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 | Detroit Tigers v.s. Texas Rangers Baseball Game—Ticketed Event
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Thursday | Conference Activities • 6/1/2023 |
| 8 ‑ 8:45 am | |
| 9 ‑ 10:30 am | |
1.1 HEIC and Int'l IS Present "Institutional Change in Higher Education: International and Comparative Perspectives on Transformations of Universities" (Symposium)—Salon B
Presenters: Greg J. Bamber, Monash University (Melbourne) and Sean O'Brady, McMaster University—Transformations in Higher Education: Neoliberal Restructuring, Managerialism, and Precarity in Australia and Canada
Tobias Schulze-Cleven and Rebecca Kolins Givan, Rutgers University—Precarious Professionalism: Collective Voice and Evolving Employment in American Healthcare and Education
Alysa Hannon, Rutgers University—A Racial Analysis of Human Capital Theory: The Search for a New Paradigm
Daniel J. Julius, Yale University | |
1.2 Deconstructing Work and Organizations: Unpacking the Complexities of Social Conditions and the Worker Experience (Symposium)—Salon C
Presenters: Lydie Koblan Huberson, Universite Laval Quebec Canada—The Hidden Dimension of the New Public Management in the French Civil Service
Liana Katz, Rutgers University—Human or Machine? How Race, Gender, and Technology Use Intersect at Work
Phela I. Townsend, Rutgers University—A Black Worker Center: A Socio-structural Analysis of Race and Class in Worker Organizing | |
1.3 Unlocking Talent Pools: The Impact of Traditional Hiring Practices on Justice-Impacted Job Candidates (Workshop)—MCC 1
Panelists: Brandi Mandato, Jobs for the Future—Economic Advancement for Non-Traditional Job Applicants | |
Hye Jin Rho, Michigan State University—Capturing worker outcomes and voice in the context of algorithmic management
Jodi Forlizzi, Carnegie Mellon University—Opportunities for Worker-Centered Design and Training around Tech Implementation | |
1.6 LERA Competitive Papers I: "Labor Markets and Work Arrangements" (Symposium)—MCC 4
Presenters: Dylan Nelson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Creation for Some, Capture for Others: Investor Activism, Upgrading vs. Rechanneling, and Worker Earnings
Peter Norlander, Loyola University of Chicago—Anti-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 Michigan—Job Demands and Social Security Disability Insurance Applications | |
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2.1 M-POWER: Democratizing Societies by Democratizing the Workplace (Workshop)—Salon B
Anannya Bhattacharjee, Asia Floor Wage Alliance—The Dindigul Agreement to eradicate gender-based discrimination and sexual violence in garment supply chain | |
Maite Tapia, Michigan State University; Christian Ibsen, University of Copenhagen; Carla Lima Aranzaes and Phillip DeOrtentiis, Michigan State University—A 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 University—Worker Perceptions of Strike Outcomes: A Computational Text Analysis of the West Virginia 2018 Educators' Walkout
Rebecca Kolins Givan and Jiyoon Park, Rutgers University—Reconceptualizing the Strike: An Integrative Framework | |
2.3 Preparing Justice-Involved Individuals for Work (Symposium)—MCC 1
Presenters: Catrina Johnson, Kent State University—Impact of Educational Initiatives and Pathway Programs on Employment
David Pitts, Urban Institute—Expanding 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 College—Hiring Justice Involved Individuals: Exploring the Perspectives of Canadian Professionals
Jakari N. Griffith, Bridgewater State University | |
2.4 Automation, AI, and Algorithms in the Workplace (Symposium)—MCC 2
Presenters: Xiangmin (Helen) Liu, Todd Vachon and Adrienne E. Eaton, Rutgers University—The Use of Algorithmic Hiring Tools: Evidence from a New Jersey Establishment Survey
Yeji Kee, Stanford University and Yong Suk Lee, University of Notre Dame—Artificial Intelligence and Occupational and Skill Demand in Banking
Ainhoa Urtasun, Public University of Navarre; Avner Ben-Ner and - Adrianto, University of Minnesota—The Effects of Adoption of Automation, AI and Robots on Skills, Employment, and Wages Different Occupations: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturing, 2010-2022 | |
2.6 The Roles of African-Americans and the Civil Rights Movement on Labor (Workshop)—MCC 4
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| 10:45 am ‑ 12:15 pm | LERA Membership Committee Meeting—Directors Room
