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SUMMARY:Premiere of "The Boston Labor Guild Still Stands Strong"
DESCRIPTION:The Labor Guild will be proudly presenting the Premiere of the newly created video: The Boston Labor Guild Still Stands Strong \nWe ask that you log in 15 minutes before the event so that we may start on time.
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/premiere-boston-labor-guild-stands-strong/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Premiers and Events
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:RSVP/Registration is required\, but the event is free to all\, thanks to the generosity of the Feeley Family. \nTraining Description:\nDesigned to introduce participants to the concept and benefits of mindfulness as a tool for well-being. This program aims to pique interest in mindfulness and encourage further exploration. It assumes that participants have no previous experience with mindfulness practices. Participants will be given tools they can use every day in a variety of settings. \nLearning Outcomes:\n1. Experience at least two foundational mindfulness practices\n2. Identify potential personal benefits of mindfulness\, including stress reduction and improved focus\n3. Reflect on their initial experiences with mindfulness and articulate one intention for future personal practice \nTraining Facilitator:\nSusan Buchholz\, Executive Director\, The HeartWell Institute\, & Public Health Bloomberg Fellow Susan has spent more than three decades in the nonprofit sector\, advocating for health equity and social justice. Since 2010\, Susan has co-chaired and coordinated the Joint Coalition on Health\, a volunteer-driven community health coalition dedicated to addressing the social determinants of health. She continues to lead this effort\, fostering collaboration\, advocacy\, and action to create healthier\, more equitable communities. Susan sees mindfulness as a lifelong journey\, embracing imperfection as a path to peace. She has practiced mindfulness for over a decade and believes it has helped her navigate life’s challenges while remaining joyful and healthy.
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/introduction-to-mindfulness/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T200000
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SUMMARY:Cultivating Mental Health in the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:RSVP/Registration is required\, but the event is free to all\, thanks to the generosity of the Feeley Family. \nTraining Description:\nDesigned to help participants learn about the fundamentals of mental health and trauma\, this program integrates current trauma science and provides actionable knowledge on positive steps towards supporting mental health\, with a focus on cultivating personal well-being strategies. It is intended to promote understanding of self and others\, including those served by our agencies. \nLearning Outcomes:\n1. Analyze the role social forces such as family\, abuse\, culture and stigma play in mental health and illness\n2. Use reflection to identify\, evaluate and apply personal strategies for stress  management\, self-care and improved mental health\n3. Understand the multidimensional and intersectional nature of diverse lived experiences and the ongoing\, reciprocal\, and transactional nature of the relationship between persons and their environments (knowledge and values).\n4. Understand the forms and mechanisms of oppression and power differences as they are manifest in theories and conceptual frameworks that provide ways to understand trauma\, abuse and its manifestation in human behavior and group dynamics (knowledge and values) \nTraining Facilitator:\nAmy Ebbeson\, Trauma Specialist & Licensed Social Worker \nAmy has taught Mental Health content to students at the undergraduate and graduate level. She served as Co-chair for the Worcester County Commission on the Status of Women for eight years and was the 2018 recipient of the YWCA Erskine Award in Education for her work to empower women and eliminate racism. Amy is deeply committed to raising awareness about the effects of childhood trauma\, emphasizing the importance of understanding and addressing its long-term impact.
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/cultivating-mental-health-in-the-workplace/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250617T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250617T200000
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SUMMARY:Self Regulation Toolkit
DESCRIPTION:RSVP/Registration is required\, but the event is free to all\, thanks to the generosity of the Feeley Family. \nTraining Description:\nIn demanding work environments\, the ability to manage stress\, emotions\, and reactions is key to personal well-being and workplace success. Self-regulation is the ability to manage emotions\, thoughts\, and behaviors in a way that aligns with personal values and goals. In this interactive workshop\, participants will explore practical techniques for improving emotional awareness\, impulse control\, and  stress management. Through guided exercises\, discussions\, and real-life applications\, attendees will leave with a toolkit of strategies to reduce stress and manage challenging situations with more ease. \nLearning Outcomes:\n1. Increase emotional awareness to better recognize and manage your feelings.\n2. Develop self-regulation techniques to align thoughts\, emotions\, and behaviors  with personal goals and values.\n3. Improve stress management by practicing with tools to stay calm and focused  in challenging situations. \nTraining Facilitator:\nKelsey Hopkins\, Joy Coach\, Public Health Professional\, and International Development and Social Change Scholar \nKelsey is guided by the belief that bridging academic content and real-world problems enriches educational attainment and learning. Kelsey has expertise in supporting individuals with diverse executive function challenges\, as well as a deep  understanding of the evidence-based and grounded methodology of behavior change.
