Wednesday April 8, 1998 Morning

31. Seven Success Strategies for Plant-Level Leadership

A case study with the best and most instructive relationships between union and management leaders in a cross section of industries across the country.
Presenter: Industrial Revolutions
Freemont, NH

32. "From the Ground Up:" Theater at Work - Part 2

Explores conflict at every level of a changing organization.
Presenters: Theater at Work - Training for a Better Workplace
St. Paul, MN

33. From Confrontation to Cooperation: The Camden County Story

The background and history of an emerging county-wide partnership.
Presenters: Camden County and Camden County Council #10
Camden, NJ

Management and union representatives from the Panama Canal Partnership Council will discuss success stories and problems in partnering during the transition of the Panama Canal from U.S. hands to Panamanian control.
Presenters: Panama Area Metal Trades Council and Panama Canal Transition Management
Panama Canal

35. The Anatomy of a High Performance Work Organization

How the drive to "grow the business" has created a nationwide HPWO effort by the IAM.
This session will present a case study of one of the involved organizations.
Presenter: HPWO Partnerships Department, IAM and management representative.
Upper Marlboro, MD

36. From the Shaft to the Handshake

Repeat of session #1.

37. Interest-Based Bargaining Under the Railway Labor Act

How an interest-based bargaining approach helped the parties negotiate a breakthrough agreement and improve their relationship during a period of merger, acquisition and technological change.
Presenters: ALPA, AMR Eagle, and National Mediation Board
Washington, D.C.

38. Conflictive Partnership: A Real World Model for Labor-Management Cooperation

Repeat of session #8.

39. Good Schoolkeeping

The use of "school family committees" to implement facility improvements.
Presenters: Commonwealth Association of School Administrators, Philadelphia Area Labor- Management Committee, Philadelphia School District, and affiliated unions
Philadelphia, PA

40. The Impact of External Law on Traditional Arbitration Issues

How does the interpretation of employment-related laws (e.g., equal employment opportunity, family leave, disability) influence arbitration awards.
Presenters: Martin H. Malin, Arbitrator, Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, IIT, and Jeanne M. Vonhof, Arbitrator
Chicago, IL

Wednesday April 8, 1998 Afternoon

41. A Framework for Change: Dealing with the Cultural Paradox

Repeat of session #2.

42. From Adversaries to Allies

The impact of cooperation on collective bargaining (and vice versa) in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Presenters: Virgin Islands Labor-Management Committee members
U.S. Virgin Islands

43. Bringing Welfare Recipients into the Workforce

Using the Labor-Management Committee to train and find work for welfare recipients.
Presenters: AFSCME Local 372/District Council 37 and New York City Board of Education
New York, NY

Using union-management partnership to deal with problems involving bargaining subjects.
Presenters: NTEU Chapter 208 and Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Rockville, MD

45. The Story of a Friendly Separation: The Demise of a Labor-Management Council

Repeat of Session #7.

46. Preventing Violence in the Workplace

Identifying the sources and risks of hostile behavior and planning for critical incidents through a collaborative process.
Presenters: Workplace Solutions
Red Hook, NY

47. Implementing a Team-Based Work System in a Union Environment

The benefits and barriers of a team-based approach in a manufacturing setting.
Presenters: Cummins Engine Company and Diesel Workers Union
Columbus, IN

48. A Blueprint for Labor-Management Partnerships Part 2: The Kaiser Permanente/IUD Story

Launching the nation’s largest labor-management partnership based on the blueprint presented in part 1.
Presenters: Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO, Labor-Management Partnerships, Kaiser Permanente, and John Stepp, Restructuring Associates

49. "The Way We Were"

A role-play demonstrating the transformation of behavior and attitudes through the interest-based bargaining process.
Presenters: California School Employees Association, Monrovia Teachers Association, and Monrovia Unified School District
Monrovia, CA

50. The Difficult Arbitration Hearing

What do you do when one of the parties becomes disruptive? How do you handle potential violence? How do you soothe an emotional grievant?
Presenters: Stephen Briggs, Arbitrator, Professor of Industrial Relations, DePaul University
Chicago, IL

51. Creating "Microbusinesses" with Union Involvement at Lockheed-Martin

Using the Malcom Baldrige Assessment Process to lay the foundation for future productivity gains.
Presenters: IUE Local 106 and Lockheed Martin
Moorestown, NJ

52. All Aboard the Conrail/BLE/UTU Safety Train

An integrated approach to reducing risks and achieving optimal alertness.
Presenters: BLE, Circadian Technologies, Inc., Conrail, and UTU
Philadelphia, PA

53. Labor and Management Learning Together in the Fire Service

Forging a joint effort on firefighter fitness and wellness issues.
Presenters: International Association of Fire Chiefs and International Association of Fire Fighters Fairfax, VA

54. Discussion Group

Labor challenges in implementing joint workplace initiatives.

55. Jointness for Janitors

The sum is greater than the individual parts when competitors collaborate with each other and their unions.
Presenters: Wayne State University and SEIU
Detroit, MI

56. CISCO: A Decade of Service to the Construction Community

The story of how 82,000 union tradesmen and 4,000 union contractors in Northeastern Illinois have made a difference in their industry.
Presenters: Chicago Area Building and Construction Trades and Chicago Area Contractors Association Chicago, IL

57. The FMCS Interest-Based Bargaining Approach

A hands-on review of the IBB process.
Presenters: FMCS Commissioners Charles Gamble, Wilkes-Barre, PA; Jeanne Frank, Minneapolis, MN; and Lavonne Ritter, Las Vegas, NV

58. What Makes Area Labor-Management Committees Tick?

A comparative analysis of the factors influencing the accomplishments and shortcomings of various area committees in Illinois.
Presenter: Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois
Champaign, IL

59. How to Survive and Prosper in the Managed Health Care Marketplace

This is the story of how employee organizations in the Los Angeles Unified School District successfully took over the health and welfare benefit program.
Presenters: California Federation of Teachers, California School Employees Association, Los Angeles Unified School District, Price Waterhouse, and SEIU
Los Angeles, CA

60. What’s Up at the Agencies?

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