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Thursday


Preconference Activities  •  1/4/2007

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
LERA Annual PhD Student Consortium—Williford A
Co-Chairs: Mary Hoffman and Ryan Petty, Michigan State University and John Paul Ferguson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10:00 a.m. ‑ 11:30 a.m.
LERA Foundation Committee Meeting—Private Dining Room 6
Chair: Marlene Heyser

10:00 a.m. ‑ 11:30 a.m.
Interest Section Advisory Committee Meeting—Private Dining Room 5
Chair: Jill Kriesky, Wheeling Jesuit University

10:00 a.m. ‑ 11:30 a.m.
Public Sector Industry Council Meeting—Williford B
Chair: Marick Masters, University of Pittsburgh

11:00 a.m. ‑ 12:50 p.m.
Aerospace Industry Council Meeting—Williford C
Co-Chairs: Morris Kleiner, University of Minnesota; Neil Gladstein, International Association of Machinists; and Jerry L. Calhoun, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

11:30 a.m. ‑ 1:00 p.m.
NCAC Committee Meeting—Private Dining Room 7
Chair: William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University

12:00 p.m. ‑ 1:30 p.m.
LERA Perspectives on Work - Editorial Advisory Board Meeting—Private Dining Room 3
Chair: Charles Whalen, Perspectives on Work

12:00 p.m. ‑ 1:50 p.m.
Utilities Industry Council Meeting—Williford B
Co-Chairs: Thomas Schneider, Restructuring Associates; Lewis Barr, DTE Energy; and Michael Langford, Utility Workers Union of America

1:00 p.m. ‑ 2:50 p.m.
Healthcare Industry Council Meeting—Williford C
Co-Chairs: Ann Frost, University of Western Ontario; Bob Lucore, United American Nurses; and Stephanie Sloggett-O'Dell, Tenet Healthcare Corporation

1:00 p.m. ‑3:00 p.m.
Research by the Rank-and-File (Workshop)—4B
Chair: Ruth Ruttenberg, National Labor College
Presenters: Chuck Borrell, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers—How Unions Can Be Successful in Labor Arbitration: What Arbitrators Believe Unions Must Do
Paul Capotosto, Sergeants Benevolent Association, NYPD—If Rank Has Its Privilege Then Why Do I Have Fewer Benefits?
Daryl Gallant, Laborers International Union of North America—Brownfield Minority Worker Training: It's the Little Things that Lead to Success
Joey Govea, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers—Bridging the Gap: How Do We End the Animosity Between Organized Members and Members Who Have Served a Formal Apprenticeship?
Diane Tamuk, Association of Flight Attendants—The AFA-CWA Merger: A Case Study

1:00 p.m. ‑ 3:00 p.m.
Collective Bargaining Interest Section Meeting—4D
Co-Chairs: Gordon Pavy, AFL-CIO and Howard Stanger, Canisius College

1:00 p.m. ‑ 5:00 p.m.
Work and Employment Relations Network Meeting—Private Dining Room 2
Co-Chairs: Diane E. Bailey and Stephen R. Barley, Stanford University
Presenters: Carrie Leana, University of Pittsburgh—Social Capital and Human Capital in Urban Public Schools
Kate Kellogg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Cross-Rank Mobilization: Explaining Institutional Change through Collective Action in Everyday Workplace Encounters
Caitlin Zaloom, New York University—Speculators and the Work of Risk

1:00 p.m. ‑ 5:00 p.m.
LERA International Section Meeting—4A
Panelists: John Logan, London School of Economics
John Godard, University of Manitoba
Rae Cooper and Russell D. Lansbury, University of Sydney
George Lafferty, Victoria University at Wellington
Patrick Gunnigle, University of Limerick
Edmund Heery, Cardiff University
Presenters: John Godard, University of Manitoba—Institutional Environments, Work and Human Resource Practices, and Unions: Canada vs. England
Ian Greer and Marco Hauptmeier, Cornell University—Political entrepreneurs and Co-Managers: Labour transnationalism at four multinational auto companies
George Tsogas, The Hauge—International Labour Regulation – Mapping the Territory

1:30 p.m. ‑ 3:30 p.m.
LERA Finance and Membership Committee Meeting—Private Dining Room 1
Chair: Paula Voos, Rutgers University

