Unionization in public employment is commonplace, whether for police officers, firefighters, public works, clerical, or all the above. Learn the basics about what statutes apply, to whom they apply, and essential timelines your municipality needs to know.

This online course, developed for LGA, will review the concept of unfair labor practices and identify what employers should do to avoid them. The presentation will also address:

• Legal basis for unionized workforce
• Municipal obligations related to bargaining
• Management Rights
• Preparing for Collective Bargaining

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Mr. Hausman is an attorney for Campbell Durrant Beatty Palombo & Miller, P.C., a law firm specializing in public sector, labor and employment law in Pennsylvania.  Mr. Hausman specializes in the areas of labor and employment law and assists clients in interest arbitrations, as well as grievance arbitrations of matters involving pension disputes, discipline, and the administration of contractual benefits. Mr. Hausman graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2012, where he served as a Managing Editor on the University of Pittsburgh Law Review.