/10/2017): $85
Utility Member Standard: $110

Associate Member Early Bird (ends 4/10/2017): $125
Associate Member Standard: $150

Non-member Early Bird (ends 4/10/2017): $245
Non-member Standard: $275

This program has been approved for 1.5 (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.

The use of this seal confirms that this activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.