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August 18, 2020 

v Opening Plenary 

Plenary 

Dan Dosenbach 

Sr. Vice President of 

Labor Relations 

A[bertsons 

Bob O'Toole 

President 

U FCW Loe a I 1546 

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Agenda 

ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD 

Richard Giacolone 

Director 

FMCS 

Richard L. Trumka 

President 

AFL-CI0 

Workplace safety in the age of COVID-19 and current events with Richard 

Trumka, President AFL-CIO (invited), UFCW Local 1546, and Albertsons. 

*General CLE Credits Pending 

v Hard Stop or New Beginning? A 

Fresh Look at Impasse and 

11 :00 AM-12:15 PM 

1 :00 PM-2:00 PM 

v Don't Lie To Me: Ethics, Honesty & 

Collective Bargaining 

Program/Workshop 

Lisa Callaway 

Partner 

Engler Callaway Baasten 

& Sraga, LLC 

Joseph Vitale 

Partner 

Cohen, Weiss and 

Simon LLP 

Come be part of a lively and interactive session in which the panel will test the 

audience's knowledge of what activities in collective bargaining cross the line of 

ethical behavior cited by the ABA Code of Ethics. Some of the topics that the 

panel will cover: Truth in communication between the parties; What is 

puffery, bluffery, or just plain fabrication of the facts? What is covered by 

attorney-client privilege and what can be disclosed? 

Ethics CLE Credits Pending 

v Is Video Arbitration in Your Future? 

Program/Workshop 

Edwin Benn 

Arbitrator 

Homer La Rue 

Arbitrator and Professor 

of law 

Legal Counsel (@ AFSCME Council 31 

Scott Miller 

Jeanne Charles 

Arbitrator 

Leona McFarlane 

Assistant County 

Attorney 

Miami-Dade County 

Arthur Pearlstein 

Director of Arbitration 

FMCS 

The use of video to conduct hearings has become common in many 

administrative settings and in some courts. Many labor arbitrators have made 

use of video testimony and some have conducted full hearings by video. Talk of 

much more extensive use of video in the conduct of labor arbitration hearings 

is growing as parties consider options to reduce costs, save time, and increase 

efficiency. The panel will discuss video arbitration, and the opportunities and 

challenges that lie ahead as use of video and on line platforms become more 

common. Pros and cons will be considered from the perspective of arbitrators 

and parties. The role FMCS might play as will also be part of the discussion. 

*General CLE Credits Pending 

v Closing Plenary 

Plenary 

Richard Giacolone 

Director 

FMCS 

NLRB updates with Chairman Ring. 

August 19, 2020 

v Opening Plenary 

Plenary 

Richard Giacolone 

Director 

FMCS 

Sam Loesche 

Legislative 

Representative 

International 

Brotherhood of 

Teamsters 

John Ring 

Chairman 

National Labor 

Relations Board 

Roger King 

Senior Labor and 

Employment Counsel 

HR Policy Association 

Jay W. Richards 

Research Assistant 

Professor 

The Catholic University 

of America 

From the windmill to the cotton gin to the assembly line, every technological 

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2:30 PM-3:30 PM 

2:30 PM-3:30 PM 

3:45 PM-4:30 PM 

11 :00 AM-12:00 PM