Margaret A. ‘Peggy’ Browning was a prominent labor attorney in Philadelphia who was the first labor lawyer appointed to the National Labor Relations Board in 1993.

The mission of the Peggy Browning Fund is to educate and inspire the next generation of advocates for workplace justice. Through fellowships, workers’ rights conferences, networking and other programs, we provide unique opportunities for law students to work for economic and social justice.

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Upcoming Events

Conferences

25th Annual National Law Students Workers’ Rights Conference

October 14, 2023

If you're a law student interested in workers' rights issues, the National Law Students Workers' Rights Conference is an exciting opportunity to meet virtually labor law experts and practitioners as well as other law students from throughout the nation with the same interests.

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Awards Receptions

Chicago Awards Reception

November 15, 2023

Join us as we present The Peggy Browning Award to:

Donald Finn | Manager / Financial Secretary, IBEW Local 134
Debra Simmons-Peterson | President, Teamsters Local 743
Michael H. Slutsky | Of Counsel, Allison, Slutsky & Kennedy, P.C.

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Leadership Circle

The Leadership Circle is comprised of members who strongly support the mission of the Peggy Browning Fund with annual leadership-level gifts. Leadership Circle donors receive benefits commensurate with each gift level and are recognized at all annual events, the National Law Students Workers’ Rights Conference and in our newsletter.

To learn more about the benefits of becoming a member of the Leadership Circle, contact
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Friends of Peggy Browning

At PBF, gifts at all levels help to keep our programs running and continue to introduce law students to rewarding careers in the labor movement.  Those who make annual gifts of $1,000 or less, or those who prefer to make smaller multiple gifts over the year instead of one or more larger gifts, become Friends.  Friends of Peggy Browning who prefer to give smaller multiple gifts, commit to giving either monthly or quarterly.  This creates a steady, reliable source of funds for our programs.

To learn more about the benefits of becoming a member of Friends of PBF, contact
info@peggybrowningfund.org

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2022 National Law Students Workers’ Rights Conference

2022 PBF Summer Fellows after the Friday Luncheon and Fellows Connect Students around the 2022 PBF conference poster Keynote Speaker Jennifer A. Abruzzo, General Counsel, NLRB PBF Board members David Jury and Rich Brean with Amazon Labor Union organizer Chris Smalls, PBF’s Rachel Del Rossi, and ALU lawyers Retu Singla and Seth Goldstein PBF’s Ian Hayes speaking on the experience of organizing Starbucks Friday’s 25th Anniversary Dinner and tribute to retiring president, Joe Lurie PBF Board Chair Rich Brean welcomes all to PBF’s 24th National Conference PBF’s Rachel Del Rossi welcoming all students and guests at PBF’s 25th Anniversary Friday Dinner PBF’s Founder Joe Lurie meeting students during arrival on Friday PBF alumnus Kyle Campbell and Tamara Imam with AFSCME’s General Counsel Teague Patterson IUE-CWA Peter Mitchell Labor Law Friday Plenary panel on Amazon Organizing Students at the 25th Anniversary Dinner PBF’s Board member Maneesh Sharma of the AFL-CIO moderating the Plenary Session Samantha Dulaney, PBF Board member and IATSE General Counsel, networking with students Amazon Labor Union’s Chris Smalls sharing his experience organizing Amazon ALU attorney Retu Singla provides insight into the challenges of organizing at Amazon Student discussions after the Amazon plenary PBF’s Ian Hayes, from the Starbucks Campaign, with students at Friday dinner Keynote Speaker Jennifer A. Abruzzo with Conference Planning Committee member Alex Roe of the ULA and PBF’s Rachel Del Rossi before the address Students headed to conference workshops PBF Board members Samantha Dulaney and Antonio Domingo heading The Rewards of Labor Law workshop Immigrants’ Rights are Workers’ Rights – Protecting & Organizing Immigrant Workers workshop facilitators PBF Board member Ingrid Nava of SEIU 32BJ and Brian Petruska, counsel to LiUNA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Organizing Coalition Introduction to Basic Labor Law workshop with Jay Smith, PBF Board member and partner at Gilbert and Sackman facilitated with PBF’s Lucas Aubrey of Sherman Dunn LLP. Students on a break with AFL-CIO ULA’s Alex Roe Workshop on the Starbucks Campaign Facilitator Ian Hayes, PBF alumnus and partner at Hayes Dolce in New York on the Starbucks Campaign PBF Board Vice Chair Michael Artz (right) and PBF alumnus Kyle Campbell (left) of AFSCME at the Public Sector Labor Law workshop Saturday Lunch Birds of a Feather table – International Labor Law Students at the Public Sector Labor Law workshop Dreamers & Immigration – Birds of a Feather table Negotiating Labor Contracts – Birds of a Feather table Students networking Sisters in the Law – Birds of a Feather table Birds of a Feather table – ADR – All Disputes Resolved Birds of a Feather table – Organizing Beyond the Supreme Court Law Students of Color – Birds of a Feather table Employee Benefits Law with PBF’s Tim Eicher of Slevin & Hart, PC LGBTQIA+ Rights and Issues – Birds of a Feather table What’s Next? Birds of a Feather table Saturday Plenary Panel – From Smokestacks to Library Stacks and the United Steelworkers Students with Saturday Plenary speakers 2022 PBF Summer Fellows
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2022 San Francisco Awards Reception

