This series will walk arbitrators, mediators, and advocates through the intricacies of conducting a successful arbitration on successive Fridays* in five two-hour sessions. This series will take place between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Fridays (Jan. 6, Jan. 13, Jan. 20, Jan. 26* (Thursday), and Feb. 3). CLEs pending.
Week 1
Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 from 11 am to 1 pm ET
Overview of Collective Bargaining
Nick Pittner, Attorney, Bio
Art of Advocacy
Joe Trejo, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, Commissioner, Bio
Week 2
Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 from 11 am to 1 pm ET
Management Rights and Terms and Conditions of Employment
John Becker, Sandulli Grace, Bio
Permissive and Mandatory Bargaining
Joe Wilson, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, Commissioner, Bio
Week 3
Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 from 11 am to 1 pm ET
Costing a Contract
Kim Davis, Uniserv Representative of Connecticut Education Association, Bio
Week 4
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 from 11 am to 1 pm ET
Interest Arbitration
Jonathan Downes, Attorney, Bio
David Gaba, Arbitrator/Mediator, Bio
Kristen Rankin, Deputy Director of Ohio Office of Collective Bargaining, Bio
Shianne Scott, Arbitrator, Bio
Elaine Silveira, OSTA, Executive Director and General Counsel, Bio
Week 5
Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 from 11 am to 1 pm ET
Unfair Labor Practices
Robert Fekete, State Employment Relations Board, Administrative Law Judge, Bio
Daniel Sabol, State Employment Relations Board, Attorney, Bio
Factfinding and Conciliation
David Stanton, Arbitrator/Mediator, Bio
Venue
These series will take place on Fridays (and one Thursday) — between Jan. 6 and Feb. 3 — online via Zoom.
Pricing and Registration
This webinar is $50 for COLERA members and $125 for non-members.
Please book your seat (one registration for all five weekly sessions) below and you will receive Zoom join information prior to the event.
One registration grants admission to all five sessions.
Webinar Join Information
Zoom join information will be emailed to you prior to the event. Please keep the Zoom details and join link secure and do not forward, distribute, or share in a public space to discourage unknown individuals from being disruptive.
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.