On-Site Seminar Catalog
Presented by the Education Services Committee
Labor Related Courses



The Fraternal Order of Police Difference: FOP vs. Competing Labor Organizations
Time: 1 hour
Audience: FOP members and non-members
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone

To help members and non-members understand why law enforcement officers should join the FOP and not another law enforcement organization.

Rights of Officers
Time: 2 - 6 hours (Depends on how much time is available. 2 hours gives a good overview; 6 hours allows the instructor to go in depth)
Audience: FOP members and non-members
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone

This course discusses the rights of Law Enforcement Officers and how to enforce those rights. Included in the rights discussed are:

How to Represent Members
Time: 2 - 4 hours
Audience: FOP members and non-members
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone

This course will cover the basics in representing others.
For Lodges That Do Not Have Collective Bargaining:
What Do You Need in a Collective Bargaining Agreement?
Time: 2 - 4 hours
Audience: FOP members and non-members
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone

This course identifies what the legal requirements are that should be in every law that grants collective bargaining rights.

How to Obtain Collective Bargaining Rights
Time: 2 - 3 hours
Audience: FOP members and non-members
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone

This course identifies the actions that a lodge should take to obtain collective bargaining rights, including:

Processing Grievances
Time: 2 hours
Audience: FOP members
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone

This course discusses the duty of fair representation and teaches lodge leaders how to represent members in the grievance process.

Preparing Your Lodge to Be the Bargaining Agent
Time: 2 - 4 hours
Audience: FOP lodge leaders and members
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone

This course discusses how a lodge can prepare itself to be a bargaining representative. The course includes a discussion on how to handle non-sworn members of the agency and sworn non-members of the lodge.

Strategies and Tactics for Representation Elections
Time: 2 hours
Audience: FOP members
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone

This course overviews ways that lodges have been successful in winning representations elections. The course identifies the steps that should be taken by lodges including how to craft and deliver your message.


For Lodges That Do Bargain Collectively:
Processing Grievances
Time: 2 - 4 hours
Audience: FOP members and non-members
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone, breakout room. This course will be presented with, at a minimum, a breakout session for different levels of expertise.

This course will discuss the duty of fair representation and how to handle non-dues paying bargaining unit members.

How to Arbitrate Grievances
Time: 2 - 4 hours
Audience: FOP members
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone, breakout room. This course will be presented with, at a minimum, a breakout session for different levels of expertise.

This course will teach members how to determine which grievances should proceed to arbitration and how to present evidence to an arbitrator. The 4-hour session includes presenting a grievance to an arbitrator.

The Economics of Negotiations
Time: 2 - 8 hours
Audience: FOP members and non-members
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone, breakout room. This course will be presented with, at a minimum, breakout sessions for different levels of expertise.

This course is designed to cover all economic issues a lodge will face in negotiations. The course can be focused on specific areas such as:

Role of Third Party Neutrals
Time: 2 - 4 hours
Audience: FOP members and non-members
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone, breakout room. This course will be presented with, at a minimum, breakout sessions for different levels of expertise.

This course will cover the use of third party neutrals including:

Labor Relations
Time: 2 - 4 hours
Audience: FOP members and non-members; management representatives may be invited by a lodge
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone, breakout room. This course will be presented with, at a minimum, breakout sessions for different levels of expertise.

Contract negotiations need to be supplemented with a process that can be used when negotiations are over. This course will overview successful labor relations programs and will provide a framework for the process.

Labor Councils: Are They Right for You?
Time: 2 - 4 hours
Audience: State Lodge leadership
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone, breakout room

This course is designed for state lodges that are considering how to improve their support of local lodge labor programs. In addition to advantages and disadvantages, the course discusses:

Legal Ethics
Time: 2 hours
Audience: Legal counselors
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone

This course is designed to have legal counselors discuss the ethics of representing law enforcement officers in a variety of situations.

Recent Developments in Law Enforcement Labor Law
Time: 1 - 3 hours
Audience: FOP members and legal counselors
Special Needs: LCD projector and screen, lavaliere microphone

This course will cover new court decisions that affect the representation of members.