Presenters: Janet Wilder, SHARE/AFSCME and Kathleen Korenda, UMass Memorial—Improving Care Through Unit-Based Teams: A Stakeholder Alignment and Relational Coordination Approach to Implementation at UMass Memorial

Lauren Hajjar, Brandeis University—Redesigning Complex Inpatient Care: A Relational Coordination Approach to Implementation at Beth Israel

Hao Gong, Rutgers University and Cheng Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University—Designing Collaborative Ecosystem: A Case of Medical Alliance in China

Tina Wu, University of Pennsylvania—Emotional Economies of Scale: Organizational Structure of Emotional Labor in For-Profit Home Health Care

Discussant: Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University

1.2 Sweated Labor and Precarious Work in TNC-led Supply Chains: Challenges for Unions and Labor Activism in the Global South (Symposium)—Holiday 1

Chair: Mark Anner, Pennsylvania State University

Presenters: Rainer Braun, Columbia University—Lessons from a Successful Organizing and Bargaining Experience in the Honduran Garment Sector

Matthew Fischer-Daly, Cornell University—Current Collective Bargaining in Agriculture Supply Chains

Scott B. Martin, Columbia University; Joao Paulo Candia Veiga, University of Sao Paulo; and Katiuscia Moreno Galhera, State University of Campinas—Contested Labor Norms in Brazil: Wal-Mart Store Employees and Reflections on Monitoring Labor Standards in Own Brand Garment Supply Chains

Discussant: Salo Coslovsky, New York University

1.3 A Fifty Year Retrospective on Collective Bargaining in Higher Education: Panel Discussion (Workshop)—Holiday 2

Co-Chairs: Daniel Julius, New Jersey City University and Nicholas DiGiovanni, Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP

Discussant: William Herbert, National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions

1.4 International Comparative Working Time Research (Workshop)—Holiday 3

Chair: Ariane Hegewisch, Institute for Women's Policy Research

Panelists: Lonnie Golden, Penn State Abington—Working Time Mismatches Across Countries

Elaine McCrate, University of Vermont—Gender and Work Schedule Instability in Western Europe

Sebastian Schief, University of Fribourg—Determinants of Length of Working Time in OECD Countries

1.5 LERA Best Papers I: Labor Relations Issues in China (Symposium)—Poe A-B

Chair: Janice Bellace, University of Pennsylvania

Presenters: Man Xu and Samuel L. Myers Jr., University of Minnesota Twin Cities—Educational Inequality within Sibling Pairs for Rural China

Yang Cao, University of North Carolina at Charlotte—Market Transition and Work Values in Post-Socialist China

Yufang Yang, Hunan University; Mingwei Liu, Rutgers University; and Yuhua Xie, Hunan University—Labor Non-Governmental Organization-Assisted Collective Bargaining: A New Brand of Labor Activism in China?

Xiaojie Liang, Jilin University and Mingwei Liu, Rutgers University—Job Quality in China: Scale Development and Antecedents

1.6 Emerging Perspectives on Conflict Management in Organizations (Symposium)—Calloway A-B

Chair: J. Ryan Lamare, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Presenters: Michael David Maffie, Cornell University—Logging Out: Conflict & Behavioral Responses in the Rideshare Industry

Paulo Ferreira de Souza Marzionna, Cornell University—Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Brazilian Banking Sector

Phoebe Strom, Cornell University—Debugging Evolving Workplace Relationships: How Technology Influences Interpersonal Conflict & Collaboration in Healthcare

Weihao Li, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—The Effects of Organizational Shocks on Workplace Conflicts: Evidence from Employment Arbitration Outcomes at Financial Firms

10:15 ‑ 11:45 am

Concurrent Sessions

2.1 State Union-Management Partnerships to Improve Public Education in Districts and Schools (Workshop)—Holiday 6

Chair: Saul Rubinstein, Rutgers University

Panelists: Nancy Gartenberg, Montgomery Township Public Schools and Scott Mason, Montgomery Township Education Association—Union-Management Partnership and Educator Collaboration in Montgomery Township Public Schools

Vincent Caputo, Metuchen Public Schools—Union-Management Partnership and Educator Collaboration in Metuchen Public Schools

John McCarthy, Cornell University—Research-Practice Partnerships: The Impact of Academic Research on School Level Practices and Employment Relations

Discussants: Steven Swetsky, New Jersey Education Association

Vincent DeLucia, New Jersey School Boards Association

2.2 Worker-Driven Social Responsibility: A New Model for Labor Rights Enforcement in Global Supply Chains (Workshop)—Holiday 1

Chair: Cathy Feingold, AFL-CIO

Panelists: Jessica Champagne, Worker Rights Consortium—The Bangladesh Accord: WSR in Practice

Catherine Albisa, National Economic & Social Rights Initiative—The Fair Food Program: Worker-Driven Enforcement in U.S. Agriculture

James Brudney, Fordham University—WSR in Global Supply Chains: Thoughts on Innovation and Scalability

2.3 How to Design an Effective Dispute Resolution Process that Meets the Needs of Your Clients (Workshop)—Holiday 2

Chair: Ann S. Lesser, Esq., American Arbitration Association

Discussants: Ira F. Jaffe, Esq., Arbitrator/Mediator

Harriet E. Cooperman, Esq., Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

James R. Rosenberg, Esq., Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A.

2.4 The Importance of Inter-Employer Dynamics for Employment Relations: Theory, Cases, and Implications for Workers (Symposium)—Holiday 3

Chair: Maite Tapia, Michigan State University

Presenters: John W. Budd, University of Minnesota—Power and Interests in Interorganizational Relationships: Implications of a Broadened Conceptual Framework

Rosemary Batt, Cornell University; Tashlin Lakhani, Ohio State University; and Can Ouyang, Cornell University—Does Franchising "Cause" Low Wage Work? Evidence from the Fast Food Industry

Virginia Doellgast, Cornell University; Christian Ibsen, University of Copenhagen; and Lisa Sezer, De Montfort University—Do Fragmented Employers Produce Fragmented Work? A Comparison of Employers' Associations in Denmark and Sweden

Jimmy Donaghey, University of Warwick and Juliane Reinecke, King's College London—Understanding Brands as Employment Relations Actors across Transnational Global Supply Chains: Lessons from the Response to the Rana Plaza Disaster

