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LERA 79th AM

LERA 79th Annual Meeting
June 10 - 13, 2027
(Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Marriott Baltimore Waterfront, Baltimore, Maryland

"Theme TBA"

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Register in February 2027 to attend the LERA 79th Annual Meeting, June 10 - 13, 2027 in Baltimore, Maryland! The program will feature four days of intense learning and skill building at over 110 workshops, and sessions, along with more than 400 diverse presenters from every community focused on “Theme TBA”.

Build your networks and knowledge with managers, unions, researchers, public policy, and agency staff from throughout the U.S. and abroad. Return home with value added for your organization and your job.

Take part in practical workshops, join debates on the latest applied research topics, and hear from experts on how their companies, organizations, and unions have successfully navigated workplace issues critical to success.

All participants and attendees must register, including speakers and discussants (chairs, panelists, presenters, speakers, discussants, etc.). The early-bird registration deadline is March 25, 2026! Online registration will be open through June 5, 2027.

Registration • Hotel • Program • Featured Events and Speakers • Practitioner Hub • Student Consortium • Jr. Faculty Consortium • Award Winners • Organizations • Program Committee • Participant Information • Sponsors

LERA Professional Code of Conduct • How to File a Complaint

Registration opens in February 2027! All participants and attendees must register, including speakers and discussants (chairs, panelists, presenters, speakers, discussants, etc.). The early-bird registration deadline is March 25, 2027. Online registration will be open through June 5, 2027. After that, onsite registration will be offered at the LERA headquarters hotel. Onsite registration will open at 7 am on the opening day of the conference and at 8 am on the second, third, and fourth days of the conference.

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National LERA Member
Non-member
Early Bird Rates (February 1 - March 26)
Full Meeting - $385
Student/Apprentice - $231
Emeritus - $270
1 day - $250		 Full Meeting - $605
1 day - $470
Standard Rates (March 26 - May 2)
Full Meeting - $473
Student/Apprentice - $284
Emeritus - $331
1 day - $307		 Full Meeting - $693
1 day - $527
Late Rates (May 3 - June 5)
Full Meeting - $561
Student/Apprentice - $337
Emeritus - $393
1 day - $365		 Full Meeting - $781
1 day - $585
Onsite Rates (June 10 - 13)
Full Meeting - $650
Student/Apprentice - $390
Emeritus - $455
1 day - $423		 Full Meeting - $870
1 day - $643

 

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Program URL: http://www.leraoffice.org/php/program.php

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The LERA Hotel is the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront, located at Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, 700 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, MD, 21202, (410) 385-3000. The discounted room rate of $245 is available through 5:00 PM EST, May 18, 2027, or until the room block fills up.
Complete hotel details can be found here: https://lera.memberclicks.net/79th-am-hotel
Wednesday, June 9, 2027

Event

Thank you for your patience as we finalize the special events. We anticipate offering tour options on Wednesday that will be open to all interested attendees, with no capacity limit and a modest registration fee to cover transportation. The tour is expected to take place in the afternoon, with a tentative departure from the hotel around 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 10, 2027

LERA Opening Plenary
"Theme TBA"

Taking place from 8 - 8:45 am

Public Policy Luncheon Plenary

Taking place from 12 - 1:30 pm

Joint Universities' Welcome Reception

Taking place from 4:45 - 6:15 pm

Major University Sponsors

 
Friday, June 11, 2027

Annual Labor Breakfast

Taking place from 7:45 - 8:45 am

Sponsored by the Labor Education Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the AFL-CIO

Moderators: Robert Bruno, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; and Candace Archer, AFL-CIO
Saturday, June 12, 2027

LERA Annual Presidential Address and Luncheon

Taking place from 12 - 1:30 pm

Moderator: Hal Ruddick, LERA President-elect, Program Committee Chair, and Alliance of Health Care Unions
Featured Speaker: Beverly Harrison, LERA President and Arbitrator/Mediator

LERA 29th Annual PhD Student Consortium

Taking place from 9 -11:45 am

For program and complete information, please visit: https://www.leraweb.org/phd-student-consortium-2027.

