Sixth Annual Labor Relations Conference

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
We have a new Democratic administration in power—one that will be much more accommodating to organized labor. The new NLRB Chair is a former Teamsters attorney. The new Secretary of Labor told the press in December, “I’ll work to strengthen our unions.” Multiple bills aimed at accomplishing pro-labor objectives, including the Employee Free Choice Act, are working their way through Congress. The SEIU has promised to devote $85 million to an “EFCA Accountability War Chest.”  The New York Times reported that “union growth in 2008 was the largest in 25 years.”  Coming days will bring a significant adjustment in the balance of power between unions and management. Our Conference this year will be focused on those adjustments —as well as the need for you to react in an efficient, timely, and lawful manner.

AGENDA:

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. — Basic Course in NLRA Law and Procedure

FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009

8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. — Registration & Breakfast
8:45 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. — Welcome by SHRM
8:50 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. — Introduction to Program
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. — Annual Review of Most Important Labor Law Decisions
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. — NLRB Decisions Likely to Be Overturned by New Board
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. — Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. — What’s On Congress’ Labor/ Employment Agenda
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. — Luncheon with Dr. Arin Reeves
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. — Managing the Disgruntled Employee
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. — Preparing for EFCA - Learning from Canada
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. — Break
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. — What Employers Are Doing Now to Prepare for the Coming Union Push
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. — Questions & Answers
4:30 p.m. — Adjournment

SPECIAL LUNCHEON SPEAKER:

Arin N. Reeves, J.D., Ph.D., is the Founder of The Athens Group, Inc., a diversity solutions firm, and she is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University in Chicago, as well as a member of the ABA Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity. She will be speaking on “Diversity and Inclusion in the New Millennium: The Next Generation of Strategies and Solutions.”

SPECIAL PRESENTERS

• Matt Antonek, Executive Director, Labor Relations, Verizon Wireless
• Michael Brad Bayless, Ph.D., ArizonaPsychologist
• Rebecca Collins, Associate General Counsel, General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.
• Ronald Cooper, Former General Counsel, EEOC
• Mark Corcoran, Senior Director of Employee & Labor Relations, The Home Depot, Inc.
• Vicky Dodson, Director of Labor Relations, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
• Michael Sherrard, Sherrard Kuzz, Toronto

STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP SPEAKERS:

• James Bonham
• Lawrence Katz
• Mark Kisicki
• Stephanie Quincy
• Steven Wheeless
• Thomas Stanek
• Alan Bayless Feldman

INFORMATION:

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