Arbitration TRAINING & Conference REGISTRATION

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.

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.  

**NOTE:  The Conference (Day 2) had been approved by The Florida Bar for 5.5 CLE credits (General and L&E credits).  

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

9:45 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)