National Labor Relations Board Chairman to Speak at Law School
Mark Gaston Pearce
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Mark Gaston Pearce, chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, will present "The NLRB in Changing Times" at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, in the E.J. Ball Courtroom at the University of Arkansas School of Law.
"We are honored to host Chairman Pearce at the University of Arkansas School of Law," said Cynthia Nance, dean emeritus, Nathan G. Gordan Professor of Law and director of pro bono and community service. "Our students are fortunate to learn from this dynamic leader who has faced some of the nation's most interesting labor law questions."
Pearce was named chairman by President Obama on Aug. 27, 2011. He was sworn in as a board member on April 07, 2010, following his recess appointment, and was confirmed by the Senate on June 22, 2010. On Aug. 23, 2013, he was sworn in for a second term that expires on Aug. 27, 2018.
Pearce was a founding partner of the Buffalo, New York, law firm of Creighton, Pearce, Johnsen & Giroux, where he practiced union and plaintiff side labor and employment law. Prior to his entry into private practice, Pearce was an attorney and district trial specialist in the National Labor Relations Board's Buffalo regional office.
By appointment of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Pearce served on several commissions as well as the New York State Industrial Board of Appeals, where he ruled on appeals of wage and hour decisions of the New York State Department of Labor.
He has taught at Cornell University's School of Industrial Labor Relations Extension and is a fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
Pearce received a Juris Doctor from University at Buffalo Law School of the State University of New York and a Bachelor of Arts in government from Cornell University.
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects the rights of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve their wages and working conditions. It has 26 regional offices and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
The campus and Northwest Arkansas community are encouraged to attend this free event.
Contacts
Darinda Sharp, director of communications
School of Law
479-575-7417,
dsharp@uark.edu
Headlines
PetSmart CEO J.K. Symancyk to Speak at Walton College Commencement
J.K. Symancyk is an alumnus of the Sam M. Walton College of Business and serves on the Dean’s Executive Advisory Board.
Faulkner Center, Arkansas PBS Partner to Screen Documentary 'Gospel'
The Faulkner Performing Arts Center will host a screening of Gospel, a documentary exploring the origin of Black spirituality through sermon and song, in partnership with Arkansas PBS at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2.
UAPD Officers Mills and Edwards Honored With New Roles
Veterans of the U of A Police Department, Matt Mills has been promoted to assistant chief, and Crandall Edwards has been promoted to administrative captain.
Community Design Center's Greenway Urbanism Project Wins LIV Hospitality Design Award
"Greenway Urbanism" is one of six urban strategies proposed under the Framework Plan for Cherokee Village, a project that received funding through an Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Spring Bike Drive Refurbishes Old Bikes for New Students
All donated bikes will be given to Pedal It Forward, a local nonprofit that will refurbish your bike and return it to the U of A campus to be gifted to a student in need. Hundreds of students have already benefited.