The Center for Labor and Employment Law
of the St. John’s University School of Law presents a symposium
titled: The Theology of Work and the Dignity of Workers on March
18-19.
The minimum wage is insufficient and the living wage initiative
has had a fitful contemporary history. Often those who are
fortunate to earn decent wages are working beyond exhaustion and
are in a chronic state of sleep deprivation.
This two-day conference will bring together prominent leaders
across a range of disciplines to explore issues surrounding the
Theology of Work and Dignity of Workers. Featured speakers
include:
- Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop
Emeritus of the Archdiocese of New
York
- Denis Hughes, President, New York State AFL-CIO
- Bob King, President, the United Auto
Workers Union (UAW)
- Gene Orza, Chief Operating Officer,
Major League Baseball
Players Association,
- Robert Sugarman, Esq., National
Chairman, The
Anti-Defamation League
- Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO
- Jeff Zaino, Vice President, American Arbitration
Association
Several panels are planned to discuss labor issues from
political, legal and religious standpoints. The featured panel is
titled "Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Triangle
Shirtwaist Factory Fire" and will take place on March 18 at 3:15
p.m.
Additional panels on Friday include: Employers,
Employees, Unions---Restoring the Common Good; Recent Supreme Court
Decisions and Their Likely Adverse Impact on Employment
Arbitration; and Religion in a Pluralistic Workplace---Striking the
Appropriate Balance.
Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO, will
deliver the Conference Keynote Address on Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday panels include: A Conversation with
Catholic Bishops and Scholars regarding The Theology of Work and
the Dignity of Workers; Interfaith Initiatives re: the Dignity of
Work and Workers; Catholic Social Teaching, Applied; The
Intersections of Labor/Civil/Human Rights; Ameliorating the Broken
Employment Relationship, and Restoring the Dignity of Workers: From
the Utility of Alternative Dispute Resolution to the Solidarity of
Labor Songs; and A Conversation on the Future of Labor.
His Eminence Edward Cardinal Egan,
Archbishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of New York will present
the Distinguished Lecture on Saturday, March 19 at 10:30 a.m.
Please visit the conference
website for a full agenda, details on additional speakers
and registration information.
For media inquiries, please contact Elizabeth Reilly,
Associate Director of Media Relations at St. John’s, by
calling (718) 990-5789, or by e-mail to reillye@stjohns.edu.