Contract Language: Working Within It; Making It Work for You	QuickCode: QQBDCH
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		Upcoming Dates *Click on a Date to Sign Up Oct 27 · NEW YORK, NY Dec 8 · NEW YORK, NY

	Provider: Cornell University-ILR · View Profile $695  Topic: Human Resources > Labor Relations General Overview: This workshop is designed to provide labor relations practitioners with a sold, practical understanding of what contract language means and how it will likely be interpreted by an arbitrator in the event of a contract language dispute. One day. Fee per person: $695. Fee includes breakfast, lunch and refreshments. Who Should Attend? Labor relations, human resources managers and professionals, attorneys

Detailed Overview/Outline

A collective bargaining agreement is a living document referred to by the parties on a daily basis. Whether they are adminstering contact language or proposing language at the bargaining table, this workshop is designed to provide labor relations practitioners with a solid, practical understanding of what contact language means and how it will likely be interpreted by an arbitrator in the event of a contact language dispute.

This one-day workshop covers:

• A methodology for analyzing contact language disputes
• Standards used by arbitrators in contract interpretation cases
• Key contract clauses in collective bargaining agreements

Key Topics
Principles of contract interpretation

• Determining how language is (or will be) construed
• Arbitrators' views on contract language

The role and impact of past practice

• Standards for defining/proving a binding past practice
• The impact of past practice on the meaning of contract language
• Termination of a past practice

Preserving management's rights

• Understanding the source of management's rights
• How management's rights can be affected by contract language and/or past practices
• How arbitrators view the doctrine of reserved rights

Drafting contract language

• How to write contract language that means what you intended
• Common drafting mistakes

Special Features
Case study practice in contract interpretation and drafting, and the opportunity to hear an "arbitrator's view."

Who Will Benefit
Labor relations/human resources managers and professionals involved in the administration or negotiation of collective bargaining agreements

Sponsor Background:

• Over 50 years ago, Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations was formed to provide training to employers to improve workplaces and workplace life.
• Cornell workshops have a reputation for being current in subject theory and application as well as on legal or regulatory issues.
• Classes are highly interactive…between student and instructor and student to student.
• Discussion groups, case studies, role plays, and other exercises provide practice for your learning.
• Your instructors are skilled communicators and experienced professionals committed to providing the finest in real world, practical education.
• The majority of our clients are repeat users…a testimony to the quality and value received.

Substitution and Cancellation Policy

Substitutions of registrants can be made at any time. Cancellations and transfers are subject to a 25% charge unless received in writing one week prior to the program. Registrants who do not cancel in writing prior to the program date and who do not attend are responsible for the entire fee.

Instructor(s):
Jacquelin F. Drucker or Kenneth A. Margolis

Instructor Background:
Jacquelin F. Drucker, Esq., Arbitrator and Mediator of labor and employment disputes for numerous industries. She has 20 years' experience in labor-management relations. Formerly, she was a management attorney and later served as General Counsel, Executive Director, and Vice Chair of a major state labor relations adjudicatory board. She authored Collective Bargaining Law in Ohio.

Kenneth A. Margolis, Esq., Partner, Kauff, McClain & McGuire, a labor and employment law firm. Mr. Margolis has extensive experience in the entertainment, building services, maritime, and cable TV industries as a spokesperson for management in the drafting and negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and arbitration of disputes.

Past Participants Include:
Past Participants in All Cornell Workshops Include

• AIG
• American Express
• AT&T
• Becton-Dickinson & Co.
• Bell Atlantic
• BMG
• Boeing
• Chase Manhattan Bank
• Citicorp
• Coca-Cola
• Corning Glass
• Estee Lauder
• General Motors
• Girl Scouts of America
• GTE
• IBM
• Johnson & Johnson
• Lucent
• Merck
• Mobil
• MTV
• NEC America
• New York City Criminal Justice Agency
• New York State Dept. of Labor
• Tiffany & Co.
• Time Warner
• UNICEF
• United States Postal Service
• United Technologies
• Xerox

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