Conference Agendas
ALRA 62nd Annual Conference Agenda
ALRA 62nd Annual Conference Agenda
ALRA 2013 Advocates Day Agenda
ALRA 62nd Annual Conference Agenda
Mayflower Renaissance Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Saturday, July 20, 2013
- 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration
- 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Workshop for ALRA New Attendees
- Elizabeth MacPherson | Chair, Canada Industrial Relations Board
- Les Heltzer | Former Executive Secretary, National Labor Relations Board and a past President of ALRA
- 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
Sunday, July 21, 2013
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Roundtable Discussions
- Board and Commission Members
- Elizabeth MacPherson | Chair, Canada Industrial Relations Board
- James Riordan | Chair, IOWA Public Employment Relations Board
- Mediators
- Lorraine Tesauro | Director of Conciliation and Arbitration, New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission
- Sheri King | Regional Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service – CAN
- Scot Beckenbaugh | Deputy Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service –US
- General Counsel
- Abby Simms | Assistant General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board
- Leonard Marvy | Solicitor, Ontario Labour Relations Board – Invited
- Administrators
- Josée Dubois | Executive Director and General Counsel, Public Service Staffing Tribunal
- Tim Noonan | Executive Director, Vermont Labor Relations Board
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Welcome Brunch
- Collective Bargaining in Professional Sports
- George Cohen | Director, FMCS – US
- Michael Weiner | Executive Director, Major League Baseball Players Association
- L. Robert Batterman | Partner, Proskauer
- 2:00 p.m. - 4:00p.m. Walking Tour of Washington (optional)
- 6:50 p.m. Moonlight Monument Tour – by Trolley Tours
Monday, July 22, 2013
- 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
- 8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Welcome – Overview of PD Sessions
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Do you have an AVATAR? Using Technology to Advance an Agency’s Objectives
- Sylvie Guilbert | General Counsel, Public Service Labour Relations Board
- Daniel Rainey | Chief of Staff, National Mediation Board
- 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Health Break
- 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Mediation in the Adjudicative Context
- Erica Crystal | Director, Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations
- Margie Gaines | Settlement Officer, National Labor Relations Board
- Gary Shinners | Executive Secretary, National Labor Relations Board
- 12 noon – 1:15 p.m. Luncheon
- 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Ethics and Social Media
- Lori Ketchum | Special Ethics Counsel, National Labor Relations Board
- Evening
Baseball Game – Washington Nationals take on the Pittsburgh Pirates
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 | Advocates’ Day
Labor Relations in Transformational Times: Complex Issues – Best Practice Solutions
- 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration
- 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 p.m. Welcome Remarks
- Robert Hackel | NJ Public Employment Relations Commission and President of ALRA
- 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Why Labor-Management Forum Cooperation Works - Patricia Gilbert | Executive Vice-President, National Air Traffic Controllers Assoc. (NATCA)
- Michael Huerta | Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Howard Friedman | President, National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) Ch.245
- Teresa Rea | Acting Under Secretary of Commerce and Acting Director, U.S. Patent & Trademark Offic
- 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Health Break
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Challenges to Overcome in Collective Bargaining Relationships - David Cox | National President, American Federation of Government Employees
- Colleen Kelley | President, National Treasury Employees Union
- 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Luncheon
- The Importance of Relationships, Both for Collective Bargaining and Diplomacy
- Guest Speaker | His Excellency Gary Doer, Canadian Ambassador to United States
- 1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Importance of Labor-Management Collaboration to Improve Student Achievement
- The Honorable Arne Duncan | Secretary of Education
(Awaiting confirmation ) - 2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Implementing Labor-Management Innovations in Education
- Joshua Starr | Superintendent of Schools, Montgomery County
- Dennis Van Roekel | President, National Education Association
- Rob Weil | Deputy Director, Educational Issues, American Federation of Teachers
- 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Health Break
- 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.Workplace Bullying and Labor Relations Law & Policy
- David C. Yamada | Professor, Suffolk University Law School
- 5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Wrap-Up
- 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Reception for Advocates and Delegates
National Geographic Museum (125th Anniversary Exhibit)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
- 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Critical Issues Bargaining: Enhancing Problem-Solving & Mitigating Adversarial Negotiations
- Michael Franczak | Mediator, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service –US
- 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Health Break
- 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Media and Labor Law: Can’t Escape from the Memory- William Herbert | Deputy Chair and Counsel, New York State Public Employment Relations Board
- Lafe Solomon | Acting General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board
- 12 noon – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon
- 1:00 p.m. – 2:00p.m. Fireside Chat (TBC)
- Politicization of Neutral Agencies and the Labor Relations Process
- 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Health Break
- 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. ALRA Annual Bunisess Meeting
- 3:15 p.m. – 4:45p.m. ALRA Executive Board Meeting
- 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Closing Reception and Banquet