Labor Law Debate: Can the State Stop Collective Bargaining?

The Chicago Lawyers Chapter

Speakers:

  • Tammy McCutchen, former Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.
  • Professor John McGinnis, Northwestern University  
  • Stephen Yokich, Cornfield and Feldman
  • Moderated by Professor Martin Malin, Chicago-Kent IIT, Labor Arbitrator 

 

Speakers:

  • Tammy McCutchen, former Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.
  • Professor John McGinnis, Northwestern University  
  • Stephen Yokich, Cornfield and Feldman
  • Moderated by Professor Martin Malin, Chicago-Kent IIT, Labor Arbitrator

Topics to be addressed:
1. Can a state government deny public sector employees the right to engage in collective bargaining - and is it fair and just to do so?
2. Can Congress lawfully require the states to extend such a right to collective bargaining, notwithstanding any contrary state law - and is it fair or just to do so? 

Sponsored by: Chicago Chapters of American Constitution Society, National Lawyers Guild, Chicago Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society, the Cook County Public Defenders Union AFSCME Local 3315 and Illinois Labor History Society.

6:00 p.m. Debate
7:30 p.m. Reception

CLE will be applied for.