2:00 p.m. ‑ 3:50 p.m.
Construction Industry Council Meeting—Williford B
Co-Chairs: John C. Spavins, New York City Department of Design and Construction; Dale Belman, Michigan State University; Allen Smith, AFL-CIO; and James O'Neill, Hill International Inc

2:30 p.m. ‑ 4:00 p.m.
LERA Education Committee Meeting—Private Dining Room 6
Chair: Cheryl Maranto, Marquette University

3:00 p.m. ‑ 5:00 p.m.
LERA Automobile Industry Council Meeting—Williford C
Co-Chairs: John Paul MacDuffie, University of Pennsylvania; Arthur Schwartz, General Motors Corporation; and Linda Ewing, International Union of United Auto Workers

3:15 p.m. ‑ 5:15 p.m.
Labor Unions/Labor Studies Section Meeting—4D
Co-Chairs: Beth Almeida, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and Robert Bruno, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Panelists: James Henninger-Voss, Pennsylvania State Education Association—The Effect of Starting Teacher Salaries on Average Teacher Salaries
Patrice Mareschal, Rutgers University at Camden and Lisa Schur, Rutgers University—Can We Work Together: The Feasibility of Consumer-Union Coalitions in Home Care
Michael T. Massey, National Labor College—Craft Labor and the Future: Who Will Build our Projects?

3:45 p.m. ‑ 5:45 p.m.
LERA Development Committee Meeting—Private Dining Room 3
Chair: David Lipsky, Cornell University

5:00 p.m. ‑ 6:00 p.m.
LERA Industry Council Advisory Committee Meeting—Private Dining Room 1
Chair: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

4:30 p.m. ‑ 6:00 p.m.
LERA Editorial Committee Meeting—Private Dining Room 7
Chair: Adrienne Eaton, Rutgers University

6:30 p.m. ‑ 10:00 p.m.
LERA Executive Board Meeting—Marquette Room
Chair: David Lipsky, Cornell University


Friday


Conference Activities  •  1/5/2007

8:00 a.m. ‑ 10:00 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
  
 
1.1  Representing Workers Without Majority Union Status: Why Not? Why Now? (Workshop)—Williford A
Chair: Robert Bruno, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Panelists: Steve Yokich, Cornfield & Feldman
Marvin Gittler, Asher, Gittler, Greenfield & D'Alba
Laurie Burgess, Katz & Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein & Johnson
Andy Kramer, Jones Day
Tony Dombrow, Laner Muchin
Keith Kelleher, SEIU Local 880

 
1.2  Work Organization in Healthcare: Organizing for Superior Patient Care (Symposium)—Williford C
Chair: Dana Weinberg, Queens College
Presenters: Timothy Vogus, Vanderbilt University—Organizing for Patient Safety on Hospital Nursing Units
Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University—Coordinating Patient Care: A Social Capital Model of High Performance Work Systems
Saul Rubinstein and Charles Heckscher, Rutgers University—Organizational Collaboration and the Quality of Health Care Delivery
Ann Frost, University of Western Ontario; Brian Golden, University of Toronto; and Claudio Martin, University of Western Ontario—Coordinating Patient Care in the Intensive Care Unit
Discussant: Suzanne Gordon

 
1.3  LERA/AILR Best Papers (Symposium)—Private Dining Room 2
Chair: Bruce Kaufman, Georgia State University
Presenters: Ben Dunford, Deidra Schleicher and Liang Zhu, Purdue University—Consequences of Employee Investments in Company Stock: More Harm than Good or Just Unnecessary?
Vidu Badigannavar, University of Birmingham—Does Labor-Management Partnership Deliver Mutual Gains? Evidence from the UK Public Service
Paul Willman and Alex Bryson, London School of Economics—Accounting for Collective Action: Resource Acquisition and Mobilization in British Unions
Patrice Jalette, University of Montreal and Robert Hebdon, McGill University—Union Response to Public Sector Restructuring: Strategic Choices or Single-Minded Opposition?
Craig MacMillan, Macquarie University—Internal Labor Markets: An Institutional Perspective on Recent Research in Personnel Economics
Danielle van Jaarsveld, University of British Columbia—Boom & Bust: Lessons from the IT Workforce

