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CALIFORNIA: ORANGE COUNTY

President: Patrick D. Kelly
President Elect: Ami Silverman
Executive Vice President: Howard C. Hay
Treasurer: Dee Zasio
Secretary: Sherry Bolander, Orange Co. Transportation Authority

Website: www.ocirra.org

OCIRRA, a chapter with over 200 members, has a history of activism, producing several members who have gone on to participate in various levels in the national organization. Many former chapter presidents, who remain active in the chapter long after their terms have expired, are now leaders of the national IRRA. The OCIRRA chapter was awarded an Outstanding Chapter Award in 2003, with merit awards for chapter-to-national relations, outstanding programming, consistent chapter excellence, and member innovation. Likewise, the chapter was recognized in 2002 for outstanding programming and consistent chapter excellence. These awards are proudly displayed at chapter events.

OCIRRA sponsors 5 dinner program meetings a year.  The programs are the most cutting-edge in contemporary employment relations.  The program meetings are normally held at the Sheraton Park Hotel, 1855 South Harbor Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92802.  Dinner meetings are scheduled for the months of January, March, May, September and November.  (Call for confirmation of dates and location.  Note:  the regularly used hotel is undergoing renovation.)   Program registration begins at 6 p.m.  A no-host bar follows.  An enjoyable dinner is served at 7 p.m.  The program begins at 8 p.m. and is usually over around 9 p.m.  Parking at the hotel is included in the cost.  Dinner meetings are $44/members and $49/nonmembers.   MCLE Credit—1 hour.

Dues are $55 regular, $5 students, $100 organizations.

Affiliated with the National IRRA March 1977.

Contact:
Sherry Bolander
Orange County Transportation Authority
PO Box 1704
Garden Grove, CA 92842
714/560-5852
Fax: 714/560-5849

UPCOMING EVENTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2010
Orange County Labor & Employment Relations Association: Workplace Violence: Saving Lives and Preventing Conflict. Speakers Ronald Monard, Esq. Attorney and College Professor, Regina Miles, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation and InfraGard Coordinator and Heather Houston, Orange County Sheriff Department, Senior Program Coordinator for the Private Sector Terrorism Response Group. Time is 6:00 p.m. registration, place is Sheraton Park Hotel, Anaheim, 1855 South Harbor Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92802. For further information and to register go to Sherry Bolander at 714-560-5852.


RECENT EVENTS

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - Dinner Meeting. Come hear renowned labor scholar Catherine Fisk discuss the significance of the Supreme Court's labor and employment law cases from the past term, including the impact of 14 Penn Plaza and New Process Steel on both labor and management, and preview the pending cases for the coming term. Professor Fisk has previously taught at Duke Law School, Loyola Law School--Los Angeles, and University of Southern California, and is currently the Chancellor's Professor of Law at the recently--founded School of Law at University of California--Irvine. She has published many books in the area of labor and employment law, including Labor Law in the Contemporary Workplace (2009), and Labor Law Stories
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Contact Sherry Bolander at 714-560-5852

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - Labor and Employment Law Conference at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Anaheim, CA. A full brochure with registration information and the agenda can be viewed here.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Contact Sherry Bolander at 714-560-5852 by Monday, May 17, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - "Preparing For Grievance Mediation And Arbitrations: The Most Efficient And Effective Ways To Prepare" Dinner Meeting. The moderator for the meeting will be Jon Monat, Ph.D., Arbitrator and Professor, California State University Long Beach. Our panelists for the discussion are; Howard C. Hay, Esq., Mediator/Arbitrator and Former Management Attorney, Paul Hastings, Costa Mesa, and Howard Z. Rosen, Esq., Union Attorney, Posner & Rosen, Los Angeles.
Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. with dinner being served at 7:00 p.m. and the program beginning at 8:00 p.m. The cost is $44 for members and $49 for non-members

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Contact Sherry Bolander at 714-560-5852 by Friday, March 26, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - "Reflections on my Term as General Counsel" Dinner Meeting. This meeting marks the 75th Anniversary of the National Labor Relations Act, and the Honorable Ronald Meisburg will be reflecting on his four years as General Counsel of the NLRB. He is one of only four individuals to serve as a Board Member and General Counsel of the NLRB and will become the third longest-serving General Counsel in the history of the NLRB in August.
Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. with dinner being served at 7:00 p.m. and the program beginning at 8:00 p.m. The cost is $44 for members and $49 for non-members

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Contact Sherry Bolander at 714-560-5852 by Monday, January 18, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - Panel discussion on the 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett U.S. Supreme Court ruling and mandatory arbitration of statutory claims under a collective-bargaining agreement.The panelists are Marianne Reinhold, Attorney, Reich, Adell & Cvitan; John B. Golper, Attorney, Ballard, Rosenberg, Golper & Savitt, LLP; and Sara Adler, Mediator/Arbitrator. The panel will be moderated by Everett Meiners, Attorney, Parker Milliken. Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. with dinner being served at 7:00 p.m. and the program beginning at 8:00 p.m. The cost is $44 for members and $49 for non-members.

INFORMATION: Make your reservation by calling Sherry Bolander at 714/560-5852.  
Thursday, January 22 - The Economic Meltdown: Is "Obamanomics" the Answer? Guest speaker, Timothy A. Canova, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of International Economic Law, Chapman University School of Law.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Contact Sherry Bolander at 714-560-5852
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - How to Tame the Wild Witness. Presented by Mark Burstein and Michael Prihar, principles in Burstein-Prihar Advocacy Training and members of the National Academy of Arbitrators. Dinner begins at 7:00 pm with the program beginning at 8:00 pm. Cost is $44.00 for members and $49.00 for non-members. Deadline to register is November 16, 2009.