Construction Industry Council Charter

Preamble:
This Charter is intended to provide overall guidance and continuity for the Construction 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 Construction Industry Council

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

Our scope is all sub-sectors of the national and international construction industry. Our focus is on workforce, organizational and institutional challenges and opportunities associated with the core missions of this industry. These missions are:

Building quality projects which provide the highest value for their investment

Providing safe employment that provides income and benefits sufficient to support a family

Advancing the industry through the use of new technology, business practices and work organization

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 meet a minimum of once per year, concurrent with the annual IRRA meetings or at another time as appropriate.

Decision making within the Council will be on a consensus basis, including modifications to this Charter.

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 IRRA 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 is encouraged to develop programming relevant to its industry for sessions during the pre or post-conference portions of the LERA National Meeting, as well as to submit session proposals for consideration during the regular conference program and the National Policy Forum.

The Council is encouraged to establish links with appropriate LERA Chapters and professional associations relevant to its industry/occupation and engage in other activities consistent with its aim (stated above) and the broader mission of the LERA.

Date approved by LERA board: June 15, 2005

Founding Co-Chairs:
Dale Belman, Academic, MSU
Allen Smith, Labor, BCTD, AFL-CIO
James M. O'Neill, Management, Hill International
John Spavins, Government/Owner, New York City Department of Design and Construction

Founding Members:
Peter Philips, University of Utah
Paula Voos, Rutgers
Matthew Bodah, University of Rhode Island
Hoyt Wheeler, University of South Carolina
David Weil, Boston University and the Kennedy School
Kris Paap, Rutgers
Adrienne Eaton, Rutgers
Patrick McHugh, George Washington University
Robert Glover, University of Texas

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