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| 10:45 am ‑ 12:15 pm | LERA Editorial Committee Meeting—Sound Board Conference Room
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| 12:30 ‑ 2 pm | LERA National Policy Forum Luncheon Plenary, Sponsored by Cornell University and Rutgers University—Salon A
Julie Collier, Chief of Staff to the AFL-CIO President |
| 2:15 ‑ 3:45 pm | |
3.1 Beyond Unemployment? Broken Systems, Unequal Labor Markets (Symposium)—Salon B
Presenters: Christopher O'Leary, W.E. Upjohn Institute; William Spriggs, LERA President-Elect and Program Chair; and Stephen Wandner, Urban Institute—Equity in Unemployment Insurance Benefit Access
Ian Greer, Cornell University—Unemployment Benefits and Labor-Force Attachment: Qualitative Insights from Germany
Tamara Lee, Rutgers University
Anne Marie Brady, Cornell University | |
Ken Jacobs, University of California, Berkeley | |
3.3 Public Safety & Social Justice: How Police Officers and Government Employers Must Work Together—MCC 1
James Mets, Mets, Schiro & McGovern, LLP
France Casseus, City of Newark, NJ - Law Department | |
3.4 Reconstructing Labor Relations (Symposium)—MCC 2
Presenters: Jana Karen Silverman, The Pennsylvania State University and Stanley Gacek, United Food and Commercial Workers—Reconstructing Labor Relations in Brazil: Current Challenges and Opportunities
Tommaso Pio Danese, University of Genoa, Italy—New Syndical Sensemaking: A Comparative Study Between Italy and U.S.
Shannon Potter, University of Toronto—LERA Competitive Paper Winner: Do Strikes Spill Over? An Analysis of Local Strikes in Ontario, 1982-2014 | |
3.5 International Workplace Dispute Resolution: Looking Ahead (Workshop)—MCC 3
Panelists: Rick Bales, Northern Ohio University—Best practices of International Workplace Dispute Resolution
Eileen Hoffman, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service—The future of International Workplace Dispute Resolution
Joyce Sadka, The Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico | |
3.6 Social Justice and Labor: The Impact of Current Societal Issues on the Workplace (Workshop)—MCC 4
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| 2:15 ‑ 3:45 pm | LERA Diversity and Inclusion Committee Meeting—Sound Board Conference Room
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| 4 ‑ 5:30 pm | |
Lisa Canada, Michigan Regional Council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters—Illegal Use of Independent Contractors in Michigan Construction
Sally Dworak-Fisher, National Employment Law Project | |
Janice Fine, Rutgers University—Update on Worker Center and Other Organizing Outside of Collective Bargaining
Roy Bahat, Bloomberg Beta
Veronica Mendez, CTUL, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha
Lynn Rhinehart, U.S. Department of Labor | |
4.4 New Research on Unions and Collective Action (Symposium)—MCC 2
Presenters: Cory Runstedler, University of Connecticut—Can 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 Workers—Union Membership and the Radical Left in the Time of Radical Politics | |
4.5 When Parties Disagree on Holding the Arbitration Hearing In-person or Virtually (Workshop)—MCC 3
Jeanne Vonhof, Arbitrator | |
4.6 Words Matter: Addressing DEIA in Contract Bargaining (Workshop)—MCC 4
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| 4 ‑ 5:30 pm | LERA 76th Annual Meeting Program Committee Meeting—Sound Board Conference Room
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| 4 ‑ 5:30 pm | LERA K-12 Industry Council Meeting—Directors Room
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| 6 ‑ 10 pm | |
Friday | Conference Activities • 6/2/2023 |
| 7:30 ‑ 8:15 am | |
| 8:30 ‑ 10 am | |
5.1 The Alliance-Kaiser Permanente Negotiations of 2021 (Workshop)—Salon B
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5.2 The First Year in a New Arbitrator Practice—Salon C
E. Patrick McDermott, Salisbury University | |
5.3 Improving Job Quality and the Future of Work (Symposium)—MCC 1
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-Champaign—A 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 Technology—The Missing Worker Voice in Job Quality: Developing a Conceptual Framework and Survey Instrument for Worker Voice
Kess Ballentine, Wayne State University—Job Quality Factors Associated with Burnout, Secondary Trauma, and Compassion Satisfaction Among Healthcare Workers | |
