Membership

The LERA offers the following membership types for individuals:

• Regular Membership ($195)
• Contributing Membership ($300)
• Emeritus Membership ($105) - 10+ year member and no longer employed/retired
• Student Membership ($25) - special dues rates for up to 4 years for FT students who are not employed/employed PT

LERA Membership Benefits You...

Acclaimed Publications
Members receive subscriptions to the following acclaimed publications:

LERA Membership Directory - Members have exclusive access to an online directory that is updated daily with the latest affiliations, contact and biographical information for members. A printed directory is published about every four years. 

Annual Research Volume - Each year the association adds a new volume to its collection of research for practitioners and academics in the fields of employment relations and labor.

Perspectives on Work - The highly acclaimed annual magazine of the LERA features timely articles on issues in the world of work. The Perspectives Online Companion supplements the printed version.

Annual Meeting Proceedings - Papers presented at the LERA Annual Meetings are published online to enable active LERA members to share information from current research and ongoing policy debates.

LERA e-Newsletter - LERA members receive a quarterly electronic newsletter to keep them up to date on news, the calendar of LERA events, awards, job announcements, calls for papers, LERA chapter activities, and related conferences

Labor and Employment Law Newsletter - This newsletter, edited by Ellen Dannin of Penn State University, is available each month via the LERA email listserv.

Networking & Community
 Members enjoy a host of resources to connect them to other professionals, research, and resources   

Employment Policy Research Network (EPRN) - The Employment Policy Research Network (EPRN), designed to network thought-leaders from every perspective in our field with those in need of LER research, features a new website to access that information. Visit, find new resources, read blogs, and add your own comments or questions to the ongoing discussions taking place.

LERA Website - A to Z coverage of association events and news, programs, chapter programs, calls and announcements, indexes of LERA publications are available online, and new resources for LERA leaders to manage their communities.

Meetings - Members receive advance program information on LERA Annual Meetings, National Policy Forums, and regional and chapter conferences around the country. Membership provides opportunities for presenting papers, competing for prestigious awards, networking and learning about new research, practices and policies.

Listservs - Members have access to a wealth of information via LERA Listserv, the Work and Employment Relations Listserv, and the Collective Bargaining Listserv discussion groups.

LERA Communities - Membership includes opportunities to participate in Industry Councils, Interest Sections, and local LERA Chapters.  You will find listings of these communities in this brochure.  Interest Sections offer members opportunities to network, present their work, and dialog on specific areas of professional or scholarly interest, and Industry Councils focus their dialogue, research, and networking on an industry-by-industry basis.  You can choose to join a local LERA Chapter, and network regionally.  There may be an additional chapter fee.

Awards, Recognition & Leadership
As a member, you will become part of a larger force to help build a stronger economy and society through dissemination of research and best practices, expert points of view, enriched public policy, innovative practices and a spirit of community. We are the only organization representing and servicing the needs of all viewpoints in labor and employment relations.

Awards & Recognition - With your help in nominating those who inspire and lead us, the LERA recognizes practitioners and scholars in the field who have exhibited outstanding qualities and work. The LERA holds a range of competitions as well, and prizes and honors are awarded each year at LERA's Annual Meeting.

Leadership - Whether you'd like to immerse yourself in the Association community or give back to the field, LERA has many leadership opportunities with its Committees, Industry Councils, and Interest Sections.

Get Connected: With other members • With Resources and Tools

With other members

• Member Community – Build your network on LERA's online membership directory by completing your profile, and seeking out other LERA members in the same geographic area, or with the same professional interests.

• Listservs – Get the latest news and developsments at LERA-L Listserv, or connect with your colleagues in the field by posting your questions and opinions on current topics at the LERA-DIALOG Listserv, both email-based listservs.

• LinkedIn – Join the LERA Group to connect with your peers and build your professional network.

• Facebook – Interact on the LERA Page, where you can connect with others in our community.

• Twitter - Follow our twitters, for all twitter enthusiasts.

• Google+ - Add us to your Googe+ groups.

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With resources and tools to help you

• Research and Publications – Access LERA's latest research and best practices from the field with a host of LERA publications and other additional resources.

• Events Calendar – Visit the LERA Events Calendar to find more information about events and programs happening all over, and close to home.

