June Policy Forum Draws National Speakers, National Attention
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis addresses LERA at the NPF 2009 in Washington, DC
“New Frontiers in Employment Relations: Ensuring Good Jobs, Fair Treatment, and High Performance in a Turbulent Economy” was the theme for the 8th LERA National Policy Forum held June 11 and 12, 2009 at Cafritz Conference Center in Washington DC. The 2009 forum sought to bring an informed perspective to the policy arena at a time of critical changes in the administration and economy connecting theory and practice with policy issues in ways that have impact.
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Keynote Addresses were given by National Leaders including the featured luncheon speaker, Hon. Hilda Solis, Secretary, US Department of Labor; and plenary keynotes: Bob DuPuy, President and COO of Major League Baseball; and Lisa Lynch, Dean, Heller School of Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University.
Bob DuPuy, COO of Major League Baseball
This year’s Policy Forum offered a particular focus on policy issues around union organizing, pension and health care benefits, and other issues for which legislative debates are anticipated and where public policy can be informed by scholarly research and practitioner perspectives. The Forum also considered state and industry-level challenges in rebuilding the American Dream and surface deeper underlying assumptions about the workforce, unions, employers, and other stakeholders.
Blue Ribbon panels were organized for workshop discussions and Q&A sessions following presentations from leading experts in the areas of Health Care and Pensions, the Role of Government in the Auto Industry, Training and Skill Development, Federal Sector Labor Relations, Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining, Infrastructure Investments and Green Jobs, and Executive Compensation.
Program Chair and LERA President Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld and co-chairs Thomas Kochan, MIT; Bonnie Summers, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association; Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO and a large program committee worked together to shape the program. The forum was attended by 200 employment relations practitioners and scholars.
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