The Continuing Vitality of Unions (2014)

Held: Friday, February 21, 2014 | 8:30 AM - 5:45 PM
40 Washington Square South New York City, New York 10012

The New York University Annual Survey of American Law presents its annual symposium. This year's topic is unions and the NLRB. This day-long symposium will explore the ways unions act in the political sphere given recent developments in the law, the changing public perception of organized labor, and the future of the NLRB. 7.5 Professional Practice CLE credits are available to those who participate for the entire day. The schedule for this exciting event is listed below; the Annual Survey looks forward to your attendance!

Keynote:
Benjamin I. Sachs; Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

Panel 1: Unions in the Political Process
Samuel Estreicher (moderator); Dwight D. Opperman Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
Trevor Burrus; Research Fellow, Cato Institute Center for Constitutional Studies
Michael A. Podhorzer; Political Director, AFL-CIO
Raymond J. LaJeunesse, Jr.; Vice President and Legal Director, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
Laurence E. Gold; Of Counsel, Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC

Panel 2: Unions in the Public Eye
Cynthia Estlund (moderator); Catherine A. Rein Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
Randel K. Johnson; Senior Vice President, Labor, Immigration, and Employee Benefits, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Thomas A. Kochan; George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management
Steven Greenhouse '82; Labor and Workplace Correspondent, The New York Times

Panel 3: The Future of the NLRB
Deborah Malamud (moderator); AnBryce Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
Wilma B. Liebman; Former Chairman and Member, National Labor Relations Board; Visiting Lecturer, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Cornell University Law School
Kent Y. Hirozawa '82; Member, National Labor Relations Board
James J. Brudney; Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law
Zachary D. Fasman; Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP