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WORKSHOPS

Price Details Per Workshop:

Consortium Members: $475.00 USD  

Non-Consortium Members: $550.00 USD

Nuts & Bolts of Negotiations

• February 12 & 19, 2026
• September 17 & 24, 2026

Navigate the nuts & bolts of public sector labor negotiations by exploring the legal framework of collective bargaining, preparation tips for the process, and setting up your strategy. The fundamentals are the building blocks to success and this workshop will provide the key elements in this process.

Communication Counts!

• July 16 & 23, 2026

Effective labor negotiators have strong communication skills and understand the critical impact that all types of communication have on labor relations. How we communicate – verbally, with body language, using data, with contract language, our proposals, and our closed session presentations each influence the labor negotiations process. Technical labor relations knowledge is essential for success but communication is powerful in accomplishing labor relations objectives.

The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Academy

• May 7 & 14, 2026 
• October 15 & 22, 2026

This workshop will help you understand unfair labor practices, PERB hearing procedures, representation matters, agency shop provisions, employer-employee relations resolutions, mediation services, fact-finding, and requests for injunctive relief – all subjects covered under PERB’s jurisdiction. Join us and we share the insight on PERB!

Trends & Topics At The Table

• June 4 & 11, 2026

What is happening in that room? This workshop puts you into the negotiation session environment and focuses on tips from our time at the table. Trending topics, union tactics, creative problem solving, and techniques to tackle various contract provisions will be shared and demonstrated.

The Rules of Engagement: Issues, Impacts & Impasse

• March 12 & 19, 2026
• August 13 & 20, 2026

Understanding the scope of meet and confer matters, impacts/effects bargaining, the rights of union/association representatives, dealing with pickets, protests and concerted activity, issuing last, best & final offers, impasse procedures and managing the chaos that can come when engaged with labor relations challenges will be covered in this workshop.

Bargaining Over Benefits

• April 16 & 23, 2026
• December 3 & 10, 2026

Benefit provisions continue to get complicated with retirement, Affordable Care Act, FLSA compliance, IRS compliance, retiree medical, and leaves of absence. Understanding the interplay of state and federal laws and MOU provisions is important – let us uncomplicate some complicated subjects, provide tips for compliance, and offer strategies for your agency to consider.

Costing Labor Contracts

More information coming soon!

*This session is part of our in person 2027 Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Annual Employment Law Conference in San Diego, CA*

The keys to successful negotiations include planning and costing. Just like planning a vacation, the amount of time and effort you put into planning and costing can determine the success of the trip. Costing contract proposals is similar to costing excursions on a vacation – they all sound like a good idea but can we afford them? Join us at this workshop to learn the importance of costing and methods you can use to make costing easy.