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Wednesday

Conference Activities  •  5/31/2023
8 am - 12 pm
LERA Regional Chapter Meeting (Workshop)—Separate Registration
Co-Chairs: Robert Chiaravalli, Strategic Labor & Human Resources, LLC and Meeta Bass, Bass Dispute Resolution Services LLC
First Pitch 1:10
Co-Chairs: Emily Smith and Bernadette Tiemann, LERA

Thursday

Conference Activities  •  6/1/2023
8 ‑ 8:45 am
Chair: Robert Chiaravalli, Strategic Labor & Human Resources, LLC
Featured Speaker: Paul F. Clark, LERA President
  
9 ‑ 10:30 amConcurrent Sessions
 
Co-Chairs: Paul F. Clark, LERA President and David Jacobs, American University
Presenters: Greg J. Bamber, Monash University (Melbourne) and Sean O'Brady, McMaster UniversityTransformations in Higher Education: Neoliberal Restructuring, Managerialism, and Precarity in Australia and Canada
Tobias Schulze-Cleven and Rebecca Kolins Givan, Rutgers UniversityPrecarious Professionalism: Collective Voice and Evolving Employment in American Healthcare and Education
Alysa Hannon, Rutgers UniversityA Racial Analysis of Human Capital Theory: The Search for a New Paradigm
Discussants: Janice Bellace, University of Pennsylvania
Daniel J. Julius, Yale University
 
Chair: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University
Presenters: Lydie Koblan Huberson, Universite Laval Quebec CanadaThe Hidden Dimension of the New Public Management in the French Civil Service
Liana Katz, Rutgers UniversityHuman or Machine? How Race, Gender, and Technology Use Intersect at Work
Phela I. Townsend, Rutgers UniversityA Black Worker Center: A Socio-structural Analysis of Race and Class in Worker Organizing
Discussant: Vanessa Bullock, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
 
Chair: Ariel C. Avgar, Cornell University
Panelists: Brandi Mandato, Jobs for the FutureEconomic Advancement for Non-Traditional Job Applicants
Matthew Saleh, Cornell UniversityUnlock Employment with Restorative Hiring Criteria
Jodi Anderson, Stanford UniversityThe Role of Technology in Expanding the Talent Pool
Timothy Albert McNutt, Cornell UniversityLessons from Reentry Training
 
Chair: Christine Riordan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Panelists: Ellen Mutari, Stockton UniversityEconomic Factors Influencing Algorithmic Management
Hye Jin Rho, Michigan State UniversityCapturing worker outcomes and voice in the context of algorithmic management
Jodi Forlizzi, Carnegie Mellon UniversityOpportunities for Worker-Centered Design and Training around Tech Implementation
 
Chair: Steven H. Schwartz, Steven H. Schwartz & Associates, PLC
Panelist: Mark Gough, Pennsylvania State University
 
Chair: Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Presenters: Dylan Nelson, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCreation for Some, Capture for Others: Investor Activism, Upgrading vs. Rechanneling, and Worker Earnings
Peter Norlander, Loyola University of ChicagoAnti-Competitive Clauses in Franchise Documents: Understanding the Variety and Extent of Employer Collusion in the Labor Market
John Bound, Charlie Brown and Chichun Fang, University of MichiganJob Demands and Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
Discussant: Basel Saleh, U.S. Department of Labor
  
10:45 am ‑ 12:15 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Laine Romero-Alston, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor
Panelists: Molly McCoy, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of LaborM-POWER
Mark Anner, Pennsylvania State UniversityWorker Voice Research
Adrianna Paz, International Domestic Worker FederationOrganizing Domestic Workers
Anannya Bhattacharjee, Asia Floor Wage AllianceThe Dindigul Agreement to eradicate gender-based discrimination and sexual violence in garment supply chain
Laura Gutierrez, AFL-CIOGlobal Trends on Worker Voice
 
Chair: Sara Gia Trongone, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presenters: John Kallas, Cornell UniversityEmerging Categories of Strikes in the United States
Maite Tapia, Michigan State University; Christian Ibsen, University of Copenhagen; Carla Lima Aranzaes and Phillip DeOrtentiis, Michigan State UniversityA Tale of Two Locals: The Strategic Choice of a Trade Union During the 2019 GM-UAW Strike and Member Satisfaction
Eric Benjamin Blanc, New York UniversityWorker Perceptions of Strike Outcomes: A Computational Text Analysis of the West Virginia 2018 Educators' Walkout
Rebecca Kolins Givan and Jiyoon Park, Rutgers UniversityReconceptualizing the Strike: An Integrative Framework
Rebecca Kolins Givan, Rutgers UniversityAcademic Workers Rising: The 2023 Rutgers Strike
 
