Wisconsin LERA Luncheon ScheduleNovember 2006 Topic: Addressing Workforce Shortages and Barriers to Workforce Participation Speaker: Earl Buford is the Executive Director of BIG STEP. BIG STEP is a program of the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) in conjunction with the Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council, contractors associations and other organizations. BIG STEP has been working for more than 30 years to identify and train applicants for apprenticeships in the skilled trades, particularly among women and minority applicants. There are significant projections of shortages in the skilled trades in the upcoming decades at the same time that unemployment is significantly higher among minority communities. BIG STEP is one of the most successful organizations working to bridge this gap. Learn more about the work done by BIG STEP and other organizations and how they may be able to assist your training and recruitment needs. October 2006 Topic: NLRB's decisions announced October 3rd, regarding who is a supervisor. The lead case is Oakwood Healthcare Inc., 348 NLRB No. 37. Speaker: Irv Gottschalk, Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board's Regional Office in Milwaukee, WI A PDF version of Irv's speach can be downloaded here. September 2006 Topic: This summer the AFL-CIO announced its "National Worker Center Partnership", an initiative that allows worker centers to affiliate with central labor councils and state federations. Worker centers are a new type of community-based institution that advocate for the rights of workers who typically do not have union representation. Many of these worker centers are important to the immigrant community, helping immigrant workers understand and enforce their workplace rights. Speakers: Ana Avendaño, an attorney with the legal department of the AFL-CIO, will speak on this new partnership and labor relations issues presented by the growing immigrant rights movement. and Christina Neumann-Ortiz, Director of Voces de Frontera, will speak on the work of this Wisconsin based workers center. 2005-2006 Schedule of Meeting Topics April 2006 - Topic: Growing 21st Century Unionism Speaker: Greg Junneman, International President of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Union (IFPTE) A PDF version of Greg's speach can be downloaded here. March 2006 - Topic: Reviving the National Labor Relations Act --A Strategy and an Invitation Speaker: Ellen Dannin, former NLRB attorney and currently Professor of Law at Wayne State University Law School Febuary 2006 - Topic: Unions and Performance Pay: An International Perspective Speaker: Prof. John Heywood, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee January 2006 - Topic: International Trade Implications for the Wisconsin Workforce Speaker: Peter Beitzel, Vice President of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce (MMAC) November 2005 - Topic: What makes retirees happy? Speaker: Prof. Keith Bender, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee October 2005 - Topic: Update on the Wisconsin Economy, the Governor’s Grow Wisconsin initiative and challenges facing employers and employees in Wisconsin. Speaker: Governor Jim Doyle September 2005 - Topic: Trends in National Labor Relations Board Decisions Speaker: Irv Gottschalk, Acting Regional Director of Region 30, National Labor Relations Board 2004-2005 Schedule of Meeting Topics September 2004 - Topic: Costing Out a Labor Agreement Speaker:Moira Kelly, Kelly Consulting LLC October 2004 - Topic: Negotiation Skills Workshop Speaker: Cary Silverstein, Strategic Management Associates LLC November 2004 - Topic: Fostering positive labor relations in our community and plans for bringing more good paying jobs to the Milwaukee area Speaker: Mayor Tom Barrett January 2005 - Topic: Union Management Relations in 2005 Speaker: Scott Walker, Milwaukee County Executive March 2005 - Topic: You Don't Always Get What You Pay For: Evaluating the True Costs of Outsourcing Speaker: Elliott Sclar, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York City April 2005 - Topic: Stump the Labor Experts (Mediation, Arbitration, Labor Law) Speakers: Judith Neumann, Chair, WERC Barry J. Kearney, Associate General Counsel, NLRB Janine Geske, Distinguished Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School May 2005 - Topic: Bullying in the Workplace Return to:
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