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Recordings of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's recent Collective Bargaining for Construction Contractors three-part webinar series are now available for purchase from Â鶹ÊÓƵ's .  Member discounts apply.  The first session, , covered such topics as the duty to bargain, unfair labor practices, 8(f) vs. 9(a) relationships, multiemployer bargaining, bargaining impasse, and strikes and lockouts.  The second session, , covered such topics as subcontracting clauses, anti-dual shop clauses, PAC check-off clauses, industry fund clauses, substance abuse testing clauses, hiring hall clauses, and jurisdictional dispute clauses, as well as how to "cost out" a contract.  The third session, , covered such topics as bargaining team organization, planning logistics, deciding strategy, reviewing background information, setting objectives, preparing proposals, gathering and using data, negotiation strategies and techniques, bargaining table "do's and don'ts," and activity between sessions.  Boldt and Gasperow Faculty included , a partner in the law firm of Ice Miller LLP, Bob Gasperow, executive director of the , and moderator Denise Gold, associate general counsel for Â鶹ÊÓƵ of America.