Dan McCray is the Director of Labor Relations Programs for the Cornell ILR School’s Scheinman Institute, where he teaches management and union teams in collective bargaining and contract administration. Before joining Cornell in 2011, Mr. McCray was the director of labor relations and chief negotiator for several large municipalities, where he led negotiations with municipal unions, including law enforcement.
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COVID-19 and Other Workplace Safety Issues
Lessons From the Hospitality and Utility Sectors
Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 12pm EST
Event Overview
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a number of workplace safety challenges, from concerns about adequate personal protection to the administration of vaccines.
This webinar will identify how labor and management are working together to address some of these issues. By taking a collaborative, problem-solving approach, labor and management can find common ground on vital health concerns. It’s only by avoiding getting mired in conflict over short-term demands that both sides can satisfy their long-term interests.
Panelists include experienced educators as well as management and union lead negotiators from the hospitality and utility sectors, who will share their experience navigating these issues. Although the focus will be on addressing workplace issues in unionized settings, the need for effective communication and joint-interest approaches extends to unorganized workplaces as well.
This webinar will identify how labor and management are working together to address some of these issues. By taking a collaborative, problem-solving approach, labor and management can find common ground on vital health concerns. It’s only by avoiding getting mired in conflict over short-term demands that both sides can satisfy their long-term interests.
Panelists include experienced educators as well as management and union lead negotiators from the hospitality and utility sectors, who will share their experience navigating these issues. Although the focus will be on addressing workplace issues in unionized settings, the need for effective communication and joint-interest approaches extends to unorganized workplaces as well.
What You'll Learn
- How to solve problems regarding health and safety issues
- Methods to avoid getting trapped in short-term conflicts
- Ways to identify and pursue common long-term interests
- Effective communication and negotiation strategies
Speakers
Dan McCray
Director of Labor Relations Programs
Cornell University Scheinman Institute, ILR School
Director of Labor Relations Programs, Scheinman Institute for Conflict Resolution
Dianne R. LaRocca
Executive Director, Labor and Employee Relations
Public Service Energy Group (PSEG)
Executive Director, Labor and Employee Relations, Public Service Energy Group (PSEG)
Dianne R. LaRocca oversees labor and employee relations matters at PSEG, a publicly traded diversified energy group. PSEG’s largest subsidiary is the Public Service Energy Company, a regulated gas and electric utility company providing services to 2.2 million customers in New Jersey and 1.1 million customers on Long Island. Ms. LaRocca received a law degree from Harvard University Law School and a B.S. from the ILR School at Cornell University.
Harry Katz
Jack Sheinkman Professor of Collective Bargaining
Cornell ILR School
Jack Sheinkman Professor of Collective Bargaining and Director of the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, ILR School, Cornell University
Harry C. Katz is the Jack Sheinkman Professor of Collective Bargaining and Director of the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution at the ILR School, Cornell University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley. After teaching at MIT, Professor Katz came to the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University in 1985.
President, Hotel Trades Council, AFL-CIO
Richard Maroko is the president of the Hotel Trades Council (HTC), AFL-CIO, the union representing almost 40,000 workers in the hotel and gaming industries across New Jersey and New York. During his years with HTC, Mr. Maroko has distinguished himself as a fierce advocate for workers. He has negotiated hundreds of groundbreaking labor contracts, including bargaining the union’s master contract valued at over $2.5 billion per year. Mr. Maroko graduated from Rutgers College, earned a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and later received a Master’s degree in Labor and Employment Law from Georgetown University Law School.
Dan McCray
Director of Labor Relations Programs
Cornell University Scheinman Institute, ILR School
Director of Labor Relations Programs, Scheinman Institute for Conflict Resolution
Dan McCray is the Director of Labor Relations Programs for the Cornell ILR School’s Scheinman Institute, where he teaches management and union teams in collective bargaining and contract administration. Before joining Cornell in 2011, Mr. McCray was the director of labor relations and chief negotiator for several large municipalities, where he led negotiations with municipal unions, including law enforcement.
Dianne R. LaRocca
Executive Director, Labor and Employee Relations
Public Service Energy Group (PSEG)
Executive Director, Labor and Employee Relations, Public Service Energy Group (PSEG)
Dianne R. LaRocca oversees labor and employee relations matters at PSEG, a publicly traded diversified energy group. PSEG’s largest subsidiary is the Public Service Energy Company, a regulated gas and electric utility company providing services to 2.2 million customers in New Jersey and 1.1 million customers on Long Island. Ms. LaRocca received a law degree from Harvard University Law School and a B.S. from the ILR School at Cornell University.
Harry Katz
Jack Sheinkman Professor of Collective Bargaining
Cornell ILR School
Jack Sheinkman Professor of Collective Bargaining and Director of the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, ILR School, Cornell University
Harry C. Katz is the Jack Sheinkman Professor of Collective Bargaining and Director of the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution at the ILR School, Cornell University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley. After teaching at MIT, Professor Katz came to the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University in 1985.
Richard Maroko
President
Hotel Trades Council, AFL-CIO
President, Hotel Trades Council, AFL-CIO
Richard Maroko is the president of the Hotel Trades Council (HTC), AFL-CIO, the union representing almost 40,000 workers in the hotel and gaming industries across New Jersey and New York. During his years with HTC, Mr. Maroko has distinguished himself as a fierce advocate for workers. He has negotiated hundreds of groundbreaking labor contracts, including bargaining the union’s master contract valued at over $2.5 billion per year. Mr. Maroko graduated from Rutgers College, earned a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and later received a Master’s degree in Labor and Employment Law from Georgetown University Law School.
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