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Officers: 

Officers:

  • President: Jim Bailey, Arbitrator & Mediator
  • President-Elect: Jonathan Donehower, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 701
  • Past President: Cyndi Furseth, Portland General Electric
  • VP Annual Programs: Bill Rector, Kaiser-Permanente (Retired)
  • VP Regular Programs: Anna Roberts, Service Employees International Union Local 49
  • VP Membership: Connie Weimer, FMCS
  • Treasurer: Courtney Niebel, Oregon Nurses Association
  • Secretary: Joe Kear, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge 24
  • Webmaster: Michael Dehner, Kaiser Permanente

Trustees:          

  • Bill Elzie, labor (Teamsters Local 162)
  • Julie Kettler, neutral (FMCS)
  • Todd Lyon, management (Barran Liebman LLP)
  • David Stiteler, neutral (Arbitrator)
  • Helen Moss, labor (U of O Labor Education and Research Center)
  • Connie Weimer, neutral (FMCS)
  • Burton White, neutral (Arbitrator)
  • Julia Williams, management (Kaiser Permanente)
Homepage: 
http://www.oregonlera.org/

The Oregon chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) is the only organization in Oregon that brings labor, management, neutrals, and academics together to improve labor-management relations, discuss challenges, and share best practices. The chapter initially affiliated with the National IRRA in 1978.

Several times a year, Oregon LERA presents breakfast or lunch programs of interest to the labor-management relations community. The chapter also presents the Public/Private Employment Relations Conference in May of odd-numbered years featuring sessions on the latest ERB and NLRB decisions, an Arbitrator Panel, and other topics.

Every fall, usually in November, Oregon LERA also selects and honors labor, management, and neutral practitioners who have been nominated and chosen based upon their outstanding reputation and experience in the field.

Contact: 

Oregon LERA
PO Box 230028
Tigard, OR 97281