
Workplace Training
Collective Agreement Negotiations: Essential Training for Management Representatives
Benefits of This Program:
- Assistance for management representatives in understanding the process and challenges of collective bargaining
- Preparing for complex and time consuming negotiations with unions that negotiate collective agreements on a full time basis
- This program is suitable for all members of the employer's negotiating team
Learn:
- Legal rules that govern the process and how to negotiate
- How to plan and prepare for negotiations
- What to include in proposals
- How to analyse the union's proposals to identify possible problems
- How to arrive at an agreement that allows you to manage while building a constructive relationship with the union
- Importance of projecting a clear and controlled message
- What you must disclose to the union during negotiations
- "Side bar" discussions and use of "back channels"
- How to keep the process focussed and moving forward
- What to do if a strike seems likely
Agenda
- Legal framework
- Overview of the negotiating process
- Negotiating specific clauses
- Dealing with impasse
Book an In-House or Remote Program
For further information on our training, please call your lawyer at the Firm. If you are not a current client, please contact:
Program Administrator
Tel: 416-862-1616 or 1-866-821-7306
info@stringerllp.com