"September Steamroll" or Standard Operating Procedure?

Program Description

During the final weeks of September 2007, the NLRB issued 61 decisions that Labor has dubbed the "September Steamroll."  Labor voiced loud concern over the many decisions it feels will make its job harder in organizing new members and protecting employee rights.  Meanwhile, NLRB Chairman Robert J. Battista dismissed Labor's protests as "shrill political rhetoric over reasoned debate."  Management contends this was standard operating procedure in closing as many cases as possible before fiscal year end. 

Program Faculty

Barry J. Kearney (moderator) is associate general counsel in the Division of Advice of the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, DC.  He is the neutral co-chair of the Committee on Development of the Law under the NLRA and serves as an editor of The Developing Labor Law.  Mr. Kearney is a member of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Paul W. Iversen is a shareholder in Williams & Iversen, P.A., in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he represents unions and individuals in labor and employment matters.  He is currently the union co-chair of the Committee on Development of the Law under the NLRA and an associate editor of The Developing Labor Law.

Tanja L. Thompson is a member in the Memphis office of Kiesewetter Wise Kaplan Prather, PLC, where she represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law.  She is a chapter editor of The Developing Labor Law and currently serves as the employer co-chair of the Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee of the Section's Membership Development Committee.

CLE Credit*

1.5 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states/1.8 hours of CLE credit in 50-minute states have been requested in states accrediting ABA teleconferences and live audio webcasts.*

NY-licensed attorneys: This non-transitional CLE program has been approved for experienced NY-licensed attorneys in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for 1.5 total NY CLE credits.

The following states accept ABA teleconferences for mandatory CLE credit:
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*States currently not accrediting ABA Teleconferences: DE, IN, PA, KS, OH