10:15 a.m. ‑ 12:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
  
 
2.1  The Dynamics of European National Employment Models: Implications for Conflict and Cooperation in Employment Relations (Symposium)—Private Dining Room 2
Chair: Sam Rosenberg, Roosevelt University
Presenters: Gerhard Bosch, University of Duisberg-Essen—Changes in the System: or Change of System? The National Employment Model of Germany
Jill Rubery, University of Manchester—The UK National Employment System: A Model for Europe?
Maria Karamessini, Panteion University—Is there a Distinctive Southern European Model?
Dominique Anxo, University of Vaxjo—The Swedish Model in Turbulent Time: Decline or Renaissance
Discussants: Peter Berg, Michigan State University
Gregor Murray, University of Montreal

 
2.2  The Future of Industrial Relations and Labor Market Journals (Workshop)—Williford C
Chair: Daniel J.B. Mitchell, University of California at Los Angeles
Panelists: Tove Hammer, Cornell University
Trond Petersen, University of California at Berkeley
Immanuel Ness, Brooklyn College
Matthew Finkin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David Lewin, University of California at Los Angeles
Charles Whalen, Perspectives on Work
Edmund Heery, Cardiff University

 
2.3  Socio-Technical Systems Theory and Practice: A Way to Workplace Democracy and High Performance (Workshop)—Williford A
Co-Chairs: Rosemary Batt, Cornell University and Nina Gregg, Communication Resources
Presenters: Pamela Posey, Eyes on Performance and Peter Jay Sorenson, GINKGO Enterprises—Socio-Technical Systems Theory and Practice: Origins, History, and Challenges
Phillip Curtis, AFSCME Local 328; Diane Lovell and Frank Fvehafric, AFSCME Council 75; and Kevin Boyle, Boyle and Associates—A Union-led STS Redesign: AFSCME and Oregon Health Sciences University Save Union Jobs and Make Money
Discussants: Stephen R. Sleigh, The Yucaipa Companies
Bruce Hamilton, Bruce Hamilton Consulting Group
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

12:30 p.m. ‑ 2:15 p.m.
Labor Economics/Labor Markets Section Meeting—Private Dining Room 2
Chair: Charles Whalen, Perspectives on Work
Presenters: David Fairris, University of California - Riverside—The Dissipation of Minimum Wage Gains for Workers Through Labor-Labor Substitution (Using Los Angeles Data)
David Marsden, London School of Economics—Why Do Firms Adopt Variable Pay Systems? A Comparison of Private Sector Firms in Britain and France
Jeffrey Waddoups, University of Nevada Las Vegas—Industrial Relations Reform and Employer Size-Wage Effects in Australia

12:30 p.m. ‑ 2:15 p.m.
Globalization, Investment, and Trade Section Business Meeting—Private Dining Room 3
Co-Chairs: Owen Herrnstadt, Int'l Assn of Machinists & Aerospace Workers—Globaization and U.S. Workers
David Bensman, Rutgers University—The Logistics Industry: Deregulated Labor Markets in a Global Agent of Change

12:30 p.m. ‑ 2:15 p.m.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Meeting—Williford C
Co-Chairs: Sheila Mayberry, Attorney/Arbitrator and Mary Ellen Shea, Mediator/Arbitrator

12:30 p.m. ‑ 2:15 p.m.
Labor and Employment Law Section Meeting—Williford A
Chair: Howard Wial, The Brookings Institution
Presenters: Craig Becker, SEIU—Issues of Federal Preemption of State and Local Labor Ordinances and Implications for Future Action
Annette Bernhardt, Paul Sonn and Jennifer Sung, Brennan Center for Justice—Beyond the Wage Floor: Can Industry Lining Wage Ordinances Help Rebuild Good Jobs in Key Sectors?
Nancy Schiffer, AFL-CIO—Local Efforts to Protect Workers and Communities
Fred Feinstein, University of Maryland—Local Efforts as Part of a National Labor Strategy

12:30 p.m. ‑ 4:30 p.m.
UCIRHRP Annual Meeting—Marquette Room
Chair: Paul Clark, Pennsylvania State University

2:30 p.m. ‑ 4:30 p.m.
Study Group (Workshop)—Private Dining Room 1

2:30 p.m.‑ 4:30 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
  
 
3.1  Conflict and Cooperation in Employment Relations "with Chinese Characteristics" (Symposium)—Private Dining Room 2
Chair: Simon Clarke, University of Warwick
Presenters: Hanling Liu, Guangdong Hi-Technology Sector—Employment Conflict Resolution in China's Hi-Technology Sector
Brenda Sun, Utah State University—Employment Conflict Resolution in China's Strategic Sector
Xin Liu, Renmin University of China—Personnel System Reform in China: Countermeasures against Human Resources Risks
Discussant: Sue Fernie, London School of Economics