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/self-regulating-toolkit/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T200000
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SUMMARY:Basic Steward Training
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tuesdays 9/9/25-10/7/25- Course Description: This course will cover the basic duties and responsibilities of a Shop Steward. Building your skills by emphasizing strategic planning for local unions\, member mobilization\, recording documentation\, and the grievance process. Students will participate in case studies to develop and enhance problem-solving techniques to navigate through daily issues swiftly and professionally. Students will also build more effective skills to communicate between trades as well as with their members\, foreman\, supervisors\, and/or business managers. To make the course more meaningful\, students should bring their own ideas for discussion. It is recommended but not a requirement. \nInstructor: Tom Breslin has been involved in Labor Education since the mid-1980s while a graduate student at the University of Minnesota where he was an adjunct instructor in the Labor Education Service. In addition\, he served as the Labor Studies Coordinator in the St. Paul\, MN public schools teaching Labor History and Labor topics to junior and senior high school students. He has been a Labor Educator at both the Minnesota Nurses Association as well as the Massachusetts Nurses Association. Following his retirement from the MNA\, he began teaching at the Labor Guild. \n\n\nInstructed By: Tom Breslin\, Retired Associate Director of Labor Education\, Massachusetts Nurses Association\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/basic-steward-training/2025-09-09/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:School of Labor-Management Relations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T180000
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SUMMARY:Understanding\, Reviewing\, and Amending Bylaws
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Wednesdays- 9/10/2025-10/8/2025- Your Union Bylaws – Do they really say what you think they say on important issues: who is the ultimate authority in the union; who gets to interpret the bylaws when it’s necessary; when does custom or past practice matter; what happens when your bylaws are silent on a potentially-divisive issue\, what mandates from Robert’s Rules kick in when your bylaws are silent; what belongs in policies versus bylaws? Refine your bylaws to avoid conflicts or complications because of missing or poorly-framed language. This workshop will teach you to review\, evaluate\, and amend your bylaws with confidence and ease. The materials provided will be invaluable reference tools for anyone serving in a leadership role and is responsible to membership and to any member interested in the effectiveness of their governance documents.
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/understanding-reviewing-and-amending-bylaws/2025-09-10/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:School of Labor-Management Relations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T185050Z
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SUMMARY:Union Meetings and Robert’s Rules
DESCRIPTION:Whether you want to become a more effective and respected Chair\, or a more confident and impactful participant\, we’ll put Robert’s Rules Order to work to achieve more effective and democratic union meetings.  We’ll review both the basics of Robert’s Rules of Order (making motions\, debate\, and voting). You will learn how Robert’s Rules of Order interfaces with your union’s bylaws\, special rules of order\, standing rules\, and past practice\, as well as labor law.  Other issues we will discuss will be special meetings\, executive session\, electronic meetings\, rules for committees and small boards (yes\, they are different from membership meetings!)\, members ex-officio\, and more.  You will also find the materials distributed in this course invaluable meeting tools as you attend or run your union meetings.
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/union-meetings-and-roberts-rules/2025-10-15/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:School of Labor-Management Relations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T200000
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SUMMARY:Sold Out-Advanced Steward Training
DESCRIPTION:This course will build on the skills students developed in the Basic Steward Training course by emphasizing Strategic Planning for local unions\, members mobilization\, and problem-solving techniques and member mobilization skills. To make the course more meaningful\, students should bring their own ideas for discussion. It is a prerequisite that students have completed the Basic Steward Training course. \nIt is a prerequisite that students will have completed the Basic Steward Training course. \nObjectives: \n\nStudents will enhance their grievance handling and grievance investigation skills.\nStudents will develop skills around Member Mobilization.\nStudents will learn skills to assist their union in Strategic Planning.\nStudents will improve their understanding of the role of the union steward in the union Organizing model.\n\nInstructed By: Tom Breslin\, Retired Associate Director of Labor Education\, Massachusetts Nurses Association
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/advanced-steward-training/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:School of Labor-Management Relations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071517
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SUMMARY:Free Virtual Unemployment Insurance Benefits Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Unemployment Insurance (UI) \nUnemployment insurance (UI) is a critical safety net during periods of joblessness. This vital program allows workers and their families to meet their basic living expenses when they’re out of work\, while stabilizing the economy during recessions. \nThis workshop provides you with the expertise you need to understand the UI system and secure the UI benefits to which you and members of your union are legally entitled. It will guide you through the UI system from eligibility criteria to the appeals process. It will also discuss challenges with DUA’s new online system\, how union members should address new questions in the online benefit portal to remain exempt from the work search requirement\, and how part-time work during a benefit claim may affect eligibility. \nJASON SALGADO is a Staff Attorney in the Workers’ Rights Unit of Greater Boston Legal Services\, where he represents workers and advocates for legislative change in unemployment insurance\, paid family medical leave\, wage and hour\, and misclassification matters. Jason previously worked in the Workers’ Rights Unit as an AmeriCorps paralegal\, law student intern\, and volunteer. Jason graduated from Harvard Law School in 2021 and received his bachelor’s degree from Boston College.
