New York City LERA
presents
Black and Women’s History Month Celebration
Program
Marlene Trestman, Author, FAIR LABOR LAWYER, THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF NEW DEAL ATTORNEY AND SUPREME COURT ADVOCATE BESSIE MARGOLIN, will discuss how Ms. Margolin shaped modern American labor policy while opening doors for female lawyers in the nation’s highest courts. She was the only woman on the brilliant legal team that kept FDR’s New Deal alive; as Associate Solicitor of Labor, she shepherded from their enactment the Fair Labor Standards Act and Equal Pay Act. Books are available for sale after the presentation by the author.
Phela Townsend, Ph.D., WHEN WE SAY LABOR RIGHTS ARE UNIVERSAL, WHO ACTUALLY FEELS PROTECTED AND WHO IS LEFT CARRYING THE RISK? In her discussion Dr. Phela Townsend highlights Black
worker pathways to building power and durable labor protections when the system doesn’t automatically deliver them, drawing lessons from Black labor leaders including A. Philip Randolph and the ongoing work of unions and Black worker centers today.
Date and Time
March 18, 2026, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Location
JAMS Mediation, Arbitration and ADR Services
620 8th Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Registration and Cost
Tickets are $10, and please book your registration below!
Contact email for attendee questions:
DLBurrell1@gmail.com, President, NYC LERA
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Bookings
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