 
3.2  Healthcare Restructuring: Implications for Union Strategies (Symposium)—Williford C
Chair: Debra Gerardi, Creighton University
Presenters: Ariel Avgar, Cornell University—Treating Conflict: Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Healthcare Industry
Julie Sadler, Cornell University—Nurses: Professionals vs. Union Members
Amanda Tattersall, University of Sydney—Success Where Others Fail: Community Unionism in Healthcare, Lessons from Toronto
Discussants: Rebecca Givan, Cornell University
Darlene Clark, Pennsylvania State University

 
3.3  The New Arena of Workplace Conflict: Whistleblower Claims: Rights, Remedies and Retaliation (Workshop)—Williford A
Co-Chairs: Marlene Heyser and William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University
Panelists: Sara Adler, Law Office of Sara Adler
Jon Rosen, Jon Rosen & Associates
Peter Bennett, The Bennett Law Firm
Jed Marcus, Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

4:45 p.m. ‑ 5:45 p.m.
LERA Distinguished Speaker—Continental A
Chair: David Lipsky, Cornell University
Featured Speaker: Michael Moskow, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

6:00 p.m. ‑ 7:30 p.m.
LERA Welcome Reception—Continental C


Saturday


Conference Activities  •  1/6/2007

7:00 a.m. ‑ 8:00 a.m.
AFL-CIO Breakfast—Continental B
Chair: Sheldon Friedman, AFL-CIO
Featured Speaker: Nelson Lichtenstein, University of California - Santa Barbara

8:00 a.m. ‑ 10:00 a.m.
NCAC Chapter Representative Meeting—Marquette Room
Chair: William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University

8:00 a.m. ‑ 10:00 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
  
 
4.1  Applying International Human Rights at the Workplace in a Global Economy (Symposium)—Williford C
Chair: Janice Bellace, University of Pennsylvania
Presenters: Karen Curtis, International Labor Organization—The ILO's Declaration of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
Edward Potter, The Coca Cola Company—The Observance of International Labor Standards at Workplace Level
Owen Herrnstadt, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers—International Framework Agreements and Other Strategies for Corporate Social Responsibility
Arnold M. Zack—Using Mediation to Further Compliance with International Labor Standards
Eileen Hoffman, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service—The Use of Mediation in Developing Countries

 
4.2  Bankruptcy and Labor Relations (Workshop)—Williford A
Chair: David Lewin, University of California at Los Angeles
Panelists: Harry Katz, Cornell University
Niraj Ganatra, International Union, UAW
John Paul MacDuffie, University of Pennsylvania

 
4.3  Refereed Papers—Private Dining Room 2
Chair: Howard Stanger, Canisius College
Presenters: Gregor Gall and David Allsop, University of Hertfordshire—Labour Quiescence Continuted? Recent Strike Activity in Western Europe
Elizabeth A. Hoffmann, Purdue University—Homecare Dispute Resolution
Mark Stuart, University of Leeds and Miguel Lucio, University of Bradford—A Bridge over Troubled Water: The Role of the British Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) in Facilitating Labour-Management Consultation in Public Sector Transformation
Barry Friedman and Steven Abraham, State University of New York at Oswego and Randall Thomas, Harris Interactive, Inc.—Union Membership, Facet Satisfaction and Intent to Leave: Further Evidence on the Voice Face of Unions
Discussants: Anthony Zumbolo, New York State PERB
Beth Almeida, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

8:00 a.m. ‑ 10:00 a.m.
Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE) Poster Session—Waldorf Room
Chair: Morris Altman, University of Saskatchewan
Presenters: Shabnam Mousavi, Pennsylvania State University—Institutions and Agency: Rethinking U.S. Unionization
Helen Pushkarskaya, University of Kentucky—What Do We Think We Know When We Don't Know Much?
Sherry Xin Li, University of Texas - Dallas—Reverse Autions and Social Identity
Morris Altman, University of Saskatchewan—An Institutional-Behavorial Model of Endogenous Growth and Induced Technical Change

