THIRD ANNUAL
The Commissioners and staff of the WERC are pleased to invite you to the Third Annual Wisconsin Public Sector Labor Relations Conference.
We would like to acknowledge and thank the University of Wisconsin Law School and the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar for their continued support and assistance as co-sponsors.
We are excited about the program
for this year's conference and hope that you will find it as informative and
enjoyable as in previous years. We look forward to seeing you on May 3rd
in
The program and links to registration
forms for the May 3, 2007 Public Sector Conference appear below, along with
information regarding an additional
training opportunity for advocates on May 2nd, entitled Labor
Arbitration Advocacy: Preparing, Presenting and Persuading, sponsored by
Region 11 of the National Academy of Arbitrators. While this additional training program is not
part of the 2007 Public Sector Conference and is not sponsored by the WERC,
because of its obvious relevance and interest to our clients the WERC has
agreed to help publicize it to Conference participants, and to allow people to
register for both programs at the same time.
Judy Neumann, Chair
Sue Bauman, Commissioner
Paul Gordon, Commissioner
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2007
LABOR RELATIONS CONFERENCE
Thursday, May 3, 2007 –
Presented by the
Co-Sponsored by the University of
the Labor and Employment Law Section of the
State Bar
8:00- 8:30 Coffee/Registration
8:30-8:40 Welcome/Announcements
Judy Neumann, Chair,
WERC
8:40-9:40 What’s
the Word From The WERCing World?
Recent Developments in
Peter Davis,
General Counsel, WERC
9:40-10:30 Cheez It .. It’s The Feds!
Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law in the
Federal Courts
Professor Carin Clauss,
University of
10:30-10:45 Coffee
Break
10:45-11:45 First Set of Breakout Sessions – A, B, C, D
Session A Oh, Quit Weining
Weingarten and Garrity Rights in an Organized
Environment
Moderator:
Sharon Gallagher, WERC
Mike Julka,
Lathrop & Clark
Gordon
McQuillen, WPPA
Session B Because I Say So
The Permissible Scope Of Unilateral Action
Moderator:
Bob Butler,
WASB
Bruce Ehlke,
Hawks, Quindel, Ehlke & Perry
Session C Dr. Phil and Mr. Hyde
Avoiding Common Pitfalls
When Dealing With The Troubled Employee.
Moderator: Kurt
Stege, WERC
Jim Ruhly,
Melli, Walker, Pease & Ruhly
Bruce
Meredith, WEAC
Session D The Lightning Round
Hot Spots / Quick Hits Session On Bargaining Topics
Moderator:
Steve Morrison, WERC
Joe Conway,
Marion Smith,
Michael, Best & Friedrich
John
Prentice, Wisconsin Counties Association
Jana Weaver,
11:45-12:45 Lunch –
No Speaker
12:45-1:45 Second Set of Breakout Sessions – E, F, G, H
Session E Gasp – It’s GASB!!
How the Change in Accounting Rules Affects The
Substance of Bargaining
Moderator: Karen
Mawhinney, WERC
Steve
Nenonen, City Administrator, City of
Larry
Rodenstein, Council 40, AFSCME
Session F Swallow Your Whistle, Ref
Free Speech, Whistle-Blowing And The Garcetti Case
Moderator:
Stuart Levitan, WERC
Walter Kelly,
Law Offices of Walter Kelly
Jim Korom,
von Briesen & Roper
Session G Searching For The Truth – Or At Least A
Helpful Cite
Computer Research Methods For Interest Arbitrations
and WERC Cases
Marshall
Gratz, WERC
Session H www.you’refired.com
Arbitral Treatment of Misconduct and Privacy Issues in
the Internet Age
Moderator: John
Emery, WERC
Prof. Jay
Grenig,
Lester Pines,
Cullen, Weston, Pines & Bach
Mary Gerbig,
Davis & Kuelthau
1:50-2:55 Third Set of Breakout Sessions – I, J, K, L
Session I And The Winner Is…
2006-2007 Interest Arbitration Update
Moderator:
Coleen Burns, WERC
Sherwood
Malamud, Arbitrator
Kim Gasser,
La Follette, Godfrey & Kahn
Andrea
Hoeschen, Previant, Goldberg
Session J Musher, Lead Dog or Just Part of the Team?
Who Is A Supervisor These Days?
