Many labor-management resources are available to help members of labor-management committees in their tasks. Some very useful resources include:

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A Primer on Conflict Resolution

 

An interactive online course developed by Theodore W. Kheel. This course covers useful strategies for resolving conflicts and disputes. It is based on the second edition of Kheel’s book, The Keys to Conflict Resolution: Proven Methods of Settling Disputes Voluntarily. http://www.conflictresolution.org/primer/enter.htm

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)

A website about FMCS's mediation and other conflict resolution services to industry, communities, and government agencies worldwide. http://www.fmcs.gov

Case studies for dispute resolution, conflict management and labor-management cooperation. http://www.fmcs.gov/internet/categoryList.asp?categoryID=61

Labor Management Committee Basics

A booklet produced by the NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training that provides the fundamentals of labor-management committee operations.

http://nyscseapartnership.org/website/labor_management/labor_mgmt_committee_basics.pdf