Chair: Rachel Aleks, University of Windsor
Presenters: Catrina Johnson, Kent State UniversityImpact of Educational Initiatives and Pathway Programs on Employment
David Pitts, Urban InstituteExpanding Access to Employment for People with Conviction Histories: A Review of Policies and Approaches
Kemi Salawu Anazodo, University of Windsor; Jakari N. Griffith, Bridgewater State University; and Nicole C. Jones Young, Franklin & Marshall CollegeHiring Justice Involved Individuals: Exploring the Perspectives of Canadian Professionals
Discussants: Andrew Roeske, Turn Key Wealth Management
Jakari N. Griffith, Bridgewater State University
 
Chair: Greg J. Bamber, Monash University (Melbourne)
Presenters: Xiangmin (Helen) Liu, Todd Vachon and Adrienne E. Eaton, Rutgers UniversityThe Use of Algorithmic Hiring Tools: Evidence from a New Jersey Establishment Survey
Yeji Kee, Stanford University and Yong Suk Lee, University of Notre DameArtificial Intelligence and Occupational and Skill Demand in Banking
Ainhoa Urtasun, Public University of Navarre; Avner Ben-Ner and - Adrianto, University of MinnesotaThe Effects of Adoption of Automation, AI and Robots on Skills, Employment, and Wages Different Occupations: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturing, 2010-2022
Discussant: Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
 
Chair: Barbara Lichtman, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Jim Albano, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Discussant: Xavier A. Merizalde, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
Chair: Jimmy O'Neal Valentine, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Arthur Theotis Matthews, Pennsylvania State University
Discussant: Stephanie M. Collier, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
10:45 am ‑ 12:15 pm
Co-Chairs: David Lewin, University of California, Los Angeles and Tazewell Victor Hurst III, IAMAW
10:45 am ‑ 12:15 pm
LERA Editorial Committee Meeting—Sound Board Conference Room
Chair: Ryan Lamare, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
12:30 ‑ 2 pm
Chair: Paul F. Clark, LERA President
Featured Speakers: Candace Archer, AFL-CIO
Julie Collier, Chief of Staff to the AFL-CIO President
  
2:15 ‑ 3:45 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Maite Tapia, Michigan State University
Presenters: Christopher O'Leary, W.E. Upjohn Institute; William Spriggs, LERA President-Elect and Program Chair; and Stephen Wandner, Urban InstituteEquity in Unemployment Insurance Benefit Access
Ian Greer, Cornell UniversityUnemployment Benefits and Labor-Force Attachment: Qualitative Insights from Germany
Discussants: Steve Gray, University of Michigan
Tamara Lee, Rutgers University
Anne Marie Brady, Cornell University
 
Chair: Enrique Lopezlira, University of California, Berkeley
Panelists: Maria Maldonado, Fight for $15 and a UnionThe FAST Act in California
David Madland, Center for American ProgressSectoral bargaining from a policy perspective
Ken Jacobs, University of California, Berkeley
 
Chair: Dean Burrell, Burrell Dispute Resolution
Panelists: Kenya Tyson, Senior Associate Provost at Dartmouth College
James Mets, Mets, Schiro & McGovern, LLP
France Casseus, City of Newark, NJ - Law Department
 
3.4  Reconstructing Labor Relations (Symposium)—MCC 2
Chair: Janice Bellace, University of Pennsylvania
Presenters: Jana Karen Silverman, The Pennsylvania State University and Stanley Gacek, United Food and Commercial WorkersReconstructing Labor Relations in Brazil: Current Challenges and Opportunities
Tommaso Pio Danese, University of Genoa, ItalyNew Syndical Sensemaking: A Comparative Study Between Italy and U.S.
Shannon Potter, University of TorontoLERA Competitive Paper Winner: Do Strikes Spill Over? An Analysis of Local Strikes in Ontario, 1982-2014
 
Chair: Richard Fincher, Workplace Resolutions LLC
Panelists: Rick Bales, Northern Ohio UniversityBest practices of International Workplace Dispute Resolution
Eileen Hoffman, Federal Mediation and Conciliation ServiceThe future of International Workplace Dispute Resolution
Joyce Sadka, The Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico
 
Chair: Stephanie M. Collier, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Jimmy O'Neal Valentine, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
2:15 ‑ 3:45 pm
LERA Diversity and Inclusion Committee Meeting—Sound Board Conference Room
Chair: Virginia Doellgast, Cornell University
  
4 ‑ 5:30 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Dale Belman, Michigan State University
Panelists: David Weil, Brandeis University
Lisa Canada, Michigan Regional Council of the United Brotherhood of CarpentersIllegal Use of Independent Contractors in Michigan Construction
Sally Dworak-Fisher, National Employment Law Project
Discussant: Phyllis Payne, Connerton & Payne, PLLC
 
Chair: Thomas A. Kochan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presenters: Kate Bronfenbrenner, Cornell UniversityUpdate on Union Organizing Campaigns
Janice Fine, Rutgers UniversityUpdate on Worker Center and Other Organizing Outside of Collective Bargaining
John S. Ahlquist, University of California, San DiegoWorkers' Survey
Suresh Naidu, Columbia UniversityUpdate on Scope of Worker Organizing and Activism
Thomas A. Kochan, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBusiness Leader Interviews
Panelists: Cynthia Estrada, AFL-CIO
Roy Bahat, Bloomberg Beta
Veronica Mendez, CTUL, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha
Lynn Rhinehart, U.S. Department of Labor
 
