Details
May 12 - 14, 2025
CSIA Spring Labor Conference
CSIA Spring Labor Conference
May 12-14, 2025
French Lick Springs Resort
8670 IN-56, French Lick, IN 47432
On-line hotel guest room reservations: French Lick Resort (rguest.com)
The Group Code and Password are the same – 0525CSI.
Tentative Schedule of Events
Monday, May 12th
3:00 – 5:00 pm CSIA Board Meeting (closed meeting)
Tuesday, May 13th
8:00 am Breakfast and Registration
9:00 – 9:10 am Welcome and Sponsor Thank You with CSIA President, Carl Hughes II
9:10 – 9:20 am Presentation of Safety Awards
9:20 – 10:00 am OSHA Update and Using the Safety Manual Template
with Gary Auman - Auman, Mahan & Furry
10:00 – 10:45 am Local Union Updates Including Pension Fund Status
10:45 – 12:00 pm Benchmark Analysis – A comparison of increases of our locals over time as compared to the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) and nonunion increases of the Sheet Metal Workers and
Plumbers/Fitters.
Contractor’s Cost Conundrum - Illustrates the high prices of commodities (materials)
purchased by insulation contractors and compares that to the cost-of-living data important to
employees in order to provide a common understanding of economic challenges for both.
with Carey Peters - Construction Labor Research Council
12:00 – 12:30 pm Lunch Break
12:30 – 1:30 pm Trends In Collective Bargaining
with Mediators Andrew Burcham and Chris Alford – Neutral Resolution Group
No negotiation is the same as the one before, especially since the Pandemic. We will discuss broad trends from across the country to inform your group and help avoid any pitfalls.
-Legal Developments
-How Bargaining Has Changed
-Future Possibilities
1:30 – 3:30 pm Collective Bargaining 101
with Mediators Andrew Burcham and Chris Alford – Neutral Resolution Group
Whether you’ve never negotiated before or have 20 years staring across the table, we will go from the filing an F-7 to Ratification. This session includes updates and recent developments so everyone will learn something.
-Legal Framework of Collective Bargaining
-Statutory Requirements
-Subjects of Bargaining
-Structure of Bargaining - Phases and Stages
-Impasse and Other Outcomes of Bargaining
-Best Practices in Negotiations
3:30 – 4:00 pm Break
4:00 – 5:30 pm Reception
5:30 pm Dinner on your own – Enjoy French Lick!
Wednesday, May 14th
9:00 am Breakfast
9:30 – 11:00 am Mediation Vs Arbitration
with Mediators Andrew Burcham and Chris Alford – Neutral Resolution Group
A discussion/explanation of the positives and negatives of both Mediation and Arbitration.
-What is Mediation/Arbitration
-Positives and Negatives
-How Arbitrators Make Their Decisions
11:00 am - Noon Break
12:00 PM Golfers Lunch at the Donald Ross Course
1:00 PM Golf Outing Shotgun Start
