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Law School Forum Tonight on "The Role of Organized Labor in a Democracy"

The University of Wisconsin Law School is sponsoring a forum this evening on "The Role of Organized Labor in a Democracy."

It will be held Wednesday, March 30, 2011 from 6-8 pm in the Godfrey and Kahn Hall (Law School Room 2260). The forum is open to students, the legal and academic communities, and the public:

Agenda:

• 6:00-6:10 Overview and Introductions Moderator: Heinz Klug, UW Law School

• 6:10-7:10 The Place of Workers in a Democracy

  "Economics and Quality Jobs"
  Laura Dresser, UW Center on Wisconsin Strategies (COWS)

  "Budget Impact on Working Families"
  Vicky Selkowe, Chief of Staff, Rep. Cory Mason

  "Public Pensions - A solution to public deficits?"
  Paul Secunda, Marquette University Law School

  "Worker Rights as Human Rights: International and Constitutional Perspectives"
  Jonathan Rosenblum, Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice

  Moderated Q&A: Questions to the panel by Prof. Carin Clauss and audience

• 7:10-7:15 Panel Introductions: Heinz Klug

• 7:15-8:00 Public Sector Collective Bargaining - Practitioners' Panel

  Union Perspective: Rich Saks, Hawks Quindel SC
  Employer Perspective: Shana Lewis, Lathrop and Clark LLP
  Neutral Perspective: Howard Bellman, Mediator and Arbitrator
  
  Moderated Q&A: Questions to the panel by Prof. Neill DeClercq and audience

• 8:00 Adjourn

Full post as published by WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library on March 30, 2011 (boomark / email).