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November 18,
2009 Luncheon
Registration: 11:45; Lunch: 12:00
The Long and
Winding Road to Health Care Reform
How
did we get here and where are we going?
Government involvement in
delivery of health care has been a political issue since the Great
Depression. That history crucially informs the present debate over
major overhaul of how Americans receive and pay for health care.
We all will be personally and professionally affected by how the
current legislative process plays out.
The Washington, D.C.
Chapter of the Labor & Employment Relations Association is pleased
to announce that our November luncheon program will present two
distinguished speakers addressing the history and current policy
developments in health care reform. David Jacobs, Professor
of Business Administration at Morgan State University in
Baltimore, will talk about the history of universal health care as
an issue. He will examine the role of unions, employers, and
health care professionals. Bill Samuel, Director of
Government Affairs at the AFL-CIO, will give us his perspective on
the current status of health care reform in Washington and what in
his view are some of the pivotal issues moving forward.
Bill Samuel serves as the
chief lobbyist for the 9-million-member labor federation. In
addition, Bill chairs the AFL-CIO's Legislative Committee, which
is made up of legislative representatives from the federation's 66
affiliated unions. Bill returned to the labor movement in January
2001 after a five-year stint in the Clinton Administration,
serving first as Associate Deputy Secretary of Labor under Robert
Reich and then under Alexis Herman. In 2000, Bill joined the White
House staff as senior policy adviser to Vice President Al Gore,
serving as the Vice President's principal adviser on labor policy
issues and liaison to organized labor. From 1984 to 1995, Bill was
the chief lobbyist at the United Mine Workers of America.
From the earliest years of his career, David Jacobs was a
student of the relationship between the American labor movement
and national. His Ph.D. dissertation was "The United Auto Workers
and the Campaign for National Health Insurance." David
authored or co-authored: • The Future of the Safety Net, •
Business Lobbies and the Power Structure in America: Evidence and
Arguments, and • Collective Bargaining as an Instrument of
Social Change. He has published numerous papers, relevantly:
"The Prospects for National Health Insurance in the United States"
in The Future of the Safety Net: Social Insurance and Employee
Benefits, "Labor and Social Legislation: Case Studies in
Business Obstructionism
and Accommodation" in Labor Studies Journal, and "Labor and
the Strategy of Mandated Health Benefits" also in Labor Studies
Journal.
We will hold
elections for the
2010 Board of Governors at this meeting.
Location: Woman's National Democratic Club's historic mansion at 1526
New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. (Just northeast of Dupont Circle -Red Line Metro,
Dupont Circle stop, Q Street Exit)
Cost: $25 for members with
reservations, $15 for student members, $30 for non-members and non-reserved
members. If you pay online below, there is a
$1 discount available.
Menu: Meat
with seasonal vegetables and dessert. Vegetarian meals available with
advance registration.
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