The following workshops are routinely presented by various field service staff members. More specialized training in the employment law, labor relations, communications or apprenticeship are so noted with the appropriate person to contact regarding setting up those trainings.
For training in your chapter or zone by a field representative please contact Field Services Director Janene Forgey.
Tips for Chapter Secretaries
This training is designed for all chapter secretaries. The training discusses the role and responsibilities of the chapter secretary, methods for recording meeting minutes, agenda preparation, motions and voting. The training is provided via Webinar conferencing. Please contact Anne Smyth to arrange a session. Click here to view the YouTube presentation.
Introduction to Apprenticeship
This course is required for all individuals that enroll in School Employees Apprenticeship Program. It covers registration, record keeping and other program requirements. For more information, contact Tim Busch.
Apprenticeship Basics
This workshop provides an overview of the apprenticeship program. It includes discussion of the training programs offered for various job classifications in the program, as well as how to establish a program in an individual school district. Collective bargaining issues related to apprenticeship are also discussed. For more information, contact Tim Busch.
Building/Site Rep Training
This training focuses on how to build strong building/site rep advocates and their responsibilities. It includes their duties when it comes to distribution of information, processing grievances and negotiations. A strong chapter is one that has a communication system in place and advocates who know what to do and who to call. For more information, contact ant Field Services personnel.
Communications & Public Relations
Improve communication within your chapter and in your community. In addition to learning the importance of positive communication, you will learn how to write attention-grabbing press releases and to design informative, attractive membership newsletters. For more information, contact Rick Chisa.
Introduction to Interest-Based Bargaining
Exploration of the techniques utilized in interest-based bargaining to allow chapters to determine whether to pursue this process. Contrasts between IBB and traditional bargaining are discussed. Designed as informational overview for chapters which have not previously experienced IBB.
The Art of Negotiating
For people with little or no negotiating experience. Includes terminology (how words are used), identifying different negotiating styles, types of negotiations, basic strategies, setting the climate, dealing with your own members, and how to work with your field representative. For more information, contact ant Field Services personnel.
Advanced Negotiations
For PSE members who are part of collective bargaining teams and those members whose contracts are going to expire within the next year. Includes identifying issues, school budgeting, planning, identifying resources, and more. For more information, contact ant Field Services personnel.
Labor Relations for Public Employees
Overview of collective bargaining laws for Washington public employees, including unit determination, scope of bargaining, good faith bargaining, and related matters. For more information, contact ant Field Services personnel.
What Does Your Contract Mean?
A review of the basic elements of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and its application. This workshop is for PSE chapter leaders and members who need or want to understand how collective bargaining agreements are written and the intent and meaning of CBA language. Learn how to clarify the meaning of CBAs. For more information, contact ant Field Services personnel.
Chapter Leadership and Structure
What are the responsibilities of local chapter officers? This workshop provides training for both new officers and those that have been in office for a while. A review of local chapter bylaws is the starting point for discussion on roles and responsibilities of chapter officers. For more information, contact ant Field Services personnel.
How to Run an Effective Meeting
An intense interactive workshop providing leaders and members the opportunity to understand and acquaint themselves with Robert’s Rules of Order. Provide an overview and tools by which to take charge of a chapter meeting, to make it efficient, task oriented, and orderly. For more information, contact ant Field Services personnel.
Duties and Responsibilities of Local Leaders
Borrows a little from “How to Run an Effective Meeting.” This workshop reviews the duties of the elected leaders, the role they serve in the chapter, in the district and in PSE; from what does the President do to the use of labor management committees, to the obligations imposed by the State bylaws. For more information, contact ant Field Services personnel.
Chapter Leader Training
Provides new and emerging leaders a solid foundation of knowledge about PSE and the services it provides members and chapters, how to handle labor relations conflict successfully, and how to be successful representing your classification or chapter. For more information, contact ant Field Services personnel.
Handling Grievances
Substance and procedure of contract grievance processing. For anyone who works with a contract on a day-by-day basis, those who handle grievances and others interested in learning more about the grievance process. For more information, contact ant Field Services personnel.
Labor Management Meetings
Do you know what they are? What they are for? And how to not get trapped bargaining something in a labor management meeting? This workshop will provide you the do’s and don’ts of labor management meetings. For more information, contact ant Field Services personnel.