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Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN)
LEARN offers 18 courses per academic year which contribute to three separate labor relations certificate programs. The three program areas are:
- Labor and Employment Law Certificate Program (LEL)
- Public Sector Labor Relations Certificate Program (PSLR)
- Negotiation, Arbitration and Conflict Resolution Certificate Program (NACR)
New Jersey Continuing Legal Education (NJCLE)
LEARN offers many courses that fulfill the requirements for New Jersey’s continuing legal education program. Learn more about NJCLE.
Union Leadership Academy (ULA)
For more than 50 years the ULA has provided union-focused curriculum designed to equip new and emerging leaders with the knowledge and skills needed to be effective leaders in their organizations and in their communities. Learn more about the ULA.
LEARN 18 courses: Public Sector Labor Relations, Labor and Employment Law, and Negotiation, Arbitration and Conflict Resolution
Fall 2025-Spring 2026 |
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Instructor |
Course |
Course Date |
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Tamara Lee |
Labor and Employment Law: An Overview |
Friday, September 19, 2025 |
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Melanie Lipomanis |
Employment Relationships from Start to Finish |
Friday, October 24, 2025 |
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James Cooney |
Constitutional Rights and the Workplace |
Friday, November 14, 2025 |
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Rosemarie Cipparulo |
Leave and Absence Workshop |
Thursday, December 11, 2025 |
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Akhila Naik |
Bias, Harassment and Discrimination |
Thursday, January 22, 2026 |
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Carla Katz |
Workplace Investigations and Interviews |
Thursday, February 19, 2026 |
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James Cooney |
Workers' Compensation |
Friday, March 20, 2026 |
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Leonard Schiro |
Public Sector Labor Law: An Overview |
Friday, September 26, 2025 |
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Anthony Bagliore |
Public Sector Collective Bargaining |
Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
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Joseph Blaney and Marisa Koz |
PERC Policies and Procedures |
Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
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Joyce Klein |
Public Sector Grievance Handling & Discipline |
Thursday, January 15, 2026 |
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Christine Lucarelli-Carneiro |
Scope of Public Sector Negotiations |
Friday, March 6, 2026 |
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Joan Parker |
Grievance Arbitration I |
Thursday, March 19, 2026 |
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Joan Parker |
Grievance Arbitration II |
Thursday, April 9, 2026 |
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Steven Weissman/Justin Schwam |
Public Sector Contract Interpretation |
Friday, May 1, 2026 |
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Rebecca Givan |
Fundamentals of Collective Bargaining |
Thursday, September 18, 2025 |
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Saul Rubinstein |
Conflict Resolution at the Workplace |
Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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James Cooney |
Countering & Preventing Harassment |
Friday, December 5, 2025 |
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William Dwyer |
Interest-Based Bargaining |
Friday, January 23, 2026 |
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William Dwyer |
Strategic Grievance Handling & Contract Enforcement |
Friday, February 20, 2026 |
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Joan Parker |
Grievance Arbitration I |
Thursday, March 19, 2026 |
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Joan Parker |
Grievance Arbitration II |
Thursday, April 9, 2026 |
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Will Brucher and Djar Horn |
Building Strong Unions: Steward Training |
Tuesdays, September 9-October 14, 2025 6pm to 9pm |
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Will Brucher and Djar Horn |
Strike School: Workers' Power from History to Action |
Thursdays, November 6 - December 18, 2025 |
Contact Us
Todd Vachon
Director
todd.vachon@rutgers.edu
Djar Horn
Labor Education Specialist
djar.horn@rutgers.edu
LaToshia Wells
Program Coordinator
latoshia@smlr.rutgers.edu
Email: learn@work.rutgers.edu
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