Chair: Colleen Carol, NLRB Region 7
Featured Speakers: Erikson Karmol Mary Beth Foy, NLRB Region 7
 
Chair: Michael Loconto, Arbitrator
Presenters: Cory Runstedler, University of ConnecticutCan the Few Replace the Many? Interpreting the New Wave of Union-Based Collective Action Focused on Smaller Groups
Weihao Li, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace WorkersUnion Membership and the Radical Left in the Time of Radical Politics
Discussant: Sarah Cudahy, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
Chair: Arthur Pearlstein, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelists: Kathryn A. VanDagens, VanDagens ADR
Jeanne Vonhof, Arbitrator
 
Chair: Liz Brenner, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Stephanie M. Collier, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Discussant: Gemma Lopresti, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
4 ‑ 5:30 pm
LERA 76th Annual Meeting Program Committee Meeting—Sound Board Conference Room
Chair: Jim Pruitt, Kaiser Permanente
4 ‑ 5:30 pm
Chair: Saul Rubinstein, Rutgers University
6 ‑ 10 pm
Chair: Ingrid Fulmer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Friday

Conference Activities  •  6/2/2023
7:30 ‑ 8:15 am
Chair: Candace Archer, AFL-CIO
Featured Speaker: Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer AFL-CIO
  
8:30 ‑ 10 amConcurrent Sessions
 
Co-Chairs: Jim Pruitt, Kaiser Permanente and Hal Ruddick, Alliance of Health Care Unions
Panelist: Sandra Flores, Alliance of Health Care Unions
Discussant: Dennis L. Dabney, Dabney Law LLC
 
Chair: Michael Loconto, Arbitrator
Panelists: Bradley A. Areheart, University of Tennessee College of Law
E. Patrick McDermott, Salisbury University
 
Chair: Christine Riordan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Presenters: Dylan Bellisle and Alison Dickson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Peter J. Fugiel, Rutgers University; Lonnie Golden, Penn State Abington; Larissa Petrucci, NorCal Construction Industry Compliance; and Robert Bruno, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignA Good Job, Not Just Any Job: Defining and Measuring Employment Quality in Illinois
Yaminette Diaz-Linhart and Arrow Minster, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dongwoo Park and Duanyi Yang, Cornell University; and Thomas A. Kochan, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Missing Worker Voice in Job Quality: Developing a Conceptual Framework and Survey Instrument for Worker Voice
Kess Ballentine, Wayne State UniversityJob Quality Factors Associated with Burnout, Secondary Trauma, and Compassion Satisfaction Among Healthcare Workers
Discussant: Jenny Weissbourd, Aspen Institute
 
Chair: Cathy Stevens, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Xavier A. Merizalde, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Discussant: Liz Brenner, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
Chair: Basel Saleh, U.S. Department of Labor
Presenters: Hye Jin Rho, Michigan State University and Andrew Weaver, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignWhat Predicts Time-to-Hire? Evidence from Applicant Tracking Data
- Adrianto and Avner Ben-Ner, University of Minnesota and Ainhoa Urtasun, Public University of NavarreHow Things are Made Matters: The Effects of Technology on the Organization of Work
Morris M. Kleiner and Wenchen Wang, University of MinnesotaThe Labor Market Effects of Occupational Licensing in the Public Sector
Discussant: Discussant Opportunity Available, Interested? Contact LERA
 
Chair: Kate Bahn, The Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Presenters: Robynn Cox, University of California, Riverside; Jamein Cunningham, Cornell University; and Alberto Ortega, Indiana UniversityThe Impact of Affirmative Action Litigation on Police Killings of Civilians
Maurice BP-Weeks, Action Center on Race & the EconomyMonetary Cost of Police Brutality and the Role of Community Organizing
Featured Speaker: Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer AFL-CIO
8:30 ‑ 10 am
Chair: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University
  
10:15 ‑ 11:45 amConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Lorenzo Frangi, University of Québec at Montréal
Panelists: Danielle van Jaarsveld, University of British ColumbiaLiving Wage Campaigns in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario
Kourtney Koebel, University of TorontoGuaranteed Basic Income and Guaranteed Jobs in Canada
Rafael Gomez, University of TorontoChallenges and Opportunities of Wage Insurance in Canada
Discussant: Dionne Pohler, University of Saskatchewan
 
6.2  White House Task Force Part I: Card Checks (Workshop)—Salon C
Chair: LaTwana Williams, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Barbara Lichtman, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
Chair: Matthew Capece, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Panelists: Grace Nicholas, Texas Mutual InsuranceUnderwriting Workers Compensation Insurance and Premium Fraud Schemes in Texas
Michael R. Grenon, Employers (Insurance)The Degree of Premium Fraud and How it Impacts the Insurance Market
Discussant: William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University (ret.)
 
