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ALABAMA

The 60-member chapter holds a dinner meeting in Birmingham in the fall, an annual Alabama legislative update in Montgomery at the beginning of each spring legislative session, a luncheon meeting in Mobile in May, and a luncheon meeting in cooperation with the Huntsville Labor-Management Committee in June and a two-day Fall Conference at Orange Beach in September. The chapter publishes an annual membership directory.

Dues are $50 regular, $35 student and $35 retired.

The 2010 membership form can be viewed here.

Affiliated with the National LERA December 1985.

Website: www.lera.uiuc.edu/chapters/alabama/alabamahome.htm

CONTACT
Trevor Bain
Human Resources Institute, University of Alabama
PO Box 870225
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0225
Phone: (205) 348-8939
Fax: (205) 348-6695

UPCOMING EVENTS
September 26-28, 2010 - 24th Annual Conference. Meeting will be held at Hilton Garden Inn in Orange Beach, AL. The cost is $100 for members and $125 for non-members. Registrations must be made by September 20, 2010. The meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 26. For a program of the conference and a registration form, please see the brochure here.

RECENT EVENTS
July 15, 2010 - Luncheon Meeting. The speaker will be Wilma Liebman, Chair of the National Labor Relations Board. Meeting will be held at Redstone Arsenal Officer's and Civilians' Club. The cost is $25 and reservations must be made by July 12, 2010. The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. Make reservations by calling 256-544-8027 or by e-mail to Patrick Rasco at patrick.w.rasco@nasa.gov. Reservations are required.

April 6, 2010 - Luncheon Meeting. The speaker will be Pat Rabbeitt, United Way of Southwest Alabama. Meeting will be held at Spot of Tea. The cost is $20 and reservations must be made by April 2, 2010. The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. Make reservations by calling 251-460-6715 or by e-mail to Ed Harrison at eharriso@usouthal.edu

January 26, 2010 - Annual Legislative Update. Speakers: Jim Bennett, Deptartment of Labor; Stuart Burkhalter, Alabama AFL-CIO; Blaine Galliher, State Representative District 30; and Tom Surtees, Department of Industrial Relations. Meeting will be held at the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations Building. The cost is $35 and reservations must be made by January 18, 2010. Registration begins at 6 pm with dinner being served at 6:30 pm. Make reservations by calling 205-348-6183 or by e-mail to tbain@cba.ua.edu

November 5, 2009 - Is the Recession Really Over: Companies, Unions, Households. Speaker: Dr. Samuel M. Addy, Director, Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama. Meetings will be held at the Alabama Power Company, Birmingham. The cost is $35 and reservations must be made by October 30, 2009. The reception begins at 5:45 pm and dinner will be served at 6:30 pm.

May 8, 2009 - Alabama Chapter LERA Dinner Meeting. Speaker: H.S. "Smitty" Thorne, Executive Vice President, COO Alabama State Port Authority. Cost is $25.00 with reservations to be made by May 6 to Ed Harrison (251) 460-6715 or eharriso@usouthal.edu. Dinner begins at 6:30 pm at Wintzell's Oyster House, 605 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL.

February 24, 2009 - Annual Legislative Update. Speakers: Al Henley, Secretary-Treasurer AL AFL-CIO; Tom Surtees, Director, Alabama Department of Industrial Relations; Trevor Bain, The University of Alabama. Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, Montgomery, AL. Cost was $35 and reservations were to be made by February 18.

December 9, 2008 - Downturn in the Economy: Companies, Unions, Households. Speaker: Dr. Samuel M.Addy, Director, Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama. Alabama Power Company, Birmingham. Cost was $35 and reservations were to be made to December 5.

September 21-23, 2008- Twenty-Second Annual Conference. Update on NLRB, Child Labor in Alabama, Appearance-Based Policies in the Workplace, Spotlight on Mobile: Overview of the South Alabama Economy, New from the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, The Candidates and Health Care and an Update on the FMLA. Hilton Garden Inn, Orange Beach, AL. Cost for conference only $100 (membersh) $120 (non-members). Make reservations by Sept. 15.

Thursday, May 1, 2008- Update on FMLA and Other Employer-Employee Issues. Speaker: Sandi Walters, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Zea's Restaurant, 4671-A Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL. Cost $30 make reservations by April 28th. eharriso@usouthal.edu

Tuesday, February 19, 2008- Annual Legislative Update. Speakers: Al Henley, Alabama AFL-CIO; Tom Surtees, Dept. of IR; and Blaine Gelliher, Rep., District 30. Cash bar at 5:30, dinner at 6:30. Madison Hotel, 120 Madison Ave., Montgomery. Cost $30, make reservations by Feb. 11.