Chapters gain the drawing power and prestige of the Association's name as a national organization with a history of more than 50 years.

Up to date online information for all local chapters, revised weekly.

LERA Chapter Profiles online and updated daily

Group extension of the Association's nonprofit tax exemption status (501)(c)(3) is available to individual chapters. Nonprofit bulk mailing privileges can then be obtained by chapters with the tax exempt status.

Select volumes of LERA publications are available for display at chapter meetings along with order forms (also available online). They are sent to chapters several times per year or upon request.

Mailing labels of national members in the chapter area are supplied to new and reactivating chapters and to chapters upon request.

Several workshops at annual meetings are planned by the local (host) chapter and the National Chapter Advisory Committee (NCAC) and have predominantly local and chapter participants.

The NCAC was established in 1989 and its members are long-time chapter and national members.

The NCAC/Chapter Representative meeting for officers and chapter representatives is hosted by the national LERA at the annual meeting each January. This enables chapter people to become acquainted, exchange ideas, and channel suggestions to the Executive Board through the NCAC Chair. Minutes of these meetings are sent to each chapter in the late spring.

National Executive Board Members and officers are available to the chapters as meeting speakers. A list of speakers and their topics is updated and sent to chapter contacts and presidents each year and is available online.

A listing of chapter programs, topics and speakers is maintained online, enabling chapters to see examples of other chapter's programming.

Current chapter contact persons are listed in the Chapter Profiles, for easy inter-chapter communication.

Chapters have significant representation at the national level. The NCAC Chair is a member of the National Executive Board and gives voice to chapter concerns to the Board. Most national officers and Executive Board members have participated in local chapter activities.

All local chapters are listed in the national membership brochure and dues notices. People are encouraged to call the national office for the name and phone number/email of the local contact person nearest to them.

Each quarterly Newsletter, mailed to members and available online, carries at least one local chapter story in a feature article that describes chapter activities, organization, and programs. Chapters are asked to submit a brief article and possibly a picture for inclusion in the newsletter.

Chapters receive extra copies of all IRRA publications with bi-annual to quarterly chapter mailings from the national office. Additional copies are available upon request.

The national staff and members of the NCAC consult with local chapters needing advice on speakers, membership promotion, and program topics. Each NCAC member serves as a liaison to 5-6 chapters.

Promotion of local chapter conferences is available in the LERA Newsletter and online. The national office offers assistance in chapter web page development and can host chapter websites through the LERA URL.

Information is available online at www.lera.uiuc.edu, the official LERA national website regarding chapter grants and chapter awards, and chapter event, profile, and grant submission forms are also available.

The national staff assists people/member interested in forming a new LERA chapter.

Chapters are listed in the LERA membership directory available to all LERA members.

The national LERA publishes a wealth of information and research on industrial and employment relations. Publications include Annual Meeting Proceedings, Research Volume, and magazine Perspectives on Work.