6.4  Bullying: A New Look at a Not-So-New Topic (Workshop)—MCC 2
Chair: Kevin Hawkins, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Ligia M. Velazquez, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Discussant: Dana Marinaro, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
6.5  Pandemic, Policies and Work-life Outcomes (Symposium)—MCC 3
Chair: Daniel J. Julius, Yale University
Presenters: Kaumudi Misra, California State University, East BayVirtual Work Before and After the Onset of COVID-19: Employee Productivity and Work-Life Outcomes
Justin Vinton, Rutgers UniversityCrisis and Opportunity in US Public Education: The Potential to Mitigate Negative Pandemic Effects Through Labor-Management Partnership
Gabrielle Pepin, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and Yulya Truskinovsky, Wayne State UniversityNot Just for Kids: Child and Dependent Care Credit Benefits for Adult Care
Abay Asfaw, National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthAssociation Between Reasons for Not Working and Major Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Among the U.S. Adult Population
Discussant: Discussant Opportunity Available, Interested? Contact LERA
 
Chair: Raya Danielle York, University of Michigan
Panelist: Chris Emmons, Adaptive Strategy
10:15 ‑ 11:45 am
Chair: Paul F. Clark, LERA President
12 ‑ 1:30 pm
Chair: Barry Bluestone, Northeastern University
Featured Speakers: Gavin Strassel, UAW Archivist at Wayne State
Alan Reuther, United Auto Workers (ret.)
  
1:45 ‑ 3:15 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Mark Anner, Pennsylvania State University
Panelists: Cirila Quintero, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, MexicoCirila Quintero
Paolo Marinaro, Solidarity Center, MexicoPaolo Marinaro
Samantha Tate, USMCA Monitoring and Enforcement, U.S. Department of LaborSamantha Tate
Benjamin Davis, United SteelworkersBen Davis
Imelda Jiménez, National Mine Workers Union of Mexico
 
Chair: Jim Albano, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Martin A. Callaghan, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Discussant: Valerie Harragin, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
Chair: Julie A Emery, Serendipity Strategies
Panelists: Amy Smoucha, Listening Tree Consulting
Natalia Espina, Land Stewardship Project
Christy Yoshitomi, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Fatoumata Keita, National Women's Law Center
 
7.4  Understanding Bias (Workshop)—MCC 2
Chair: Herman Brown, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Gemma Lopresti, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Discussant: Tom Louis Melancon, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
7.5  Law and Regulations in the Workplace (Symposium)—MCC 3
Chair: Lisa W. Timmons, Arbitrator
Presenters: Bradley R. Weinberg, Queen's UniversityA Tale of Two Centuries: Expanding Constitutional Labour Rights in Canada and their Impact on Legislation, Conflict and Wages
Zoe Chanin, University of MichiganThe Impact of Negative Publicity and Enforced Confidentiality on Employment ADR Adoption
Gregory Lyon, Georgetown UniversityThe Conditional Relationship Between Labor Market Institutions and Employee Health
Deanna Malatesta and Lisa Blomgren Amsler, Indiana UniversityLERA Competitive Paper Winner: Naming, Blaming, and Claiming: Dispute Settlement in OSHA Civil Enforcement and OSHRC Appeals
 
Chair: Rosemary Batt, Cornell University
Panelists: Debbie Goldman, Communication Workers of AmericaResistance in the Digital Workplace: Call Center Workers in Bell Telephone Companies, 1965-2005
Virginia Doellgast, Cornell UniversityExit, Voice, and Solidarity: Contesting Precarity in the US and European Telecommunications Industries
Discussants: Maite Tapia, Michigan State University
David Weil, Brandeis University
Blandine Emilien, University of Quebec in Montreal
1:45 ‑ 3:15 pm
Deans, Chairs, and Directors Council Meeting—Sound Board Conference Room
Chair: Marc Weinstein, Florida International University
  
3:30 ‑ 5 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Dionne Pohler, University of Saskatchewan
Presenters: Dalia Gesualdi-Fecteau, University of Montreal; Christian Levesque, HEC Montreal; Gregor Murray and Nicolas Roby, University of MontrealWhat Is Better Work and What Is Worse Work and Why?
Valeria Pulignano, Katholieke University Leuven; Claudia Marà, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Milena Franke, Centre for Sociological Research (CeSo), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; and Karol Muszynski, Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenInformality of Employment in Digital Care Platforms: A Study on the Individualization of Risk and Unpaid Labour in Mature Market Contexts
Maxime Bellego, Ecole Centrale de Marseille; Virginia Doellgast, Cornell University; and Elisa Pannini, London School of EconomicsFrom Taylorism to Teams: Negotiating Work Reorganization and Partnership for Technicians at France Telecom
Robert Hickey, Queen's UniversityCan Public Health Directives Make Worse Work Better: The Case of Disability Services?
Discussant: Adrienne E. Eaton, Rutgers University
 
