Certified Labor Relations Professional - CLRP
REGISTRATION FEE: $2,800
REGISTERIS THE CLRP RIGHT FOR YOU?
The Certified Labor Relations Professional - CLRP is designed for those with fewer than 5 years of experience working in a unionized organization.
This program was formerly called Certified Labor Relations Leader.
If you have friends and colleagues that have taken our Certified Labor Relations Leader program in the past and you wish to attend the same program, this is the program you should register for.
Beginning this year, the Certified Labor Relations Leader program was updated for more experienced labor relations professionals with more than 5 years of experience.
The CLRP class includes content on:
- Complying with US labor and employment laws
- Managing in a unionized organization (employee experience, discipline, importance of reading the CBA, etc.)
- Critical thinking and problem solving (including ways to minimize the impact of cognitive/implicit biases)
- The grievance and arbitration process
- Basics of contract negotiations (roles at the table and in the backroom, what to expect, local negotiations)
OVERVIEW
The program focuses on instilling knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a labor relations role.
Those new to, or preparing to enter, a labor relations role, such as an HR Business Partner with LR accountability or someone transferring from another function, where the responsibilities and duties of the position boils down to:
- keeping LR processes moving forward,
- getting answers to questions, etc.
- developing credibility and labor relations experience and savvy
will benefit from the program’s focus on real world accountabilities and the US legal framework.
More experienced labor relations professionals may benefit from the program as a refresher and update.
FORMAT
This is a 5-week program presented via Zoom. Classes are designed to reduce "Zoom fatigue" and are scheduled to meet twice a week in 4-hour blocks.
Participation will be limited to ensure an engaging and comfortable learning experience, with time for in-depth discussion and Q&A’s.
The Interactive curriculum includes lecture, small groups assignments, and case studies.
Modules will include:
- The Legal Framework and Labor History
- Managing in a Union Environment
- Dispute Resolution – Arbitration and Mediation
- Contract Negotiations
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Applying the Learnings
- Take an issue from initiation to grievance, to arbitration to contract negotiations
- Capstone project and “graduation”
WHY CERTIFY?
Professional credentials are more important today than ever before. Earning your professional certification from MSU's School of human resources & labor relations, one of the best and most respected Human Resources/Labor Relations Schools in the country, demonstrates mastery of content and commitment to the field of labor relations.
Stay up to date in this ever-changing field through biannual recertification. MSU's recertification program provides recognition and validation for lifelong learning and professional development in which HR professionals regularly engage.
THE CLRP DESIGNATION
Individuals who successfully complete the course, take part in discussions and exercises, and pass the required comprehensive examination will be recognized by Michigan State University's School of Human Resources & Labor Relations as a Certified Labor Relations Professional. They are entitled then to use the designation CLRP after their name.
Certification is only given to those who attend the entire program and pass the examination. They should expect a notification with their certificate via email two- to three-weeks after the completion of the program.
ADDITIONAL LABOR PROGRAMS
PROGRAM DATES
September 11 - October 10, 2023
Meeting Mondays & Tuesdays
1:00pm - 5:00pm ET
Live Interactive Program via Zoom
REGISTRATION FEE: $2,800
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
- This is a 5-week program meeting on Mondays & Tuesdays from 1:00pm - 5:00pm ET
- Week 1: Monday, September 11 & Tuesday, September 12, 2023
- Week 2: Monday, September 18 & Tuesday, September 19, 2023
- Week 3: Monday, September 25 & Tuesday, September 26, 2023
- Week 4: Monday, October 2 & Tuesday, October 3, 2023
- Week 5: Monday, October 9 & Tuesday, October 10, 2023
- All of our classes include strategies to minimize Zoom fatigue and ensure an enjoyable, informative learning experience.
MSU employee discount available. Please contact Kristi White at whitekr@msu.edu for more information.