2.5 LERA Best Papers II: Labor Relations (Symposium)—Poe A-B

Chair: Ian Greer, Cornell University

Presenters: Jerome Braun, Loyola University, Chicago—The Relevance of John R. Commons' Legal Foundations of Capitalism for Today

Lorenzo Frangi, University of Québec at Montréal; Muhammad Umar Boodoo, University of Warwick; Rafael Gomez, University of Toronto; and Robert Hebdon, McGill University—Individual and Collective Forms of U.S. Labour Conflict: Testing Three Propositions

Robert Hickey, Queen's University and Richard Chaykowski, Queens University—Impact of Technology Change on Electrical Construction Work and Labour Relations

Frido Wenten, London School of Economics—The Crisis of Social Dialogue: Trade Union Strategies in the Global Automotive Industry

2.6 Showcasing New Books in our Fields (Workshop)—Calloway A-B

Chair: Frances G. Benson, ILR Press

Panelists: Lane Windham, Georgetown University—Knocking on Labor's Door

James Chamberlain, Mississippi State University—Undoing Work, Rethinking Community

Jonathan Karmel, The Karmel Law Firm—Dying to Work: Death and Injury in the American Workplace

10:15 ‑ 11:45 am

LERA Development Committee Meeting—Latrobe

Co-Chairs: Marlene K. Heyser, Workplace Law Strategies and Jim Pruitt, Kaiser Permanente

10:15 ‑ 11:45 am

LERA Membership Committee Meeting—Ruth

Chair: Jeffrey H. Keefe, Rutgers University

12 ‑ 2 pm

LERA Luncheon & Plenary: "Enough! Strategies to End Sexual Harassment in the Workplace" Sponsored by Boston University, MIT, MSU, UC Berkeley, University of Minnesota—Holiday 4-5-C

Chair: Ana Avendano, United Way Worldwide

Presenters: Linda A. Seabrook, Futures Without Violence—Strategies to End Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

KC Wagner, Cornell University—Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Discussants: Victoria A. Lipnic, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Danielle Paquette, The Washington Post

2:15 ‑ 3:45 pm

Concurrent Sessions

3.1 Worker's Compensation, the ADA and FMLA (Workshop)—Holiday 6

Chair: Francis J. Collins, Kahn Smith & Collins PA

Discussants: Dayna L. Kipnis, Kahn Smith & Collins PA

Kraig Long, Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

3.2 Phoenix Rising: New Forms of Worker Representation (Workshop)—Holiday 1

Chair: Jeffrey S. Wheeler, Georgetown University

Presenter: Karen Nussbaum, Working America, AFL-CIO—The Feeble Strength of One: Restoring Belief in Collective Power

Panelists: Joseph McCartin, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor—Bargaining for the Common Good and the Future of Worker Representation

Diana Ramirez, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United—Dignity & Fair Wages for Restaurant Workers

Lane Windham, Georgetown University—On the Front Line: Women Leading the Labor Movement's Revival

3.3 Selecting an Arbitrator: Games Parties Play, Mistakes They Make (Workshop)—Holiday 2

Chair: Christy Yoshitomi, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Discussant: Arthur Pearlstein, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

3.4 LERA Competitive Papers I (Symposium)—Holiday 3

Chair: Patrick P. McHugh, The George Washington University

Presenters: Adam Seth Litwin, Cornell University and Phela I. Townsend, Rutgers University—Job Classification, Union Status, and Frontline Worker Voice in U.S. Hospitals

Jack Fiorito and Irene Padavic, Florida State University—I, Me, Mine? Prosocial and Self-Interest Motivations for Union Voting

Kaumudi Misra and Jed DeVaro, California State University, East Bay—HR Practices, Organizational Productivity and Employee Well-Being: The Impact of Work Hours

Patrice Laroche, ESCP Europe Business School (Paris) and Marc Salesina, Université de Lorraine—Do Unions Do What They Are Expected to? Unions’ Ideologies and Their Influence on Direct Employee Participation

Discussants: Matthew M. Bodah, University of Rhode Island

Mark Gough, Pennsylvania State University

3.5 LERA Best Papers III: Labor Markets and Labor Policy (Symposium)—Poe A-B

Chair: Jeffrey Waddoups, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Presenters: Andrew Weaver, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—Who Demands High Skills? Variation in Skill Demands Within Technical Occupations

Richard A. Benton and Ki-Jung Kim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Nathan Wilmers, Harvard University—Market Constraint, Wage Inequality, and Eroding Job Quality

Maarten Keune, University of Amsterdam—Job Quality and Innovation in the European Games Industry: Towards a Virtuous Circle?

3.6 Tenured Teachers' Discipline and Inefficiency Charges (Workshop)—Calloway A-B

Chair: Andrée McKissick, Esq., Arbitrator

Panelists: Colin M. Lynch, Esq., Zazzali, Fagella, Nowak, Kleinbaum & Friedman—Union Perspective

Brenda C. Liss, Esq., Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP—Representing Newark Public Schools in New Jersey Management Perspective

2:15 ‑ 3:45 pm

National Chapter Advisory Council / Regional Vice Presidents Meeting—Latrobe

Co-Chairs: William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University and Bonnie Castrey, Dispute Resolution Services

2:15 ‑ 3:45 pm

K-12 Education Industry Council Meeting—Ruth

Chair: Saul Rubinstein, Rutgers University

4 ‑ 5 pm

Featured Plenary: Impact of the Janus Decision on the Future of Labor Relations in the United States—Holiday 4-5-C

Co-Chairs: Harry C. Katz, President and Program Co-Chair and Joel A. Smith, Kahn, Smith and Collins, P.A.

Panelists: Heather Heilman, Kahn, Smith and Collins, P.A.—Implications of the Janus Decision

Kevin Russell, Goldstein & Russell, P.C.—Understanding the Legal Issues in Janus

Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO—How the AFT Prepared for the Janus Decision

5:15 ‑ 6:15 pm

LERA Editorial Committee Meeting—Latrobe

Chair: Ariel C. Avgar, Cornell University

7 ‑ 10 pm

LERA Welcome Reception at the National Aquarium, Sponsored by The Martin and Laurie Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, ILR School, Cornell University, and Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Co-Chairs: Harry C. Katz, President and Program Co-Chair and Daniel Altchek, Miles and Stockbridge P.C.