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/free-virtual-unemployment-insurance-benefits-workshop/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T200000
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CREATED:20251015T172252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T191101Z
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SUMMARY:Free Virtual Paid Family and Medical Leave Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) \nAs of 2021\, Massachusetts has fully implemented its Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program\, providing workers wage replacement benefits when they have to remain out of work because of their own serious health condition\, to care for a family member\, or to bond with a newborn or newly-adopted child. By enabling workers to afford to take time away from work under these circumstances\, these critical benefits improve health outcomes for workers and the public as a whole\, while also improving early childhood development outcomes for children. \nThis workshop will provide an overview of the benefits and protections available to workers under the PFML law\, tips regarding the application and appeals process\, and a discussion of unresolved barriers to accessing these benefits to look out for as you seek to access these benefits for yourself\, your family\, or other members of your union. \nSTEPHANIE HERRON RICE is an attorney and Racial Justice Fellow at Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) in the Workers’ Rights Unit. Her practice focuses on Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) and unemployment insurance (UI) individual representation and systemic advocacy. Stephanie serves on the UI Bond Bill Advisory Council\, providing input to the Employment Modernization and Transformation Project overhauling the UI online system. Prior to joining GBLS\, Stephanie worked in the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and South Coastal Counties’ Justice Center in Brockton as a housing and benefits attorney. She received her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law.
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/free-virtual-paid-family-and-medical-leave-workshop/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T190000
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SUMMARY:2025 Cushing-Gavin Awards Celebration
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/2025-cushing-gavin-awards-celebration/
LOCATION:IBEW Local 103 Function Hall\, 256 Freeport St #1\, Dorchester\, MA\, 02122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cushing Gavin Awards
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071517
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SUMMARY:Labor Guild 2026 Annual Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:As a member of the Labor Guild Community\, you’re invited to join us at our \n2026 Annual Membership Meeting \nJanuary 29\, 2026 at 7:00PM \nThis is to advise you of the upcoming Annual Meeting of the Labor Guild. The details of this meeting are as follows: \nDate: Thursday\, January 29\, 2026 \nTime: 7:00PM \nLocation: Pastoral Center\, 66 Brooks Drive\, Braintree\, MA\, 02184 \nWe will: \n\nRecap The Labor Guild’s 2025 Program;\nDiscuss 2026’s Program;\nElect The Slate of Directors for the Board\n\nThe meeting will be followed by a light bite and refreshments.
