Local Union Training Conference

United Mine Workers of America Contracts Department, in collaboration with the West Virginia University Institute for Labor Studies and Research (ILSR), have for a number of years conducted an annual training in the form of a special four-day summer school for UMWA Local Union representatives involved in grievance handling/contract enforcement.

The multi-day conference holds a series of classes covering topics such as:

• Grievance Handling and Preparation
• Labor Law and Unfair Labor Practices
• Leadership Development
• Effective Advocacy and Strategic Mobilization
• And offers an opportunity for all participants to review FMLA.

All participants will receive a certificate of completion from the West Virginia University Institute for Labor Studies and Research.

If anyone has questions about next year’s conference, they can contact Tony Michael, Director of the West Virginia University Institute for Labor Studies and Research at 304-293-8685 or Tony.Michael@mail.wvu.edu.