Featured Speaker: Catherine E. Pugh, Mayor of the City of Baltimore

Friday

Conference Activities • 6/15/2018

7 ‑ 8:15 am

Annual Labor Breakfast and Featured Speaker, Sponsored by the AFL-CIO and the University of Illinois Labor Education Program—Holiday 4-5-C

Co-Chairs: Brad Markell, AFL-CIO Working For America Institute and Robert Bruno, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Featured Speaker: Levi D. Allen, International Secretary-Treasurer, United Mine Workers of America

8 ‑ 10 am

LERA Executive Board Meeting—Ruth (by invitation)

Chair: Harry C. Katz, President and Program Co-Chair

8:30 ‑ 10 am

Concurrent Sessions

4.1 Ivory Tower Troubles: Contingent Employment and the Erosion of Job Security in Higher Education (Symposium)—Holiday 6

Chair: Cindy Brown Barnes, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Presenters: Nisha R. Hazra, Michael Kniss, Cindy Brown Barnes, Nagla'a El-Hodiri, Sandra Baxter and Justin Gordinas, U.S. Government Accountability Office—Contingent Workforce: Size, Characteristics, Compensation, and Work Experiences of Adjunct and Other Non-Tenure-Track Faculty

Martin Finkelstein, Seton Hall University—Contingent Employment in the Academy: A Cross-National Comparative Perspective

Gary Rhoades, University of Arizona—Adjunct Faculty and Bargaining Quality: Negotiating a New Academy

Discussant: Kevin Eagan, University of California, Los Angeles

4.2 Improving Labor Conditions in Global Supply Chains Part I: Institutional Solutions (Symposium)—Holiday 1

Chair: Greg Distelhorst, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Presenters: Sarah Ashwin and Rachel Alexander, London School of Economics; Nora Lohmeyer, Freie Universität Berlin; Chikako Oka, Royal Holloway University of London; and Elke Schüßler, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz—Transnational Industrial Relations in the Global Garment Industry: Pathways Beyond The Accord?

Sarosh C. Kuruvilla and David Blatter, Cornell University—Does Collective Bargaining Improve Compliance in Garment Supply Chains?

Raymond Robertson, Texas A&M University; Drusilla Brown, Tufts University; and Rajeev Dehejia, New York University—Working Conditions and Factory Survival: Evidence from Better Factories Cambodia

4.3 Employment Relations at Religious Employers (Symposium)—Holiday 2

Chair: Phillip Tabbita, American Postal Workers Union

Panelists: Joseph McCartin, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor—Answering to a Higher Authority: Georgetown's Just Employment Policy

Clayton Sinyai, Catholic Labor Network—Catholic Institutions and Collective Bargaining

Discussant: Saerom Park, Service Employees International Union

4.4 The Challenges Facing Nurses' Unions in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada (Workshop)—Holiday 3

Chair: Paul F. Clark, Pennsylvania State University

Panelists: Norman F. Provan, Royal College of Nursing, Scotland—Challenges Nurses' Unions Face in the United Kingdom

Candice Owley, AFT Healthcare Division—Challenges Nurses' Unions Face in the United States

Marie Kelly, Ontario Nurses Association—Challenges Nurses' Unions Face in Canada

Discussant: Rebecca Kolins Givan, Rutgers University

4.5 LERA Best Papers IV: Union Issues I (Symposium)—Poe A-B

Chair: Jim Pruitt, Kaiser Permanente

Presenters: Lorenzo Frangi, University of Québec at Montréal; Tingting Zhang, Western New England University; and Sinisa Hadziabdic, University of Genèva Department of Sociology—Are We Still Who We Are? Identity Shifts Among Federations and Local Unions Over a Merger

Honore Johnson, National ChengChi University, Taiwan—Vietnamese Labor Relations in Transnational Corporations: 2005 to Present

Brandon Carlyle Grant, Richard A. Benton and J. Ryan Lamare, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—Antecedents and Outcomes of Labor Union Shareholder Activism

4.6 Recent Scholarship on Worker Centers from "No One Size Fits All" LERA Research Volume 2018 (Workshop)—Calloway A-B

Chair: Laine Romero-Alston, Ford Foundation

Presenters: Leslie Gates, Binghamton University and Kati Griffith, Cornell University—Sizing Up Worker Center Income (2008-2014): A Study of Revenue Size, Stability, and Streams

Janice Fine and Jacob Barnes, Rutgers University—Analyzing Worker Center Trajectories

Benjamin Aaron Kreider, Brandeis University—Advancing Justice for Vulnerable Workers: Assessing the Collaborative Potential of Immigrant Worker Centers and Unions in the Boston Metro Area

Steven Pitts, University of California, Berkeley—Fighting for Entry to Good Jobs: The Emergence of Black Worker Centers

Victor Narro, University of California, Los Angeles—Union/Worker Center Collaborations

Discussants: Delia Aguilar, CASA de Maryland

Valeria Treves, LIFT Fund

4.7 LERA Best Posters Session I—Holiday Foyer

Chair: J. Ryan Lamare, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Presenters: Jerome T. Barrett, Friends of FMCS History Association—Presenting History in Small Bites

Yao Yao and Guenther Lomas, University of Toronto—Do Gains From Corporate Social Responsibility Vary by Context? A Comparative Study of the Moderating Effects of Corporate Govern

Tomoyuki Shimanuki, Hitotsubashi University—Organizational Flexibility and Human Resource Management in Japanese Firms

Yi Wu and Mengxi Yang, Tsinghua University—Organizational Culture Under Cross-Border M&A: Authenticity, Integration and Downstream Effect on Employee Turnover

Brian Holland, BLH Technologies—Defining and Measuring Workforce Development in a Post-Bipartisan Era

10:15 ‑ 11:45 am

Concurrent Sessions

5.1 Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Resolving Disputes and Changing Culture (Workshop)—Holiday 6

Chair: Tia Schneider Denenberg, Workplace Solutions, Inc.

