Classes

DEI: Promoting, Recruiting and Retention

3:30 - 5:00 pm
2024-Ed-Seminar-Wednesday, April 17
Location: Heritage EF
Speakers: Alan Rivas, Patience Taylor

About the Speakers

Alan Rivas

Alan Rivas, L1828 graduated in Paramedicine from UCLA Daniel Freeman in 2011 and completed his Fire Academy in 2014 in Washington state. He serves on the Executive Board for South County Firefighters Local 1828 as Communications Director, Co-Chair of the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters DEI Committee. In 2024, he was elected to...

Patience Taylor

Patience Taylor, L3520, serves as secretary for her local, is a member of the WSCFF DEI Committee, and is a graduate of the IAFF 7th District Executive Leadership Series.

Today's Classes

Engagement: What does your union do?
1:30 - 3:00pm
Location: Heritage EF
WSCFF Retirees Association Regional Meeting & Social
9:00 - 11:30 am
Location: Heritage EF
Negotiations: Words Matter
10:45 am - Noon
Location: Heritage CD
Note: Bring a hard copy of your CBA Presentation Power Point: Writing Good Contract Language
Lunch
12:00 - 1:30pm
Location: Discovery
Duty of Fair Representation
1:30 - 3:00pm
Location: Heritage CD
Duty of Fair Representation, this class will cover how you as an executive should represent all of your members. Duty of Fair Representation Presentation
Union Officer Duties: Roles and Responsibilities
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Heritage CD
Roles and Responsibilities Presentation
WSCFF and IAFF Convention 101
9:00 - 10:15 am
Location: Heritage CD
Ready Rebound, UDS, Grail, Life Scan
1:30 - 3:00pm
Location: Heritage B
This class centers on the importance of early detection programs to improve the overall health of first responders and to detect cancer and cardiovascular disease …
Benefits of Healthy Sleep
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Heritage B
Sleep: Why it’s important and how to manage it. Benefits of healthy sleep and realistic ways to achieve better sleep hygiene. Presentation: Sleep
Labor Management Panel
10:45 am - Noon
Location: Heritage B
Introduction to Negotiations
9:00 - 10:15 am
Location: Heritage B
An overview of the negotiations process (from preparation to arbitration), the laws which give us the power to negotiate, and tips/tricks on how to …
Post Retirement Health Insurance
10:45 am - Noon
Location: Heritage A
Review L726 and L1747 Post Retirement Healthcare plan, history, how we successfully bargained, pros/cons, how we may help others implement similar programs.
Presumptive Language and Future Legislation
1:30 - 3:00pm
Location: Heritage A
Audits and Budgets for Treasurers
9:00 - 10:15 am
Location: Heritage A
This class will define the audit/financial review process. Bill Dodd from Local 710 Coeur D’Alene will provide in-depth reporting on filing of the local’…
Shift Change – Peer Support
7:00 - 8:00 am
Location: Birch Room
WSCFF Shift Change meetings are for members coping with or in recovery from behavioral health challenges, including post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, sleep problems, or challenging …
Politics 2024: What’s at Stake?
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Heritage A
Every election is billed as the “most important election of your life” but this one might just be it. At the Federal Level, Congress has …
Breakfast
7:00 - 8:45 am
Location: Discovery Ballroom