Mr. Kenneth Brynien

President

Public Employees Federation, AFL-CIO

1168-70 Troy-Schenectady Road

P.O. Box 12414

Albany, New York 12212-2414

Dear Mr. Brynien:

The State of New York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF) believe that the labor/management process is best served by providing participants in the process with the necessary tools and experiences to achieve high-functioning committees. Accordingly, the parties are committed to creating and implementing a comprehensive Labor/Management Training Program (hereafter Program) for labor/management committees.

During the term of this Agreement, the parties shall develop a core curriculum appropriate for the Program. This core curriculum may include, but not be limited to, the following elements:

Labor Management Cooperation

Committee Organization, Operation and Process

Labor – Management Committee Skills

Effective Communication

Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution

Successful Committees: Best Practices

Additionally, once the core curriculum has been designed and implemented, the parties shall explore development and delivery of specialized training to address the needs of individual labor/management committees.

The Program shall be developed and administered by the Professional Development Committee (PDC). Funding of $200,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 will be made available to the Program from Article 15.4 of the State/PEF Agreement. Said funds shall be overseen and administered by the PDC.

The State and PEF shall promote the Program and encourage all labor/management teams to complete training in the core curriculum. Each party shall assign staff to coordinate the delivery of Program training .

Sincerely,

John Currier

Deputy Director for Contract Negotiation and Administration

Governor's Office of Employee Relations

Countersigned for PEF:

Kenneth Brynien

President

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