Understanding Local & National Contract Language

Thursdays 6-8pm, April 28, 2022 - June 2, 2022 6-8pm

UM-D Fairlane Center North Building Quad F, 19000 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn, MI, 48126


This course will leave you with an understanding of your local agreement.  It's the local contract supplements that impact our members' daily work lives, overtime, premium pay, incentives, starting times and shifts, job transfers within the unit, and incentive pay, sometimes making a bigger impact than the wage increases in the master agreement. We will also learn to interpret national contracts that cover more members and contain major issues like wages, benefits, healthcare, retirement, health and safety, job security language etc. Participants in this class should bring their local contract and supplement and any regional, national, or international contract books. Course will be taught by veteran instructor Andrea Hunter, President of USW Local 1299. 


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HOW TO REGISTER: download the above flyer.  You may fax form to 313.583.6430, scan form as an attachment or send phone photo to clcs.info@umich.edu; or use US mail (address below). You can also register online by clicking here.  REMEMBER, CONFIRMATIONS ARE SENT BY EMAIL-- BE SURE WE HAVE YOURS!

COST: is $600. Please register and pay by April 22, 2022.  You can use tuition assistance for this course.  If paying by check make it out to "University of Michigan-Dearborn CLCS"

TIMES AND DATES: Thursdays, April 28-June 2nd, 6-8pm.

PLACE: Room Quad F in UM-D’s Fairlane Center North, at 19000 Hubbard Road, Dearborn, MI 48126.  When you enter the drive off of Hubbard go past all the buildings to the T junction and turn left.  You are entering at the north end of the building.  When you enter the building turn left at the first hallway.  The room is right there.

CANCELLATION/REFUND: The last date to withdraw at no cost is Thursday, April 22nd. To be valid, cancellations must be emailed to CLCS.info@umich.edu Registrants who do not cancel by the deadline or fail to attend owe full payment of $600.00.

A LIMITED NUMBER OF PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE: Download the application here. Under File choose Download to download a word doc which you can print our or edit directly.