Labor and Management Relations: A Primer for Negotiations

This event qualifies for .5 CEUs

This event qualifies for 5 CPEs

This event qualifies for TBD ICMA

Objectives

»»Understand the basics of negotiating public sector collective bargaining agreements

»»Gain insights into union positions and perspectives

»»Learn about various collective bargaining strategies

Description

Fraught with legal and human resource conundrums labor and management relations can be a difficult area to navigate. Learn negotiation fundamentals as workshop leaders in this session of the Civic Leadership Academy provide a descriptive and analytical review of the statutory framework for public sector collective bargaining, unfair labor practices and procedures, and grievance arbitration. Whether you are involved at the bargaining table with unions (police, fire, or outside contractors), or hiring a new city manager, changing laws and regulation verbiage can be tricky to navigate in the challenging environment of government relations. Engage in a discussion of the issues frequently arising in public sector collective bargaining and review real-life examples of the difficult issues and decisions that should require skillful negotiation by public officials to reach a win-win outcome.

Presenters will introduce a new concept that is gaining a foothold in public sector contract and employment negotiations called skill-based pay.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Jason Guisinger, JD, is an Associate in the firm of Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago and focuses on all areas of municipal law. He graduated from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science, with honors. He then graduated from Michigan State University College of Law, with honors. While at MSU College of Law, he served as Articles Editor for the Journal of Business and Securities Law. Prior to his 2005 licensure to practice law in Illinois he had practiced with a municipal law firm in South Holland where his concentration was in litigation, municipal law, and zoning. Mr. Guisinger focuses his practice on all areas of municipal law, with a focus on public sector labor and employment law. A regular speaker on these issues, he is the author of several local government law practice manuals, including the �Manual on Police and Fire Disciplinary Matters,� published by the Illinois Municipal League. Thomas M. Melody, Esq., is a Partner with the law firm of Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago. He has been practicing public sector labor and employment law from the management side, for seventeen years. Mr. Melody has a thorough knowledge of all State and Federal labor and employment laws, and related regulatory and case law, including the American with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Illinois Public Relations Act, the Illinois Human Rights Act and the uniform Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act. He has negotiated many collective bargaining agreements, and represents employers in all facets of labor and employment law, including contract administration and grievance arbitration, compliance with State and Federal labor law, and employment litigation in both State and Federal courts and administrative agencies. Mr. Melody is one of the authors of the Handbook on Practice and Procedure in Police and Fire Disciplinary Matters, published by the Illinois Municipal League, and has written numerous articles on labor law issues.

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association