1999 Strategic Plan for Workplace Disputes Section

 

Track 1 – Starting a Program

Track 2 – Build/Improve Program

Track 3 – Policy/Resources

First Quarter

Panel Discussion

Finding Success and Reaching Solutions: Federal ADR Success Stories

Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

When: Wednesday, January 27, 1999

Where: USPS Headquarters

475 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Room 1P410

Near L’Enfant Plaza (Orange & Blue, Yellow & Green Lines)

Panel Discussion

Supporting ADR: Roles and Responsibilities of Unions, Management and United States Office of Personnel Management

Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

When: Thursday, January 14, 1999

Where: FDIC

801 17th Street, N.W. (Auditorium)

Near Farragut North (Red Line) and Farragut West

(Orange and Blue Lines)

Panel Discussion

Finding Quality Neutrals

Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

When: Thursday, January 28, 1999

Where: USPS (Headquarters)

475 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Room 1P410

Near L’Enfant Plaza (Orange & Blue, Yellow & Green Lines)

Training Session

Basic ADR

Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

When: Tuesday, February 2, 1999

Where: FDIC

801 17th Street, N.W. (Auditorium)

Training Session

Design Your Own Training Program

Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

When: Tuesday, February 16, 1999

Where: FDIC

801 17th Street, N.W. (Auditorium)

Training Session

Small Agency Caucus

Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

When: Tuesday, February 23, 1999

Where: FDIC

801 17th Street, N.W. (Auditorium)

Interactive Workshop

Starting Your Own ADR Program

Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM

When: Wednesday, March 3, 1999

Where: USPS (Headquarters)

475 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Room 1P629

· Define "workplace dispute" (what’s in, what’s out)

· Administration of an ADR program

· Marketing of an ADR program

· Translating a pilot program into a full program

· Evaluation of training programs for mediators

· Implementation of an ADR program, including marketing, training & hiring of neutrals

· Starting an arbitration pilot program

· Overcoming Sr. Mgmt reluctance, the need to see ADR as worthwhile

Interactive Workshop

Resistance and Constraints

Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM

When: Tuesday, March 9, 1999

Where: USPS (Headquarters)

475 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Room 1P629

  • Information that demonstrates to Sr. Mgmt that ADR is not a give away prgm.

· Overcoming the constraint of supervisors viewing ADR as a threat to their authority & military command/control

· Overcoming the reluctance of labor unions

· Motivation/Marketing of ADR to Sr. Mgmt. so they commit money to the program

· Addressing turf issues (internal conflict of where ADR program should be administered)

Interactive Workshop

Neutral Issues

Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM

When: Thursday, March 11, 1999

Where: USPS (Headquarters)

475 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Room 1P629

· Making the shared neutrals program nationwide

· Insuring the quality of the shared neutrals program

· Sources of low cost mediators

· Insuring the confidentiality of in-house neutrals

· Source of funds for outside neutrals

 

Track 1 – Starting a Program

Track 2 – Build/Improve Program

Track 3 – Policy/Resources

Second Quarter

Panel - USPS

Title: ADR mechanisms: What are they and how do they work?

April 19, 1999

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Room 1P 410

US Postal Service Headquarters

475 L'Enfant Plaza SW

L'Enfant Plaza Metro Stop (Yellow & Green, Blue & Orange Lines)

Panel - USPS

Title: Evaluating ADR programs

May 20, 1999

11:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Room 1P 410 (Brown bag lunch)

US Postal Service Headquarters

475 L'Enfant Plaza SW

L'Enfant Plaza Metro Stop (Yellow & Green, Blue & Orange Lines)

 

 

 

Panel – FDIC

Title: EEOC, MSPB, FLRA, Off. Of Sp. Counsel & OPM - How their systems work and the role ADR plays

April 22, 1999

9:00-11:30 a.m.

801 17th Street, NW

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Panel - USPS

Title: Federal Workplace Ombuds

May 19, 1999

9:30-11:00 a.m.

