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SUMMARY:Edmonton Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector Conference
DESCRIPTION:Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector ConferenceConference Co-Chairs\n\n \nChantel Kassongo\nEmployer Counsel\nNeuman Thompson \n\n\n \nCherie Langlois-Klassen\nUnion Counsel\nBlair Chahley Klassen \n\n\nConference Advisory Committee\n\n \nVictor Banfield\nDirector\, Negotiations and Policy \nHealth Sciences Association of Alberta \n\n\n \nCory Galway\nLead Negotiator\nAlberta Health Services \n\n\n \nRory Gill\nPresident\nCUPE Alberta \n\n\n \nCarl Soderstrom\nExecutive Director\nAlberta Union of Provincial Employees \n\n\n \nSteve Stringfellow\nStrategic Negotiations Lead \nProvincial Bargaining Coordination Office\nAlberta Treasury Board and Finance \n\n\n \nRuth Strong\nSenior Negotiator\nCity of Edmonton \n\n\nTuesday\, November 21\, 2023Breakfast and Registration 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.\nIntroductory remarks by Co-Chairs 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. \nPanel 1 - Checking the Forecast: Experts examine the economic and fiscal climate for bargaining in Alberta\n\n\n \nJoseph Marchand\nProfessor\, Economics\nUniversity of Alberta \n\n\n \nCatherine Rothrock\nChief Economist\nAlberta Treasury Board and Finance \n\n\n \nNeil Hepburn\nEconomist\, Teacher Welfare\nAlberta Teachers’ Association \n\n\nIn this session\, experts will examine the economic and fiscal forecast for Alberta and Canada in 2024\, focusing on the implications for collective bargaining. Specifically\, panelists will address: \n\nWhat short- and long-term economic and fiscal trends are experts predicting in 2024 in Alberta and in Canada? How does the outlook in Alberta compare to other provinces and the United States?\nHow should parties address rising costs of living when negotiating wage increases? Beyond general wage increases\, what wage adjustment mechanisms may be employed? Are longer-term wage adjustments such as periodic cost of living adjustments likely to gain traction?\nHow does the current status of the Alberta labour market compare with the federal labour market? Were more jobs gained or lost in 2023? What is the outlook for 2024?\nHow can parties tackle staffing and retention challenges during negotiations? Based on the labour market outlook\, is there greater pressure to increase wages\, or make other concessions\, to attract and retain workers?\nWill the recent increases in the federal minimum wage and the Alberta minimum wage affect bargaining\, especially negotiations pertaining to lower-wage workers?\nWhat measures are governments currently likely to prioritize in provincial and federal budgets to ensure economic growth and prosperity? How will these measures affect bargaining?\n\nMorning break 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. \nPanel 2 - Bargaining Bulletins: Update on major caselaw and legislation\n\n\n \nTeresa Haykowsky\nEmployer Counsel\nMcLennan Ross \n\n\n \nJacqueline L. Lacasse\nGeneral Counsel\nUniversity of Calgary \n\n\n \nBill Rigutto\nUnion Representative\nAlberta Union of Provincial Employees \n\n\n \nPatrick Nugent\nUnion Counsel\nNugent Law \n\n\nIn this session\, experts will examine recent cases and legislative developments with implications for collective bargaining. Panelists will address the latest cases on government intervention in collective bargaining\, cases illustrating key principles of collective agreement interpretation\, noteworthy interest arbitration awards\, and recent labour board decisions. Final selection of topics will take place in the weeks leading up to the conference\, ensuring coverage of the latest and most newsworthy developments. \nLunch 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. \nPanel 3 - Managing the Message: Expert guidance on communications\, misinformation\, and social media during bargaining\n\n\n \nAdam Cembrowski\nUnion Counsel\nNugent Law Office \n\n\n \nKevin Davediuk\nChief Advisor on Negotiations\nProvincial Bargaining Coordination Office\nGovernment of Alberta \n\n\n \nGabriel Joshee-Arnal\nEmployer Counsel\nNeuman Thompson \n\n\n \nKate Robinson\nNegotiator\nAlberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) \n\n\nCrafting and presenting messages effectively\, accurately\, and lawfully is critical to successful negotiations. In this session\, panelists will discuss strategies for employers and unions seeking to manage communications before\, during\, and after collective bargaining. Specifically\, the panel will address: \n\nWhat key information should be communicated to employees or members during bargaining? How should these communications be framed?\nWhat types of communications with employees are permissible under the Alberta Labour Relations Code during bargaining and what types of practices may be in violation of the Code?\nHow can employers and unions ensure that they get the information needed from each other and from employees in order to determine their bargaining positions?\nHow can employers and unions communicate effectively with one another during bargaining? What are best practices in presenting proposals\, responding to counterproposals\, and bridging an impasse?\nWhat adjustments\, if any\, should bargaining teams make to prepare effectively for communicating proposals and negotiating in a virtual or hybrid environment?