Labor-Management Programs
The Labor Studies Center provides a wide range of training and facilitation for unions and mangers participating in labor-managment programs. In addition the Center provides union training for union leaders and activists that focuses on strategies for maximizing a union agenda in labor-management programs. For futher details contact Hal Stack at 313.577.2191 or h.stack@wayne.edu.
Interest-Based Bargaining Training
Goal: To increase the effectiveness of labor-management bargaining and problem solving using the knowledge and skills of "mutual gains" or "interest based" bargaining
Length: Variable -- two to three day seminars with optional ongoing facilitation of bargaining sessions
Location: Employer facility or off-site
Content: Topics include: Limits of Conventional Bargaining, Principles of Interest-Based Bargaining, Techniques of Effective Problem Solving, and Preparation for Bargaining
Labor-Management Committee Training
Goal: To develop the knowledge and skills of labor-management committee members to enable them to function effectively as a labor-management committee.
Length: Variable -- two- to three-day seminars with optional ongoing facilitation of committee meetings
Location: Employer facility or off-site.
Content: Topics include: The role of labor-management committees, effective planning, group problem solving and decision making, conflict management, communication skills, effective meetings and communicating with constituents.
Steward-Supervisor Training
Goal: To increase the effectiveness of stewards and supervisors in contract administration by increasing their ability to communicate and problem solve.
Length: Variable -- half- and full-day sessions. Location: Employer facility or off-site.
Content: Topics include: the roles and responsibilities of stewards and supervisors, the grievance process, discipline and discharge, FMLA, communicating effectively, conflict resolution, etc.
Goal: To provide a labor and management with a low cost alternative to arbitration which focuses on achieving mutually satisfactory outcomes and increases the parties ability to resolve grievances themselves.
Length: Variable—two-to three-day seminars with optional assistance in establishing a mediation procedure and selecting a mediator.
Location: Employer facility or off-site.
Content: Topics include: introduction to grievance mediation, the grievance mediation process, mediation skills for advocates, the role of the mediator, and grievance mediation role plays.
The New American Workplace
Goal: To understand the basic industry trends and strategic issues that impact the workplace.
Length: Variable--one day (7 hours) to one week (35 hours)
Location: Employer facility or off-site
Content: Tailored to issues in particular workplace. General topics include Union and Employer History, Industry in Transition, The Economic Environment, New Technology and Work Organization, High Performance Work Systems, and New Patterns in Labor Relations.
Participative Work Redesign
Goal: To engage employees and union representatives in a participative change process for planning and implementing work redesign.
Length: Variable -- a series of two- to three-day integrated conferences distributed over a four to five month period.
Location: Employer facility or off-site.
Content: Sociotechnical systems theory, a vision conference to assess the current situation and identify the organization's preferred future; a design conference to analyze and redesign work processes; and an implementation conference to develop the implementation strategy.
Union Strategies for Joint Programs
Goal: To develop a union-strategy for participation in joint programs.
Length: Variable-- one to three day seminars or 6-8 week courses
Location: Local union or off-site
Content: Topics include: Overview of Employee Involvement and Participative Management, Case Studies, Problems and Possibilities, Union Preparation, What to Do When Management Blows It, etc
