Part I of The Changing Working Environment for Professional and Technical Workers Agenda

Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE)
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Meany Room, AFL-CIO
815 16^th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20006
10:30 am – 2:30 pm

Part I: The Outlook for Professional and Technical Workers

1. Registration

2. Welcome, Introductions and Objectives of Series

–  Paul Almeida, DPE President

3. Remarks of AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler

4. Goals and Objectives of First Session

–  Eric Geist, DPE Assistant to the President

5. Professional Workforce: Past and Future Trends

–  Jennifer Dorning, DPE Research Director

6. Professional Workforce: Affiliate Responses to Workplace Changes

–  Affiliate presentations

7. Lunch

8. Professional Workforce: Innovative Solutions for Representation

–  Affiliate presentations

9. Gathering Data: Surveys and/or Focus Groups Planning

                           –  Richard Hurd, Rachel Aleks, Cornell University School of Industrial & Labor Relations

10. Next Steps: Supporting Research, Future Meetings

                     –  DPE staff