Leadership/ IAFF-WSCFF COVID After Action Report
Location: Heritage Ballroom
Speakers: Dennis Lawson, Greg Markley, Ricky Walsh
IAFF and WSCFF officers will review the responsibilities of leadership associated with our efforts and actions regarding COVID-19.
About the Speakers
Dennis Lawson
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Greg Markley
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Ricky Walsh
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Today's Classes
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Heritage A
This course will discuss the positive and long lasting impact of providing a high level sports medicine model of injury recovery coupled with a true …
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Heritage EF
Ryan Reese / Matt Lowery
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Heritage CD
Impact Bargaining 101 Presentation
Location: Heritage B
This class will cover some of the common issues unions must navigate that can lead to problems down the road, including: grievance handling, complying with …
Location: Heritage A
This is an introduction to negotiations. Negotiations can occur informally as a conversation, to formally bargaining a contract. This class will class will provide an …
Location: Heritage EF
Location: Heritage EF
This session will assist locals in delivering internal Union organization/participation by training local officers/members to deliver WSCFF educational content. Power Through Participation Power …
3:00 - 3:30pm
Location: Heritage CD
This class will help local leaders begin to understand the importance of succession planning and provides some basic steps to be successful as we prepare …
Location: Heritage B
This class will explore some frequently asked questions around Washington’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, including the ability to use accrued leave …
Location: Heritage EF
Endorsing Candidates Presentation
Location: Heritage CD
IAFF 7th District Vice President and WSCFF Leadership will discuss their roles as leaders and some of the recent challenges they have faced. This will …
Location: Heritage Ballroom
The National Firefighter Registry, created through the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018, will be a voluntary registry of firefighters that will be used to analyze …
Location: Heritage Ballroom
Leading from your strengths is a tool to help you discover how your personality can strengthen and improve your team’s morale. Understand how differences …
9:00 am - Noon
Location: Heritage Ballroom
Professional speaker and comedienne Meg Soper combines a sense of humor with her unique perspective on life to captivate her audience and provide a presentation …
9:00 am - Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
This session will help you navigate the alphabet soup of state and federal laws around family and medical leave, sick leave, and other common wage …
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Room H
Whether you have a behavioral health program or not, this class will guide you through a labor-management approach to building a successful program for your …
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Room H
Learn about developments in the areas of union privilege and the PRA, and FAQs in getting the information unions need from the employer and in …
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Room G
When there is a change to how management and the union interact, outside the scope of an existing agreement, our Union, upon being made aware, …
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Room EF
WSCFF Retirees Association Board Presentation
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Room D
Preparing for Line-of-Duty-Death Presentation
7:00 - 8:00 am
Location: Boardroom
WSCFF Shift Change meetings are for members coping with or in recovery from an alcohol or substance use problems. Peer-led meetings provide a supportive space …
9:00 am - Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
Alex Skalbania will discuss new PERC cases and new Interest Arbitration awards and new developments regarding bargaining topics. PERC Update Presentation
1:30 - 3:00 pm, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Room H
This is a two part class that runs from 1:30 – 5:00 with a 30 minute break. PLEASE NOTE: participants should have access to their local social media accounts. …
9:00 am - Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
DecisionPoint will discuss and review key topics surrounding financial readiness, and why it’s so important to start planning today. Discussion points will include ways …
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Room G
Wildland Committee Fire Roster Presentation
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Room H
This course will be an open discussion about achieving a balance between the life of a union official who still works on the job and …
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Room D
Secretary-Treasurer Tools & Tips Presentation
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Room ABC
Membership Engagement Presentation
10:45 am - Noon
Location: Heritage CD
Note: Bring a hard copy of your CBA Presentation Power Point: Writing Good Contract Language
9:00 am - Noon
Location: Heritage ABCD
Jen Pennington will demonstrate the features found on the newly created Wildland Fire App. Megan Durham, a developer with Rhizome will also be on hand …
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Heritage EF
This class will cover relevant updates to both the IAFF Health & Wellness and MERP Trusts. The class will cover the changes/enhancements that have …
1:30 - 3:00 pm
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
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Heritage CD
Roles and Responsibilities Presentation
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Heritage CD
When injured on the job or thinking about filing a workers compensation claim, there are several things you must think about and be prepared for …
1:30 - 3:00 pm
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 …
9:00 - 10:30 am
Location: Heritage ABCD
How do we lead teams to do difficult things serving others? The Army and fire service are similar yet distinct professions: this presentation will examine …
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
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Heritage B
A brief overview of what is a grievance, what is an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP). What is the difference between the two and what is …
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Heritage B
7 Steps of Just Cause Presentation
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 …
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.