10:15 a.m. ‑ 12:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
  
 
5.1  The Future of Retirement Income Security: Selections from the 2007 LERA Research Volume (Workshop)—Williford C
Chair: Sharon Hermes, US Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Presenters: Beth Almeida, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers—Multiemployer Plans: Plan Design for the Future
Jeff Wenger, University of Georgia—Health Insurance and Older Workers Labor Force Participation
Ron Blackwell, AFL-CIO—Unions & Pensions
Christian Weller, Center for American Progress and Teresa Ghilarducci, University of Notre Dame—Policies for America's Retirement Future: What Role Should the Employer Have?
Discussants: Doug Orr, Eastern Washington University
Todd Elder, Michigan State University

 
5.2  The Politics of Evaluation: Lessons from the Evaluation of Workplace Dispute Resolution Programs (Symposium)—Private Dining Room 2
Chair: Arthur Pearlstein, Creighton University School of Law
Presenters: David Lewin, University of California at Los Angeles—ADR Outcomes and Political Implications
Lisa Bingham, Indiana University—The Top Ten Political Problems in Evaluating Workplace Programs
David Lipsky, Ariel Avgar and Ronald L. Seeber, Cornell University—Managing the Politics of Evaluation: Lessons from the Evaluation of ADR Programs
Discussants: John Barkat, Pace University
Oliver Quinn, Prudential Financial

 
5.3  Labor and Employment Issues for Activated and Returning Military Personnel (Workshop)—Williford A
Chair: Brian Clauss, Chicago LERA—Overview of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Panelists: Ignacio Maramba, Maramba & Associates—The Activated Soldier and Advice to Employers
Luis Martinez, Cook County—Best HR Practices for the Activated and Returning Military
Sean Smoot, Policeman's Benevolent and Protective Association—The Activated Military and the Labor Perspective
Rodney Driscoll, Favaro & Gorman, Ltd.—Tax and Benefit Implications of Military Activation
Tom Aiello, Monster Military—Best Practices for Utilizing Veteran Talent

10:15 a.m. ‑ 12: 15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
  
 
6.3a  Poster Session I—Waldorf Room
Chair: Robert C. Hoell, Georgia Southern University
Presenters: Rupa Banerjee, University of Toronto—Perceived Discrimination in Canadian Workplaces
Gee San, Tung-Chun Huang and Li-Hsuan Huang, National Central University—Does Labor Quality Really Matter? The Case of Taiwan's Manufacturing Industry
Jonathan Booth, University of Minnesota—Don't Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater: The Industrial Relations Frustration - Aggression Theory Reconsidered
Alexander J.S. Colvin, Pennsylvania State University—Employment Regulation and Human Resource Management in Liberal Market Economies: A Cross-National Comparison
Edward Timmons and Robert Thornton, Lehigh University—"Massaging Earnings:" The Effects of State Licensing of Massage Therapists
Betty Barrett, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Perceptions of Mediator Performance: Does it Matter when the Mediator Shows Up?
Helen LaVan, DePaul University and Marsha Katz, Governors State University—Problems in Finding Solutions to the Impact of Obesity on Organizations
Jack Howard, Illinois State University—Reducing Conflicts of Interest: Balancing Anti-Nepotism Policies and No-Spouse Rules with the Constraints Associated with High Levels of Dual-Career Couples
Johanna Weststar, University of Toronto—Too Much of A Good Thing? Applying Education on the Job in Information Technology
Rhokeun Park, Rutgers University—The Effects of Employee Participation Plans on Employees and Employers
David Madland, Georgetown University—The Politics of Retirement Benefit Cuts
Timothy J. Keaveny and Edward J. Inderrieden., Marquette University—Race and Gender Differences in Job Responsibility and Advancement
Rocio Bonet, University of Pennsylvania—Employer Effects on Intra Organizational Career Mobility: Is there a Role for Work Practices?
Jannis Angelis, Warwick Business School—High Performance Work Practices and Product and Service Complexity
Herve Queneau, Brooklyn College—The Dynamics of Unemployment by Gender: Evidence from OECD Countries
Ioana Mazare, UPS Corporate Headquarter Offices and Wei-Chiao Huang, Western Michigan University—Labor Market Dynamics in a Transition Economy: Evidence from Romania
Michael Boniface, Rutgers University—Interest Based Bargaining: Moving Forward from the Basics
Angela Hall and Jack Fiorito, Florida State University—Strategy, Environment and the British National Unions
Edward Stern, AFGE Local 12—A Look at Abusive Supervision at USDOL
Herman Bingham—Transformative Mediation: A Guide for the Perplexed

12:30 p.m. ‑ 2:15 p.m.
LERA Presidential Luncheon—Continental B
Chair: Eileen Hoffman, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Featured Speaker: David Lipsky, Cornell University