2022 San Francisco Awardees Alexa Frankenberg, Catherine Fisk, PBF Executive Director Rachel Del Rossi and Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher PBF San Francisco area Alumni and Summer Fellows Guests networking before the program MC Stephen Berzon joins fellow MC Lindsay Nicholas and Rachel Del Rossi on the program riser. PBF Executive Director Rachel Del Rossi shares insights from 25 years and vision for PBF’s future. Stephen Berzon welcomes our guests that evening. PBF San Francisco area Fellows and Alumni 2022 Summer Fellow Matt Fernandes shares his summer experience. 2022 San Francisco Awardees with Matt Fernandes and Rachel Del Rossi CCPU Local 3930’s Jacque Galiyano introduces Awardee Alexa Frankenberg. PBF’s Lindsay Nicholas presenting the Peggy Browning Award to Alexa Frankenberg Alexa Frankenberg, CCPU executive director, accepts the Peggy Browning Award. Doctoral Fellow Diana Reddy introduces Awardee Catherine Fisk Lindsay Nicholas presents the Peggy Browning Award to Catherine Fisk. Awardee Catherine Fisk accepts the award. Students from Berkeley Law with Awardee Catherine Fisk Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Nathan Fletcher, introduces Awardee Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher Awardee Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher accepts the Peggy Browning Award. 2022 Awardee Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher Nathan Fletcher, Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, Stephen Berzon and Lindsay Nicholas with the award Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher returning to her table. Host Committee member Lois Chang with Dick Grosboll and the team from Neyhart Anderson Flynn & Grosboll Host Committee member Jason Rabinowitz with Jennifer Casquiro of Local 2010 CCPU team with Alexa Frankenberg and Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher CCPU members Host Committee member Geoff Piller and Dick Grosboll Previous Awardee David Rosenfeld with guests at the reception Guests from Teamsters Local 835 All Awardees with Rachel Del Rossi in a classic pose of solidarity.
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2022 DC 25th Anniversary Awards Reception

Awardees Mary Kay Henry, Int’l President, SEIU and Mark Gaston Pearce, Executive Director, Georgetown Law Workers’ Rights Institute PBF Executive Director Rachel Del Rossi welcoming our guests 2022 Summer Fellow Mac McMechan shares their experience from their 2021 Summer Fellowship, high expectations for this summer and plans for the future. PBF Board Vice Chair & Treasurer, Michael Artz introducing the awards presentations. Dick Griffen introduces the first awardee, Mark Gaston Pearce, and calls him to the podium. Awardee Mark Gaston Pearce during Dick Griffin’s introduction PBF’s Michael Artz presents the Peggy Browning Award to Mark Gaston Pearce. Michael Artz hands the award to Mark Gaston Pearce. Accepting the Peggy Browning Award is Awardee Mark Gaston Pearce. Introducer Dick Griffin, Awardee Mark Gaston Pearce and Michael Artz with the Peggy Browning Award SEIU General Counsel Nicole Berner introduces Awardee Mary Kay Henry. Introducer Nicole Berner with Awardee Mary Kay Henry and PBF’s Michael Artz and Rachel Del Rossi SEIU Int’l President Mary Kay Henry accepting the Peggy Browning Award Awardee Mark Gaston Pearce with Kimberly LaBoone, Lynn Rhinehart & Yona Rozen PBF 2022 Summer Fellows in the DC region Michael Warshaw & PBF’s Treasurer Jim Kokolas from Calibre CPA at the opening reception PBF DC-area Summer Fellows and Alumni Lynn Rhinehart with Awardee Mary Kay Henry PBF DC-area Alumni 2022 DC Awardees and Introducers Dick Griffin, Michael Artz, Mark Gaston Pearce, Mary Kay Henry, Nicole Berner and Rachel Del Rossi Awardee Mark Gaston Pearce and members of his staff Awardee Mary Kay Henry with members of SEIU PBF Fellows and Alumni at the DC Awards Reception PBF Summer Fellows with mentor and introducer Nicole Berner
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2022-New York 25th Anniversary Awards Reception

2022 Awardees with their Introducers and PBF Board Chair Rich Brean PBF Alumni Jenny Lam and Christopher Lewis with Paul Brown of Archer Byington Awardee Maria Castaneda and Gina Newton of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East PBF Alumna Heather Ramirez shares her Summer Fellowship experience. PBF Executive Director Rachel Del Rossi welcomes our guests. MC’s Samantha Dulaney and Melissa S.Woods – both new PBF Board members PBF 2022 Summer Fellows and Alumni at the reception Arthur Matthews introduces Awardee Jacquelin F. Drucker, Esq. MC Melissa Woods presenting the Peggy Browning Award to Jackie Drucker Melissa Woods, Jackie Drucker, Samantha Dulaney and Arthur Matthews with the Peggy Browning Award Awardee Jackie Drucker accepting the award. Samantha Dulaney introducing Awardee Franklin Moss MC Melissa Woods presenting the award to Frank Moss. Melissa Woods, Frank Moss and Samantha Dulaney with the award Franklin Moss accepting the Peggy Browning Award MC Melissa Woods presenting the award to Maria Castaneda with Introducer Mary Stovall-Merrill Mary Stovall-Merill, Maria Castaneda, Melissa Woods & Samantha Dulaney Maria Castaneda of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East accepting the Peggy Browning Award PBF Alumna Sayra Gordillo with PB Summer Fellow Camille Sanchez 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East table Franklin Moss table Jackie Drucker table
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2022 Philadelphia 25th Anniversary Virtual Awards Program

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