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New LERA Annual Meeting Schedule Announced

On Jan. 30, LERA President and Annual Meeting Program Chair David Lewin sent members a reminder to get the new LERA meeting schedules and submission deadlines on their calendars and into their iPhones.

The primary point that drives the change, he wrote, is " ... beginning in 2013, LERA will hold its own annual meeting, separate from the ASSA-AEA."

LERA's next and 65th Annual Meeting — "The Future of Work" — will take place June 6-9, 2013, in St. Louis.

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Chapter Excellence Shines

LERA chapters were feted for excellence at the 64th Annual Meeting in Chicago. There were four winners of the Chapter Star 2011 Awards awarded at the Annual Meeting: DC LERA, TERRA (Tennessee Employment Relations Association) in Murfreesboro, Orange Co. (Calif.) and Oregon chapters. In photo, above right, are representatives of Star Chapter Award winners: (from left) Cyndi Furseth of the Portland LERA Chapter; Marion Knappe of the DC LERA Chapter; Cameron Bennett and Van Tenpenny of TERRA; Ami Silverman and Thomas Lenz of the Orange County LERA Chapter.

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Awards @ LERA's 64th

It wouldn't be a LERA Annual Meeting without awards. LERA's 64th in Chicago was true to the tradition.

LERA President Gordon Pavy, AFL-CIO (ret.) and past president Sheldon Friedman presented the organization's highest honor, the LERA Lifetime Achievement Award, to Rudy Oswald, AFL-CIO retired after 55 years of service. At right Rudy makes his acceptance speech among colleagues, family and friends in the Palmer House Hilton's elegant Empire Room.

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Also of note

16th ILERA World Congress

LERA and the LERA Philadelphia Chapter are welcoming the 16th World Congress of the International Labour and Employment Relations Association July 2-5 in the city of Brotherly Love. The theme of this year's Congress is "Beyond Borders: Governance of Work in the Global Economy."

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Wilma Liebman: NLRB Reflections

At a Friday afternoon (Jan. 6) session at the 64th Annual Labor and Employment Relations Association meeting in Chicago, Wilma Liebman, LERA member whose term as chair of the National Labor Relations Board ended in August, was the meeting's distinguished speaker.

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The Last Dance

An end, philosophers tell us, is also a beginning.

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