Panelists: Marcia L. Greenbaum, Arbitrator/Mediator—Effective Policies for Addressing Workplace Sexual Harassment

Nancy E. Peace, Workplace Solutions, Inc.—Not All Policies are Good Policies

5.2 Improving Labor Conditions in Global Supply Chains Part II: Management Solutions (Symposium)—Holiday 1

Chair: Chikako Oka, Royal Holloway University of London

Presenters: Marsha Dickson, University of Delaware—Breaking Barriers to Decent Work in the Global Apparel Industry

Matthew Amengual and Greg Distelhorst, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Danny Tobin, Tufts University—Aligning Sourcing with Labor Standards? Incentives and Pressures in Global Purchasing Practices

Laura Babbitt, Drusilla Brown, Nimah Mazaheri and Elyse Voegeli, Tufts University—Workplace Production Systems, Firm Performance and Organization Social Structure: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Myanmar

Greg Distelhorst, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Judith C. Stroehle, Oxford University; and Duanyi Yang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Certified for Success? Ethical Labor Certifications and Chinese Manufacturers

5.3 Professionalization and Non-Degree Credentials (Symposium)—Holiday 2

Chair: Tingting Zhang, Western New England University

Presenters: Morris Kleiner, University of Minnesota and Evan Soltas, University of Oxford—Occupational Licensing, Human Capital, and Labor Supply

Dionne Pohler, University of Toronto and Tingting Zhang, Western New England University—The Path Towards a Licensing Law: Case Studies on Professional Accountants and Human Resources Professionals in Canada

Kyle William Albert, Harvard University and Tingting Zhang, Western New England University—The Value of Non-Degree Credentials: A Lifecourse Perspective

Stephen Crawford, George Washington University—The Credential Registry and Credential Engine: Improving Transparency in the Marketplace for Credentials

Mary Alice McCarthy, New America Foundation—Rethinking Credential Requirements in Early Education

5.4 LERA/AILR Best Papers (Symposium)—Holiday 3

Co-Chairs: David Lewin, University of California, Los Angeles and Paul J. Gollan, University of Wollongong

Presenters: Simon Joyce, Leeds University; Christopher J. Forde, Mark Stuart and Danat Valizade, University of Leeds—Work and Social Protection in the Platform Economy in Europe

Hyesook Chung, Cornell University—Do Internal Labor Markets Foster or Hinder Knowledge Creation in Competitive Markets?

Yujie Cai, Swansea University—Occupational Safety in China’s Coal Mining Industry: The Role of Regulations, Human Resources and Labor Relations

Gabila F. Nubong, North West University—Resolving the Unemployment Challenge in South Africa: Unconventional Policy Options and Alternatives Drawing Lessons from Global Experience

5.5 LERA Best Papers V: Human Resource Issues I (Symposium)—Poe A-B

Chair: Mary Ellen Benedict, Bowling Green State University

Presenters: Federica De Stefano and Matthew Bidwell, University of Pennsylvania and Arnaldo Camuffo, Bocconi University—How Much is a Manager Worth and to Whom? Managers' Abilities, Unit Performance and Compensation

Jacob Do-Hyung Cha, Seoul National University and Hyejin Cho, Korea University Business School—When Capital Markets Meets Employment Practices: Does Market Feedback from Securities Analysts Trigger Workforces Reduction?

Xiangmin (Helen) Liu, Rutgers University; Zhengtang Zhang, Nanjing University; and Junting Li, Rutgers University—Human Resource Practices, Employee Engagement, and Sales Performance: Evidence from Retail Stores in China

5.6 Low Wage and Low-Skilled Workers: Conceptualizing New Organizational Structures and Practices for Workforce Development and Wealth Building (Symposium)—Calloway A-B

Chair: Douglas Kruse, Rutgers University

Presenters: Janet Boguslaw, Brandeis University—Shared Capital and Workforce Development: Revisiting Levers of Opportunity

Sara Chaganti, Brandeis University—Cultural Markers of Employability

Jessica Santos, Brandeis University—Advancement for What? Redefining Career Advancement from the Perspective of Low-wage Healthcare Workers

Discussants: Lisa Schur, Rutgers University

David Weil, Brandeis University

5.7 LERA Best Posters Session II—Holiday Foyer

Chair: J. Ryan Lamare, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Presenters: Xufan Zhang, Nanjing Normal University; Lulu Zhou, Southeast University; and Zhihong Chen, Nanjing University—Technological Configuration Capability, Strategic Flexibility and Organizational Performance in Chinese High-Tech Organizations

Gustavo Antonio Leyva, Bank of Mexico—A Pleasant Time Use Arithmetic: Accounting for Job Search During Nonemployment

Helen LaVan, DePaul University—Comparison of Professional Codes and Employer Codes of Conduct in the Health Care Sector: An Analysis of Duality

Daniel J. Koys, DePaul University—MBA versus MS-HR Graduates: Career Pathways Entered and the Knowledge and Skills Needed in those Career Pathways

12 ‑ 1:45 pm

National Policy Forum Luncheon and Distinguished Panel "Assessing the State of Worker Voice in America: Implications for Research and Practice" Sponsored by Rutgers University—Holiday 4-5-C

Chair: Kris Rondeau, President-Elect and Program Co-Chair

Presenters: Thomas Kochan, Erin L. Kelly, Duanyi Yang and William Kimball, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Worker Voice in America: A Current Assessment and Exploration of Options

Discussants: Richard B. Freeman, Harvard University

Charles Heckscher, Rutgers University

Elizabeth Shuler, AFL-CIO

Michelle Miller, coworker.org

2 ‑ 3:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

6.1 In Search of the High Road In Low Wage Industries (Workshop)—Holiday 6

Chair: Paul Osterman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Presenters: Dale Belman and Julie Brockman, Michigan State University and Russell Ormiston, Allegheny College—Residential Construction

Eileen Appelbaum, Center for Economic and Policy Research—Hospitals and Outpatient Care Centers

Françoise Carré, University of Massachusetts-Boston—Retail

Susan Helper, Case Western Reserve University—Manufacturing

Rosemary Batt, Cornell University—Restaurants

6.2 Global Garment and Electronic Supply Chains: Ensuring Social Responsibility and Worker Voice (Symposium)—Holiday 1

Chair: Stephen R. Sleigh, Sleigh Strategy LLC

Presenters: John Kline, Georgetown University—Sewing Hope: How One Factory Challenges the Apparel Industry's Sweatshops

Mark Anner, Pennsylvania State University—CSR Participation Committees, Wildcat Strikes, and the Sourcing Squeeze in Global Supply Chains

Melanie Bower, Sumerra—Integrating Social Responsibilty with Enviromental Audits: A Practioner's Perspective