5.4 Beyond the Dance: Diversity, Inclusion, and the Impacts on Organizations (Workshop)—MCC 2
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5.5 Determinants of Demand for Skills and Division of Labor (Symposium)—MCC 3
Presenters: Hye Jin Rho, Michigan State University and Andrew Weaver, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign—What Predicts Time-to-Hire? Evidence from Applicant Tracking Data
- Adrianto and Avner Ben-Ner, University of Minnesota and Ainhoa Urtasun, Public University of Navarre—How Things are Made Matters: The Effects of Technology on the Organization of Work
Morris M. Kleiner and Wenchen Wang, University of Minnesota—The Labor Market Effects of Occupational Licensing in the Public Sector | |
Presenters: Robynn Cox, University of California, Riverside; Jamein Cunningham, Cornell University; and Alberto Ortega, Indiana University—The Impact of Affirmative Action Litigation on Police Killings of Civilians
Maurice BP-Weeks, Action Center on Race & the Economy—Monetary Cost of Police Brutality and the Role of Community Organizing | |
| 8:30 ‑ 10 am | LERA Industry Councils/Interest Sections Coordinating Committee Planning Meeting—Sound Board Conference Room
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| 10:15 ‑ 11:45 am | |
Panelists: Danielle van Jaarsveld, University of British Columbia—Living Wage Campaigns in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario | |
6.2 White House Task Force Part I: Card Checks (Workshop)—Salon C
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Panelists: Grace Nicholas, Texas Mutual Insurance—Underwriting 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 | |
6.4 Bullying: A New Look at a Not-So-New Topic (Workshop)—MCC 2
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6.5 Pandemic, Policies and Work-life Outcomes (Symposium)—MCC 3
Presenters: Kaumudi Misra, California State University, East Bay—Virtual Work Before and After the Onset of COVID-19: Employee Productivity and Work-Life Outcomes
Justin Vinton, Rutgers University—Crisis 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 University—Not Just for Kids: Child and Dependent Care Credit Benefits for Adult Care
Abay Asfaw, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health—Association Between Reasons for Not Working and Major Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Among the U.S. Adult Population | |
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| 12 ‑ 1:30 pm | Featured Plenary and Luncheon "Detroit, the UAW, and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Walk to Freedom 60 Years Later", Sponsored by UAW/Ford Joint Trust (Workshop)—Salon A
Alan Reuther, United Auto Workers (ret.) |
| 1:45 ‑ 3:15 pm | |
Imelda Jiménez, National Mine Workers Union of Mexico | |
7.2 White House Task Force Part II: Initial Contracts (Workshop)—Salon C
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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
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7.5 Law and Regulations in the Workplace (Symposium)—MCC 3
Presenters: Bradley R. Weinberg, Queen's University—A Tale of Two Centuries: Expanding Constitutional Labour Rights in Canada and their Impact on Legislation, Conflict and Wages
Zoe Chanin, University of Michigan—The Impact of Negative Publicity and Enforced Confidentiality on Employment ADR Adoption
Gregory Lyon, Georgetown University—The Conditional Relationship Between Labor Market Institutions and Employee Health
Deanna Malatesta and Lisa Blomgren Amsler, Indiana University—LERA Competitive Paper Winner: Naming, Blaming, and Claiming: Dispute Settlement in OSHA Civil Enforcement and OSHRC Appeals | |
Panelists: Debbie Goldman, Communication Workers of America—Resistance in the Digital Workplace: Call Center Workers in Bell Telephone Companies, 1965-2005
Virginia Doellgast, Cornell University—Exit, Voice, and Solidarity: Contesting Precarity in the US and European Telecommunications Industries
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
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| 3:30 ‑ 5 pm | |
8.1 Making Work Better: Understanding Better and Worse Work (Symposium)—Salon B