Chair: Martin A. Callaghan, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: LaTwana Williams, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Discussant: Jimmy O'Neal Valentine, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
Chair: Jeffrey S. Wheeler, Global Trace Protocol, ELEVATE Ltd./LRQA
Presenter: Stephen Silvia, American UniversityUAW's Southern Gamble: Organizing Workers at Foreign-Owned Vehicle Plants
Discussants: Marissa Brookes, University of California, Riverside
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University
Bob King, University of Michigan (former UAW President)
 
Chair: Sarah Miller Espinosa, SME Dispute Resolution, LLC
Panelists: Homer C. La Rue, Howard UniversityRCI Pledge and Creating Rosters that include diverse neutrals
Katherine Simpson, Simpson Dispute ResolutionStrategies to Implement the RCI Pledge through the Experience of CPR
Alan Symonette, SymonetteADR Services IncDiversity, Legitimacy, and Accountability: Why the Parties' Propose Diversity Thresholds
 
8.5  LERA/AILR Best Papers (Symposium)—MCC 3
Co-Chairs: David Lewin, University of California, Los Angeles and Paul J. Gollan, University of Wollongong
Presenters: Sandrine Julia Haentjens, University of TorontoCanada’s Captive Workforce: Incarcerated Workers’ Exclusion from Canadian Employment Legislation
Hatim A. Rahman, Northwestern University; Tim Weiss, Imperial College; and Arvind Karunakaran, Stanford UniversityThe Experimental Hand: How Platform-based Experimentation Reconfigures Worker Autonomy
Ashley E. Orr, Carnegie Mellon University; Bethia Burke and Reanna Karousis, Fund for our Economic Future“Where are the Workers and What Do They Need?” Job Characteristics for Worker Retention in Northeast Ohio
John A. Logan, San Francisco State UniversityStarbucks Workers United and the Revival of Industrial Syndicalism
 
8.6  LERA Best Posters (Symposium)—Conference Foyer
Chair: Hye Jin Rho, Michigan State University
Presenters: Nien-chi Liu, National Taiwan University; Yung-Chun Wang, National Central University; and Ming-Jhe Jeng, National Taiwan UniversityFirm-Sponsored Training, Training Incentives and Training Effectiveness - An Empirical Investigation in Taiwanese Establishments
Hayoung Shin, Kyoto Sangyo University and Tomoyuki Shimanuki, Chuo UniversityEffects of the Prosocial Motivation of Healthcare Workers on their Attitudes and Behaviors: Evidence from Japan
- Adrianto and Avner Ben-Ner, University of Minnesota; Jason Sockin, University of Pennsylvania; and Ainhoa Urtasun, Public University of NavarreAre Workers Better Off in Firms They Own than in Firms Owned by Others? Evidence From Matched Manufacturing Plants
Zachary Schaller and John Killingsworth, Colorado State UniversityA Game Theory Perspective on Delivery Methods in Construction
Nubong Gabila Fohtung, North-West UniversityRegional Integration as a Determinants of FDI Inflows to SADC
Augustus Wood, Stephanie Fortado and Emily E. LB. Twarog, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignSteelworkers on Campus: 75 Years of the United Steelworkers of America Summer School
5:15 ‑ 6:45 pm
Chair: Paul F. Clark, LERA President
7 ‑ 8:30 pm
Chair: Paul F. Clark, LERA President

Saturday

Conference Activities  •  6/3/2023
7:30 ‑ 8:30 am
Chair: Paul F. Clark, LERA President
  
8:45 ‑ 10:15 amConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Greg Distelhorst, University of Toronto
Presenters: Mark Anner, Pennsylvania State UniversityInteracting Mechanisms for Addressing Decent Work Deficits in Global Supply Chains: Enforceable Brand Agreements, Public Governance, and Grassroots Labor Organizing
Matthew Fischer-Daly, Pennsylvania State UniversityInternational Commodity Network Analysis of Bargaining Power: Methodological Insights from the Strawberry Sector
Desiree LeClercq, Cornell UniversityA Worker-Centered Trade Policy
Discussant: Sarosh C. Kuruvilla, Cornell University
 
Chair: Hana R. Shepherd, Rutgers University
Presenters: Joy J. Kim, Rutgers UniversityConceptualizing Employers' Violations of Labor Standards: Towards Explanation, Prediction, and Prevention
Jake Barnes, Rutgers UniversityUnderstanding the Powers, Practices, Politics, and Behaviors Behind Labor Standards Compliance and Enforcement
Andrew Wolf, University of Wisconsin, MadisonThe Creation of Tripartism in the Regulation of Fissured and Informal Immigrant Work in New York City and Seattle
Peter J. Fugiel, Rutgers UniversityThe Politics of Progressive Labor Standards
Isaac Jabola-Carolus, City University of New YorkLocal Innovations in Protecting Rights of Home Care Aides and Domestic Workers: The Case of New York City's Paid Care Division
Discussants: David Weil, Brandeis University
Janice Fine, Rutgers University
 