2:30 p.m. ‑ 4:30 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
  
 
6.1  Bulletproofing the Workplace Against Litigation and Conflict: What Employers Don't Know About Law May Be Hurting Them (Workshop)—Williford C
Chair: Charlie Jeszeck, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Presenters: Matthew Finkin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—Overview of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Ellen Dannin, Pennsylvania State University—Why At-will is Bad for Employers and Why Just Cause is Good for Them, or Are Pre-dispute Arbitration Agreements and At-will Employment Good for Today's Workplaces?
Dawn Swink, University of St. Thomas—Legal Implications of Telecommuting
Joe Seiner—What Private Employers Need to Know About EEOC Litigation
Robert Thornton, Lehigh University—An Economists' Take on the Impact of Employer Over-Concern about Preventing Litigation

 
6.2  Industrial Relations as an Academic Enterprise: Roads to Revitalization (Symposium)—Williford A
Chair: Charles Whalen, Perspectives on Work
Presenters: Michael Piore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Preservation and Revitalization: New Forces in the Wold of Work
John Godard, University of Manitoba—A New Institutionalist Future for Industrial Relations?
Bruce Kaufman, Georgia State University—Rescuing and Revitalizing the Field of Industrial Relations
David Marsden, London School of Economics—Revitalizing Industrial Relations: The Need for an Employment Systems Framework
John Budd, University of Minnesota—Defining an Inclusive Field of Human Resources and Industrial Relations: A Metaparadigm of Efficiency, Equity, and Voice
Daphne Taras, University of Calgary—An Institutionalist's Analysis of Industrial Relations Stressors

 
6.3b  Poster Session II—Waldorf Room
Chair: Robert C. Hoell, Georgia Southern University
Presenters: Stewart Johnstone, Adrian Wilkinson and Peter Ackers, Loughborough University—Achieving Efficiency, Equity, and Voice: Labor-Management Cooperation and Mutual Gains in UK Financial Services
Matthew M. Bodah, University of Rhode Island—Congress and the NLRB: An Analysis of Congressional Pressure on Board Decision-Making
Ben Dunford, Deidra Schleicher and Liang Zhu, Purdue University—Consequences of Employee Investments in Company Stock: More Harm than Good or Just Unnecessary?
Patrice Mareschal, Rutgers University at Camden—From Warfare to Kumbayya: Organizing Home Care Workers in Washington
Thomas J. Norman—Outsourcing Human Resources Management: The Impact on Employee Satisfaction and Retention
Terry Wagar, Saint Mary's University—Please Don't Go: Factors Associated with Employee Retention
Baniyelme Zoogah, Ohio State University—Privatization and Corporate Governance in Developing Countries: The Moderating Role of Trade Union Strength
Paul Chen, Australian National University—Reciprocity at the Workplace: Do Fair Wages Lead to Higher Effort, Productivity, and Profitability?
Nancy Brown Johnson, University of Kentucky—Sticking to the Basics: The Case of AirTran
Clyde Scott, University of Alabama—The NLRB and the United States Supreme Court: A Longitudinal Analysis
Edwin W. Arnold, Auburn University—The NLRB and the Circuit Courts of Appeals: A Longitudinal Analysis
Darla Paulson, University of Minnesota—The Effect of Absolute and Relative Wages on Employee Attitudes: Whose Wages Matter?
Tom Redman, University of Durham and Ed Snape, Hong Kong Polytech University—HRM Practices and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Multi-Level Analysis
Paula Becker, Seton Hall University—Corporate Governance, Business Ethics and Firm Financial Performance: Can Unethical Conduct be Predicted?
Michael Belzer, Wayne State University; Pan Shih-Wei, Chinese Culture University; Qiao Jian, China Institute of Industrial Relations China Institute of Industrial Relations; and Chang Kai, Renmim University—Labor Relations in the Chinese Auto Industry: A Supply Chain Analysis
Timothy Chandler, Louisiana State University and Rafael Gely, University of Cincinnati—Fishing in Different Ponds: An Industry Analysis of Organizing Activity
Emily Porschitz and Jose Alves, University of Massachusetts-Amherst—An Institutional-Behavorial Model of Endogenous Growth and Induced Technical Change

2:30 p.m.
Documentary Film - Beyond Collision: High Integrity Labour Relations—Private Dining Room 2
Chair: Allen Ponak, University of Calgary

