Cornell Labor Scholar Lance Compa Lecture on American Labor Policy

Fifty years ago, organized labor consituted nearly 40 percent of the labor force and weilded substantial political clout. Today, labor represents barely 7 percent of the private labor force and has been relegated to just another “special interest” in party politics. Professor Lance Compa teaches U.S. labor law and international labor rights at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. A former trade union organizer and negotiator, Dr. Compa has almost 40 years of experience researching labor law, employment law, and international labor rights. He has also practiced international labor law for unions and human rights organizations in Washington, D.C.

Professor Compa is the author of three book-length reports for Human Rights Watch on workers’ rights in the United States under international labor law standards. He has also conducted workers’ rights investigations and reports on Cambodia, Chile, China, Haiti, Guatemala, Mexico, Sri Lanka and other developing countries.

As part of this year's lecture series, Policy Matters: Scholarly and Practical Perspectives on Contemporary Problems, Professor Compa will present the lecture American Labor Policy and International Labor Standards: Is There a Gap?

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
6:30 PM
Shambaugh Auditorium, UI Main Library

This lecture is free and open to the public.