Revisiting Rules of the California Agricultural labor Relations Act: Should they be consistent with the National Labor Relations Act? Thursday, April 23, 1998, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Berkeley: Directors Lounge, Institute of Industrial Relations, 2521 Channing Way. This session of the Bay Area Labor Studies Seminar will feature a presentation by Michael Stoker, Chairman of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Faculty, students, labor relations practitioners, union leaders, and others will have the opportunity to discuss with Mr. Stoker the ongoing review of ALRA regulations. The seminar is sponsored by the Institute's Center for Labor Research and Education, the UC Cooperative Extension Agricultural Personnel Management Program, and the UC Berkeley Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. For more information, phone Kirsten Snow Spalding at 510/643-6815.
Hot Topics in Ag Labor Law and Human Resources Outlook 1998. Wednesday, May 6, 1998, 8 a.m. to Noon. Coalinga, CA: Harris Ranch Restaurant Garden Ballroom. The California State University, Fresno, Center for Ag Business, in cooperation with the UC Agricultural Personnel Management Program, will present a seminar. Panelists will include Steve Sutter. For further information, contact Kimberley Naffziger at 209/278-4405.
Interest-Based Problem Solving in the Workplace: A better way to communicate and negotiate relationships in the workplace. May 19-20, 1998, 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Selma, CA: Pea Soup Andersens, 2910 Pea Soup Anderson's Blvd. Cost: $395 per attendee. The workshop is designed for human resource managers, union, and labor relations professionals in the public and private sectors. Presenters are Neil Bodine, Ed Miller, Ian Walke, and Linda Gubman. For more information, contact The Workplace Institute, 1325 Howe Ave., Suite 210, Sacramento, CA 95825 (phone 916/567-9915).
National Conference for Management Educators of Agricultural Audiences. June 25-26, 1998. Columbus, Ohio: Holiday Inn on the Lane. The conference, with the theme "Implementing Management Concepts and Skills for Agriculture's Future," will feature workshops and speakers on topics of interest to university, extension, and agriservice industry people wanting to share and strengthen their skills in management education. Registration information may be found on the web at: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~mgtconf or by calling 614/292-6432.
1998 Western Regional Conference for Agricultural Health and Safety. September 13-15, 1998. Davis: University of California Buehler Alumni Center. For more information, contact Eleanor Wood, Manager, UC Agricultural Health and Safety Center, ITEH Building, Old Davis Rd., University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8757 (phone 530/752-5253; fax 530/752-5047; e-mail ewwood@ucdavis.edu).