Jeffrey S. Wheeler, Georgetown University—Brave New World: Social Responsibility Standards for the Electronic Supply Chains

Discussant: Scott Nova, Workers' Rights Consortium

6.3 The New York Taylor Law at 50: Comparisons With Other Major States (Symposium)—Holiday 2

Chair: Paula Voos, Rutgers University

Presenters: Robert Bruno, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—It's Just Different in Illinois: The Triatic Use of Power in Public Sector Bargaining

David Lewin, University of California, Los Angeles—California Public Policy Regarding Public Sector Unionism and Collective Bargaining

Martin Malin, IIT Chicago-Kent—The Motive Power in Public Sector Collective Bargaining

Discussant: Thomas A. Kochan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

6.4 LERA Competitive Papers II (Symposium)—Holiday 3

Chair: Alexander J.S. Colvin, Cornell University

Presenters: Chichun Fang, University of Michigan—The Effect of Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Post-Displacement Labor Supply Among the Near-Elderly

Aboozar Hadavand, Johns Hopkins University; Sarah M. Thomas, New York University; Pooya Almasi, Georgetown University; and Orkideh Gharehgozli, City University of New York, Graduate Center—The Match Between College Coursework and Occupations

David Marsden, London School of Economics and Lisa Sezer, De Montfort University—Effects of Management Style and Quality on the Operation of Incentive Pay: School Teachers' Performance Pay in England and Wales 2014-2015

Mary Ellen Benedict, Bowling Green State University and David McClough, Ohio Northern University—Explaining the Gender Salary Gap for the Educated

6.5 LERA Best Papers VI: Union Issues II (Symposium)—Poe A-B

Chair: Marick Masters, Wayne State University

Presenters: John W. Budd, University of Minnesota and J. Ryan Lamare, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—Differences in Union Membership and Influence: Theorizing and Analyzing the Importance of Comparative Electoral Systems

Marissa Brookes, University of California, Riverside—Global Unions and the Push for Private Governance: Institutionalizing Employment Relations on the International Scale

Patrice Mareschal and Charles E. Coursey, Rutgers University—The Assault on Public Sector Unions and Democracy: Examining Patterns Across the States

Joshua Jansa, Oklahoma State University and Michele M. Hoyman, University of North Carolina—Is Punishing Friends Effective?: An Analysis of Labor's Withdrawal of Campaign Funds from Pro-Free Trade Democrats, 1993-2012

6.6 "Dealing With Difficult People" and the Remedy (Workshop)—Calloway A-B

Chair: Gary Richard Hattal, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Panelist: Tom Melancon, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service—"Impromptu Networking" drawn from "The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures: Simple Rules to Unleash a Culture of Innovation"

2:45 ‑ 5:15 pm

University Council of Industrial Relations and Human Resource Programs (UCIRHRP) Meeting of Deans and Directors—Ruth

Chair: Adrienne E. Eaton, Rutgers University

3:45 ‑ 5:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions

7.1 New Leadership for the Labor Movement: The Urgency of Young Worker Engagement (Symposium)—Holiday 6

Chair: Lowell Turner, Cornell University

Presenters: Maite Tapia, Michigan State University and Lowell Turner, Cornell University—Strategies of Trade Unions Towards Young Workers in Four Countries: An Overview

J. Mijin Cha, Occidental College—Bridging Generations: A Case Study of the SEIU Millennials

Jane Holgate, University of Leeds—Young Workers in the Bakers Union: A Case Study of the Fast Food Rights Campaign

Discussant: Jermaine Jones, Baltimore Central Labor Council

7.2 International Labor Relations: Progress, Issues and Prospects (Workshop)—Holiday 1

Chair: Jeffrey S. Wheeler, Georgetown University

Panelists: Anja Wehler-Schoeck, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany—Joining Efforts Towards Achieving Economic Strength and Economic Justice: Lessons from the "Social Partnership" Approach in Germany

Céline Jaeggy, Embassy of France—The French Social Model Overhaul

Lucía Ortiz Sanz, Embassy of Spain—Questions and Challenges on Youth Unemployment

Jason Huang, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office—Current Labor Market Trends, Challenges and Policy Responses in Taiwan

Discussants: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University

Stephen Silvia, American University

7.3 Theoretical and Empirical Advances in the Study of Workplace Conflict and Its Resolution (Symposium)—Holiday 2

Chair: David B. Lipsky, Cornell University

Presenters: John W. Budd, University of Minnesota; Alexander J.S. Colvin, Cornell University; and Dionne Pohler, University of Toronto—Advancing Dispute Resolution by Unpacking the Sources of Conflict: Toward an Integrated Framework

Duanyi Yang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Why Don't They Complain? The Social Determinants of Chinese Migrant Workers' Grievance Behaviors

Paul Teague, Queen's University Belfast; William Roche, University College Dublin; Denise Currie, Queen's University Belfast; and Tom Gormley, University College Dublin—ADR-based Workplace Conflict Management Systems: A Case of American Exceptionalism

Ariel C. Avgar, Cornell University—Integrating Conflict: A Proposed Framework for the Interdisciplinary Study of Workplace Conflict and its Management

Discussant: Gary Richard Hattal, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

7.4 LERA/NAA Session (Workshop)—Holiday 3

Chair: Fredric Dichter, National Academy of Arbitrators

Panelist: Sean J. Rogers, Esq., Sean J. Rogers & Associates, LLC—Making Ethical Decisions

7.5 LERA Best Papers VII: Work Organization and Restructuring (Symposium)—Poe A-B

Chair: Greg J. Bamber, Monash University (Melbourne)

Presenters: Tom Zaniello, Northern Kentucky University and National Labor College—The Cinema of the Precariat: The Exploited, Underemployed, and Temp Workers of the World

Greg Murray, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers—Examining Organizational Sustainability in a Unionized Environment

Ellen Scully-Russ, The George Washington University and Richard Torraco, University of Nebraska—Human Resources and Human Resource Development in the Platform Economy: Controversies, Challenges and Potential Contributions

7.6 2017 Educator Quality of Work Life: Educator Stress Research and District & Union Solutions (Workshop)—Calloway A-B

Co-Chairs: Sumner McRae and Darryl Alexander, American Federation of Teachers

Panelists: Marie-Louise Caravatti, American Federation of Teachers—2017 Educator Quality of Work Life Report Overview

Paul Landsbergis, State University of New York-Downstate School of Public Health—2017 Educator Quality of Work Life Data Comparisons to Other U.S. Workers, and Effective Educator Stress Interventions

Kathy Beery, BATs Association—Grassroots Approaches to Addressing Educator Stress

5:30 ‑ 7 pm

Pre-Game Party, Sponsored by Kahn, Smith and Collins, P.A.—Camden Yards

Chair: Heather Heilman, Kahn, Smith and Collins, P.A.

