Arbitration Advocate Training: March 1, 2024
Arbitration Advocate Training: March 1, 2024
Arbitration Advocate Training: March 1, 2024
This all-day training (9AM - 445PM) is intended for labor and management advocates to learn from NAA arbitrators about how to present grievance arbitration cases, and includes a brief overview of the key issues and techniques, followed by students engaging in the hands-on preparation and presentation of a labor case study, with NAA arbitrators assisting students' preparation of the case and then conducting mock arbitration hearings.
Friday, March 1
8:30 a.m. Registration (Note: coffee and light breakfast available in hotel lobby)
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Orientation
9:15 a.m. Overview of Labor Grievance Arbitration Process
10:30 a.m. Advocates Prepare Their Cases. In concurrent Breakout Sessions and with the assistance of an NAA Arbitrator faculty member, teams prepare their cases for presentation during the afternoon.
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Advocates Present Their Cases. In concurrent Breakout Sessions, teams present their cases to a different NAA Arbitrator faculty member for decision.
3:30 p.m. Labor Arbitrator Panel: Ask Me Anything. A panel of NAA arbitrators answer your questions about what works and doesn't in labor arbitration.
4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
4:45p.m. Adjourn
5:00 p.m. Reception Please join us for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Regional Conference: MARCH 2, 2024
Arbitration Advocate Training: March 1, 2024
Arbitration Advocate Training: March 1, 2024
This all-day conference (9AM - 3PM) is intended for NAA Southeast Region members, other labor arbitrators, and labor advocates interested in learning more about, or continuing their education in, the field of labor arbitration; it is also a chance to network or reconnect with fellow labor practitioners.
Friday, March 1
5:00 p.m. Reception Please join us for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Saturday, March 2
8:30 a.m. Registration (Note: coffee and light breakfast available in hotel lobby)
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Orientation
9:15 a.m. NAA President's Address
10:00 a.m. Appointing Agency Reports. Hear updates from FMCS, AAA Labor, and NMB.
10:45 a.m. Federal Sector Labor Relations - Federal Labor Agency Overview. Hear the latest about labor relations and labor arbitration from a panel of representatives of FLRA, FSIP, and FMCS.
12:15 p.m. Lunch - NLRB Region 12 Director Cohen to speak
1:15 p.m. Pick one of 2 Concurrent Sessions:
- State/Local Government Arbitration Hot Topics
OR
- Federal Sector Arbitration from Advocate’s Perspective: What do you want your arbitrators to know?
2:45 p.m. Closing Remarks
3:00 p.m. Adjourn Conference
3:05 - 3:30 p.m. Annual Regional Business Meeting (open only to NAA Members)
DeTAILS AND HOW TO REGISTER
Where:
The Training and Conference will take place at the Hyatt Place Tampa Airport/Westshore, 5308 Avion Park Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.
For those wishing to lodge at the hotel, a block of rooms has been reserved for 2/29 - 3/2/24, at the nightly rate of $229 (plus tax). To reserve your rooms, click here.
Cost:
Pricing for the event is as follows
- Arbitration Advocate Training (March 1 only): $250 if registered by December 31, 2023; $300 thereafter
- Regional Conference (March 2 only): $300 if registered by December 31, 2023; $350 thereafter
- Advocates wishing to attend both the Training and the Conference (March 1 and 2): $500 if registered by December 31, 2023; $600 thereafter
Registration fee includes admission and lunch on the selected event day(s), as well as the Friday evening reception (regardless of which event day(s) you purchase).