This 24-hour course has been updated to cover topics from our Basic Collective Bargaining class, as well as our Advanced Bargaining class.  We’ll be providing an overview of the entire bargaining process, a legal analysis of laws related to collective bargaining including Meyers-Milias-Brown, analysis of positional and hard/soft bargaining as compared to interest-based bargaining, basic contract costing, and the grievance and arbitration process. This course will also cover fiscal emergencies, municipal bankruptcy and how to develop an agreement based on monetary AND no cost items that meeting the needs of YOUR members and the city/county. 

This course is intensive, demanding, and requires students to commit to attending the entire course. It will help to prepare you to negotiate with the best!

Who should attend?

Anyone involved in negotiations or who would like to become more knowledgeable about the negotiation process.

$275 registration fee / $400 Non-member

March 12-14, 2024

Three-Day Class, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.