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2012 TERRA 14th Annual Conference

Date: 
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 8:00am - Friday, November 16, 2012 - 5:00pm
Hosted by: 
TERRA Chapter
Communities: 
Tennessee Employment Relations Research Association (TERRA)
Location: 
Tullahoma, TN

Make plans now to attend the
2012 TERRA 14th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

November 14-16, 2012
Lakeside Club and Wingo Inn, Arnold Engineering Development Center, 4176 Westover Road, Tullahoma, TN 37388
ph: (931) 454-3051, fx: (931) 454-4004

Registration | Featured Speakers | Hotel  | CLE's | Program

Conference Registration Includes – conference packet, all food for three days, TERRA shirt and hospitality receptions

Register for the COnference
1. Register and pay online using PayPal.

2. Or, Download/complete paper form and send payment via US mail.
Fax the completed form to 615-898-5427 or enclose it when you mail your check to: TERRA, Box X-169, MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Conference Registration &
TERRA Membership Options

MEMBERS

  • Early reg. & 2013 TERRA dues —
    $200 (combined $150 reg. & $50 dues)
  • Post Oct. 15 reg. & 2013 TERRA dues —
    $225 (combined $165 reg. & $50 dues)
  • FT student reg. & 2013 TERRA dues —
    $70 (combined)

NON-MEMBERS

  • Early reg. — $175
  • Post Oct. 15 reg. — @200

OTHER OPTIONAL ITEMS

  • 2013 Organizational Membership — $525
  • 2013 LERA Membership — $185

Featured Speakers:

Joseph Artilies NLRB | NLRB & Social Media in the American Workplace
Linda Ewing, Special Advisor on Policy, UAW

  Hotel Information

14 & 15 Nov 2012 - Wingo Inn - $53.25 per night – All Rooms Now Have Private Baths!
For Hotel Registration Contact:  Wingo Inn/Arnold AFB, 4176 Westover Road, Tullahoma, TN 37388
PH: (931) 454-3051, FX: (931) 454-4004, lodging@arnold.af.mil

Overflow hotels:  ($60 per night government rate.)
Ambassador Inn - 925 Interstate Drive, Manchester TN 37355 - 931-728-2200
Comfort Suites - 152 Hospitality Blvd., Manchester TN 37355 - 931-728-1301
Hampton  Inn - 33 Paradise Street, Manchester TN 37355 – (931) 728-3300
Holiday Inn Express – 111 Hospitality Blvd., Manchester TN 37355 - 931-728-9383
Holiday Inn Express - 2030 North Jackson Street, Tullahoma TN 37388 - 931-222-1414

CLE Credits

Each of TERRA's 13 preceeding conferences offered CLE credits. The 2011 conference was approved for 8.5 hours of CLE

2012 TERRA 14th Annual Conference Program

WEDNESDAY,
November 14

Thursday,
November 15

Friday,
November 16

1:00 - 1:15 p.m
WELCOME TO TERRA 2012
Cameron Bennett, President

1:15 – 3:00 p.m.
NIOSH Research on

Occupational Safety and Health Issues in the

Transportation Industry
Dr. Edward (Ted) Hitchcock Div. of Appl. Research & Technology

TOSHA 2011-12 REVIEW
Steve Hawkins, TOSHA

3:00 – 3:30 Break

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Workshop: Using BNA Resources
Intro: Cameron Bennett
Kenneth May, Bureau of National Affairs

Matt Sottong, Bureau of National Affairs

 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
TERRA's Welcome Dinner & Featured Speaker
Intro: William Canak
NLRB & Social Media in the American Workplace

Joseph Artilles, NLRB Nashville

8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Hospitality Reception
Sponsored by Mid-South Carpenters Regional Council

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 - 9:30 a.m. 

The Future of Labor-
Management Relations:
Stakeholder Alignment as the
Foundation for 21st Century
Institutions

Dr; Joel Cuther - Gerschenfeld, U. of Illinois

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Break and Refreshments

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Labor Relations at Ford
Martin Malloy, VP for Labor Affairs, Ford Motor Co.

James Settles, Vice President UAW

 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Banquet & Featured Speaker

Intro: Jerry Lee

The Economic Role of the
U.S. Auto Industry

Linda Ewing, Special Advisor on Policy, UAW

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

21st Century Technical & Non -

Technical Training for Hi-

Tech Manufacturing
Chair: Gail Southwell

Louisville Ford Plant

John Savona, Plant Manager

Steven Stone, Plant

Chairman, UAW Local 862

Butch Newhouse, HRM

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Lean Manufacturing in the Auto Sector
Intro: William Canak
Prof. Tom Janoski, U. of KY
Prof. Darina Lepadatu, Kennesaw U.

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Banquet and  Guest Speaker
Professor Janice Fine, Rutgers Univeristy

8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Hospitality Reception

Sponsored by Waller, Landsden, Dortsh & Davis

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast and Business Meeting

8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Mock Arbitration Hearing
Chair: Marcus Crider
Hearing  Arbitrator: Phillip LaPorte, GSU
Labor Rep: TBA
Mgmt Rep: TBA

 

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Current Issues in Employment & Labor Law, the NLRB & in the Courts
Chair:  Gretchen Webber
Robert Covington, Vanderbilt
Jed Marcus, Bressler, Amery & Ross
Lynn Agee, United Steelworkers

 

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