Bringing arbitration back to practical solutions
Going AWOL promotes practical, workplace-centered arbitration advocacy by helping union representatives, labor relations professionals, and others develop the skills needed to present cases with confidence.
Workplace-Focused Advocacy Training
Building Effective Advocacy Skills
Supporting Better Arbitration Outcomes
Why the Going AWOL approach works
Labor arbitration works best when the people who understand the workplace are the ones presenting the case. Treating the process as equal to litigation has made arbitration more expensive, and less connected to the workplace. Going AWOL returns the focus to the principles that make advocacy effective.
Great Labor Arbitration Advocates Are Defined by Skill, Not Titles
You don't need to be a lawyer to be an effective advocate. Preparation, clarity, and sound judgment are more important than titles or degrees.
Develop the Practical Skills That Matter in Arbitration
Learn case preparation, witness examination, evidence presentation, and persuasive advocacy through practical training.
Designed for Union Representatives and Workplace Professionals
Built for union representatives, labor relations professionals, and others who advocate in workplace disputes.
Flexible Training Built Around Real-World Arbitration Experience
Apply practical skills through realistic exercises and scenarios based on real arbitration experience.
Practical training for effective labor arbitration advocacy
Build practical labor arbitration advocacy skills through interactive workshops, realistic case exercises, and workplace-focused training designed to strengthen preparation, judgment, and effective communication.
Practical Training
Hands-on skills for real arbitration cases
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Modular Programs
That can be tailored to your organization
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Custom-Designed
Built around your team's specific needs
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Interactive learning
Realistic exercises and live simulations
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If you are interested in training for union representatives, labor relations professionals, or mixed groups of advocates, we would welcome the opportunity to work with you.
Meet the team
Our team brings together decades of experience in labor arbitration, advocacy, education, and labor–management relations. Having served as advocates, arbitrators, trainers, and practitioners, they combine practical workplace knowledge with real-world arbitration expertise to help others develop effective advocacy skills.
Charlene MacMillan
Arbitrator, Advocacy Trainer & Labor Relations Professional
Page A. Todd, Esq.
Arbitrator, Speaker & Labor Relations Professional
Richard (Rick) Bales
Law Professor, Arbitrator, Author, Speaker & Labor Relations Professional
Sylvia Skratek
Mediator, Arbitrator, Dispute Systems Designer & Labor Relations Professional