About the Program
Who Should Attend
This course is intense and comprehensive. It is designed for labor relations representatives, human resource representatives, union representatives and labor/management attorneys who will be advocates in labor arbitration cases. It is also for persons who manage the grievance process and/or assist advocates in preparing or presenting labor arbitration cases. No prior labor arbitration advocacy experience or legal training is required.
Method of Instruction
Because enrollment is limited, participants are trained in small groups. Instructors use the “how to” method of teaching. CLICK HERE to view our faculty. Each student initially participates in classroom exercises and is individually critiqued. Thereafter, students use their training to prepare and present cases to nationally known labor arbitrators. CLICK HERE to view our arbitrators. The arbitrators individually critique each student’s presentation and decide the cases. All participating arbitrators are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators. Professional witnesses are used during exercises on direct and cross examination. Attendees are provided a comprehensive course manual.
Faculty
Some of the outstanding labor arbitration advocates that are pictured on our faculty page will train in each course. CLICK HERE. Each instructor has been carefully selected based upon their training ability and extensive labor arbitration advocacy experience. The instructors will use their years of preparing and presenting labor arbitration cases to teach attendees winning advocacy skills and techniques.
Arbitrators
Some of the nationally recognized arbitrators pictured on our Arbitrator’s page will participate as arbitrators in each course. CLICK HERE. All of the arbitrators are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and have served as neutrals in hundreds of labor arbitration cases.
Course Manual
A comprehensive Labor Arbitration Advocacy Manual, prepared by the faculty exclusively for this course, will be given to each attendee. Each attendee will also receive a CD of the manual for easy reference in actual arbitrations. These materials are available from no other source and are not sold separately. The manual and CD serve as a practical reference source for the subjects covered in the course. They will alleviate the necessity of taking extensive notes so that attendees can concentrate on the faculty’s instruction.
Partial List
of Companies and
Unions Previously Attending
| Airborne Express | Alcan |
| Allied Corp. | Allied Signal |
| Am. Fed. Gov. Emp. | American Airlines |
| American Greeting Corp | American National Can |
| Amoco Oil Co. | Anaconda Brass |
| Arch of Illinois | ARCO Aluminum Arizona Public Serv. |
| Arkansas Power & Light | Army/Air Force Ex. Ser. |
| AT & T | B. F. Goodrich |
| BPB America, Inc. | Basin Elec. Power Co. |
| Beech Aero Space | Bell Atlantic |
| Bendix Communications | Boces |
| Boise Cascade | Bowater Inc. |
| Bridgestone-Firestone | Briggs & Stratton |
| Brown & Sharpe | Butler Manf. Co. |
| Caesars | Carrier Corp. |
| Caterpillar Inc. | Cinergy |
| Claridge Casino Hotel | Clorox Co. |
| Concoc Inc. | Continental Tire Co. |
| CWA | Deere & Co. |
| Dunlop Tire & Rubber | Eastern Associated Coal |
| Engelhard Corp | FAA |
| Federated Paper | Florida Power & Light |
| Florida Power Corp. | Fraternal. Order of Police |
| Frito Lay | Georgia Power Co. |
| Georgia-Pacific Corp. | Gulf State Utilities |
| Harley Davison Motor | Hill AFB |
| Hillshire Farms | Honeywell International |
| Hunt-Wesson Inc. | IBEW |
| Illinois Power Co. | Inland Container |
| International Paper | John Deere Waterloo |
| Johnson Controls Inc | Kraft |
| Laclede Steel Co | Laral Defense Systems |
| Lear Corp | Lockheed Martin |
| Mack Truck | Magic Chef |
| Martin-Marietta | Masonite Corp. |
| Meijer Inc. | Merck & Co. |
| Miller Brewing | Modine Manfacturing |
| Motiva Enterprises | N.Y. Power Auth\ority |
| NATCA | Natl. Assn. Letter Car. |
| Nordstrom Corp. | Norfolk Western Ry. |
| NPMH | OCAW |
| Occidental Chemical | Olin Chemical |
| Olin Corp. | Ore-Ida Foods |
| Owens Brockway | PACE Int. Union |
| P & M Coal Mining | Peabody Coal Co. |
| Peoples Drug Stores | Pepsi Cola |
| Phillip Morris, USA | PQ Corporation |
| Pittsburg Midway Coal | Phillips Oil Co. |
| Pratt & Whitney | Prudential Ins.Co. |
| Public Service Co. N.M. | Red Lobster |
| Robbins AFB | Rockwell Intl. |
| Sands Hotel & Casino | Sara-Lee Inc. |
| Seimens | Shell Oil Co. |
| Shell Chemical | Sherwin-Williams |
| Smurfit-Stone Container | Snap-On Tools |
| Sonoco Products Inc. | Square D |
| Taft Coal Co. | Teamsters |
| Tennessee Valley Auth | Tetley USA |
| Trane Co. | Tucson Electric Power |
| Tyler Pipe Company | Union Envelop |
| Unisource | United Steelworkers USDA |
| USPS | Valor Telcom |
| Verizon | W.R. Grace & Co. |
| Walt Disney World | Warner Robbins AFB |
| Washington Gas & Light | Willamette Industries |
COMMENTS FROM ATTENDEES
“One of the best seminars I have attended. Lots of work, but worth it!”
Jeremy Stephen, Metaldyne
“One of the toughest classes I have ever taken and one of the best classes I have every taken”
Joe Adams, IBEW, Local 433
“It exceeded my expectations! Course well organized and executed”
Glenn Morgan, International Paper
“The mock exercises allowed me to see and experience the big picture. The course exceeded my expectations! It is intense, realistic and well worth the commitment!”
Patty V. Teague, Shell Oil Products
“The course covered all relevant information in order for the students to be able to conduct their own arbitrations. I am anxious to conduct my first arbitration!”
Bo Sutton, Engineering Association, Inc.
“I feel comfortable going back to work and being an advocate. I feel I have a good understanding of the process and my responsibilities.”
Kristin Gallagher, Phillip Morris
“Excellent! Thanks for the enthusiastic style of teaching. The course exceeded my expectations”
James Hodges, NPMH
“This is most intense class I have ever attended! I learned so much valuable information.”
Sobhan Foley, Georgia Pacific