CBT: The College Brain Trust - Collective Bargaining Workshops

The College Brain Trust conducts day-long workshops for California community college districts on collective bargaining for the district’s management negotiating team. The Brain Trust consultant presents information on a wide-range of bargaining-related topics and will, before presenting the workshop, review one of the district’s current collective bargaining agreements.

Topics covered in the day-long workshop include:
Session #1
Collective bargaining terminology
District’s Bargaining Team
Assess Union’s Bargaining Team
Assess Union’s Chief Negotiator
External and Internal Negotiations Data and Factors
Preparation Materials
The Initial Proposals
Good Faith Bargaining - Bad Faith Bargaining

Session #2
District Bargaining Objectives
Closed Session
Crafting Contract Language
Four Basic Bargaining Strategies
Cost Cutting Alternatives
Current Contract: Pros and Cons
Brainstorming Session

Session #3
Impasse
Mediation
Certification of Impasse
Factfinding
Discussion and Questions