Presenters: Dalia Gesualdi-Fecteau, University of Montreal; Christian Levesque, HEC Montreal; Gregor Murray and Nicolas Roby, University of Montreal—What 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 Leuven—Informality 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 Economics—From Taylorism to Teams: Negotiating Work Reorganization and Partnership for Technicians at France Telecom
Robert Hickey, Queen's University—Can Public Health Directives Make Worse Work Better: The Case of Disability Services? | |
8.2 White House Task Force Part III: Labor-Management Partnerships (Workshop)—Salon C
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Presenter: Stephen Silvia, American University—UAW's Southern Gamble: Organizing Workers at Foreign-Owned Vehicle Plants
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University
Bob King, University of Michigan (former UAW President) | |
Panelists: Homer C. La Rue, Howard University—RCI Pledge and Creating Rosters that include diverse neutrals
Katherine Simpson, Simpson Dispute Resolution—Strategies to Implement the RCI Pledge through the Experience of CPR
Alan Symonette, SymonetteADR Services Inc—Diversity, 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 Toronto—Canada’s Captive Workforce: Incarcerated Workers’ Exclusion from Canadian Employment Legislation
Hatim A. Rahman, Northwestern University; Tim Weiss, Imperial College; and Arvind Karunakaran, Stanford University—The 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 University—Starbucks Workers United and the Revival of Industrial Syndicalism | |
8.6 LERA Best Posters (Symposium)—Conference Foyer
Presenters: Nien-chi Liu, National Taiwan University; Yung-Chun Wang, National Central University; and Ming-Jhe Jeng, National Taiwan University—Firm-Sponsored Training, Training Incentives and Training Effectiveness - An Empirical Investigation in Taiwanese Establishments
Hayoung Shin, Kyoto Sangyo University and Tomoyuki Shimanuki, Chuo University—Effects 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 Navarre—Are 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 University—A Game Theory Perspective on Delivery Methods in Construction
Nubong Gabila Fohtung, North-West University—Regional Integration as a Determinants of FDI Inflows to SADC
Augustus Wood, Stephanie Fortado and Emily E. LB. Twarog, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign—Steelworkers on Campus: 75 Years of the United Steelworkers of America Summer School | |
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| 7 ‑ 8:30 pm | |
Saturday | Conference Activities • 6/3/2023 |
| 7:30 ‑ 8:30 am | |
| 8:45 ‑ 10:15 am | |
9.1 Labor in Global Supply Chains Part I: International and National Regulation of Global Supply Chains (Symposium)—Salon B
Presenters: Mark Anner, Pennsylvania State University—Interacting Mechanisms for Addressing Decent Work Deficits in Global Supply Chains: Enforceable Brand Agreements, Public Governance, and Grassroots Labor Organizing
Matthew Fischer-Daly, Pennsylvania State University—International Commodity Network Analysis of Bargaining Power: Methodological Insights from the Strawberry Sector | |
9.2 The New Labor Federalism: Emergent Perspectives on Today's Labor Standards Enforcement Landscape (Symposium)—Salon C
Presenters: Joy J. Kim, Rutgers University—Conceptualizing Employers' Violations of Labor Standards: Towards Explanation, Prediction, and Prevention
Jake Barnes, Rutgers University—Understanding the Powers, Practices, Politics, and Behaviors Behind Labor Standards Compliance and Enforcement
Andrew Wolf, University of Wisconsin, Madison—The Creation of Tripartism in the Regulation of Fissured and Informal Immigrant Work in New York City and Seattle
Isaac Jabola-Carolus, City University of New York—Local Innovations in Protecting Rights of Home Care Aides and Domestic Workers: The Case of New York City's Paid Care Division
Janice Fine, Rutgers University | |
9.3 In Search of Allyship (Workshop)—MCC 1
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Kathryn A. VanDagens, VanDagens ADR
Angela Mannarino, Gasiorek Morgan | |
9.5 Labor Law and Employment Challenges in China (Symposium)—MCC 3
Presenters: Adam (Chuling) Huang, Cornell University; Binbin Wang and Yan Huang, South China University of Technology—Judges' Interpretation of Laws and Labor Rights Protection: A study of Labor Contract-Related Court Decisions in China
Mengjie Lyu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Binyi Yang, Capital University of Economics and Business; and Quan Meng, China University of Labor Relations—The Fissured Platform and Workers' Internal Mobility: Evidence from China's Food Delivery Platform | |