9.3  In Search of Allyship (Workshop)—MCC 1
Chair: Xavier A. Merizalde, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Cathy Stevens, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Discussant: Herman Brown, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
Chair: Aaron Schmidt, American Arbitration Association
Discussants: Rudolph P. Makupson, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Kathryn A. VanDagens, VanDagens ADR
Angela Mannarino, Gasiorek Morgan
 
Chair: Ying Chen, University of Rhode Island
Presenters: Adam (Chuling) Huang, Cornell University; Binbin Wang and Yan Huang, South China University of TechnologyJudges' Interpretation of Laws and Labor Rights Protection: A study of Labor Contract-Related Court Decisions in China
Ruofan Ma, Harvard UniversityWeak Institution, Weak Compliance?
Mengjie Lyu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Binyi Yang, Capital University of Economics and Business; and Quan Meng, China University of Labor RelationsThe Fissured Platform and Workers' Internal Mobility: Evidence from China's Food Delivery Platform
Discussant: Harshitha Ram, Attorney & International Arbitrator
 
Chair: Erin L. Kelly, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presenters: Milosz Miszczynski, Kozminski University and Patrizia Zanoni, Utrecht UniversityDigital Taylorism at the Frontier of Europe: Emancipation Through Alienating Work in the Amazon Warehouse
Yaminette Diaz-Linhart and Erin L. Kelly, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alex M. Kowalski, Cornell University; and Laura Kubzansky, Harvard UniversityThe Role of Voice Environment in Warehouse Worker Well-Being
Steven Vallas, Northeastern University and Anne-Kathrin Kronberg, University of North Carolina Charlotte'It's Like They Own You Every Minute': Threats to Wellbeing and Working-Class Consciousness among Amazon's Warehouse Employees
Discussant: Hatim A. Rahman, Northwestern University
8:45 ‑ 12 pm
Co-Chairs: Alyson Jane Gounden Rock, McGill University; Ana Cristina Rodrigues De Oliveira, University of Toronto; and Arrow Minster, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  
10:30 am ‑ 12 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Jeffrey S. Wheeler, Global Trace Protocol, ELEVATE Ltd./LRQA
Presenters: Sarosh C. Kuruvilla and Ayaj Rana, Cornell UniversityThe Impact of Sourcing Practices and Prices on Suppliers and Workers in Global Supply Chains: An Empirical Investigation
Jinsun Bae, Carleton UniversityDoes Private Labor Regulation Reward Self-regulating Suppliers?
Greg Distelhorst and Yichen Liu, University of TorontoLabor Violations, Profitability, and the Moderating Effects of Competition: Evidence from China
Discussant: Anil Verma, University of Toronto
 
10.2  Restorative Mediation: Tools and Tips (Workshop)—Salon C
Chair: Brenda Pryor, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Liz Brenner, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Discussant: Carrie Foster, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
Chair: Tom Louis Melancon, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Dana Marinaro, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Discussant: Ligia M. Velazquez, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
Chair: Thomas A. Lenz, Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo
Panelists: Joseph L. Paller, Gilbert & Sackman, a Law CorporationLabor Perspective
Christopher David Ruiz Cameron, Southwestern Law SchoolAcademic perspective
Discussant: Elizabeth Kerwin, Regional Director NLRB Region 7, Detroit, Michigan
 
10.5  Innovations in Organizing (Symposium)—MCC 3
Chair: Alan Roe, University of Leeds
Presenters: Yao Yao, University of Ottawa and Lorenzo Frangi, University of Québec at MontréalOrganizing with Digital Technologies: A Conceptual Tool for E-Employment Relations
Carla Lima Aranzaes, Michigan State UniversityGaining Support Via Social Media: Evidence from Amazon's Unionization Campaign
Discussant: Gerard Looker, University of Leeds
 
Chair: Maite Tapia, Michigan State University
Presenters: Tamara Lee, Rutgers University; Maite Tapia, Carla Lima Aranzaes and Salil Sapre, Michigan State University; and Spencer Shimek, Rutgers UniversityThe Militarization of Human Resources: Contemporary Worker Control in Amazon Fulfillment Centers
Teke Wiggin, Northwestern UniversityWorker Captivity and the Weaponization of Algorithmic Management: Lessons from Amazon's Anti-Union Campaign in Bessemer
Sanjay Joseph Pinto, Rutgers University and Beth Gutelius, University of Illinois ChicagoControl and Resistance at Amazon Warehouses: Results from a National Survey
Discussant: TBA TBA
12:15 ‑ 1:45 pm
Chair: Dennis L. Dabney, Dabney Law LLC
Featured Speaker: Paul F. Clark, LERA President
  