The 2027 consortium is sponsored by contributions from:

Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Florida International University, College of Business
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management and IWER
Michigan State University, School or Human Resources and Labor Relations
Pennsylvania State University, School of Labor and Employment Relations
Rutgers University, School of Management and Labor Relations
The Industrial Relations Section at Princeton University
University of Toronto, Center for Industrial Relations and Human Resources
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Labor & Employment Relations
University of Minnesota, Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies 

LERA 9th Annual Jr. Faculty Consortium

Taking place from 3:15 - 4:30 pm

The consortium will meet from 3:15 - 4:30 pm, Saturday. To register for this event, you must first register for the LERA 79th Annual Meeting, and indicate on the registration form that you plan to attend the Jr. Faculty Consortium.

For program and complete information, please visit: https://lera.memberclicks.net/9th-jr-faculty-consortium-2027

The 2027 consortium is sponsored by contributions from:

University of Minnesota, Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies
University of Rhode Island, College of Business 

General Membership Meeting and Awards Ceremony

Taking place from 4:45 - 6:15 pm

Come hear brief reports from the LERA committees and then help celebrate the LERA 2027 Award Winners!

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The Practitioner Hub

Real-World Strategy, Organizing, and Workplace Solutions

The 2027 LERA Annual Meeting brings together diverse perspectives across the field. For those working directly in labor and employment relations, the Practitioner Hub highlights a curated path through the program focused on real-world application.

This is where research meets practice, and where ideas are translated into strategy.

A Conference Within the Conference

If you are navigating organizing campaigns, bargaining tables, workplace policy, or workforce challenges, this hub is designed to help you focus on the sessions most relevant to your work.

 

If you are participating in this meeting as a session chair, paper presenter, a panelist, a speaker, a discussant, or poster presenter, there is information that you will need to reference throughout the next several months, and after the meeting is complete.


For complete details, visit: https://leraweb.org/participant-information-2027

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Program Committee Chair: Hal Ruddick, Alliance of Health Care Unions and LERA President-Elect

Practitioner Vice Chair: Lionel Sims, Jr., Kaiser Permanente

Academic Vice Chair: Adrienne Eaton, Rutgers University

Members:

  • Mark Anner, Rutgers University
  • Candace Archer, AFL-CIO
  • Holland Atkinson, Hennepin County
  • Ariel Avgar, Cornell University
  • Kate Bahn, Institute for Women's Policy Research
  • Mark Berkowitz, Attorney
  • Matthew Bodah, University of Rhode Island
  • Yujie Cai, SKEMA Business School
  • Matthew Capece, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
  • Rassandra Cody, Kaiser Permanente
  • Sandra Flores, Alliance of Health Care Unions
  • Stephanie Fortado, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Rudy Gonzalez, San Francisco Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
  • Joe Guzynski, UNAC/UHCP
  • Darrick Hamilton, AFL-CIO
  • Tazewell Hurst, IAMAW
  • Homer La Rue, Howard University School of Law, La Rue Dispute Resolution Svcs., and Ray Corollary Initiative
  • Philip LaPorte, Arbitrator/Mediator and Georgia State University
  • Michael Loconto, Arbitrator/Mediator
  • David Madland, Center for American Progress
  • Edward (Pat) McDermott, Arbitrator/Mediator and Salisbury University
  • Stephen Silvia, American University
  • Christy Yoshitomi, Former FMCS
  • Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Simone Zimmer, Alliance of Health Care Unions

Ex-officio Members of the Program Committee:

  • Beverly Harrison, President
  • Helen Liu, Editor-in-Chief
  • William Canak, NCAC Chair
  • Hye Jin Rho, Poster Session Chair
  • Andrew Weaver, Secretary/Treasurer

Administrator: Emily Smith, LERA (non-voting)

Regional Events Team

DeAndra Roaché, Cynergis Dispute Resolution Services
Ezio Borchini, George Washington University, and Arbitrator/Mediator
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LERA Sustaining Sponsors

Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions

Kaiser and Alliance Logos

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

JAMS Logo

LERA Major University Sponsors

Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, School of Labor & Employment Relations
Rutgers University, School of Management and Labor Relations
The Industrial Relations Section at Princeton University
University of Minnesota, Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies
Pennsylvania State University, School of Labor and Employment Relations
Michigan State University, School or Human Resources and Labor Relations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institute for Work and Employment Research

Florida International University, College of Business
Wayne State University, Labor@Wayne

Major University Sponsors

Iron Sponsors

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals

AFL-CIOUNAC Logo

Bronze Sponsor

Sponsor

University of Rhode Island College of Business

Diversity and Inclusion Sponsors

Exhibitors

 Cornell University Press

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