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/labor-guild-2026-annual-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:The Labor Guild\, 66 Brooks Drive\, Braintree\, MA\, 02184\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T200000
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SUMMARY:Basic Steward Training with Deb Sullivan
DESCRIPTION:This 5-week course is designed to focus on BASIC Stewards training: \n\nExpectations of a steward ~ What is a Steward anyway?\nWhat you need to have ~ Resources necessary to do the job\nOrganizing vs Servicing ~ Attitude and approach to solution solving\nYour rights and obligations as a steward ~ How to deal with management\nWeingarten Rights~ How to investigate a grievance ~ dealing with members\nGrievances ~ Writing\, Investigating\, and Presenting\nGrievance Case study ~ Role play\n\nStudents should expect to actively participate in the discussions each week\, bringing  experiences\, real time problems and ideas for solutions to the issues they face as  stewards in their workplace. Copies of the contract the students are currently working with as well as copies of local union bylaws\, constitutions\, or any other governing  documents should be available for students to check and use as a resource. \nInstructed by: Deb Sullivan\, Retired Associate Director of Labor Education~ Massachusetts Nurses Association \n 
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/basic-steward-training-with-deb-sullivan/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:School of Labor-Management Relations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071517
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SUMMARY:Building Union Strength Through Conflict Resolution with Ed Watt
DESCRIPTION:During this training\, participants will: \n\nUnderstand the root causes\, types\, and effects of workplace conflict.\nLearn how awareness and intentional responses can shift conflict outcomes toward collaboration.\nPractice communication tools—such as active listening\, open-ended questioning\, and reflection—to de-escalate tension and strengthen relationships.\nParticipate in small and large group exercises\, culminating in a role-play based on real-life workplace scenarios.\n\nWhen completing this workshop\, the attendees will view conflict as an opportunity to  grow the union and actively promote understanding in the workplace. \nInstructed by Ed Watt: \nAt age 16\, Ed Watt started his union career as a member of Local 338 RWDSU. Working for the New York City Transit Authority\, he became a proud member of Transport Workers Union Local 100. At 30\, he became the chief steward of Flatbush depot in Brooklyn\, New York\, serving over  800 bus operators. In 2001\, he was elected Financial Secretary-Treasurer of the 38\,000- member local. He would serve three terms and then move on to positions in the Transport  Workers Union International and the Amalgamated Transit Union International. He is now the  principal of WattADR\, an alternative dispute resolution practice. He holds a master’s degree in  industrial and labor relations from Baruch/Cornell MSILR and a graduate certificate in  Transportation Safety from San Jose State University. \n 
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/building-union-strength-through-conflict-resolution-with-ed-watt/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:School of Labor-Management Relations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071517
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T154612Z
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SUMMARY:Free Workshop: Runaway Inequality and the Crisis of U.S. Health Care
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nOur healthcare system isn’t working. It costs too much and covers too few people. And at the bargaining table\, year after year\, unions and employers face off over who will pay for the ever-escalating costs.  This course offers and in-depth examination of the U.S. healthcare system\, how we compare to other countries\, and who really benefits from it. We’ll consider how healthcare impacts collective bargaining\, how insurance companies behave\, and how the Canadian healthcare system works. And we’ll look at the possibility of a solution that can deliver high-quality\, affordable healthcare for everyone. \nComponents: \n\nIntroduction\nHealthcare Benefits and Collective Bargaining\nCan We Afford Better Healthcare?\nHow Do Insurance Companies Make Money?\nWhat’s the Alternative to Employer-Based\, For-Profit Health Insurance?\nHow Would Medicare for All Affect Workers?\nObjections and Responses to Medicare for All\n\nInstructors: \nKatherine Isaac\, Executive Director\, Debs-Jones-Douglass Institute \nRose Roach\, National Coordinator\, Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/free-workshop-runaway-inequality-and-the-crisis-of-u-s-health-care/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071517
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SUMMARY:Union Power Tools and Media Skills with Ashley Adams
DESCRIPTION:This course will cover the basics of increasing the power of a local union as well as the skills necessary for a positive public union campaign. \nSpecifically\, we will address the following  subjects: \n\nCreating a vibrant communications network\, and the one-on-one communications  necessary for effective outreach and recruitment.\nListening skills\nFighting like a boxer: training\, sparring\, easy fights\, tune up fights\, and championship fights.\nLeadership identification and recruitment.\nRunning effective meetings.\nStaging events for maximum media impact.\nHow to talk to the news media. Presentation and interview skills.\n\nThe text we will rely on is UNION POWER TOOLS\, by Ashley Adams. It’s available in print form from Amazon (all profits donated to Labor Guild and New England Jewish Labor Committee). \nInstructed by: Ashley Adams \nOrganizer\, Trainer\, Negotiator\, Massachusetts Teachers Association (Retired)
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/union-power-tools-and-media-skills-with-ashley-adams/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:School of Labor-Management Relations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071517
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SUMMARY:Drafting Contract Language to Reduce Grievances with Mike Loconto
