National Labor Law Symposium

Agenda

(subject to change)

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Hyatt Regency O’Hare
9300 Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, IL 60018

Phone: 888-421-1442

Timeline

7:30am - 8:30am Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 8:40am Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:40am - 9:30am Not Your Father’s Union: A New Path For Organized Labor
Bob King, President, UAW
Richard Bensinger, Assistant to the President of the UAW
9:30am - 10:30am The Obama Board, An Emerging Agenda
Peter Schaumber, former Board Member, NLRB
Panel discussion with Schaumber to follow
  • Case law changes
  • Use of NLRB discretion to change practices/procedures at the Board
  • Providing additional flexibility and discretion to the Regions
  • Using the changed procedures under the APA and Board standards
10:30am - 10:45am Break
10:45am - 11:45am The Impact of Healthcare Reform on Both Union-Free And Unionized Businesses
Sheldon Blumling, Partner, Fisher & Phillips
12:00 noon - 1:00pm Lunch & Networking
1:00pm - 2:00pm How Key Developments in Canadian Employment Law Impact American Companies
Panel Discussion with Partners from Davis LLP
2:15pm - 3:15pm Workshop Sessions 1
3:15pm - 3:30pm Break
3:30pm - 4:30pm Workshop Sessions 2

Workshop Sessions 1
  • Best Practices for Managing Labor Relations
    D. Albert Brannen & Michael Carrouth, Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • Corrective Bargaining In an Uncertain Economy
    Douglas Sullenberger, Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • Mergers & Acquisitions: Labor Issues & Multi-Employer Pension Worries
    Tex McIver & Robert Christenson, Fisher & Phillips LLP
Workshop Sessions 2
  • Getting Ready for More Union Activity & Quicker Elections: A 10-Point Union-Proofing Plan
    Douglas Sullenberger & Stephen Mitchell, Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • The New Face of Corporate Campaigns & Options to Maintain Your Union-Free Operation
    Dennis Cuneo & Charles Caulkins, Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • Social Media & Labor: Organizing & Beyond
    D. Albert Brannen & Brian Herman, Fisher & Phillips LLP
4:30pm - 5:15pm Wrap Up Panel Discussion
5:15pm - 6:00pm Reception Sponsored by Davis LLP

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