Labor Management Collaboration

Creating a culture of well-being for school staff requires dynamic programs and activities, thoughtful policies, and environmental change.

It’s critical to involve representatives from labor and management in whatever wellness initiatives your school decides to do. Gaining support from both parties results in increased credibility of the program, higher levels of participation, more availability of internal resources, lower levels of resistance from employees and overall greater chances of success in launching your wellness efforts.

An effective way to promote employee well-being is for employees and management to work together. By collaborating, school employees, their unions, and school administrators create a better place to learn, work, and thrive.

Resources

Research and Reports

School Employee Well-being Collaboration Guide

Kaiser Permanente — with input from researchers, unions and administration associations — developed a Guide to School Employee Well-Being Through Collaboration. This resource provides a roadmap for unions and school district administrators at all levels to work together to build successful employee well-being initiatives.

Kaiser Permanente

Well-Being Spaces for Teachers and Staff

Make good health a part of everyday life for your faculty and staff by providing them with a dedicated place to take care of their own well-being — relaxation, quiet, social interaction, or collaboration.

Research and Reports

A Guide to Improving School Employee Wellness

This guide, developed by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, provides a step-by-step process that districts and schools can use to develop an employee wellness initiative that fits their unique needs.

Toolkit

School Well-Being Champion Start-Up Kit

Start something healthy for staff and teachers in your school with this easy toolkit of easy-to-implement ideas.