7:05 ‑ after game

Baltimore Orioles Baseball Game—Camden Yards

Chair: Harry C. Katz, President and Program Co-Chair

Saturday

Conference Activities • 6/16/2018

8 ‑ 11:45 am

LERA 20th Annual PhD Student Consortium, Sponsored by UIUC LER, UCLA IRLE, MIT Sloan Sch., Univ. of Toronto Centre for IRHR, Penn State LER, Rutgers SMLR, Univ. of PA—Peale A-B-C

Co-Chairs: Yao Yao, University of Toronto; Duanyi Yang and Alex M. Kowalski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Brandon Carlyle Grant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

8:30 ‑ 10 am

Concurrent Sessions

8.1 Recent Scholarship on Labor Standards Policy and Enforcement from "No One Size Fits All" LERA Research Volume 2018 (Workshop)—Holiday 6

Chair: Kati Griffith, Cornell University

Presenters: Ken Jacobs, University of California, Berkeley—Governing the Market from Below: Setting Labor Standards at the State and Local Levels

Chris Rhomberg, Fordham University—"$15 and a Union" ... Searching for Workers' Power in the Fight for $15 Movement

Janice Fine and Hana R. Shepherd, Rutgers University—Implementing the New Labor Standards Enforcement Policies: Local Agencies and Co-enforcement

Discussant: Pronita Gupta, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)

8.2 Non-Standard Work and Precarious Employment in Liberal Market Economies (Symposium)—Holiday 1

Chair: Mark Stuart, University of Leeds

Presenters: Michelle O'Sullivan, University of Limerick—Zero Hours Work in Ireland

Iain Campbell, University of Melbourne; Sara Charlesworth and Fiona Macdonald, RMIT University—On-Demand Work in Australia

Tony Dundon and Debra Howcroft, University of Manchester—Gig-economy and Precarious Work in UK

Discussant: Peter J. Fugiel, University of Chicago

8.3 Why Stories Work, And When They Don't: The Art and (Neuro)Science of Mediation and Negotiation (Workshop)—Holiday 2

Chair: Cathy Stevens, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

8.4 Utilizing Local Labor Markets: Overcoming Common Barriers to Employment—Holiday 3

Chair: Mary Talley, City of Baltimore Department of Human Resources

Presenter: Jason Perkins-Cohen, Mayor's Office of Employment Development

8.5 LERA Best Papers VIII: Health and Healthcare (Symposium)—Poe A-B

Chair: Paul F. Clark, Pennsylvania State University

Presenters: Patrik Nordin, University of Tampere—International Recruitment of Health Care Professionals and Its Policy Implications

Anoop A. Javalagi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Ravi S. Gajendran, Florida International University—A Quantitative Review of Telecommuting Intensity and Work-Family Outcomes

Ipshita Pal, St. Johns University—Health Effects of Paid Family Leave: New Evidence From New Jersey

Jie Chen and Chad D. Meyerhoefer, Lehigh University and Edward J. Timmons, Saint Francis University—The Effects of Dental Hygienist Scope of Practice and Autonomy on Access to Dental Care

8.6 NCAC Chapter Administration Workshop (Workshop)—Calloway A-B

Co-Chairs: William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University and Bonnie Castrey, Dispute Resolution Services

10:15 ‑ 11:45 am

Concurrent Sessions

9.1 Recent Scholarship on Moving Up the Chain: Organizing for Accountability in a Fissured Age from "No One Size Fits All" LERA Research Volume 2018 (THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED) (Workshop)—Holiday 6

Chair: Janice Fine, Rutgers University

9.2 LERA Labor Unions and Employee Voice Interest Section Presents - Beyond the GIG: Measuring and Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Non-Standard Work (Symposium)—Holiday 1

Chair: Robert Bruno, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Presenters: Robert Habans, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—Linking the Causes of "Gig Work" to Consequences for Workers: An Analysis of New Survey Data

Lonnie Golden, Penn State Abington and Stuart Glosser, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater—Still Only Part Way Home: Part-time Work and Underemployment in Illinois and its Region

Alison Dickson, University of Illinois at Chicago—Work Scheduling in Chicago: Irregular, Variable and Unpredictable Hours

Amy Anderson and Christopher Morehouse, U.S. Government Accountability Office—DOL Can Better Share Information on Services for On-Demand, or Gig, Workers (GAO-17-561)

Discussants: Julie Vogtman, National Women's Law Center

Ariane Hegewisch, Institute for Women's Policy Research

9.3 Saving ADR From Its Success (Workshop)—Holiday 2

Chair: James P. Kinney, Middlesex County College, NJ

Panelists: William Dwyer, Rutgers University—Grievance Mediation: Great Potential But Scant Use

Pat Westerkamp, Esq., Westerkamp ADR Services, LLC—Labor Arbitration: The Same Troubles in Paradise?

Jonathan Cohen, Esq., Plosia Cohen LLC—Is Employment ADR Under Attack for Just Cause?