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’…
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 …
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 …
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Heritage A
As professional firefighters, we have an amazing defined-benefit pension and the ability to retire in our mid-50s, but our income and expenses change immediately …
Tim Hoover, Chad Blashill
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Great Hall B
An in-depth look at what you and your team should be doing to be in the best place possible when you start bargaining your contract. …
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Great Hall D
Few challenges are more pressing than pre-65 health care costs and options for retirees. This class will focus on the design of the plans as …
3:00 - 3:30pm
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Meeting Room A-D
Presented by Ryan Reese, WSCFF 1st Dist. Rep.
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Meeting Room A-D
Gain an understanding of how the use of proper breathing mechanics and focused breath work can improve mental and physical performance. View Presentation Materials Here
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Great Hall B
Course instructed by Ricky Walsh, IAFF 7th District VP. View Materials Here
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Great Hall D
Jen Pennington, Jeff Wainwright and Kevin Haughton will demonstrate the features found on the newly created Wildland Fire App. Megan Durham, a developer with Rhizome …
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Meeting Room A-D
WSCFF Behavioral Health Committee Co-Chair will provide Peer Support Team Manual templates tailored to organizations of varying sizes, outlining essential components and optional additions. Participants …
7:00 - 8:00 am
Location: Meeting Room A-D
Participants will receive a BIQ (breathing IQ score) and will be guided through a series of exercises and stretches to help improve breathing function. The …
9:00 - 10:30 am
Location: Meeting Room A-D
An overall picture of services provided by the LEOFF 2 Ombuds program. You will leave with greater knowledge on local, state and federal death and disability …
9:00 - 10:30 am
Location: Great Hall B
This class will focus on identifying whether it is better to pursue a ULP or a grievance (or both). Speakers include: Alex Skalbania and Syd …
9:00 - 10:30 am
Location: Great Hall D
An update on the newly established WSCFF Cancer Foundation, including the services we offer, available resources, and how to connect with us. We’ll also …
10:30 - 11:00 am
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Great Hall B
Sarah Derry and Abby Lawlor, attorneys, will be discussing hot topics in labor law and both how unions can provide effective representation, and how unions …
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Great Hall D
IAFF Members have hit the lottery with their career and all the benefits that come with that. Now what do you do to ensure your …
12:30 - 1:30 pm
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Meeting Room A-D
A brief history and explanation of our current state of communications and media as well as a clear explanation and understanding of the how and …
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Great Hall B
This class will provide insight into the contract mediation and interest arbitration process. View Materials Here:
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Great Hall D
Matt Daley and CJ Harrison from DecisionPoint Financial will discuss ways to maximize your deferred compensation plan. From educating your members on the need and …
9:00 am - Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
In this class you will hear the latest information about the new National Emergency Response Information System, including its vision, purpose, features and 2025 rollout plan.
7:00 - 8:00 am
Location: Board Room
Shift Change, our peer support program, will occur each morning from 7:00 to 8:00 in the Board Room. These gatherings provide an opportunity for you to start …
7:00 - 8:45 am
9:00- 5:00 pm
Location: Meeting Room E-H
This two-day course will prepare Honor Guard members to perform ceremonial duties with the utmost precision and respect at official events, including bell ceremony, Color …
9:15 - Noon
Location: Great Hall BD
Drawing on history as well as current events, this presentation will discuss the importance of labor unions, now and into the future. Speakers include: Andrew …
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Great Hall D
Presented by Ricky Walsh, IAFF 7th District Vice President, and Dennis Lawson, WSCFF President, this class will provide an overview of the various roles and …
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location: Great Hall B
WSCFF 6th District and 10th District Representatives, Tim Hoover and Chad Blashill, present Basic Negotiations: covering team make-up, proposals, tactics, and everything else you and …
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Meeting Room A-D
Planning for retirement should begin when you’re hired. We’ll review 6 steps along the way and share information you should have when life happens. …