JURISDICTION

This committee reviews and addresses issues and practices related to labor, military, and veterans affairs (examples include labor/management relations, affirmative action, minimum wage and standards, right to work, pay equity, employment security, family leave and child care. It also monitors veteran rights as they relate to disability, health care and mental health and other concerns related to servicemen and veterans.

TOPIC

This session will address labor issues currently affecting the African American community including the increase of the minimum wage, the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), and military veterans returning from war issues as it relates to employment and training.

PANELISTS

Brenda Scott
Mississippi Alliance of State Workers, CWA Local 3570

Clarence “Tiger” Davis
Generation of War Veterans
Delegate, Maryland General Assembly

Jack Stevens
Veterans Service Administration
Veterans Administration

Gordon Burke
US Army Retired Colonel
Director of Programs
United States Department of Labor

Special Presentation
Library of Congress Veterans History Project