This webinar explores how a strong Labor-Management Committee (LMC) helps meet the three LMC objectives: advance agency’s mission; improve the quality of work-life; and enhance labor relations across the board. It provides an overview of the importance of strong relationships and structure for new committees, provides a review for fully functioning committees, and offers additional support or guidance. Benefits to L-M cooperation, challenges committees face, and strategies to overcome them will also be discussed. An overview of the structural (or procedural) aspects will be presented, including committee composition, co-chair and member responsibilities, agenda preparation, meetings, meeting notes, ground rules, and dispute resolution.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to: