Working group meeting of the Rebalancing Economic and Political Power: A Clean Slate for the Future of Labor Law Project
DAY ONE – TUESDAY JANUARY 15, 2019
TIME: 12:30pm-5:00pm
LOCATION: Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, 2036 Milstein West A
1585 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
DAY TWO – WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16, 2019
TIME: 8:30am-2:00pm, (Closed Working Group I.A.-B. Session 2:00pm-5:00pm)
LOCATION: Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, 2036 Milstein East B
1585 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
Reimagining Collective Bargaining:
The economy is fissuring and disaggregating, but since 1935 collective bargaining has largely taken place at the level of a single “firm,” has excluded millions of workers who don’t fit a particular definition of employee, and is limited to a narrow set of topics. This convening will explore how to adapt the scope of collective bargaining to meet these challenges.
Key Convening Questions:
- Should we move all or some collective bargaining to the sectoral level?
- How should we expand collective bargaining rights so that more workers can bargain collectively?
- How should we expand the scope of bargaining subjects to allow for more robust and productive worker voice?
Day 1 – Tuesday January 15, 2019
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12:30pm-1:00pm |
Registration with Coffee and Snacks |
1:00pm-1:30pm |
Opening Remarks
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1:30pm-1:50pm |
Economic Table Setting Remarks: Who Has Been Excluded from Collective Bargaining and What Are the Consequences
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1:55pm-3:50pm |
Sectoral Bargaining: What Can We Learn from the International Experience |
1:55:pm-2:10pm |
Overview of what we need to learn from the international experience:
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2:15pm-2:45pm |
Deep Dive into International Examples – What is Working:
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2:50pm-3:20pm
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Deep Dive into International Examples – What is Changing
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3:20pm-3:50pm |
Open Discussion with International Experts |
3:50pm-4:00pm |
Break |
4:00pm-5:00pm |
Government Involvement in Bargaining: What Are the Pros and Cons
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Day 2 – Wednesday January 16, 2019 |
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8:30am-9:00am |
Registration & Breakfast |
9:00am-9:50am |
Sectoral Bargaining: What Can We Learn from the U.S. Experience
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9:55am-10:55am |
Expanding What We Bargain Over and Who Bargains
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11:00am-12:30pm |
Small Group Discussions (Two Rounds):
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12:30pm-1:00pm |
Small Group Readouts & Open Discussion with Working Group Members |
1:00pm-1:15pm |
Closing Remarks
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1:15pm-2:00pm |
Lunch |
2:00pm-5:00pm |
Closed Working Groups I.A. and I.B. sessions |