4:45 p.m. ‑ 5:45 p.m.
LERA Distinguished Panel—Continental A
Chair: Richard Hurd, Cornell University
Panelists: Arch Stokes, Shea Stokes & Carter, ALC
John Wilhelm, UNITE-HERE
Janice Fine, Rutgers University
Steve Greenhouse, New York Times

6:00 p.m. ‑ 7:00 p.m.
LERA General Membership Meeting—Continental A
Chair: David Lipsky, Cornell University

6:45 p.m. ‑ 8:00 p.m.
Universities Joint Reception - Hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rutgers University; Michigan State University and University of Minnesota—Williford C

7:00 p.m. ‑ 8:00 p.m.
Cornell University ILR School Reception—Astoria


Sunday


Conference Activities  •  1/7/2007

8:00 a.m. ‑ 9:30 a.m.
LERA 2008 Program Committee Meeting—Joliet Room
Chair: Eileen Hoffman, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

9:45 a.m. ‑ 11:15 a.m.
LERA 2007 National Policy Forum Planning Meeting—Joliet Room
Chair: Eileen Hoffman, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

8:00 a.m. ‑ 10:00 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
  
 
7.1  Employment Relations in the Networked Firm: Implications of Changing Production Strategies for Collective Bargaining in the US, Europe, Latin America, and Korea (Symposium)—Williford A
Chair: Danielle van Jaarsveld, University of British Columbia
Presenters: Virginia Doellgast, King's College—Changing Union Strategies Toward Call Center Restructuring in the U.S. and Germany
Mark Anner, Pennsylvania State University—The Impact of Buyer-Driven versus Producer-Driven Commodity Chains on Transnational Labor and NGO Alliance Formation
Robert Hickey, Queen's University—Transformation of the U.S. Mailing Industry: Firm Strategies and the Growth of Privatized Postal Services
Hyuni Kwon, Cornell University—Diverging Secondary Labor Markets and Union Responses in the Korean Banking Industry
Discussants: John Paul MacDuffie, University of Pennsylvania
Debbie Goldman, Communication Workers of America

 
7.2  Joint Session: International Association for Feminist Economics and LERA - Beyond the Paycheck: Women Workers, Social Insurance and Employment Supports (Workshop)—Private Dining Room 1
Chair: June Lapidus, Roosevelt University
Presenters: Martha MacDonald, St. Mary's University—Women and Canada's Employment Insurance: The First Decade
Lonnie Golden, Pennsylvania State University-Abington—Strength and Flexibility: Gender Differentials in Flexible Daily Work Scheduling and Location Supports
Vicky Lovell, Institute for Women’s Policy Research—What Happens to Workers When They Get Sick?
Heather Boushey, Center for Economic Policy Research and Randy Albelda, University of Massachusetts-Boston—Bridging the Gaps: Can Single Mothers Package Earnings and Government Benefits to Make Ends Meet?
Discussant: Paula Voos, Rutgers University

 
7.3  Conflict and Cooperation in Employment Relations as the Airline Industry Restructures: International Perspectives, Comparisons and Futures (Symposium)—Private Dining Room 2
Chair: Robert B. McKersie, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presenters: Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University; Greg J. Bamber, Griffith University; and Judy Pate, University of Glasgow—Competition in the Global Airline Industry: "High-Road" versus "Low-Road" Strategies by Low-Cost Carriers and Legacy Carriers
Andrew von Nordenflycht, Simon Fraser University; Russell D. Lansbury and Sarah Oxenbridge, University of Sydney; Joe Wallace, Siobhan Tiernan and Lorraine White, University of Limerick—The Restructuring of Employment Relationships at Legacy Airlines: International Comparisons of Processes and Outcomes
Thomas A. Kochan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Phil Beaumont, University of Glasgow; and Peter Turnbull, Cardiff University—Blending Old and New: How Low-Cost and Legacy Carriers are Shaping the Airline Industry
Discussants: Jerrold Glass, F&H Solutions Group
Patricia Friend, Association of Flight Attendants

10:15 a.m. ‑ 12:00 p.m.
Airline Industry Council Meeting "Alternative Strategies for Achieving Low Costs in the Global Airline Industry'—Marquette Room
Co-Chairs: Patricia Friend, Association of Flight Attendants; Robert DeLucia, Airline Industrial Relations Council; Thomas A. Kochan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University
Discussants: Robert B. McKersie, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Patricia Friend, Association of Flight Attendants
Veronica Tennerelli, American Eagle
Bernhard Rikardsen, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
Beth Almeida, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Jerrold Glass, F&H Solutions Group
Thom McDaniel, TWU Local 556 (Southwest Airlines)