9.6 Warehouse Work and Control Part I: Comparative Perspectives on Possibilities and Challenges (Symposium)—MCC 4
Presenters: Milosz Miszczynski, Kozminski University and Patrizia Zanoni, Utrecht University—Digital 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 University—The 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 | |
| 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 |
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10.1 Labor in Global Supply Chains Part II: Economics of Labor Compliance (Symposium)—Salon B
Presenters: Sarosh C. Kuruvilla and Ayaj Rana, Cornell University—The Impact of Sourcing Practices and Prices on Suppliers and Workers in Global Supply Chains: An Empirical Investigation
Greg Distelhorst and Yichen Liu, University of Toronto—Labor Violations, Profitability, and the Moderating Effects of Competition: Evidence from China | |
10.2 Restorative Mediation: Tools and Tips (Workshop)—Salon C
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10.3 Microaggression: Do You Understand the Impacts and Costs? If Not, You Should (Workshop)—MCC 1
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10.5 Innovations in Organizing (Symposium)—MCC 3
Presenters: Yao Yao, University of Ottawa and Lorenzo Frangi, University of Québec at Montréal—Organizing with Digital Technologies: A Conceptual Tool for E-Employment Relations
Carla Lima Aranzaes, Michigan State University—Gaining Support Via Social Media: Evidence from Amazon's Unionization Campaign | |
Presenters: Tamara Lee, Rutgers University; Maite Tapia, Carla Lima Aranzaes and Salil Sapre, Michigan State University; and Spencer Shimek, Rutgers University—The Militarization of Human Resources: Contemporary Worker Control in Amazon Fulfillment Centers
Teke Wiggin, Northwestern University—Worker 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 Chicago—Control and Resistance at Amazon Warehouses: Results from a National Survey Discussant: TBA TBA | |
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11.1 Labor in Global Supply Chains Part III: Values and Strategies of Supply Chain Actors (Symposium)—Salon B
Presenters: Matthew Amengual, University of Oxford; Greg Distelhorst, University of Toronto; and Alessandro Guasti, University of Oxford—What 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 University—Suppliers' Compliance Strategies and Private and Public Regulation
Kelly I. Pike, York University; Beth English, Indiana University; and Tinu Mathew, York University—Role 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./LRQA—How Does Traceability Help Address Forced and Child Labor in Global Supply Chains: A case study of the Global Trace Protocol Project | |
11.2 Refusing to Arbitrate (Workshop)—Salon C
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11.3 Why Does DE&I Matter? (Workshop)—MCC 1
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11.4 How District-Union Partnerships Are Tackling Educator Burnout (Workshop)—MCC 2
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
Presenters: Jianxuan Lei, University of Minnesota—Trade 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-Champaign—When Union Officers Leave the Unions: A Three-Country Comparison
Youbin Kang, University of Wisconsin-Madison—Workers in Barricades and Mayors on Bicycles: Race, Class, and Subway Strikes after financial crises in New York City and Seoul | |
| 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 |
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12.1 Unions in Canada: Revitalization from the Inside-out? (Symposium)—Salon B
Presenters: Jennifer M. Harmer, University of Toronto—Embracing managerial tactics: Exploring the use and potential gains of Human Resources Management (HRM) in unions
Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign—Fighting 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 University—Looking Outside and Supporting from Inside" Social Movement Unionism in Quebec (Canada) | |
12.2 Advancing the Art and Science of Conflict Management and Prevention (Workshop)—Salon C
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Panelists: Kendall B. Williams, The Williams Firm—Effective utilization of interest based approaches in private as well as public sector negotiations including manufacturing, healthcare and education.
