PEP Assisted Seminars
With this option, the IAFF provides one day of customized training to be presented in conjunction with the state or provincial annual meeting. We provide the instructors, curriculum and supplies needed for the training at no cost to the state or provincial association.

In this program, the state and provincial associations can choose up to three workshops (two hours each) on a variety of topics to fill one day of instruction. The curriculum is designed to meet the educational needs of leaders who work in both collective bargaining and non-collective bargaining environments. These workshops focus on the skills required in union administration including collective bargaining negotiations, grievance handling, political action, public relations, budgeting, etc. Please click on the link below for a complete listing of the workshops available for delivery.

Workshops
Listed below are the workshops currently available for delivery. Click on each workshop for more information.

HUMAN RELATIONS

• Local Human Relations Committee: Getting Started (2 hours)

• Local Human Relations Committees: Next Steps (2 hours)

• Making it Work: Addressing Work/Family Issues (2 hours)

LEADERSHIP



• Dimensions of Leadership (2 hours)

• Effective Teaching Methods for Union Leaders (6 hours)

• Ethics for Union Leaders (2 hours)

• How to Run a Meeting (2 hours)

• Increasing Membership Participation (2 hours)

• Introduction to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations (2 - 6 hours)

• Internal Union Organizing (2 hours)

LEGAL ISSUES

• Discipline: Your Rights and Responsibilities as Union Officers (2 hours)

• Duty of Fair Representation (2 hours)

• Overview of Employment Law (2 hours)

• Understanding the Fair Labor Standards Act (4 hours)

NEGOTIATIONS

• Advanced Skills for Negotiators (6 hours)

• Conducting Negotiations: Collective Bargaining (2 - 4 hours)

• Municipal Financial Analysis (2 hours)

• Negotiating Health Care Benefits (6 hours)

• Negotiation Strategies and Tactics (6 hours)

• Non-Collective Bargaining Environments: Achieving Goals (2 hours)

• Preparing for Negotiations: Collective Bargaining (2 hours)

• Writing Contract Language (6 hours)

POLITICS & PUBLIC RELATIONS

• Building Coalitions (2 hours)

• Introduction to Political Action (2 hours)

• Introduction to Public Relations (2 hours)

• Planning a Fire Ops 101 Event (2 hours)

RETIREMENT

• Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) Programs (2 hours)

SAFETY AND HEALTH

• Best Practices in Joint Labor Management Health Care Committees (3 hours)

• Introduction to Health Care (2 hours)

• Introduction to the NFPA 1710 (2 hours)

• The NFPA 1710: Evaluating Your Fire Department (2 hours)

• NFPA 1710: Implementation (2 hours)

• Staffing for Safety (2 hours)

UNION ADMINISTRATION

• Budgeting for Local Unions (2 hours)

• Introduction to Grievances (2 hours)

• Introduction to Grievance Arbitration (2 hours)

• Preparing for Grievance Arbitration: Contract Language (2 hours)

• Preparing for Grievance Arbitration: Evaluating Evidence (2 hours)

• Representing Injured Workers (6 hours)

Download a description of our PEP Workshops (PDF, 1Mb).

If you are interested in bringing a PEP Workshops to your state or provincial association, please send your request to Kevin Rader, Director of Education, at krader@iaff.org or Education Department at (202) 824-1533.

College Credits:
PEP Workshop attendees maybe eligible to earn credits at the National Labor College in Silver Spring, MD. For more information, contact Education Department at (202) 824-1533.

 

Recent and Upcoming PEP Events for 2009:
 

Oregon State Fire Fighters Council
Eugene, OR — January 13

Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN — March 2

Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union
Livonia, MI — April 20

Saskatchewan Professional Fire Fighters Association
Weyburn, SK — May 13

New Mexico Professional Fire Fighters Association
Albuquerque, NM — May 16

Kansas State Council of Fire Fighters
Wichita, KS — June 18

Texas State Association of Fire Fighters
Richardson, TX — July 16

Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters Association
Florence, KY — August 17

Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut
New Haven, CT — October 21

Comments From the Field:

"As you know, many of our smaller locals cannot afford to send members to out of state functions. The PEP program allows members from smaller locals to experience the high quality educational programs that the IAFF offers." - Michigan PFF

"A must for union leaders." - Kentucky PFF

"This initiative was by far the most successful and well received session we have ever used in our education day to date." - Saskatchewan PFFA

"Excellent, covered lots of material...kept things interesting and moving."
- British Columbia PFFA

"These are the best classes the IAFF could have provided us." - Arkansas PFF

"This is the exact kind of training members need to improve their working conditions."
- Colorado PFF

"The information at these workshops is invaluable. I am recommending them to all our members." - Oregon SFF