Moderator: Paul
Gordon, Commissioner, WERC
Peter Davis,
General Counsel, WERC
Mike Wilson,
Council 40, AFSCME
Jonathan
Swain, Lindner & Marsack
Session K Doing Unto Others
The Ethics of Practical Labor Relations
Moderator: Bill
Houlihan, WERC
JoAnn Hart,
Stafford, Rosenbaum
Kurt Kobelt,
Lawton & Cates
Session L Everything You Always Wanted To Know
About Arbitrators But Were Afraid To Ask
Open Forum With A Panel Of Arbitrators
Moderator:
Danielle Carne, WERC
Sharon Imes,
Arbitrator
Amedeo Greco
, Arbitrator
Lauri Millot
, Arbitrator, WERC
3:00-4:15 Closing Plenary Session
Measure Twice, Cut Once
Does Increasing the Quality of Care and Promoting
Wellness
Lead to Lower Costs for Medical Care and Health
Insurance?
Moderator: Sue
Bauman, Commissioner, WERC
Sean Kenney,
Labor-Management Health Care Coalition of the
Dick Tillmar,
Partner, Diversified Insurance Services, Inc.
4:15 Reception
WE NEED QUESTIONS FOR THE
PANELISTS…
This year, we have introduced three new sessions that we hope will get away from usual “talking heads” presentations and provide more specific information on matters of interest to the people attending the conference:
The Lightning Round – A two minute drill on topics and developments at the bargaining table
Doing Unto Others – The practical ethics of labor relations
Everything
You Always Wanted to Know About Arbitrators But Were Afraid to Ask
Each of these sessions is designed to primarily focus on questions and issues raised by the audience. In order for this format to work, we obviously need your cooperation. Please include with your registration at least one question you would like answered or issue you would like addressed in each of these sessions. Otherwise, there’s going to be a lot of dead air, and presenters doing card tricks for an hour.
Additional Training
Arbitration
Advocacy Training through the NAA
On Wednesday, May 2nd, Region 11 of the National Academy of Arbitrators will be conducting a training session for advocates on Labor Arbitration Advocacy: Preparing, Presenting and Persuading. While this session is not part of the 2007 Public Sector Conference and is not sponsored by the WERC, because of its obvious relevance and interest to our clients the WERC has agreed to help publicize it to conference participants, and to allow people to register for both programs at the same time.
Program
Schedule and Information
May
2, 2007 – Sheraton Hotel,
8:00 - 8:45 Registration, continental breakfast
8:45 - 9:00 Welcome, Introductions and Announcements
9:00 - 9:50 Overview of Program
Amedeo
Greco, NAA
Gil
Vernon, NAA
Ed
Krinsky, NAA
10:00 - 10:50 Elements of Just Cause and Contract Interpretation
Harvey
Nathan, NAA Chicago
Lisa
Salkovitz Kohn, NAA Chicago
Jeanne
Vonhof, NAA Chicago
11:00 - 12:00 Presenting Evidence and Panel Discussion of Evidence Issues
Barry
Simon, NAA Chicago
George
Fleischli, NAA
Fred
Dichter, NAA
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch and Open Discussion Period
1:00 - 1:50 Case Matrix/Advanced Topics in Arbitration (two tracks)
Case
Matrix – Fred Dichter, Sharon Imes, NAA LaCrosse, and
Advanced
Topics – George Fleischli, Ed Krinsky, and Harvey Nathan
2:00 - 3:15 Arbitration Exercise
Fred
Dichter, Sharon Imes, and
3:30 - 4:30 Questions and Answers
The
program will be conducted at the Sheraton –
All program materials will be provided, and attendees will have an opportunity on-site to purchase Norm Brand's, "Labor Arbitration: The Strategy of Persuasion."
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Registration Information
Registration Fee: $95.00
Registrations will be accepted on a space available
basis.
Registration
Forms are
available in two formats:
- a convenient auto-fill Registration
Form in RTF format. The form can
either be filled-out on screen (IE browser required) and then printed and
mailed/faxed, or the form can be downloaded, opened with your word processor,
filled out on screen and either e-mailed or printed and mailed/faxed.
- a printable Registration Form in
PDF format.
Cancellation Policy: Registrations may be cancelled with a full refund if notice of the cancellation is received by the WERC by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 20. No refunds will be made after that point. Registrations may, however, be transferred to another person from the same firm or organization at any point.
Registration
Questions: contact Georgann Kramer georgann.kramer@werc.state.wi.us 608-266-9287
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