9.4 Representation of the Intelligence Community: Whistleblowers and Clearance Revocations and Suspensions (Workshop)—Holiday 3

Chair: Omar Vincent Melehy, Melehy & Associates, LLC

Panelists: Charles "Chuck" McCullough III, Tully Rinckey PLLC—Former Inspector General, Intelligence Community, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Kel McClanahan, National Security Counselors—Instructor of National Security Law at the American University, Washington College of Law

Leslie McAdoo-Gordon, McAdoo Gordon & Associates P.C.—Recognized as a Top Lawyer in National Security Law by Washingtonian Magazine in 2015

9.5 LERA Best Papers IX: Labor Markets (Symposium)—Poe A-B

Chair: Brian Holland, BLH Technologies

Presenters: Jonathan S. McMurray, Benjamin Bolitzer, Kimberly M. Granger, Michael Naretta and Brittni Milam, US Government Accountability Office—Poverty and Use of Selected Federal Social Safety Net Programs Persist Among Working Families

Doruk Cengiz, University of Massachusetts Amherst—Seeing Beyond the Trees: The Impacts of Minimum Wage on Affected Individuals

Alí Rodolfo Bustamante, Loyola University New Orleans—Dismissal Regulations and Labor Market Performance: A Global Panel

10:15 ‑ 11:45 am

NCAC Chapter Representatives Meeting—Calloway A-B

Co-Chairs: William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University and Bonnie Castrey, Dispute Resolution Services

12 ‑ 1:45 pm

LERA Presidential Luncheon, Sponsored by Brandeis University, Cornell University, Penn State University, University of Illinois, University of Pennsylvania—Holiday 4-5-C

Chair: Kris Rondeau, President-Elect and Program Co-Chair

Featured Speaker: Harry C. Katz, President and Program Co-Chair

2 ‑ 3:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

10.1 Rules of the Road for Labor & Management Under the Current Administration: What to Expect from the NLRB; the Right to Work Movement and Other Evolving Labor Laws (Workshop)—Holiday 6

Chair: Marlene K. Heyser, Workplace Law Strategies

Panelists: Thomas A. Lenz, Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo—Management-side Perspective on Where Changes Will Likely Occur

Michael Four, Schwartz, Steinsapir, Dohrmann & Sommers—Labor-side Perspective on Where Changes Will Likely Occur

10.2 Authors Meet Critics: Collective Responses to Precarious and Informal Work (Workshop)—Holiday 1

Chair: Tobias Schulze-Cleven, Rutgers University

Presenters: Adrienne E. Eaton and Susan J. Schurman, Rutgers University and Martha Chen, Harvard University—Editors of "Informal Workers and Collective Action: A Global Perspective" ILR Press, 2017

Virginia Doellgast, Cornell University; Nathan Lillie, University of Jyväskylä; and Valeria Pulignano, Katholieke University Leuven—Editors of "Reconstructing Solidarity: Labour Unions, Precarious Work, and the Politics of Institutional Change in Europe" Oxford University Press, 2018

Discussants: Aurora Trif, Dublin City University Business School—Trade Unions' Pragmatic Responses to Precarious Work in Eastern Europe

Françoise Carré, University of Massachusetts-Boston

Brian Finnegan, AFL-CIO

10.3 Union Form and Structure (Symposium)—Holiday 2

Chair: Jennifer Kelly, United Automobile Workers

Presenters: Joseph McCartin, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor—Origins of and Continuity in Union Structure

Dorothy Sue Cobble, Rutgers University—The Old Diversity and the New

Nathan Wilmers, Harvard University—Mapping Union Structure

Craig Becker, General Counsel, AFL-CIO and Former Member NLRB—Legal Determinants of Union Structure

10.4 LERA 2017 Research Volume Workshop: The Contradictions of Pension Fund Capitalism (Workshop)—Holiday 3

Chair: Johanna Weststar, Western University

Panelists: Anil Verma, University of Toronto—Protector or Activist? Consistency and Contradiction in Labor's Voice on Pension Boards

Simon Archer, Goldblatt Partners LLP—The Best of All Possible Worlds: Fiduciary Law, ESG, Financialization

Kevin Skerrett, Canadian Union of Public Employees—The Failure of Canada's Financialized Pension System: An Alternative Proposal for Retirement with Dignity

Bernard Mees, University of Tasmania—Financialization and the Stewardship of Workers' Capital in Australia

David Webber, Boston University—The Rise of the Working Class Shareholder

10.5 Substance Abuse in the Workplace: A New Paradigm (Workshop)—Calloway A-B

Co-Chairs: Kathryn A. VanDagens and Adele L. Abrams, Law Office of Adele L. Abrams PC

2 ‑ 5:15 pm

LERA 3rd Annual Jr. Faculty Consortium—Peale A-B-C

Chair: Sean E. Rogers, Cornell University

3:45 ‑ 5:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions

11.1 Public Sector Labor During Retrenchment: An Anglo-American Comparison (Symposium)—Holiday 6

Chair: Paula Voos, Rutgers University

Presenters: Ian Greer, Cornell University; Geneviève Coderre-Lapalme, University of Greenwich; and Lisa Schulte, Middlesex University—In Defense of Public Services: Coalitions and Campaigns in British Healthcare and Social Security

Todd Dickey, Cornell University—Experiential Learning: Partnership in the Federal Sector under Executive Order 13522, "Creating Labor-Management Forums to Improve Delivery of Government Services"

11.2 LERA 2018 Award Winners Roundtable (Workshop)—Holiday 1

Co-Chairs: Tia Schneider Denenberg, Workplace Solutions, Inc. and Douglas Kruse, Rutgers University

11.3 Med-Arb: Hybrid, Flexible, Low Cost, Efficient Approach to Resolving Disputes—Holiday 2

Chair: DeAndra Roaché, Cynergis Dispute Resolution Services, LLC

Panelists: Joshua Javits, Arbitrator/Mediator—Med-Arb: It's Overview, the Costs, the Benefits

Arthur Luby, Air Line Pilots Association—Med-Arb: From Labor's Perspective

Aparna Joshi, O'Melveny & Myers—Med-Arb: From Management's Perspective

11.4 Educating for the Future through Partnerships in Public Education (Symposium)—Holiday 3

Chair: Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University

Presenters: Ray Giamartino, Rochester City School District—Leading Change in a Major Urban School District: The Role of Relational Coordination and Labor Relations

Lauren Hajjar, Brandeis University—Relational Coordination Interventions for Central Office Redesign: Toward an Equitable Placement Process

Cady Landa, Brandeis University—Immigrant Parents, Public Elementary Schools, and Students with Special Needs: Public Policy and Organizational Structure

Liam Honigsberg, Brandeis University—Improving Teacher Preparation Through Learning Partnerships Among Graduate Schools of Education

Discussant: Shital Shah, American Federation of Teachers

11.5 LERA Best Papers X: Conflict and Conflict Resolution (Symposium)—Poe A-B

Chair: Sam Kim, County of Santa Clara

Presenters: Stacy A. Hickox, Michigan State University—How Arbitrators Address Harassment & Bullying in the Workplace

