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The Labor-Management
Relations Studies Program was established to serve the training and
educational needs of working people, their employers and their labor
organizations in Georgia. The program seeks to equip workplace
leaders with the knowledge and skills to create a better
workplace for employers and employees. The major focus of this
program is conducting continuing education classes throughout Georgia. The Labor-Management
Relations Studies Program also
works directly with local unions and employers in strategic planning efforts
to improve organizational efficiency.
Labor-Management Relations Education
Topics
Labor-Management
Relations
Studies continuing education classes cover a wide variety of
topics and issues, such as:
- Union effectiveness
- Steward training
- Grievance handling
- Labor economics
- Labor law
- Collective
bargaining
- Negotiation skills
- Arbitration
Other issues
often included in our education programs are:
- Drug testing
- Violence in the
workplace
- Sexual harassment
- Family and Medical
Leave Act (FMLA)
- Strategic planning
Most programs are
designed in cooperation with a sponsoring employer and/or local union, district
or regional office or labor council. Specific topics may be
included at the discretion of the sponsoring organization. The
basic charge for a one-day class is $500 plus any travel
expenses. This includes all instruction, materials and a
certificate for each participant. Several sponsors adopt 6-8
week classes on specific topics such as labor law or
arbitration. The price for such classes varies with the amount
of time involved, length of the course and materials used.
The Labor-Management Relations
Studies Program has also been working directly with local
employers and unions in
strategic planning efforts to improve organizational efficiency.
Strategic planning services are available for $500 a day. This
price includes an introduction to the process, facilitating the
planning session, and a written summary of action taken. The Labor-Management
Relations Studies Program has provided training and assistance
to joint labor-management efforts to improve dispute resolution
procedures and achieve greater communication in problem solving.
Recipients of such services include the annual Georgia Labor Management
Conference, the Atlanta Chapter of the Industrial Relations
Research Association, various state and federal
agencies responsible for workplace issues, and union
scholarship contests. We welcome the opportunity to discuss such
programs and services available through our program.
Labor Studies
Personnel
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