Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN)

LEARN offers 18 courses per academic year which contribute to three separate labor relations certificate programs. The three program areas are:

New Jersey Continuing Legal Education (NJCLE)

LEARN offers many courses that fulfill the requirements for New Jersey’s continuing legal education program. Learn more about NJCLE.

Union Leadership Academy (ULA)

For more than 50 years the ULA has provided union-focused curriculum designed to equip new and emerging leaders with the knowledge and skills needed to be effective leaders in their organizations and in their communities. Learn more about the ULA.

LEARN 18 courses: Public Sector Labor Relations, Labor and Employment Law, and Negotiation, Arbitration and Conflict Resolution

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 Schedule

Public Sector Labor Relations

Leonard Schiro Public Sector Labor Law: An Overview Friday, September 27, 2024
Anthony Bagliore and Marisa Koz Public Sector Collective Bargaining Thursday, November 7, 2024
Joseph Blaney PERC Policies and Procedures Thursday, December 5, 2024
Joyce Klein Public Sector Grievance Handling & Discipline Thursday, January 16, 2025
Christine Lucarelli-Carneiro Scope of Public Sector Negotiations Friday, March 7, 2025
Joan Parker Grievance Arbitration I Thursday, March 20, 2025
Joan Parker Grievance Arbitration II Thursday, April 10, 2025
Steven Weissman Public Sector Contract Interpretation Friday, May 2, 2025

Labor and Employment Law

Tamara Lee Labor and Employment Law: An Overview Friday, September 20, 2024
Melanie Lipomanis Employment Relationships from Start to Finish Friday, October 25, 2024
James Cooney Constitutional Rights and the Workplace Friday, November 15, 2024
Rosemarie Cipparulo Leave and Absence Workshop Thursday, December 12, 2024
Akhila Naik Bias, Harassment and Discrimination Thursday, January 23, 2025
Carla Katz Workplace Investigations and Interviews Thursday, February 20, 2025
James Cooney Workers' Compensation Friday, March 21, 2025

Negotiation, Arbitration and Conflict Resolution

Rebecca Givan Fundamentals of Collective Bargaining Thursday, September 26, 2024
Saul Rubinstein Conflict Resolution at the Workplace Thursday, October 17, 2024
James Cooney Countering & Preventing Harassment Friday, December 6, 2024
William Dwyer Interest-Based Bargaining Friday, January 24, 2025
William Dwyer Strategic Grievance Handling & Contract Enforcement Friday, February 21, 2025
Joan Parker Grievance Arbitration I Thursday, March 20, 2025
Joan Parker Grievance Arbitration II

Thursday, April 10, 2025