Laura Ruth Martin, Gustavus Adolphus College and Kristian F. Braekkan, Region 9 Development Commission—Social Exchange Theory and Employment: An Empirical Investigation of Psychological Contract Content and Perceived Violations

Pooria Assadi, California State University, Sacramento and Andrew von Nordenflycht, Simon Fraser University—Explaining Variation in Who Gets Punished in the Aftermath of Misconduct

11.6 Recent Scholarship on Innovative Union Strategies from "No One Size Fits All" LERA Research Volume 2018 (Workshop)—Calloway A-B

Chair: Kris Rondeau, President-Elect and Program Co-Chair

Presenters: Joseph McCartin, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor—Innovative Union Strategies and the Struggle to Re-Invent Collective Bargaining

Marilyn Sneiderman, Rutgers University—Going on Offense During Challenging Times

Teofilo Reyes, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United—Labor Internationalism for the 21st Century

Xóchitl Bada, University of Illinois at Chicago; Shannon Gleeson, Cornell University; and Els de Graauw, Baruch College CUNY—Union Organizing, Advocacy, and Services at the Nexus of Immigrant and Labor Rights

Catherine Albisa, National Economic & Social Rights Initiative and Greg Asbed, Coalition of Immokalee Workers—"From CSR to WSR": The Failure of Corporate Self-Regulation and the Development of Worker-Driven Social Responsibility

Discussants: Stephen Lerner, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor

Neidi Yatsiri Dominguez, International Union of the Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT)

Scott Nova, Workers' Rights Consortium

5:30 ‑ 7 pm

LERA General Membership Meeting and Awards Ceremony—Holiday 4-5-C

Chair: Harry C. Katz, President and Program Co-Chair

7:30 ‑ 10 pm

Maryland LERA Chapter presents: Maryland Crab Feast, sponsored by AFGE Local 1923, BCBS Assoc., Shawe Rosenthall LLP, Law Offices Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A., and LERA Chapters.—Nick's Fish House

Chair: Ezio Borchini, Arbitrator/Mediator

Sunday

Conference Activities • 6/17/2018

8 ‑ 9:30 am

Concurrent Sessions

12.1 LERA Best Papers XI: The Nature of Work (Symposium)—Poe A-B

Chair: Chichun Fang, University of Michigan

Presenters: Sam Kim, County of Santa Clara—Transformation through the IT Guild

Christine Riordan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Task Allocation and Stratification: The Distribution of Opportunity Structures in Large Corporate Law Firms

Prithwiraj Choudhury, Harvard Business School; Evan Starr and Rajshree Agarwal, University of Maryland—Experimental Evidence on Machine Learning and Skill Complementarities

Joseph Bazler, Cornell University—Building Communities at School: How Teachers' Care Work Inspires Community Building and Creates New Opportunities for Unions

12.2 Inequality Matters: Trends and Implications for the Future of Work (Symposium)—Calloway A-B

Chair: Eileen Appelbaum, Center for Economic and Policy Research

Presenters: Phillippe James Scrimger, University of Montreal—Do Unions Promote More Equal Societies? A Look at Income Redistribution in Canada's Provinces

Donald Tomaskovic-Devey and Anthony Rainey, University of Massachusetts-Amherst—Producing Inequalities: An Examination of the Workplace Generation of Earnings Inequalities in Thirteen High Income Countries

Phela I. Townsend, Rutgers University—Why Do Firms Adopt ESOPs? An Industry Perspective

Discussant: J. Adam Cobb, University of Pennsylvania

12.3 Changing Union Strategies: American, European, Transatlantic (Symposium)—Latrobe

Chair: Rebecca Kolins Givan, Rutgers University

Presenters: Lucas A. Franco, University of Minnesota—Unionizing the Fissured Workplace: A Comparative Analysis of Subcontracted Janitorial Worker Organizing

Stephen Silvia, American University—German Trade Union Attempts to Export Power

Tobias Schulze-Cleven, Rutgers University and Christian Ibsen, University of Copenhagen—In the Interest of Labor? Union Agency in the New Economy

Discussants: Marilyn Sneiderman, Rutgers University

Victor Tan Chen, Virginia Commonwealth University

Carsten Huebner, Transatlantic Labor Institute

9:45 ‑ 11:15 am

Concurrent Sessions

13.1 Intersectional Organizing: How to Deeply Engage in Cross-Movement Solidarity (Symposium)—Poe A-B

Chair: Maite Tapia, Michigan State University

Presenters: Tamara Lee, Rutgers University and Maite Tapia, Michigan State University—Cross-movement Solidarity Building: Evidence from the Women's March

Jane Holgate, University of Leeds—Listening to Migrant Voices: A Call for an Intersectional Approach to Union Organising

Discussants: Sheri Davis-Faulkner, Rutgers University

Brea Baker, The Gathering for Justice

13.2 LERA Best Papers XII: Rethinking Labor Relations and the Legal Protections of Workers (Symposium)—Calloway A-B

Chair: Gregory M. Saltzman, Albion College

Presenters: Valentina Paolucci, University College Dublin and Paul Marginson, University of Warwick—Collective Bargaining Towards Mutual Flexibility and Security Goals in Large Internationalized Companies - Why do Institutions (Still) Matter?

Hoyt N. Wheeler, University of South Carolina—A Proposal for Radical Labor Law Reform

Adrienne Edisis, Virginia Tech—Implications of "Injury Tax" Incentives: Workers' Compensation Claims by Temporary Help Services Workers and Traditional Employees

13.3 LERA Best Papers XIII: Emerging Employment Relations Issues (Symposium)—Latrobe

Chair: Kitty Grubb, Grubb Law Firm

Presenters: Aibak Hafeez and J. Ryan Lamare, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—Sourcing and Quality of Third-Party Neutrals and ADR Practices: Evidence from a Survey of Fortune 1000 Companies

Lin Xiu, University of Minnesota at Duluth; Kim Nichols Dauner and Christopher McIntosh, University of Minnesota-Duluth—The Impact of Organizational Support for Employees' Health on Organizational Commitment, Intent to Remain, and Job Performance

Ting Zhang and Dan Gerlowski, University of Baltimore—Ownership Stake Diffusion in Entrepreneur Teams

11:15

Adjournment Harry C. Katz, President and Program Co-Chair