Bonnie Cullison, Collaborative Strategies LLC—Transformational 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, LLC—Adoption 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. | |
Presenters: John W. Budd, University of Minnesota—Developing a "Race, Power, and Justice in Business" Course | |
12.5 Historical and Theoretical Perspectives (Symposium)—MCC 3
Presenters: Jerome Braun, Loyola University, Chicago—The Relevance of Institutional Economics for Labor Economics through Understanding American Economic History
Scott Abrahams, Louisiana State University and Frank Levy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—The Run-Up to Populism: A 39-Year U.S. Perspective
Jack Fiorito and Andrew Keyes, Florida State University and Zachary A. Russell, Xavier University—Why Do People Really Support Unions? | |
| 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 | Motown Museum Tour and Food Truck Dinner—Ticketed Event
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Sunday | Conference Activities • 6/4/2023 |
| 8 ‑ 9:30 am | |
13.1 Digital Technologies' Impact on Frontline Jobs: New Findings from Warehousing, Delivery, and Retail (Symposium)—MCC 1
Presenters: Beth Gutelius and Nik Theodore, University of Illinois Chicago—The 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 Angeles—How Employers use Digital Technology to Reshape Work in Mass Market Retail: Management Visions, Worker Experiences
Steve Viscelli, University of Pennsylvania—How Technology and Subcontracting are Transforming Work and Labor Markets in Last-Mile Delivery
Mark Gaffney, Teamster Local 124 | |
13.2 Innovations in State and Local Workplace Protections: Challenges and Opportunities (Symposium)—MCC 2
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, Berkeley—Regulation of Precarious Work Schedules and Bottom-Up Enforcement: An Evaluation of State Reporting Pay Policies
Janice Fine and Hana R. Shepherd, Rutgers University—Walking the Tightrope: Negotiating Business Interests in the Enforcement of Local Labor Standards Laws | |
Chair: Anne Marie Brady, Cornell University—Emerging findings on the impact of the WeRise domestic worker peer education program | |
13.4 Employment Effects in Four Industries (Symposium)—MCC 4
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 Mexico—Trade and Decent Work in Mexico's Automobile Sector: The Road Traveled and the Unchartered Territory Ahead
Patrice M. Mareschal and Jeffrey H. Keefe, Rutgers University—Police Use of Force, Discipline, and Turnover Across Jurisdictions in New Jersey
Virginia Parks and Ian Ross Baran, University of California Irvine—Fossil Fuel Layoff: The Economic and Employment Effects of a Refinery Closure on Workers in Northern California's Bay Area | |
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14.1 Convergence? Wage and Income Inequality Trends since 2012 (Symposium)—MCC 1
Presenters: Elizabeth Weber Handwerker, Matthew Dey and David S. Piccone Jr, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and John Voorheis, U.S. Census Bureau—Were Wages Converging During the 2010s Expansion?
Brad Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and Bryan A. Stuart, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia—The Evolution of Local Labor Markets After Recessions
Clem Aeppli, Harvard University and Nathan Wilmers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Rapid Wage Growth at the Bottom has Offset Rising U.S. Inequality | |
14.2 Effects and Impact of Employment Benefits and Amenities (Symposium)—MCC 2
Presenters: Maximilian Kasy and Lukas Lehner, University of Oxford—Employing the Unemployed of Marienthal: Evaluation of a Guaranteed Job Program
Vegard M. Nygaard, University of Houston and Gajendran Raveendranathan, McMaster University—The Impact of U.S. Employer-Sponsored Insurance in the 20th Century
Amanda Chuan and Hye Jin Rho, Michigan State University—The Value of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Job Amenities for Students: Evidence from a Field Experiment | |
14.3 Unit-Based Teams in Healthcare: Elevating Healthcare Worker Voice, Changing the Culture (Workshop)—MCC 3
Mike Pacinda, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Janet Wilder, SHARE/AFSCME | |
14.4 Voice for Vulnerable Workers (Symposium)—MCC 4
Presenters: Michael David Maffie, Cornell University—What Do Gig Workers Want? New Evidence from Instacart and Ride-hail Workers
Sandrine Julia Haentjens, University of Toronto—Canada'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 University – Tipping Regimes: Examining organizational control of tipped labor on Nashville's Honky-Tonk Highway |