INSTRUCTORS
Mary A. Bedikian, JD, is the former District Vice President, Detroit Region, of the American Arbitration Association, an organization for which she worked for 28 years. Her extensive experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) spans many sectors and includes training mediators and arbitrators in both the process and substance of ADR. Ms. Bedikian is an instructor for Administering the Labor Contract, Managing Grievances, and Preparing for Arbitration.
Greg Freehling, MLIR has been leading and managing the relationships and accountability required to create successful labor outcomes for over 30 years. He was the Director of Labor Relations for Arconic at his retirement. In this role, he was accountable for the global labor relations for the corporation. His career spans plant and corporate responsibilities across Alcoa and its spin-off Arconic, as a labor relations manager, human resources manager, and corporate labor relations consulting and administration duties. He is a subject matter expert with an extensive background in contract administration, grievance and arbitration advocacy and contract negotiations. He has provided training, advice, and counsel across Alcoa and Arconic locations in the U.S., Canada and Europe. He's developed and conducted labor relations training programs for labor relations and line supervisors and leaders, and managed stakeholder communications before and during negotiations. In addition, he has been teaching courses for the School of Human Resources and Industrial Relations Professional Development program for the past eight years.
Joan Hill, JD, practiced law for 13 years with a small union-side law firm in Southern West Virginia before taking a position in the legal department of the Paper, Allied Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers’ Union in Nashville, Tennessee. She was the Director of Research and Education for PACE and after the merger, remained in the Education Department of the United Steelworkers International Union in both Nashville and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As an educator, she mostly taught legal subjects including ADA, FMLA, labor law, and labor arbitration.
Before retiring in Alabama, Ms. Hill served as the Southern Board Representative for the United Association for Labor Education (UALE) and on the Steering Committee for the Labor and Employment Committee of the National Lawyers’ Guild. Since retirement, Joan has been approved by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Roster of Arbitrators, as a neutral to resolve labor disputes in both the private and public sectors.
Tina M. Riley, is an Associate Professor, Associate Director, and Director of Professional Development in the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations at Michigan State University. She holds a PhD in Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education, with a concentration in Communications, and a Master of Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University.
Dr. Riley is a results-based educator and executive coach with expertise helping individual leaders, and organizations, achieve their full potential through high-impact communications that build trust and promote inclusion and engagement.
She adopts an engaging and holistic approach to teaching that facilitates learners’ ability to move from theory to practice. Her teaching style makes complex concepts accessible to graduate students and seasoned professionals alike. Dr. Riley teaches academic and professional development classes on a variety of HR and leadership topics including communications, leadership development, managing change, diversity and inclusion, and conducting workplace investigations.
With her passionate and engaging style, Dr. Riley develops and presents customized leadership development programs for both public and private sector organizations, from manufacturing to the Courts. Organizational leaders and HR professionals from across the globe including Bahrain, Cameroon, Canada, Georgia, Nigeria have participated in her workshops.
One or more instructors listed above will be teaching
REGISTRATION POLICY
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Registration closes 2 business days before the start of the program.
CANCELLATION POLICY
- Cancellation fees may be waived if the participant registers and attends the same program within 12 months. Fees may only be waived once.
- Participants may send a substitute from the same organization for the same program and date by notifying Kristi White via email at least 5 calendar days in advance of program start date.
- Cancellation more than 30 calendar days before program start date: full refund.
- Cancellation 14 – 29 calendar days prior to program start date: 50% cancellation fee, remainder of program fee refunded.
- Cancellation 13 or fewer calendar days prior to program start date: no refund.
MSU reserves the right to cancel programs when enrollment criteria are not met or for conditions beyond its control. Any additional costs incurred by the enrollee of canceled programs are the responsibility of the enrollee.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- MSU's Federal ID Number is 38-6005984
- Business casual attire.
- Please, no audio or video recording.
RECERTIFICATION CREDIT HOURS
This program has been approved for 32.5 continuing education credit hours towards Professional Development Program recertification.
Learn more about Recertification
Questions? We would be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding this or any of our training programs. Please contact Program Coordinator, Kristi White at whitekr@msu.edu.