\nHas there been an increase in recent years in rejected tentative agreements? Are there communication practices that may help avoid this outcome?\nWhat limits exist\, if any\, on communications with the media during collective bargaining? How should employers and unions respond to unintentional information “leaks”?\nWhat are the advantages and disadvantages of social media during bargaining when organizing employees\, assessing bargaining realities\, and taking into account privacy and confidentiality concerns?\nHow can parties manage misinformation in an increasingly digital world and evaluate the accuracy of information surrounding negotiations?\n\nAfternoon Break 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. \nPanel 4 - Tech Talk: Experts analyze technology and privacy issues in bargaining\n\n\n \nNicole Denier\nAssistant Professor\nUniversity of Alberta \n\n\n \nErin Ludwig\nLegal Counsel – Employment\, Labour and Privacy\nAlberta Health Services \n\n\n \nLeanne Chahley\nUnion Counsel\nBlair Chahley Klassen \n\n\nIn this session\, expert panelists will provide guidance on addressing\, through collective bargaining\, rapidly progressing technology\, increased monitoring and surveillance capabilities\, and resulting privacy implications for the workplace. Panelists will address questions including: \n\nAre concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence (“AI”) on work overblown? Is this technological advance different from previous technological revolutions that raised concerns about mass unemployment and dehumanization of work? Which jobs and sectors are expected to be most affected?\nWhat key impacts resulting from the use of AI in workplaces should be addressed through collective bargaining? What lessons can be learned from language introduced to address past technological developments?\nWill human resources be taken over by “algorithmic management\,” defined as delegating to algorithms certain managerial tasks such as filtering through applications for employment\, assessing employee performance\, or even making decisions regarding termination of employment? How should parties address the potential use of algorithmic management in collective agreements?\nHow have arbitrators treated the use of emerging monitoring and surveillance technologies intended to measure employee productivity or performance\, such as biometric scanning\, wearables\, GPS tracking\, and keystroke monitoring software? What lessons can be learned from these decisions when negotiating collective agreement language?\nDo employers have a right to engage in off-duty surveillance of employees through digital or technological means? If so\, can this right be limited through collective agreement language?\nAre employees entitled to information about how their employer is using AI and monitoring and surveillance technologies? How much say do unions and their members currently have in what employee information employers collect and how it is used? How can collective bargaining provisions address these issues?\n\nConference ends 3:45 p.m. \nWednesday\, November 22\, 2023Workshop*Workshop sold separately from stand-alone conference. \n9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nDifficult Bargaining: Identifying and overcoming obstacles to agreement\n\n\n \nTrevor Sones\nAdjunct Professor\, Sauder School of Business\nUniversity of British Columbia \n\n\n \nChantel Kassongo\nEmployer Counsel\nNeuman Thompson \n\n\n \nMaryna McTague \nUnion Counsel\nSeveny Scott \n\n\nFinding the common ground that makes negotiation of a collective agreement possible can be a difficult process at the best of times. However\, when external factors such as funding cuts and government-imposed mandates seriously limit the options available to unions and employers\, a normally difficult process can become nearly impossible. Is there a way to make the process easier\, or to prevent parties from becoming so entrenched in their own positions and views such that agreement is impossible? \nIn this interactive full-day workshop\, an experienced mediator along with two seasoned negotiators from both sides of the table will provide guidance on effectively using interest-based and other approaches to bargaining. Participants will learn to: \n\nUse more productive strategies when engaged in positional bargaining;\nIdentify situations in which interest-based bargaining can be used effectively;\nCommunicate effectively to identify needs and interests underlying demands;\nGenerate creative options to solve tough problems; and\nBuild and preserve productive union-management relationships through bargaining.\n\nCPDConference CPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Colombia for 5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of Saskatchewan for 5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\nWorkshop CPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 5.25 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Colombia for 5.25 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of Saskatchewan for 5.25 Continuing Professional Development hours.
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LOCATION:University of Alberta Conference Centre\, 11605 87 Ave NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, T6G 2H6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector Conference,Conference
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