American Arbitration Association (AAA)

American Bar Associations, including Labor Law sections

Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)

American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

Chamber of Commerce and their subgroups

Department of Personnel Administration (State, county, city)

Employment Relations Departments

Employer Associations (Association Gen Contractors, National Electrical Contractors)

Federal Labor Relations Authorities (FLRA)

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)

Human Resource or Labor Management Councils

Local Labor Unions

Manufacturer's Councils

Merchants and Manufacturers Associations

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

National Mediation Board (NMB)

Personnel Associations

Public Employment Relations Boards/Commissions (PERB)

State Board or Labor Relations

State Employment Services

State Industrial Relations Departments

State Mediation and Conciliation Services

State Industrial Relations Departments

State Mediation and Conciliation Service

Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)

University IR/HR Schools and Labor Education Departments

How do chapters interest people from these groups in LERA membership? Some get mailing lists and send letters of invitation and a chapter brochure. Other chapters invite groups as their guests to a meeting with the speaker chosen to interest the visiting group. Many chapters join with other groups to jointly sponsor an annual conference or seminar, or simply schedule a joint meeting.

A one-on-one approach is considered most productive. This often takes the form of inviting a colleague to a meeting as a guest or a personal phone call by a Chapter Officer to the office of the head of a firm, union, etc. (the latter approach is most important when seeking organizational/institutional memberships).

The LERA National Office will provide a listing of the national members in your area. Chapters can then send brochures and letters of invitation to national members who are not chapter members.