Preamble:
This Charter is intended to provide overall guidance and continuity for the LERA Aerospace Industry Council, which operates under the auspices of the Labor and Employment Relations Association. It is a living document, subject to periodic review and calibration.

Title:
The LERA Aerospace Industry Council

Aim:
We are committed to promoting constructive dialogue and action on issues of policy, practice, theory and research that lie at the intersection of the interests of labor, management, government, neutrals and scholars in the Aerospace industry.

Our overall focus is on workforce, organizational and institutional challenges and opportunities associated with the four core missions of this industry, which are:
" Enabling the global movement of people and goods;
" Enabling the global acquisition and dissemination of information and data;
" Advancing national security interests; and
" Providing a source of inspiration by pushing the boundaries of exploration and innovation.

Structure and Operations:
This Council will have a minimum of three co-chairs representing the management, labor and neutral, academic or policy-making communities.

The Council membership will include a minimum of 12 members (inclusive of the leadership co-chairs).

The Council will hold an annual meeting concurrent with the annual LERA meeting, and other meetings, seminars, or other activities as appropriate.

Decision making within the Council will be on a consensus basis, including modifications to this Charter. Our approach to consensus is based on the "working consensus" concept, which holds that a quorum of Council members are at least 70% comfortable with a decision and 100% willing to support the decision. A quorum consists of at least two of the three co-chairs (and a designated representative for any co-chair not present), as well as appropriate representation from a cross-section of the labor, management and the neutral/academic/policy making segments of the Council membership (at least two representatives in each category).

Consistent with the LERA Constitution and tax laws which govern 501 (C) (3) non profit organizations, the Council may act as a forum for constructive dialogue on policy matters, but it will not act in a lobbying capacity on a partisan basis unless there is a consensus of the Council membership and written approval from the LERA executive board.

This Charter is granted to the Council by the LERA Executive Board for a period of five years and is renewable thereafter for additional five-year terms.

Scope of Activities:
The Council will develop programming relevant to the Aerospace industry for sessions during the pre or post-conference portions of the LERA National Meeting. We will also submit session proposals for consideration during the regular conference program and the National Policy Forum.

The Council will establish links with appropriate LERA Chapters and professional associations and engage in other activities consistent with its aim (stated above) and the broader mission of the LERA.

Date approved by LERA Executive Board: January 4, 2005

Founding Co-Chairs:
Stephen Sleigh, IAM
Jerry Calhoun, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, MIT

Founding Members:
Ramon J. Aldag
Gary L. Axon
Frederick Deck, III
Richard Fincher
Howard Furman
Neil Gladstein
Margery F. Gootnick
Frank E. Kapsch, Jr
R.D. Kimbel
Clay A. Langhurst
Herman Lieberman
William L. Mckee
Alex S. Pomnichowski
Jacques R. Rojot
Ronald Joseph Schenone
Carlton J. Snow
John F. Torpey, Jr.
Tama Traberman
George Tsogas
Paul Waldmann
Richard A. Warters
Scott A. Weiss
Keenan Yoho
Baniyelme Zoogah

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