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62nd Annual Meeting – Atlanta, GA, January 2-5, 2010
21st Century Employment Systems: Innovation in an Era of Accelerating Change
Make arrangements now to attend the next LERA Annual Meeting January 2-5, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta. Register Online now or read Registration Instructions.
To secure housing, see Hotel Information. View Program and Events.
63rd Annual Meeting – Denver CO, January 6-9, 2011
Employment Relations for Economic Recovery and Sustained Growth
Call for Session Proposals
Submit a Session Proposal Online starting October 12, 2009.
Call for Papers and Posters
8th National Policy Forum – Washington DC, June 11-12, 2009
News Frontiers in Labor and Employment Policy
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 LERA's Proceedings of the 61st Annual Meeting Now Available - Papers from the 2009 Annual Meeting are now available online in an electronic PDF format for easy viewing and printing. The e-volume will be available to everyone the first year of publication via a link at the Proceedings page and will be moved to the Member's Online Library after that. It features research and papers presented in San Francisco in a number of sessions including:
- Collective Bargaining and Economic Transition - Industry Studies,
- Meeting Today's Healthcare Challenges through Innovations in Employment Relations and Information Technology,
- Research on the Non-economic Benefits of Unions,
- The Public Sector Workforce Challenge: Attracting and Retaining a New Generation of Public Servants, and more.
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LERA and The New Yorker Develop Cartoon Book
The LERA, working with The New Yorker, has pulled together a collection of prized cartoons that captures some of the funniest moments of employment relations and work life.
This volume, commemorating LERA's 60th anniversary, will surely entertain you and win rave reviews.
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LERA Research Volume Published
The 2009 LERA Research Volume The Human Rights in Labor and Employment Relations: International and Domestic Perspectives, edited by James Gross and Lance Compa is now available.
All members and libraries were mailed a copy in August. Copies can be ordered through Cornell University Press.
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The latest issue of Perspectives on Work (Vol. 13, No. 1) examines approaches for improving and understanding global labor standards. Other articles include series on the changing nature of work in the field of education (including K-12 and higher education) and on executive compensation. The issue also includes reviews of four books and one film. Members can read the issue in the Members Library in PDF format.
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Read Excerpts from Perspectives on Work (Volume 13.1):
Understanding Child Labor in India
Akshay Mangla
The Consequences of NCLB: The Demise of Labor/Management Partnerships for Reform and Hopes for Renewal
Louise A. Sundin and Julia E. Koppich
The Corporate Pay Gap: Do We Need a Maximum Wage?
Sam Pizzigati
Read LERA's Perspectives Online Companion. The Spring 2009 edition features four articles on the proposed Employee Free Choice Act. Also featured: an article on the non-compete clauses in employment contracts, and a review of On the Global Waterfront: The Fight to Free the Charleston Five.
LERA 2008 Proceedings Online
The Proceedings of the LERA 60th Annual Meeting is also available online in a searchable format. View the 2008 Proceedings.
Other Publishers Offer Discounts on Books and Journals
LERA members receive up to 25% discount for books and journals from major publishers including Cornell University Press, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Upjohn, M.E. Sharpe and others. |
