Interest Sections

Collective Bargaining Network

Next Meeting:
June 6-9, 2013, St. Louis, Mo.

Last Meeting:
Friday, January 5, 2012, Chicago, IL

Contacts:

Lynne Mingarelli

Dispute Resolution

Last Meeting: January 5, 2012, Chicago, IL
Next Meeting: June 6-9, 2013, St. Louis, MO

Contacts:

Sergio Delgado, FMCS Commissioner
Dick Fincher, Mediator/Arbitrator, Workplace Resolutions LLC
Karen Jalkut, American Arbitration Association
Sheila Mayberry Arbitrator (Emeritus)

Work and Human Resources Network

'The Work and Human Resources Network (WHR) is a constituent organization of the Labor and Employment Relations Association that offers a forum for the exchange of ideas about work, human resources, and employment relations; and for the professional education of practitioners and researchers in these areas. The WHR Network emphasizes workplace-based research and its implications for policy, labor, and management.

Contacts:

Alex Colvin, Cornell University
Virginia Doellgast, London School of Economics

International Interest Section

The International Interest Section of LERA is a group of LERA members whose interest lies in the field of international and comparative employment relations. The Section exists to promote dialogue, research, and evaluation of international institutions and processes within employment relations and to encourage the comparative analysis of employment relations systems and types.

Last Meeting: Thursday, January 5, 2012, Chicago, IL

Contacts:

Co-chairs -

Mark Stuart, Leeds University

Greg J. Bamber, Monash University

Labor and Employment Law

The Labor and Employment Law Interest Section of the LERA is a group of people from many different disciplinary backgrounds. The section's focus is on the law as it affects labor and employment and as the law is affected by social and other forces.

Newsletters of the Labor and Employment Law Interest Section

Last Meeting: January 2012, Chicago, IL
Next Meeting: June 2013, St. Louis, MO

Contacts:

David Yamada, Suffolk Law, 2012 Chair

Labor Markets and Economics

Next Meeting: Thursday, June 6, 2013, St. Louis, MO
Last Meeting: Friday, January 6, 2012, Chicago, IL

Contacts:

Dale Belman, Susan Helper and Stephen Woodbury

Labor Studies and Union Research

The Labor Studies and Union Research Interest Section of the LERA is a group of LERA members from various disciplinary backgrounds whose interest and focus is the study of labor unions, collective bargaining, and related issues. Our intent is to provide a forum for dialogue, networking, learning, and encouragement for academic, practitioner and student members to participate in our professional community.

Next Meeting: TBA, June 6-9, 2013, St. Louis, MO

Contacts:

Robert Bruno and Erin Johansson

Globalization, Investment, and Trade Section

The Globalization, Investment, and Trade Section of LERA consists of members from various disciplinary backgrounds, economics, law, history, sociology, etc., whose focus is on trade, international economics and labor, as well as other issues concerning globalization. Our goal is to provide a forum for discussion, education, communication and research for the academic, practitioner, and student members.

Last Meeting: January 6, 2012, Chicago, IL
Next Meeting: June 6, 2013, St. Louis, MO

Contacts:

David Bensman and Owen Herrnstadt

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