The Role of Labor Management Negotiations in the Rise of Benefits
Wednesday, June 18 - Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Free to members and nonmembers
Join this upcoming webcast, jointly sponsored by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the School of Labor and Employment Relations at Penn State University.
In 2024, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of ERISA and the codification of protections for benefit plan participants. This webcast will feature a discussion on how collective bargaining gave rise to employee benefits, including:
- Tracking the evolution of employee benefits over time
- Labor gains on behalf of workers
- Current labor management environment
- Looking to the future.
Speakers
Mary Bellman
Clinical Professor, School of Labor and Employment Relations
Penn State University
Danielle Copeland
Executive Director
Healthcare Career Advancement Program (H-CAP)
Douglas Swanson
Labor Studies Program Coordinator and Associate Professor
University of Missouri - St. Louis