Room 1P 619

US Postal Service Headquarters

475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW,

L'Enfant Plaza Metro Stop (Yellow & Green, Blue & Orange Lines)

Training – USPS

Title: Mediation, how it works/its pros and cons

May 13, 1999

9:00-11:30 a.m.

Room 1P 410

US Postal Service Headquarters

475 L'Enfant Plaza SW

L'Enfant Plaza Metro Stop (Yellow & Green, Blue & Orange Lines)

Training - FDIC

Title: Evaluation Skills

May 18, 1999

9:00-12:30 p.m.

801 17th Street, NW

 

Training – USPS

Title: Mentoring: A Hands-on Opportunity for Program Development and Refinement

May 25, 1999

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Room 1P 410

US Postal Service Headquarters

475 L'Enfant Plaza SW

L'Enfant Plaza Metro Stop (Yellow & Green, Blue & Orange Lines)

Interactive Workshop – USPS

Title: Current Issues in Mediation and ADR

June 17, 1999

9:00-11:00 a.m.

Room 1P 410

US Postal Service Headquarters

475 L'Enfant Plaza SW

L'Enfant Plaza Metro Stop (Yellow & Green, Blue & Orange Lines)

Interactive Workshop – FDIC

 Title: Evaluation

Addressing questions on:

  • Evaluation of an ADR program
  • Measuring costs
  • Measuring success
  • Establishing "resolution standards" to know if a dispute has been resolved

June 15, 1999

9:00-11:30 a.m.

801 17th Street, NW

*Attendance at May 18th session is a pre-requisite for this session

Interactive Workshop – FDIC

Title: EEOC/ FLRA/ MSPB/OSC/ OPM: Relationship, interaction & overlap, if any – and how can they all work together for the best results

June 22, 1999

801 17th Street, NW

 

 

Track 1 – Starting a Program

Track 2 – Build/Improve Program

Track 3 – Policy/Resources

Third Quarter

Panel – USPS

Title: The good, the bad and the ugly of ADR programs

Panel – FDIC

Title: Ethics, confidentiality & conflicts of interest

July 13, 1999

9:00-11:00 a.m.

801 17th Street, NW

Panel – USPS

Title: Incentives for Federal employees to use ADR

Training – FDIC

Title:

September 9, 1999

9:00-12:00 p.m.

801 17th Street, NW Facilitation

Training - FDIC

Title: Violence in the Workplace

September 14, 1999

9:00-12:00 p.m.

801 17th Street, NW

Training – FDIC

Title: Arbitration

September 28, 1999

801 17th Street, NW

 

Interactive workshop – USPS

Title: Administration of ADR programs

  • Moving ADR from collateral duty to dedicated staff
  • Combined vs. dispersed ADR program - pros and cons

Interactive Workshop – FDIC

Title: Conflicts

Addressing issues:

  • Resolution of conflicts between EEO counselor acting as mediator
  • Handling ethical conflicts between attorneys & mediators
  • Working with EEOC on handling mediations and how does ADR fit within complaint process of EEOC & FLRA & others.

October 13, 1999

801 17th Street, NW

Interactive Workshop – FDIC

Title: Policy issues

  • Putting ADR on Presidential Management Council agenda
  • Getting awards/recognition to agencies for use of ADR
  • Getting ADR on to SES performance reviews
  • Getting periodic high-level support from AG and OMB
  • Getting more PR from OMB so agencies can "sell" ADR

October 26, 1999

801 17th Street, NW

November Reassessment Meeting

Fourth Quarter

Panel – TBA

Training – TBA

Interactive Workshop – TBA

Panel – TBA

Training – TBA

Interactive Workshop – TBA

Panel– TBA

Training – TBA

Interactive Workshop – TBA

 

TBA – will be announced at end of 2nd quarter schedule and used to address additional topics as they arise.