IBEW (District 6) Arbitration Institute

IBEW (District 6) Arbitration Institute

Conference | Registration opens 9/1/2025 12:00 AM CDT

1900 S 1st St Champaign, IL 61820 United States
Lincoln
12/1/2025-12/5/2025
6:00 PM-12:30 PM CDT on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
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$1,900.00

IBEW (District 6) Arbitration Institute

Conference | Registration opens 9/1/2025 12:00 AM CDT

IBEW Sixth District Arbitration Institute

Preparing and Presenting Arbitration Cases

December 1 - December 5, 2025
iHotel & Conference Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Labor Education Program
Primary Instructor - Prof. Michael H. LeRoy

WHO MAY ATTEND? Local Union Officers, Representatives, and Chief Stewards. Newcomers and individuals who have attended previous programs. Enrollment is limited, so make plans now.

Our program is designed to benefit officers and representatives at all levels—newcomers and experienced leaders. The mock cases cover (1) discipline, and (2) contract language. Our classes discuss arbitration clauses, just cause discipline, contract interpretation, researching your case, and preparing and presenting evidence at a hearing.

The highlight of the program is the assignment of an actual arbitration case to all participants, who prepare and present their cases before an actual arbitrator on the last day of the conference. 

YOU WILL BE INSTRUCTED IN:

  • Overview of the Grievance Process
  • Evaluating and Presenting Evidence
  • Understanding Contract Interpretation
  • Closing Arguments/Briefs
  • How to Conduct Direct and Cross Exam
  • Hands-on Use of Computers to Prepare Cases
  • How to Evaluate Evidence

Michael LeRoy

Fortado, Stephanie
Stephanie Fortado

Stephanie is a social and cultural historian of the modern United States, with a focus on African American working class and social movement history. She is especially interested in Civil Rights and Black Power history, and in labor history, especially as it relates to women’s history, environmental history and urban history. She is co-director of the Regina V. Polk Women's Leadership Programs.