Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association

Conducted training seminars on labor and employment relations and human resource matters.

The collective bargaining simulation is an intense, 3-day training program that ipelra conducts every two years. Each participant is assigned a role on a bargaining team (either management or union) and given background information regarding the parties involved in negotiations. Each bargaining group is assigned a facilitator (who is an experienced negotiator) to help guide them through the bargaining sessions. Training workshops are also presented throughout the exercise adn the trainer, an attorney, is also available to assist the teams as they progress through the various stages of bargaining.