The Oregon Labor Law Conference is a yearly gathering that brings together union staff and leadership from around the Northwest to learn about cutting-edge labor law and build a stronger labor movement. The conference provides training on grievance handling and arbitration, collective bargaining, organizing workers, union governance, legislation, and worker rights.
Founded over 20 years ago by former IBEW Local 48 general counsel Norman Malbin, the conference is created by and for the labor movement. The conference features leading legal practitioners from Oregon, the Northwest, and the nation for a day of dynamic sessions and practical advice, followed by a social gathering to build bridges within the labor movement. The conference sells out every year, and registration is on a first-come, first served basis, so register now.
We hope to see you in January 2023.
–Lillian Killen, John Bishop, Noah Barish, Diana Winther
Conference Co-Planners
Conference Details
Oregon Labor Law Conference
Date:
Friday, January 27, 2023
Times: (pending finalization)
7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. – Registration
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Conference
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Social Hour
Location: (pending finalization)
IBEW Local 48 Meeting Hall
15937 NE Airport Way
Portland, OR
Cost:
$95 per participant
Includes: Breakfast, lunch, coffee, social hour refreshments (appetizers and drinks), and conference materials.
Note: Unlike in past years, we will not be providing all conference papers in binders. You will be provided with a folder, notepad, and copies of powerpoint presentations for sessions which you choose to attend. Complete conference materials, such as papers, sample documents, and powerpoint presentations will be available for download. Complete conference materials will also be available on flash drives the day of the conference
2023 Oregon Labor Law Conference Agenda (to be determined)
Shown below: 2020 Agenda.
| IBEW Local 48 | NECA/IBEW Training | |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting Hall | Center Auditorium | |
| 7:30-8:30 am | Registration | n/a |
| 8:30-9:00 am | Opening Conference Organizers: Graham Trainor Oregon AFL-CIO |
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| 9:00-9:50 am | Keynote Address Kim Kelly (Labor Journalist—Teen Vogue, The New Republic) |
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| 10:00-10:50 am | Employment and Labor Law Update Rich Liebman | NLRB Under Trump Caren Sencer |
| 11:00-12:30 pm | Offensive Bargaining Manuel Boigues | Winning Contract Campaigns Mark Brenner (LERC), UFCW Local 555, IUPAT Local 10 |
| 12:30-1:20 pm | Lunch in the Meeting Hall with Val Hoyle, Oregon Labor Commissioner | n/a |
| 1:30-2:20 pm | Organize and Resist Manuel Boigues | Weingarten Meetings Caren Sencer |
| 2:30-3:20 pm | Access to Others’ Property for Union Communications Rich McCracken | Federal and Oregon Leave Laws Liz Joffe |
| 3:30-4:20 pm | Designing, Enacting and Defending State and Local Labor Standards Laws Rich McCracken | From the Arbitrator's Perspective Arbitrator Howell Lankford Arbitrator David Gaba |
| 4:30-6:00 pm | Social Hour | n/a |
File Size: 5k
2020-Agenda.pdf
File Size: 2 MB
Training-Center-Map.pdf
File Size: 82k