• Jobs Board - LERA members can submit job postings and search them. People and organizations know that this is the place to post job openings for practitioners and academics in labor and employment relations.

• LERA Meetings - Attend sessions and workshops that will both arm you with tools to take back to the job, and also keep you ahead of the curve by giving you the big picture from all viewpoints--labor, management, neutral, government, and academic--on all the issues.

• Industry Councils - Learn about the challenges facing you in your particular industry, share best practices and learn from all perspectives on labor and employment relations in your industry.

• Interest Sections - Network, present your work, and discuss specific areas of professional and scholarly interest.

• LERA Chapters - Learn about matters of importance in your state or municipality, and exchange off-the-record observations with chapter speakers and other chapter members.

• IR/HR Programs - Find state by state listings and contact information for Universities and Colleges with IR/HR programs.
  

• Employment Policy Research Network (EPRN) - Find research, blogs, op-eds, and more from over 100 of the top researchers in the field. EPRN, a virtual think-tank, and offer its resources to LERA members, other researchers, policy-makers, and the media.

• UCIRHRP - The University Council of Industrial Relations and Human Resource Programs, or UCIRHRP for short, is a network of Deans, Department Heads, and Administrators at Universities and Colleges with IR/HR programs. This unique group works collegially to prepare for changes and challenges and keep each other apprised of relevant current events, policy, and trends.

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Get Involved:

Volunteer • Connect • Rate & Review • Discuss • Speak • Write • Influence • Learn • Support • Partner

Volunteer

• Committees, Sections & Committees - Volunteer with any of our Industry Councils, Interest Sections, or Committes or and learn about the specific projects you can assist with on a project-to-project basis.

• Local Chapters – Contact your local LERA Chapter to learn more about volunteer opportunities.

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Connect

• LERA Membership Directory – Build your network on by completing your profile, and letting your colleagues find you online.

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Rate & Review

• LERA Refereed Paper Competition – Offer your expertise to the blind LERA Refereed Paper Competition. Contact the Interest Section of your choice and offer to be a reader.

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Discuss

• EPRN – Comment and provide your feedback on the posts at the Employment Policy Research Network website, or offer your own guest blog.

• Listserv posts – Offer your knowledge to your peers on one of LERA's email based listservs.

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Speak

• Session proposal – Organize a workshop or symposium at a LERA meeting.

• Chapter Speaker – Submit your presentation idea to your local LERA Chapter.

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Write

• E-Newsletters – Submit an article for the LERA e-newsletters, or for your local Chapter newsletter. Questions? Contact LERAoffice@illinois.edu.

• Perspectives on Work – Submit idea for future articles in to LERA's bi-annual magazine to the POW editor.

• LERA Research Volume - Submit idea or proposal for future editions of the annual LERA Research Volume to the LERA Co-editors-in-chief.

• Submit a paper, proposal, poster, or abstract for a competition or a meeting.

• Submit a paper or proposal to a journal or other publication.

• Submit a paper or proposal for an award or a project grant.

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Learn

• Event Calendar – Visit LERA's Event Calendar to see and register for a program or event that is right for you.

• LERA's Annual Meeting – Mark your calendar to attend the next LERA Annual Meeting.

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Influence

• Lead a local chapter and win a merit award.

• Nominate a LERA practitioner or scholar who inspires and leads for a LERA Award.

• Volunteer to serve on a LERA Committee, or to lead in other capacities, such as a Co-Convener for an Interest Section, or a Co-Chair for an Industry Council.

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Support

• Recruit a member– Help grow and support the field while letting your colleagues know about the great resources LERA has to offer. Forward the LERA Membership Brochure to colleagues you think would benefit from LERA membership.

• Contribute – Support the mission and the programs of the LERA by contributing.

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Partner

• Advertising & Exhibiting – Find out all the ways you can increase your visibility and your companies business though advertising and exhibiting with the LERA. Don't see what you need? Email LERAoffice@illinois.edu and we'll be happy to help you.

• Organizational Memberships - Support the field, promote your organization, and obtain individual memberships for your own people by becoming a LERA Organizational Member.

• LERA Sponsorships - Gain even more exposure and support the field by becoming a sponsor at either the Major Sponsor or the Sustaining Sponsor level.

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