Labor Law Reform on Capitol Hill: Opening Offer or Impasse?
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Last session saw no shortage of proposals in Congress for labor-law reform. In the Senate, lawmakers introduced proposals ranging from mandatory interest arbitration to bans on organizing undocumented workers. In the House, representatives proposed a range of union-democracy reforms, including a requirement for unions to poll their members before endorsing a candidate for president. And in between, scholars and practitioners offered their own ideas, including a proposal to transform the National Labor Relations Board into an article I court.
The ideas are abundant, but are any of them viable? Which ones can thread the needle in Congress? And more importantly, how would they change the way employees, employers, and unions conduct their business? Join us as our expert panel breaks them down.
Featuring:
- Thomas Beck, Senior Adviser, Workplace Policy Institute, Littler Mendelson P.C.
- G. Roger King, Senior Labor and Employment Counsel, CHRO Association
- F. Vincent Vernuccio, President, Institute for the American Worker
- (Moderator) Alexander T. MacDonald, Shareholder & Co-Chair of the Workplace Policy Institute, Littler Mendelson P.C.
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