This fall, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will decide on a trio of cases commonly known as the “Kentucky River” cases. The NLRB’s decision could broaden the definition of “supervisor” to include anyone who assigns or directs work of others, including those who are not officially part of management. According to a July report from the Economic Policy Institute, this broad expansion of the definition could strip as many as eight million private sector workers of their remaining federal labor law protections to form unions and bargain collectively.
Workers in nearly every occupation and industry are at risk of being deemed “supervisors” by the NLRB. For example, EPI finds that 843,000 registered nurses—more than one-third of all the private sector RNs in the country—may be stripped of federal labor law protections. Nearly 400,000 computer systems analysts—more than one in four—could also lose coverage.
Friday, September 22, 2006
Program: 9:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.
Light Breakfast Will Be Served
Admission is free
Center for American Progress
1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Map and Directions
Nearest Metro: Blue/Orange Line to McPherson Square or Red Line to Metro Center
Join us for a lively conversation that explores the threat to workers’ rights posed by the “Kentucky River” cases.
Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
Featured Speakers:
Ross Eisenbrey, Vice President and Policy Director, Economic Policy Institute
Fred Feinstein, Visiting Professor and Senior Fellow in the Office of Executive Programs, University of Maryland
Sarah Fox, Counsel, Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC, Former Member, National Labor Relations Board
Cheryl Johnson, R.N., President of United American Nurses, AFL-CIO
Moderated by:
Cassandra Butts, Senior Vice President for Domestic Policy, Center for American Progress