Everything LR specialists, attorneys, supervisors and managers need to know before the bargaining process begins so that they step into the negotiation process with confidence.

This course provides a thorough overview of the nature, purpose and processes of collective bargaining plus teaches you how to best prepare for negotiations between union and management. You’ll be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to help you effectively prepare for bargaining over collective bargaining agreements, mid-term agreements, as well as over everyday changes to conditions of employment.

Course Components

Chapter 1: Collective Bargaining Agreements
Chapter 2: The Bargaining Obligation
Chapter 3: Preparing for the Negotiations

Learning Outcomes

After completion of this course, you'll be able to:

• Explain how collective bargaining works in the federal sector.
• Describe the concept of duty to bargain.
• Identify the parameters of a party’s duty to bargain.
• Explain what it means to negotiate in good faith.
• List the various steps you should take when preparing for bargaining.
• Identify topics that would most likely be mandatory or permissive subjects of bargaining.
• Complete the final course assessment with 80% mastery.

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You’ll never pay more than $124 per course and DEEP discounts are available for volume purchases of 30 or more courses! See for yourself how you and/or your staff can benefit from taking cyberFEDS^® eLearning courses. Contact us in one of these three easy ways to get started:

1. Complete and submit our online form
2. Call toll-free 1-800-341-7874
3. Email cfelearn@lrp.com with your name, title, organization and phone number