Wednesday, February 11 | 6:00 – 7:30pm | Austin Hall 101, Harvard Law School
Please join the Harvard Trade Union Program to hear from Virginia Secretary of Labor Jessica Looman on state and local stragtegies to protect workers’ rights.
In concert with the HTUP program, nearly every year, a speaker is chosen for the Wurf Memorial Forum that is in line with the terms of the endowment: “reflect Jerry Wurf’s belief in the dignity of work, and his commitment to improving the quality of lives of working people, to free open thought and debate about public policy issues, to informed political action…and to reflect his interests in the quality of management in public service, especially as it assures the ability of workers to do their jobs with maximum effect and efficiency in environments sensitive to their needs and activities.”
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jessica Looman was appointed by President Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, leading the federal labor standards enforcement agency from 2021 to 2025.
Ms. Looman also served as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and previously served as Deputy Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. Most recently, Ms. Looman has served as a Senior Fellow with the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative, served as Executive Director of the Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council, and is a 30-year member of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA).