2 ‑ 3:30 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Desiree LeClercq, Cornell University
Presenters: Matthew Amengual, University of Oxford; Greg Distelhorst, University of Toronto; and Alessandro Guasti, University of OxfordWhat Do Supply Chain Workers Value? Evidence from a Choice Experiment
Chunyun Li, London School of Economics and Political Sciences; Dongwoo Park and Kyle Beck, Cornell UniversitySuppliers' Compliance Strategies and Private and Public Regulation
Kelly I. Pike, York University; Beth English, Indiana University; and Tinu Mathew, York UniversityRole of Training in the Prevention of Sexual Harassment in Garment Sector Factories: A Comparative Study of Nicaragua, Indonesia, Jordan, and Vietnam
Jeffrey S. Wheeler, Global Trace Protocol, ELEVATE Ltd./LRQAHow Does Traceability Help Address Forced and Child Labor in Global Supply Chains: A case study of the Global Trace Protocol Project
Discussant: Sarosh C. Kuruvilla, Cornell University
 
11.2  Refusing to Arbitrate (Workshop)—Salon C
Chair: Arthur Pearlstein, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: LaTwana Williams, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Discussant: David McIntosh, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
11.3  Why Does DE&I Matter? (Workshop)—MCC 1
Chair: Dana Marinaro, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Herman Brown, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Discussant: Cathy Stevens, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
Co-Chairs: Laura Andersen, Educators Thriving and Harriet B. Fox, George Washington University
Discussants: Marie-Louise Caravatti, American Federation of Teachers
Ray Gaer, ABC Federation of Teachers Local #2317
Tiffany Dittrich, White Bear Lake Area Educators Local #7286
 
11.5  Evolving Power Dynamics Impacting Work (Symposium)—MCC 3
Chair: Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Presenters: Jianxuan Lei, University of MinnesotaTrade Union Membership and Women's Right to Work: The Complex Dynamics between Gender, Labor, and Politics in Europe
Andrea Signoretti, University of Trento; Lorenzo Frangi, University of Québec at Montréal; and Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignWhen Union Officers Leave the Unions: A Three-Country Comparison
Youbin Kang, University of Wisconsin-MadisonWorkers in Barricades and Mayors on Bicycles: Race, Class, and Subway Strikes after financial crises in New York City and Seoul
Discussant: Discussant Opportunity Available, Interested? Contact LERA
 
Chair: Clayola Brown, AFL-CIO
Panelist: Andre Washington, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute
2 ‑ 3:30 pm
LERA NCAC Chapter Administration Workshop—Sound Board Conference Room
Co-Chairs: William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University (ret.) and Bonnie Castrey, Dispute Resolution Services
  
3:45 ‑ 5:15 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Anil Verma, University of Toronto
Presenters: Jennifer M. Harmer, University of TorontoEmbracing managerial tactics: Exploring the use and potential gains of Human Resources Management (HRM) in unions
Shannon Potter, University of TorontoInter-union competition and wages of unionized workers
Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignFighting for Collective Bargaining Rights: Labor Unions Social Media Discourse in Mobilizing Public Support
Lorenzo Frangi, University of Québec at Montréal and Anthony C Masi, McGill UniversityLooking Outside and Supporting from Inside" Social Movement Unionism in Quebec (Canada)
 
Chair: Ligia M. Velazquez, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelist: Tom Louis Melancon, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Discussant: Kevin Hawkins, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
 
Chair: Stanislaw Damas, Collaborative Strategies LLC
Panelists: Kendall B. Williams, The Williams FirmEffective utilization of interest based approaches in private as well as public sector negotiations including manufacturing, healthcare and education.
Bonnie Cullison, Collaborative Strategies LLCTransformational use of the interest-based process in empowering a 12,000 member union to improve professionalism, compensation and working conditions in a large public school district.
David Rodich, Collaborative Strategies, LLCAdoption of interest-based processes to bring 9,000 support employee voices to be heard resulting in improved recognition, compensation and working conditions in a large public school district.
 
Chair: Yao Yao, University of Ottawa
Presenters: John W. Budd, University of MinnesotaDeveloping a "Race, Power, and Justice in Business" Course
Tamara Lee, Rutgers UniversityRace and Other Identities as Pedagogical Tools
Sean E. Rogers, University of Rhode IslandIntegrating Race-Related Materials into College Classes
 
12.5  Historical and Theoretical Perspectives (Symposium)—MCC 3
Chair: Gregory M. Saltzman, Albion College
Presenters: Jerome Braun, Loyola University, ChicagoThe Relevance of Institutional Economics for Labor Economics through Understanding American Economic History
Mark R Reiff, University of California at DavisUnionization and the Argument from Liberty
Scott Abrahams, Louisiana State University and Frank Levy, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Run-Up to Populism: A 39-Year U.S. Perspective
Jack Fiorito and Andrew Keyes, Florida State University and Zachary A. Russell, Xavier UniversityWhy Do People Really Support Unions?
Discussant: Zachary Schaller, Colorado State University
 
