The Future of Labor Forum

	The Future of Labor Forum
		Harvard University October 7, 2008

The Labor & Worklife Program at Harvard Law School, the Harvard University Office of Labor Relations and Harvard Business School Human Resources are pleased to announce the second annual Future of Labor Forum, a Harvard faculty-staff initiative.

The national labor relations landscape is in a period of revision, with critical legislative, judicial and organizing changes affecting key industries and university operations across the country. The Future of Labor Forum will provide a groundbreaking opportunity for union officials, business leaders, practitioners and academics to join representatives from higher education in an open, balanced discussion on contemporary change in national labor markets.

The Forum will be held on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 in the Spangler Center Auditorium at the Harvard Business School, across the Charles River from the main campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Forum will include over three hundred attendees from a wide spectrum of union leaders, practitioners and theorists. Leading figures from the business, political and academic worlds. Panelists will discuss the landscape of modern labor relations and its impact on industries and services, with an emphasis on institutions of higher education. Panel topics are as follows:

New Benefits Systems for the American Worker
The Dynamics of a Changing Domestic Workforce
Finding A Collective Voice for Workers in the New Economy

We will also welcome Robert Kuttner, Co-Editor of The American Prospect and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the think tank Demos, to present a keynote address entitled “Labor Policy and the Next President.”

Click here to view a detailed agenda for the Future of Labor Forum.

How to Register

The Forum is free to attend for all invited and registered guests. The Forum program includes a continental breakfast, beginning at 7:30 a.m., and a box lunch. To attend this event, please submit an RSVP by Wednesday, October 1, 2008 to the contact below. Please be sure to include any special access requests or dietary restrictions in your correspondence.

Forum Materials

Forum Brochure
Includes Forum agenda, scheduled panelists, and parking and other transportation information.
Issue Briefs and Panelist/Keynote Speaker Biographies
Printed materials will be available at registration on Tuesday, October 2.

Other Important Information

Maps

Harvard Campus Map

Walking Directions from Harvard Square T to the HBS Spangler Center

Labor Links

The Labor & Worklife Program at Harvard Law School
A co-sponsor for The Future of Labor Forum, the Labor and Worklife Program (LWP) is Harvard University's forum for research and teaching on the world of work and its implications for society. Located at the Harvard Law School, the LWP brings together scholars and policy experts from a variety of disciplines to analyze critical labor issues in the law, economy, and society. The LWP also provides unique education for labor leaders throughout the world via the oldest executive training program at Harvard University, the Harvard Trade Union Program, founded in 1942.

Harvard University Office of Labor Relations
A co-sponsor of The Future of Labor Forum, the Office of Labor Relations serves as Harvard University's point office with respect to all matters concerning labor relations, including high-level issues of a sensitive nature. The principal areas of OLR's practice include collective bargaining, policy development and implementation, University-wide communication and coordination relating to labor relations issues, labor and employee relations-related training and data analysis and metrics. OLR is responsible for negotiating and administering the University's collective bargaining agreements with the nine unions on campus representing approximately 6000 clerical-technical, service and trades employees. OLR also plays a vital role in developing, implementing and administering the University's Wage and Benefit Parity Policy for service workers on-campus, as well as policies regarding non-represented administrative staff and the contingent workforce.

Forum Archives

New! Click here for an archive of materials from the first annual Future of Labor Forum, held in October 2007. The archives contain video coverage of all three discussion panels from last year’s event, including discussions on the Employee Free Choice Act, graduate student organizing, and forecasts for short-term collective bargaining reform. In addition, you can also view Professor Thomas Kochan’s keynote address on “Looking Into the Future of National Labor Relations."

To RSVP and For Further Information

RSVPs must be submitted by October 1, 2008 to:

Kathleen Tipping, Events Coordinator
Phone: (617) 495-3648
Email: kathleen_tipping@harvard.edu

Please include the names of all individuals in your party, as well as institutional affiliation. In addition, please indicate any special needs or dietary restrictions for members of your party (if applicable).

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