The Labor-Management Partnership Program has resources to help you build and sustain your own partnership. Stay up-to-date by using the following resource links to learn more.
Disclaimer: The resources and publications do not constitute an endorsement of the organization by the Department of Labor.
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How a Staff-Driven Labor Management Initiative Answered the C.A.L.L. for Exceptional Care
This case study discusses how a staff-driven labor management initiative answered the Caring, Attentiveness, Leading, Learning (C.A.L.L.) to answer, implement and provide exceptional care for patients.
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The Kaiser Permanente Labor Management Partnership: The First Five Years
This case study analyzes the evolution of the Labor Management Partnership at Kaiser Permanente from its inception in 1997 to June 2002 and identifies a set of crucial issues and challenges the parties in moving forward.
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Unions, Worker Voice, and Management Practices: Implications for a High-Productivity High-Wage Economy
Read to learn more about the how research that highlights how labor-management partnerships are effective to be used in the workplace.
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University of California Berkeley Labor Center: High-Road Training Partnerships Project
Read about how the Labor Center and High-Road Training Partnerships builds the capacity of unions and high road employers to work collaboratively to solve challenges.
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Moving Forward Together: Creating and Sustaining Labor-Management Partnerships
This presentation discusses the importance of keys to making labor and management collaboration work in the transit industry.
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Good Jobs Initiative Labor Management Partnerships Training Guide
This training guide is a product of the Good Jobs Initiative. It highlights the importance of labor-management partnerships and the connection to good jobs.
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Labor-Management Forums
The FLRA educates federal employees, unions, and managers on what Labor-Management Forums are, how they can be integrated into the collective bargaining process using Pre-Decisional Involvement (PDI), and on ways they can improve labor-management relations.
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Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS) Labor-Management Partnerships, Forums, and Committees
The FMCS discusses the definition of a labor-management forum (LMF), why LMFs should be created and the expectations for managing LMFs.
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Working Together: A Blueprint for Labor and Management
The Working Together: A Blueprint for Labor and Management Video Series captures strategies and techniques for building strong structure and relationships – the two key elements to an effective labor-management committee.
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Labor-Management Job Aids
View or download these useful job aids to strengthen your organization's labor-management relationships.
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The ABC’s of Partnership: Creating a Labor-Management Partnership Focused on Student Achievement
The handbook is intended to provide a more detailed look at how a school district and union achieved their partnership, and how to develop trust and collaboration.
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Catalyst for Educational Change Model
A continuous improvement model that was used to help educational systems build internal capacity, create better outcomes, communicate with leadership, and re-think the future for students.
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The Six Elements of Partnership
A dive into exploring the Elements of Partnership: Launch, Build, Refine, Problem Solve, Grow and, Advance.
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Three Pillars of Collaboration
View the three pillars of collaboration: Trust, Equity and Communication and how those pillars comprise the essential elements of effective partnerships.
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Leading Collaborative Professionalism
A one-page overview that highlights the quadrants of collaboration.
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Building Partnerships to Create Great Public Schools Resource Guide and Core Beliefs
California Labor Management Initiative (CA LMI) Resource Guidebook is designed to support labor-management teams as they move through the Six Elements of Partnership.
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Partnership Continuum
A one-page overview which details the partnership continuum.
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California Labor Management Initiative (CA LMI) Spotlight – October 2020, Issue #1
A case study that describes the five-year journey of growth and relationship building in Dinuba Unified School District.
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Advancing Labor-Management Collaboration and Partnerships
Training modules which provide videos and tools for teams and individual leaders looking to explore labor-management partnerships.
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Growing & Diversifying Union Membership: An International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) / International Finishing Trades Institute (iFTI) Gateway Program Workbook
A case study on how IUPAT and iFTI used Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) to help workers achieve career advancement.
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Collaborating for Student Success: A Comprehensive, Practical Guidebook for Increasing Shared Decision-Making Through Lasting Partnerships
A guidebook that outlines how shared decision-making can lead to lasting partnerships.
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A Tour of Labor Management Collaboration Exemplars Across the United States
A case study that highlights the positive outcomes that can be achieved when workers are intentionally included to help organizations develop solutions and make decisions.