Chair: Andrew Auerbach, U.S Department of Labor
Panelists: Darnice C. Marsh, U.S. Department of Labor
Andrew C. Hasty and Taurean Johnson, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
3:45 ‑ 5:15 pm
LERA NCAC Chapter Representatives Meeting—Sound Board Conference Room
Co-Chairs: William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University (ret.) and Bonnie Castrey, Dispute Resolution Services
6 ‑ 8 pm
Chair: Paul F. Clark, LERA President

Sunday

Conference Activities  •  6/4/2023
  
8 ‑ 9:30 amConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Rosemary Batt, Cornell University
Presenters: Beth Gutelius and Nik Theodore, University of Illinois ChicagoThe Warehouse Sector Under Pressure: Technological Change in the Wake of the Pandemic
Françoise Carré, University of Massachusetts-Boston and Chris Tilly, University of California, Los AngelesHow Employers use Digital Technology to Reshape Work in Mass Market Retail: Management Visions, Worker Experiences
Steve Viscelli, University of PennsylvaniaHow Technology and Subcontracting are Transforming Work and Labor Markets in Last-Mile Delivery
Discussants: Heidi Gottfried, Wayne State University
Mark Gaffney, Teamster Local 124
 
Chair: Jake Rosenfeld, Washington University in St. Louis
Presenters: Michael M. Oswalt, Wayne State University; Jake Rosenfeld, Washington University in St. Louis; and Patrick Denice, Western University (Canada)Power and Pay Secrecy
Ryan Finnigan and Savannah Hunter, University of California, BerkeleyRegulation of Precarious Work Schedules and Bottom-Up Enforcement: An Evaluation of State Reporting Pay Policies
Janice Fine and Hana R. Shepherd, Rutgers UniversityWalking the Tightrope: Negotiating Business Interests in the Enforcement of Local Labor Standards Laws
Discussant: John W. Budd, University of Minnesota
 
Chair: Anne Marie Brady, Cornell UniversityEmerging findings on the impact of the WeRise domestic worker peer education program
Panelists: Zoë West, Cornell University
Arianna Schindle, Cornell UniversityKey elements of peer education models
 
13.4  Employment Effects in Four Industries (Symposium)—MCC 4
Chair: Harshitha Ram, Attorney & International Arbitrator
Presenters: Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Joaquin Sanchez-Gomez, CUNY City College; Rosa Gomez Tovar and Lizzeth Gomez Rodriguez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de MexicoTrade and Decent Work in Mexico's Automobile Sector: The Road Traveled and the Unchartered Territory Ahead
Patrice M. Mareschal and Jeffrey H. Keefe, Rutgers UniversityPolice Use of Force, Discipline, and Turnover Across Jurisdictions in New Jersey
Virginia Parks and Ian Ross Baran, University of California IrvineFossil Fuel Layoff: The Economic and Employment Effects of a Refinery Closure on Workers in Northern California's Bay Area
Discussant: Discussant Opportunity Available, Interested? Contact LERA
  
9:45 ‑ 11:15 amConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Nathan Wilmers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presenters: Elizabeth Weber Handwerker, Matthew Dey and David S. Piccone Jr, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and John Voorheis, U.S. Census BureauWere Wages Converging During the 2010s Expansion?
Brad Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and Bryan A. Stuart, Federal Reserve Bank of PhiladelphiaThe Evolution of Local Labor Markets After Recessions
Clem Aeppli, Harvard University and Nathan Wilmers, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRapid Wage Growth at the Bottom has Offset Rising U.S. Inequality
 
Chair: Chris Tilly, University of California, Los Angeles
Presenters: Maximilian Kasy and Lukas Lehner, University of OxfordEmploying the Unemployed of Marienthal: Evaluation of a Guaranteed Job Program
Vegard M. Nygaard, University of Houston and Gajendran Raveendranathan, McMaster UniversityThe Impact of U.S. Employer-Sponsored Insurance in the 20th Century
Amanda Chuan and Hye Jin Rho, Michigan State UniversityThe Value of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Job Amenities for Students: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Discussant: Discussant Opportunity Available, Interested? Contact LERA
 
Chair: Arrow Minster, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Panelists: Will Erickson, SHARE/AFSCME, University of Massachusetts Memorial Partnership Office
Mike Pacinda, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Janet Wilder, SHARE/AFSCME
Discussant: Kris Rondeau, AFSCME
 
14.4  Voice for Vulnerable Workers (Symposium)—MCC 4
Chair: Sondra Menzies, University of Minnesota
Presenters: Michael David Maffie, Cornell UniversityWhat Do Gig Workers Want? New Evidence from Instacart and Ride-hail Workers
Sandrine Julia Haentjens, University of TorontoCanada's Captive Workforce: Incarcerated Workers' Exclusion from Canadian Employment Legislation
Resha T. Swanson and Hyojin Cho, University of Chicago"He Worked One Day, and Didn't Come Back.": Challenges and Possibilities for Frontline Jobs in the Great Resignation
Adam Kaelin Schoenbachler, Vanderbilt UniversityTipping Regimes: Examining organizational control of tipped labor on Nashville's Honky-Tonk Highway