Scontras Labor Center & CUNY Offering Online Webinars on Recent NLRB Rulings — Feb. 22 & 29

The CUNY-School of Labor and Urban Studies and the Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education at the University of Southern Maine are offering a series of online webinars on the recent NLRB decisions/rules. According to the Scontras Center, the trainings will educate union officers, staff, activists and organizers on the lessons, pitfalls, and possible strategies relevant to the NLRB's Cemex, Representation Election Procedures, and Joint Employer Status decisions/rules. Each webinar will begin with an overview of the NLRB decision by either a current Board Assistant/ Regional Director or Ellen Dichner, former Chief Counsel to the NLRB.

This will be followed by a moderated discussion between a union side attorney and a senior Union organizer/officer. Guest speakers and moderators will include experts from CWA, 1199SEIU, IBEW, AAUP- Rutgers and PSC-CUNY.

REGISTER HERE!

Feb. 22 - Session #2: "Making Big Bosses Bargain: The New Joint Employer Rule"

GUEST SPEAKERS

• Milly Silva - Secretary-Treasurer, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
• Ellen Dichner - Distinguished Lecturer, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies; Former Chief Counsel to the Chair of the NLRB under President Obama

MODERATOR: Cameron Black - Assistant Professor, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies

Feb. 29 - Session #3: "Cemex and New Frameworks for Bargaining"

GUEST SPEAKERS

• Tony Ruiz - International Organizer, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
• Raymond Heineman - Labor Attorney & Partner, Kroll Heineman Ptasiewicz & Parsons
• Teresa Poor - Regional Director, NLRB Region 29-Brooklyn
• MODERATOR:
• Eric Blanc - Assistant Professor of Labor Studies, Rutgers University