Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

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Wednesday, November 11, 1998 Governor Tommy G. Thompson Secretary Linda Stewart

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Sharon Berge, 608/266-5138

Labor-Management Council
to promote new century planning

The Wisconsin Labor-Management Council will sponsor a one-day conference Friday (Nov. 14) in Racine on ways to prepare the workplace for the next century.

Topics and speakers at the event, held in partnership with the Southeastern Wisconsin Labor Management Council, Inc., include:

• Richard Abdoo, chairman and chief executive officer of Wisconsin Energy Corporation and Wisconsin Electric, who will talk about "Restructuring the Workplace for the 21st Century".

• Susan Stephani of S.A. Stephani and Associates, who will discuss ways of "Surviving and Thriving Through Change". Stephani specializes in identifying ways for people to increase personal satisfaction on and off the job.

• Richard H. Davis, international vice president for administration, United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, who will discuss labor-management Cooperation and offer a union’s view of what works, what doesn’t, and why.

Breakout/workshop sessions are scheduled in the morning.

The conference will begin at 8 a.m. at the Racine Marriott Hotel in Racine (7111 Washington Ave.) and will conclude by 3:30 p.m.  Registration is $85 a person (full day) or $20 (lunch and Stephani presentation only).

The Wisconsin Labor-Management Council (WLMC) was created in 1987 to promote a positive labor-management climate in Wisconsin as a tool for economic development.

To date, the Council has focused on three primary goals: providing a forum for discussion and program development; serving as a resource base/communication link; and promoting positive labor-management relationships.

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