10:15 a.m. ‑ 12:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
  
 
8.1  Community Unionism and Regional Development: A Comparative Perspective (Workshop)—Private Dining Room 1
Chair: Lowell Turner, Cornell University
Presenters: David Reynolds, Wayne State College and Amanda Tattersall, University of Sydney—When and How does Community Unioinism Generate Union Success: Lessons from Australia and the USA
Ian Greer, Cornell University—Part of the Solution? Unions, Community, and the Urban Crisis in Buffalo, NY
Mark Stuart, University of Leeds—The Development of Community Unionism in the UK
Discussants: Bruce Nissen, Florida International University
Madeline Talbot, ACORN Illinois

 
8.2  New Sociological Research on Labor and Labor Movements (Symposium)—Private Dining Room 2
Chair: Adrienne Eaton, Rutgers University
Presenters: Teresa Sharpe, University of California - Berkeley—Organizational Change in Unions: Comparing HERE and SEIU
Daisy Rooks, University of California Los Angeles—Working for Change, Changing Work: Young People, Labor Markets and Institutional Change
Neil Ruiz, The Brookings Institution—Made for Export: Emigration and Higher Education in the Philippines
Jody Knauss, University of Wisconsin—Institutions and Agency: Rethinking U.S. Unionization
Discussants: Stephen R. Sleigh, The Yucaipa Companies
Joseph Blasi, Rutgers University

 
8.3  Update on Interest Based Strategies of the Last Five Years: Success Stories and Challenges (Workshop)—Williford A
Co-Chairs: Mary Ellen Shea, Mediator/Arbitrator and Sheila Mayberry, Attorney/Arbitrator
Panelists: Tia Schneider Denenberg and Richard V. Denenberg, Workplace Solutions, Inc.—Innovative Approaches in Interest Based Principles Training for Joint Labor Management Committees in the Corrections Facilities of New York State
Nancy Peace, Mediator/Arbitrator—Remarkable Outcomes Using Interest Based Bargaining to Develop Innovative Language in Public Education
Jeanne Frank and Conrad Bowling, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services—Notable Interest Based efforts of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

12:00 p.m. ‑ 3:00 p.m.
Airline Industry Council Research Team Meeting for Global Low Cost Competititon Study—Marquette Room

1:00 p.m. ‑ 3:00 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
  
 
9.1  Social Costs of Mass Layoffs: Children, Crime, and Mortality (Workshop)—Private Dining Room 2
Chair: Henry Farber, Princeton University
Presenters: Philip Oreopoulos, University of Toronto; Marianne Page and Ann Huff Stevens, University of California Davis—The Intergenerational Effects of Unexpected Worker Displacement
Justin McCrary, University of Michigan—Displaced Workers and Crime Participation
Daniel Sullivan and Till von Wachter, Columbia University—Permanent Income, Mass Layoffs, and Mortality of Older Workers
Discussants: Lori Kletzer, University of California at San Cruz
Richard B. Freeman, Harvard University

 
9.2  Workers' Rights as Human Rights: The Human Rights Watch Report Seven Years Later (Symposium)—Williford A
Chair: Sheldon Friedman, AFL-CIO
Presenters: Joan Flynn, Cleveland State University—The NLRB
Julie Martinez Ortega, American Rights at Work—Non-Governmental Organizations
Tim Johnson, The Coca Cola Company—Employer Perspective
Doug Woodson, AFSCME—Union Perspective
Jeff Hilgert, Cornell University—Union Action Example
Discussant: James Gross, Cornell University

 
9.3  Refereed Papers Session II—Private Dining Room 1
Chair: Larry (Chip) Hunter, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presenters: David Weil and Amanda Pyles, Boston University—Why Complain? Complaints, Compliance and the Problem of Enforcement in the U.S. Workplace
Andrew Pendleton, University of York—Determinants of Participation and Contributions to All-Employee Stock Plans
Forrest Briscoe, Pennsylvania State University—(Where) Is Technical Contracting Flexible?
Kristen Monaco, California State University Long Beach—Wages and Working Conditions of Truck Drivers at the Port of Long Beach
Discussants: Robert Thornton, Lehigh University
Russell D. Lansbury, University of Sydney