DESCRIPTION:Purpose of the Course: \nThe purpose of this course is to prepare contract negotiators to draft  effective collective bargaining proposals. Grievances and costly arbitration’s often arise out of unclear contract language. Many locals and employers do not use attorneys to assist with drafting during the  collective bargaining process\, and sometimes disputes arise from ambiguous provisions. \nBy the end  of this course\, students will have tools to create durable outcomes at the table and reduce costs and  uncertainty over the life of the contract. \nInstructed by: Michael Loconto\, Arbitrator and Mediator \nMichael Loconto is a Boston-based arbitrator and mediator providing neutral\, independent dispute resolution services for the modern workplace. \nArbitrator Loconto has trained with the American Arbitration Association and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Institute and has apprenticed under two members of the National Academy of Arbitrators in labor\, employment and pension fund matters. He has experience in the public and private sectors with education\, trades\, construction PLAs\, public safety\, dining services\, hospitals\, and transportation\, among other industries\, and has handled a spectrum of discipline and discharge\, contract interpretation\, discrimination\, substance abuse\, pay and benefits matters. Arbitrator Loconto has two decades of practical experience\, previously serving as an in-house counsel to a small college and a labor and employment relations leader for a large university and a major metropolitan city. He has worked with unions\, managers and neutrals as a Labor and Employee Relations Association industry council leader and is the current President of Boston’s LERA Chapter. He has taught legal writing and research at Northeastern University School of Law and courses on contracts and bargaining at The Labor Guild. \nArbitrator Loconto conducts in-person or remote hearings nationally and internationally via the AAA (labor\, employment and pension/ERISA matters)\, the Labor Relations Connection\, FMCS\, the National Mediation Board\, and through more than two dozen state and local agencies. He is also a member of the Roster of Arbitrators with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (rail disputes) and hears consumer lemon law claims in Massachusetts and contract vendor disputes with the City of New York. \nPlease visit locontoadr.com or email mtl@locontoadr.com for further information.
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/drafting-contract-language-to-reduce-grievances-with-mike-loconto/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:School of Labor-Management Relations
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SUMMARY:The American Labor Relations System: Yesterday\, Today\, and Tomorrow with Dan Fogarty
DESCRIPTION:Together\, in this 5-week class you will learn about and discuss: \n\nKey historical moments and recurring trends in American labor relations\nMajor labor legislation and the current legal framework underpinning collective bargaining\nRules and strategy for both bargaining and administering a union contract\nThe challenges and opportunities facing American labor relations today and into the future\n\nInstructed by: Daniel Fogarty\, Partner\, Sandulli Grace P.C.\nDaniel Fogarty is a partner at Sandulli Grace\, P.C.\, where he has practiced since 2015. Dan is dedicated to representing unions and their members in a wide range of labor and employment matters. Through his hard work\, Dan has obtained successful outcomes for his union clients in contract negotiations and interest arbitration\, contract administration and grievance arbitration\, and unfair labor practices before the Department of Labor Relations. He has also represented workers in matters concerning work-related injuries\, disability retirement applications and appeals\, professional licensure and certification matters\, including matters before the Massachusetts POST Commission and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education\, as well as appeals for unemployment assistance\, discrimination claims\, and wage and hour issues. \nBefore joining Sandulli Grace\, Dan worked as a Labor Relations Trial Examiner at the New York City Office of Collective Bargaining\, where he acted as a neutral decision maker in improper practice and representation cases between the City of New York and various municipal unions. While in law school\, Dan also gained valuable experience working at a union-side law firm\, Region 2 of the National Labor Relations Board\, and the NYC Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association. \nDan graduated cum laude from George Washington University with a B.A. in Philosophy and then went on to receive his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School where he was an active member of the Moot Court Honors Society. He is licensed to practice law in both Massachusetts and New York.
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/the-american-labor-relations-system-with-dan-fogarty/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:School of Labor-Management Relations
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SUMMARY:Union Meetings and Robert's Rules with Patti Legault-Frank
DESCRIPTION:Whether you want to become a more effective and respected Chair\, or a more confident and impactful participant\, we’ll put Robert’s Rules Order to work to achieve more effective and democratic union meetings.  We’ll review both the basics of Robert’s Rules of Order (making motions\, debate\, and voting). You will learn how Robert’s Rules of Order interfaces with your union’s bylaws\, special rules of order\, standing rules\, and past practice\, as well as labor law.  Other issues we will discuss will be special meetings\, executive session\, electronic meetings\, rules for committees and small boards (yes\, they are different from membership meetings!)\, members ex-officio\, and more.  You will also find the materials distributed in this course invaluable meeting tools as you attend or run your union meetings.
URL:https://laborguild.com/event/union-meetings-and-roberts-rules-with-patti-legault-frank/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:School of Labor-Management Relations
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