Document Type
Introduction
Publication Title
ABI Law Review
Publication Date
2007
Volume
15
First Page
393
Abstract
(Excerpt)
On Friday, September 28, 2008, St. John's University School of Law was very honored to host "The Future of Labor Through the Prism of Bankruptcy" Symposium. St. John's Institute of Bankruptcy Policy, the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, and the Labor Relations and Employment Society at the School of Law co-sponsored this landmark symposium.
Many of the structural changes in contemporary labor-management relationships emanate from the intersections of labor law and bankruptcy law. Many of the nation's major "legacy" industries—including, but not limited to, the unionized auto makers and many airlines—are compelling case studies. Indeed, only a few days before the symposium, General Motors and the United Autoworkers Union announced a sweeping new labor contract negotiated under the storm clouds of otherwise seemingly inexorable bankruptcy.
Organized labor, unionized employers, and all workers are in the center of the storm; together we all must face great challenges and opportunities. This symposium brought together leading thinkers and scholars, practitioners and advocates, to explore these dramatic dynamics, and to reflect upon their meaning and consequences.
Comments
Reprinted with permission of the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review. Originally published at 15 AM. BANKR. INST. L. REV. 393 (2007).